1978 NAIA College World Series

The 1978 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. Emporia State University defeated Missouri Southern State College in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College		33-13 (18-4)	Larry Carr	0 (last:none)	none
David Lipscomb College			Ken Dugan	4 (last:1977)	1st
Emporia State University	Central States Intercollegiate Conference	40-20-2	Dave Bingham	3 (last:1976)	3rd
Lewis-Clark State College		51-11	Ed Cheff	1 (last:1976)	2nd
Missouri Southern State College	Central States Intercollegiate Conference	24-16	Warren Turner	0 (last:none)	none
Point Park College		31-4	Barry Hanburger	1 (last:1974)	4th
College of St. Francis			Gordie Gillespie	0 (last:none)	none
William Carey College			John Stephenson	1 (last:1969)	1st

Results

1978 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Lewis-Clark St.	5
		William Carey	2
							Lewis-Clark St.	4
							Missouri Southern	6
		Missouri Southern	4
		Emporia St.	0
												Missouri Southern	16
												David Lipscomb	5
		David Lipscomb	5
		St. Francis (IL)	1
							David Lipscomb	11
							Point Park	5
		Point Park	3
		Coastal Carolina	1
						Loser's bracket
							William Carey	5
							Emporia St.	6				Point Park	4
												Emporia St.	7
							St. Francis (IL)	11
							Coastal Carolina	5				Lewis-Clark St.	3
												St. Francis (IL)	1

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Missouri Southern	0									Missouri Southern	6
		Emporia St.	2									Emporia St.	8
							Lewis-Clark St.	1
							Emporia St.	4
		David Lipscomb	2
		Lewis-Clark St.	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Lewis-Clark State College	5-2	William Carey College
Game 2	Missouri Southern State College	4-0	Emporia State University
Game 3	Emporia State University	6-5	William Carey College	game suspended in 3rd inning due to rain, finished May 28 William Carey eliminated
May 28
Game 4	David Lipscomb College	5-1	College of St. Francis
Game 5	Point Park College	3-1	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College
May 29
Game 6	College of St. Francis	11-5	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 7	Missouri Southern State College	6-4	Lewis-Clark State College
Game 8	David Lipscomb College	11-5	Point Park College
May 30
Game 9	Lewis-Clark State College	3-1	College of St. Francis	St. Francis eliminated
Game 10	Emporia State University	7-4	Point Park College	Point Park eliminated
Game 11	Missouri Southern State College	16-5	David Lipscomb College
June 1
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	5-2	David Lipscomb College	Lipsomb eliminated
Game 13	Emporia State University	2-0	Missouri Southern State College	Kevin Mendon throws 9 inning no-hitter
June 2
Game 14	Emporia State University	4-1	Lewis-Clark State College	Lewis-Clark eliminated
Game 15	Emporia State University	8-6	Missouri Southern State College	Emporia wins CWS