1964 NAIA College World Series

The 1964 NAIA College World Series was held at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, MO. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. West Liberty State College defeated Grambling State University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Eastern Illinois University	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	23-7 (8-4)	Bill McCabe	0 (last:none)	none
Georgia Southern College		21-11	J.I. Clements	2 (last:1962)	1st
Grambling State University	Southwestern Athletic Conference		Prez Jones	2 (last:1963)	2nd
Mayville State College			Al Meyer	2 (last:1963)	5th
Sam Houston State Teachers College		27-8	Ray Benge	4 (last:1963)	1st
Wartburg College	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference		Earnest Opperman	0 (last:none)	none
West Liberty State College	West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	27-7 (12-0)	George Kovalick	0 (last:none)	none
Western Washington State College			Chuck Randall	1 (last:1959)	4th

Results

1964 College World series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Sam Houston St.	3
		Eastern Illinois	1
							Sam Houston St.	4
							Georgia Southern	5
		Georgia Southern	11
		Mayville St.	7
												Georgia Southern	0
												Grambling St.	4
		Wartburg	2
		West Liberty St.	1
							Wartburg	1
							Grambling St.	3
		Grambling St.	3
		W. Washington St.	2																			Grambling St.	4	2
																						West Liberty St.	6	3
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
							Wartburg	5
		Eastern Illinois	9				Mayville St.	19*									Georgia Southern	0
		Mayville St.	10*									.Mayville St.					West Liberty St.	5
												West Liberty St.
							Sam Houston St.	1
		West Liberty St.	6				West Liberty St.	2
		W. Washington St.	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 8
Game 1	Wartburg College	2-1	West Liberty State College
Game 2	Georgia Southern College	11-7	Mayville State College
Game 3	Sam Houston State Teachers College	3-1	Eastern Illinois University
Game 4	Grambling State University	3-2	Western Washington State College
June 9
Game 5	Mayville State College	10-9 *	Eastern Illinois University	Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 6	West Liberty State College	6-2	Western Washington State College	Western Washington eliminated
Game 7	Georgia Southern College	5-4	Sam Houston State Teachers College
Game 8	Grambling State University	3-1	Wartburg College
June 10
Game 9	Mayville State College	19-5 *	Wartburg College	Wartburg eliminated
Game 10	West Liberty State College	2-1	Sam Houston State Teachers College	Sam Houston eliminated
Game 11	Grambling State University	4-0	Georgia Southern College
June 12
Game 12	West Liberty State College	5-0	Georgia Southern College	Georgia Southern eliminated
Game 13	West Liberty State College	6-4	Grambling State University
June 13
Game 14	West Liberty State College	3-2	Grambling State University	West Liberty wins CWS

* During the tournament, it was revealed that freshman catcher Dave Pavlesic of Mayville State had signed a professional contract in 1961 and had played for the Newton-Conover Twins. Mayville State forfeited its wins over Eastern Illinois and Wartburg, which are now officially 9-0 losses.