1968 NAIA College World Series

The 1968 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. William Jewell College defeated Georgia Southern College in the championship game. Rich Stonum of William Jewell was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Buena Vista College	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	16-4 (8-2)	Jay Beekmann	1 (last:1957)
Central Washington State College	Evergreen Conference		Gary Frederick	0 (last:none)	none
Eastern Michigan University		28-15	Ron Oestrike	1 (last:1967)	5th
Georgia Southern College		31-21	J.I. Clements	4 (last:1967)	1st
Glassboro State College	New Jersey Athletic Conference	18-3	Michael Briglia	2 (last:1967)	2nd
Pfeiffer College	Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference		Joe Ferebee	0 (last:none)	none
Sul Ross State College			Al Ogletree	3 (last:1959)	1st
William Jewell College	Missouri College Athletic Union		Fred Flook	2 (last:1967)	7th

Results

1968 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		C. Washington St.	7
		Sul Ross St.	3
							C. Washington St.	6
							Pfeiffer	2
		Pfeiffer	6
		Glassboro St.	3
												C. Washington St.	4
												William Jewell	6
		Eastern Michigan	14
		Georgia Southern	7
							Eastern Michigan	3
							William Jewell	4
		William Jewell	4
		Buena Vista	3																			William Jewell	4	4
																						Georgia Southern	6	3
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
							Eastern Michigan	7
		Sul Ross St.	1				Glassboro St.	2									C. Washington St.	1
		Glassboro St.	4									Eastern Michigan	0				Georgia Southern	5
												Georgia Southern	4
							Pfeiffer	5
		Georgia Southern	7				Georgia Southern	10
		Buena Vista	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 3
Game 1	Central Washington State College	7-3	Sul Ross State College
Game 2	Pfeiffer College	6-3	Glassboro State College
Game 3	Eastern Michigan University	14-7	Georgia Southern College
Game 4	William Jewell College	4-3	Buena Vista College
June 4
Game 5	Glassboro State College	4-1	Sul Ross State College	Sul Ross eliminated
Game 6	Georgia Southern College	7-2	Buena Vista College	Buena Vista eliminated
Game 7	Central Washington State College	6-2	Pfeiffer College
Game 8	William Jewell College	4-3	Eastern Michigan University
June 5
Game 9	Eastern Michigan University	7-2	Glassboro State College	Glassboro eliminated
Game 10	Georgia Southern College	10-5	Pfeiffer College	Pfeiffer eliminated
Game 11	William Jewell College	6-4	Central Washington State College
June 6
Game 12	Georgia Southern College	4-0	Eastern Michigan University	Eastern Michigan eliminated
Game 13	Georgia Southern College	5-1	Central Washington State College	Central Washington eliminated
June 7
Game 14	Georgia Southern College	6-4	William Jewell College
June 8
Game 15	William Jewell College	4-3 (13)	Georgia Southern College	William Jewell wins CWS