1975 NAIA College World Series

The 1975 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. Lewis University defeated Sam Houston State University for the second year in a row in the championship game. Don Markelz of Lewis was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Birmingham-Southern College		49-9	Roy Mewbourne	0 (last:none)	none
Eastern Connecticut State College		36-12	Bill Holowaty	1 (last:1973)	2nd
LaVerne College			Ben Hines	3 (last:1974)	1st
Lewis University	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	52-16	Gordie Gillespie	6 (last:1974)	1st
Missouri Western State College		31-25	Doug Minnis	0 (last:none)	none
University of North Carolina at Wilmington		27-11-1	Bill Brooks	0 (last:none)	none
Phillips University			Joe Record	1 (last:1973)	5th
Sam Houston State University		43-14	Bob Britt	8 (last:1974)	1st

Results

1975 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Lewis	4
		Phillips	2
							Lewis	4
							Sam Houston St.	1
		Sam Houston St.	2
		Missouri Western	1
												Lewis	6
												East. Conn. St.	5
		LaVerne	8
		UNC Wilmington	0
							LaVerne	0
							East. Conn. St.	3
		East. Conn. St.	3
		Birmingham-Sou.	1
						Loser's bracket
							Phillips	6
							Missouri Western	7				LaVerne	4
												Missouri Western	1
							UNC Wilmington	3
							Birmingham-Sou.	9				Sam Houston St.	10
												Birmingham-Sou.	5

	Semifinals					Finals
		Lewis	7
		LaVerne	1
							Lewis	2
							Sam Houston St.	1
		East. Conn. St.	0
		Sam Houston St.	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 31
Game 1	Lewis University	4-2	Phillips University
Game 2	Sam Houston State University	2-1	Missouri Western State College
June 1
Game 3	Missouri Western State College	7-6	Phillips University	Phillips eliminated
June 2
Game 4	LaVerne College	8-0	University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Game 5	Eastern Connecticut State College	3-1	Birmingham-Southern College
June 3
Game 6	Birmingham-Southern College	9-3	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	UNC Wilmington eliminated
Game 7	Lewis University	4-1	Sam Houston State University
Game 8	Eastern Connecticut State College	3-0	LaVerne College
Game 9	LaVerne College	4-1	Missouri Western State College	Missouri Western eliminated
June 4
Game 10	Sam Houston State University	10-5	Birmingham-Southern College	Birmingham-Southern eliminated
Game 11	Lewis University	6-5	Eastern Connecticut State College
Game 12	Sam Houston State University	7-0	Eastern Connecticut State College	Eastern Conn eliminated
Game 13	Lewis University	7-1	LaVerne College	La Verne eliminated
June 5
Game 14	Lewis University	2-1	Sam Houston State University	Lewis wins CWS