1972 NAIA College World Series

The 1972 NAIA College World Series was held in Phoenix, AZ. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. LaVerne College defeated David Lipscomb College in the championship game. Ben Ochoa of La Verne was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
David Lipscomb College			Ken Dugan	1 (last:1971)	2nd
Frostburg State College		31-11	Bob Wells	0 (last:none)	none
High Point College		34-9	Chuck Hartman	0 (last:none)	none
LaVerne College			Ben Hines	1 (last:1969)	2nd
Lewis College	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	46-12	Gordie Gillespie	4 (last:1971)	2nd
Oklahoma Christian College		30-10	Max Dobson	0 (last:none)	none
Sam Houston State University		33-13	Bob Britt	6 (last:1965)	1st
Winona State College	Northern Intercollegiate Conference	29-12 (12-3)	Gary Grob	3 (last:1963)	4th

Results

1972 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Frostburg St.	1
		Okla. Christian	0
							Frostburg St.	6
							LaVerne	7
		LaVerne	4
		Winona St.	3
												LaVerne	5
												David Lipscomb	4
		David Lipscomb	13
		High Point	1
							David Lipscomb	3
							Lewis	2
		Lewis	4
		Sam Houston St.	3
						Loser's bracket
							Okla. Christian	5
							Winona St.	3				Lewis	4
												Okla. Christian	5
							High Point	4
							Sam Houston St.	9				Frostburg St.	3
												Sam Houston St.	16

	Semifinals					Finals
		LaVerne	8
		Sam Houston St.	6
							LaVerne	4
							David Lipscomb	1
		David Lipscomb	7
		Okla. Christian	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 5
Game 1	Frostburg State College	1-0	Oklahoma Christian College
Game 2	David Lipscomb College	13-1	High Point College
Game 3	LaVerne College	4-3	Winona State College
Game 4	Lewis College	4-3	Sam Houston State University
June 6
Game 5	Oklahoma Christian College	5-3	Winona State College	Winona eliminated
Game 6	Sam Houston State University	9-4	High Point College	High Point eliminated
Game 7	LaVerne College	7-6	Frostburg State College
Game 8	David Lipscomb College	3-2	Lewis College
June 7
Game 9	Oklahoma Christian College	5-4	Lewis College	Lewis eliminated
Game 10	Sam Houston State University	16-3	Frostburg State College	Frostburg eliminated
Game 11	LaVerne College	5-4	David Lipscomb College
June 8
Game 12	David Lipscomb College	7-1	Oklahoma Christian College	Oklahoma Christian eliminated
Game 13	LaVerne College	8-6	Sam Houston State University	Sam Houston eliminated
June 9
Game 14	LaVerne College	4-1	David Lipscomb College	LaVerne wins CWS