1988 NAIA College World Series

The 1988 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 Grand Canyon College in the championship game. Steve Callahan of Lewis-Clark State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Central Washington University		29-20	Ken Wilson	2 (last:1970)	3rd
Cumberland University	Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference	48-19	Woody Hunt	0 (last:none)	none
Dallas Baptist University		49-24	Jim Harp	2 (last:1985)	2nd
Georgetown College			Marvin Stringfellow	0 (last:none)	none
Grand Canyon College		46-18	Gil Stafford	8 (last:1987)	1st
Lewis-Clark State College		45-20	Ed Cheff	10 (last:1987)	1st
Oklahoma City University		52-21	Charley Lodes	1 (last:1986)	4th
Point Park College		39-13	Mark Jackson	6 (last:1987)	3rd
Saint Xavier College			John Morrey	2 (last:1982)	3rd
Winona State University	Northern Intercollegiate Conference	36-18 (13-5)	Gary Grob	4 (last:1972)	4th

Results

Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Grand Canyon	10
		Central Washington	8				Central Washington	4
		Dallas Baptist	7									Grand Canyon	2
												Oklahoma City	7
							Oklahoma City	6
							Cumberland (TN)	4
																	Oklahoma City	4
																	Lewis-Clark St.	7
							Point Park	0
		Lewis-Clark St.	8				Lewis-Clark St.	4
		Georgetown (KY)	6									Lewis-Clark St.	15
												Saint Xavier	2
							Saint Xavier	9
							Winona St.	5
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												Saint Xavier	5
							Point Park	5				Dallas Baptist	4
		Cumberland (TN)	4				Dallas Baptist	7
		Dallas Baptist	9
												Grand Canyon	15
							Central Washington	4				Georgetown (KY)	5
		Winona St.	3				Georgetown (KY)	5
		Georgetown (KY)	10

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
		Lewis-Clark St.	12									Lewis-Clark St.	9
		Grand Canyon	13									Grand Canyon	3
							Grand Canyon	12
							Saint Xavier	4
		Oklahoma City	5
		Saint Xavier	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Central Washington University	8-7	Dallas Baptist University
Game 2	Oklahoma City University	6-4	Cumberland University
Game 3	Saint Xavier College	9-5	Winona State University
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	8-6	Georgetown College
May 28
Game 5	Dallas Baptist University	9-4	Cumberland University	Cumberland eliminated
Game 6	Georgetown College	10-3	Winona State University	Winona St eliminated
Game 7	Grand Canyon College	10-4	Central Washington University
Game 8	Lewis-Clark State College	4-0	Point Park College
May 30
Game 9	Georgetown College	5-4	Central Washington University	Central Washington eliminated
Game 10	Dallas Baptist University	7-5	Point Park College	Point Park eliminated
Game 11	Oklahoma City University	7-2	Grand Canyon College
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	15-2	Saint Xavier College
May 31
Game 13	Grand Canyon College	15-5	Georgetown College	Georgetown eliminated
Game 14	Saint Xavier College	5-4	Dallas Baptist University	Dallas Baptist eliminated
Game 15	Lewis-Clark State College	7-4	Oklahoma City University
June 1
Game 16	Saint Xavier College	8-5	Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City eliminated
Game 17	Grand Canyon College	13-12	Lewis-Clark State College
June 2
Game 18	Grand Canyon College	12-4	Saint Xavier College	St. Xavier eliminated
June 3
Game 19	Lewis-Clark State College	9-3	Grand Canyon College	Lewis-Clark wins CWS