1986 NAIA College World Series

The 1986 NAIA College World Series was held in Lewiston, ID. The ten team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments, plus the highest ranked school that finished second in an area tournament, plus the host school. Grand Canyon College defeated host school Lewis-Clark State College in the championship game. Grand Canyon 1B Greg Duce won the MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Emporia State University	Central States Intercollegiate Conference	53-15	Dave Bingham	5 (last:1984)	1st
Grand Canyon College		50-17	Gil Stafford	6 (last:1982)	1st
University of Hawaii at Hilo		27-15	Joey Estrella	0 (last:none)	none
Lewis-Clark State College		51-9	Ed Cheff	8 (last:1985)	1st
Missouri Southern State College	Central States Intercollegiate Conference	35-25	Warren Turner	1 (last:1978)	2nd
Oklahoma City University		38-25	Charley Lodes	0 (last:none)	none
Point Park College		48-6	Mark Jackson	4 (last:1980)	7th
University of South Carolina Aiken		51-10	Randy Warrick	0 (last:none)	none
Southern Technical Institute		34-17-1		0 (last:none)	none
College of St. Francis		44-26	Gordie Gillespie	3 (last:1985)	3rd

Results

1986 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Point Park	3
		Oklahoma City	9				Oklahoma City	5
		USC Aiken	8									Oklahoma City	13
												Emporia St.	3
							Emporia St.	10
							Hawaii-Hilo	0
																	Oklahoma City	8
																	Grand Canyon	11
							St. Francis (IL)	3
		Lewis-Clark St.	11				Lewis-Clark St.	10
		Southern Tech	3									Lewis-Clark St.	3
												Grand Canyon	12
							Grand Canyon	3
							Missouri Southern St.	1
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												Lewis-Clark St.	17
							St. Francis (IL)	2				USC Aiken	4
		Hawaii-Hilo	8				USC Aiken	9
		USC Aiken	9
												Emporia St.	0
							Point Park	8				Point Park	2
		Missouri Southern St.	23				Missouri Southern St.	3
		Southern Tech	3

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
		Grand Canyon	6									Grand Canyon	6
		Point Park	8									Lewis-Clark St.	5
							Grand Canyon	20
							Point Park	7
		Oklahoma City	2
		Lewis-Clark St.	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	Oklahoma City University	9-8	University of South Carolina Aiken
Game 2	Emporia State University	10-0	University of Hawaii at Hilo
Game 3	Grand Canyon College	3-1	Missouri Southern State College
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	11-3	Southern Technical Institute
May 24
Game 5	University of South Carolina Aiken	9-8	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hawaii Hilo eliminated
Game 6	Missouri Southern State College	23-3	Southern Technical Institute	Southern Tech eliminated
Game 7	Oklahoma City University	5-3	Point Park College
Game 8	Lewis-Clark State College	10-3	College of St. Francis
May 26
Game 9	Point Park College	8-3	Missouri Southern State College	Missouri Southern eliminated
Game 10	University of South Carolina Aiken	9-2	College of St. Francis	St. Francis eliminated
Game 11	Oklahoma City University	13-3	Emporia State University
Game 12	Grand Canyon College	12-3	Lewis-Clark State College
May 27
Game 13	Point Park College	2-0	Emporia State University	Emporia St eliminated
Game 14	Lewis-Clark State College	17-4	University of South Carolina Aiken	USC Aiken eliminated
Game 15	Grand Canyon College	11-8	Oklahoma City University
May 28
Game 16	Point Park College	8-6	Grand Canyon College
Game 17	Lewis-Clark State College	8-2	Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City eliminated
May 29
Game 18	Grand Canyon College	20-7	Point Park College	Point Park eliminated
May 30
Game 19	Grand Canyon College	6-5 (10)	Lewis-Clark State College	Grand Canyon wins CWS