1987 NAIA College World Series

The 1987 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. Host school Lewis-Clark State College defeated Emporia State University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Anderson College (IN)		43-21	Don Brandon	2 (last:1984)	5th
Elon College	Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	36-11	Rick Jones	2 (last:1985)	7th
Emporia State University	Central States Intercollegiate Conference	52-11	Dave Bingham	6 (last:1986)	1st
Grand Canyon College		43-28	Gil Stafford	7 (last:1986)	1st
University of Hawaii at Hilo		24-19	Joey Estrella	1 (last:1986)	9th
Huntingdon College		36-11	Steve Shartzer	0 (last:none)	none
Lewis-Clark State College		49-10	Ed Cheff	9 (last:1986)	1st
Missouri Southern State College	Central States Intercollegiate Conference	36-20	Warren Turner	2 (last:1986)	2nd
Point Park College		48-6	Mark Jackson	5 (last:1986)	3rd
Southern Arkansas University		43-5	Steve Goodheart	1 (last:1983)	7th

Results

1987 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Elon	5
		Lewis-Clark St.	16				Lewis-Clark St.	17
		Anderson (IN)	0									Lewis-Clark St.	13
												Emporia St.	10
							Emporia St.	8
							Missouri Southern St.	5
																	Lewis-Clark St.	23
																	Southern Arkansas	3
							Hawaii-Hilo	1
		Southern Arkansas	13				Southern Arkansas	11
		Point Park	3									Southern Arkansas	23
												Grand Canyon	22
							Grand Canyon	19
							Huntingdon	8
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												Grand Canyon	12
							Hawaii-Hilo	1				Missouri Southern St.	6
		Missouri Southern St.	6				Missouri Southern St.	10
		Anderson (IN)	4
												Emporia St.	18
							Elon	9				Elon	5
		Huntingdon	12				Point Park	2
		Point Park	13

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Lewis-Clark St.		25
	Grand Canyon		11
						Lewis-Clark St.		11	x
						Emporia St.		4	x
	Southern Arkansas		7
	Emporia St.		14

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Southern Arkansas University	13-3	Point Park College
Game 2	Grand Canyon College	19-8	Huntingdon College
Game 3	Emporia State University	8-5	Missouri Southern State College
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	16-0	Anderson College
May 23
Game 5	Point Park College	13-12	Huntingdon College	Huntingdon eliminated
Game 6	Missouri Southern State College	6-4	Anderson College	Anderson eliminated
Game 7	Southern Arkansas University	11-1	University of Hawaii at Hilo
Game 8	Lewis-Clark State College	17-5	Elon College
May 25
Game 9	Missouri Southern State College	10-1	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hawaii Hilo eliminated
Game 10	Elon College	9-2	Point Park College	Point Park eliminated
Game 11	Southern Arkansas University	23-22	Grand Canyon College
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	13-10	Emporia State University
May 26
Game 13	Grand Canyon College	12-6	Missouri Southern State College	Missouri Southern eliminated
Game 14	Emporia State University	18-5	Elon College	Elon eliminated
Game 15	Lewis-Clark State College	23-3	Southern Arkansas University	game suspended in 7th inning, finished May 27
May 27
Game 16	Emporia State University	14-7	Southern Arkansas University	Southern Arkansas eliminated
Game 17	Lewis-Clark State College	25-11	Grand Canyon College	Grand Canyon eliminated
May 28
Game 18	Lewis-Clark State College	11-4	Emporia State University	Lewis-Clark wins CWS