1989 NAIA College World Series

The 1989 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 College of St. Francis in the championship game. John NesSmith of Lewis-Clark State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Dallas Baptist University		38-24	Jim Harp	3 (last:1988)	2nd
Elon College	Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	36-7	Rick Jones	3 (last:1987)	5th
University of Hawaii at Hilo		28-15-1	Joey Estrella	2 (last:1987)	7th
Lewis-Clark State College		36-24	Ed Cheff	11 (last:1988)	1st
University of North Florida		51-16	Dusty Rhodes	0 (last:none)	none
Oklahoma Baptist University	Sooner Athletic Conference	52-10	Bobby Cox	0 (last:none)	none
Point Park College		40-3-1	Mark Jackson	7 (last:1988)	3rd
College of St. Francis		49-19	Gordie Gillespie	4 (last:1986)	3rd
University of West Florida	Southern States Conference	37-19	Jim Spooner	0 (last:none)	none
University of Wisconsin-Stout	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	30-14	Terry Petrie	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1989 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Oklahoma Baptist	6
		North Florida	6				North Florida	3
		Dallas Baptist	5									Oklahoma Baptist	7
												Wisconsin-Stout	1
							Wisconsin-Stout	3
							Elon	2
																	Oklahoma Baptist	4
																	Lewis-Clark St.	12
							Hawaii-Hilo	6
		Lewis-Clark St.	7				Lewis-Clark St.	12
		Point Park	3									Lewis-Clark St.	7
												St. Francis (IL)	4
							St. Francis (IL)	13
							West Florida	3
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												St. Francis (IL)	10
							Hawaii-Hilo	5				Dallas Baptist	5
		Elon	3				Dallas Baptist	6
		Dallas Baptist	10
												Wisconsin-Stout	5
							North Florida	8				North Florida	7
		West Florida	5				West Florida	6
		Point Park	1

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Lewis-Clark St.		10
	North Florida		5
						Lewis-Clark St.		5	x
						St. Francis (IL)		2	x
	Oklahoma Baptist		0
	St. Francis (IL)		9

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 26
Game 1	University of North Florida	6-5	Dallas Baptist University
Game 2	University of Wisconsin-Stout	3-2	Elon College
Game 3	College of St. Francis	13-3	University of West Florida
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	7-3	Point Park College
May 27
Game 5	Dallas Baptist University	10-3	Elon College	Elon eliminated
Game 6	University of West Florida	5-1	Point Park College	Point Park eliminated
May 28
Game 7	Oklahoma Baptist University	6-3	University of North Florida
Game 8	Lewis-Clark State College	12-6	University of Hawaii at Hilo
May 29
Game 9	University of North Florida	8-6	University of West Florida	West Florida eliminated
Game 10	Dallas Baptist University	6-5	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hawaii Hilo eliminated
May 30
Game 11	Oklahoma Baptist University	7-1	University of Wisconsin-Stout
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	7-4	College of St. Francis
May 31
Game 13	University of North Florida	7-5	University of Wisconsin-Stout	UW-Stout eliminated
Game 14	College of St. Francis	10-5	Dallas Baptist University	Dallas Baptist eliminated
Game 15	Lewis-Clark State College	12-4	Oklahoma Baptist University
June 1
Game 16	College of St. Francis	9-0	Oklahoma Baptist University	Oklahoma Baptist eliminated
Game 17	Lewis-Clark State College	10-5	University of North Florida	North Florida eliminated
June 2
Game 18	Lewis-Clark State College	5-2	College of St. Francis	Lewis-Clark wins CWS