1988 NAIA Area Tournaments

The winners of the 1988 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped. The 4 team brackets are double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1988 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

• Azusa, CA

May 19-21

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Central Washington	12
		Azusa Pacific	6
							Central Washington	12
							Linfield	11
		Linfield	6
		Hawaii Hilo	3
												Central Washington	7	x
												Linfield	4	x
							Linfield	12
		Azusa Pacific	6				Hawaii Hilo	7
		Hawaii Hilo	13

Area 2

• Phoenix, AZ

May 19-21

First Round

Second Round

Final

Grand Canyon

11

Texas Lutheran

0

Grand Canyon

7

Dallas Baptist

6

Dallas Baptist

11

William Carey

2

Grand Canyon

'5

x

Dallas Baptist*

4

x

Dallas Baptist

9

Texas Lutheran

6

Texas Lutheran

5

William Carey

4

* Dallas Baptist advances to CWS as highest ranked NAIA team to not win an area tournament.

Area 3

• North Platte, NE

May 19-22

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Oklahoma City	11
		Emporia St.	5
							Oklahoma City	10
							Mayville St.	7
		Mayville St.	19
		Kearney St.	18
												Oklahoma City	3	23
												Emporia St.	4	4
							Mayville St.	8
		Emporia St.	17				Emporia St.	22
		Kearney St.	3

Area 4

• River Falls, WI

May 19-20

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Grand View	9
		Missouri Baptist	2
							Grand View	4
							Winona St.	3
		Winona St.	4
		Wisc.-River Falls	2
												Grand View	3	3
												Winona St.	6	5
							Winona St.	4
		Missouri Baptist	2				Wisc.-River Falls	3
		Wisc.-River Falls	5

Area 5

• Lebanon, TN

May 18-20

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Cumberland (TN)	10
		Montevallo	6
							Cumberland (TN)	12
							Southern Arkansas	3
		Southern Arkansas	13
		North Florida	10
												Cumberland (TN)	7	x
												Southern Arkansas	6	x
							Southern Arkansas	6
		Montevallo	4				North Florida	2
		North Florida	11

Area 6

• Mount Vernon, OH

May 19-21

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Aquinas	4
		Saint Xavier	3
							Aquinas	13
							Mount Vernon Nazarene	8
		Mount Vernon Nazarene	6
		Anderson (IN)	4
												Aquinas	5	6
												Saint Xavier	6	17
							Mount Vernon Nazarene	0
		Saint Xavier	12				Saint Xavier	8
		Anderson (IN)	2

Area 7

• Bluefield, WV

May 19-21

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Francis Marion	4
		West Liberty St.	3
							Francis Marion	15
							Georgetown (KY)	9
		Georgetown (KY)	8
		Wingate	5
												Francis Marion	8	12
												Georgetown (KY)	10	13
							Georgetown (KY)	12
		West Liberty St.	2				Wingate	4
		Wingate	3

Area 8

• Windham, ME

May 21-22

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Point Park	4
		Dominican	0
							Point Park	11
							Misericordia	7
		Misericordia	4
		Saint Joseph's (ME)	3
												Point Park	15	x
												Dominican	4	x
							Misericordia	2
		Dominican	13				Dominican	3
		Saint Joseph's (ME)	6