1996 NAIA College World Series

The 1996 NAIA College World Series was held in Sioux City, IA. The eight team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their Regional Tournaments. Lewis-Clark State College defeated St. Ambrose University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Lewis-Clark State College		48-11	Ed Cheff	16 (last:1995)	1st
2	St. Mary's University	Heart of Texas Conference	43-12 (18-3)	Charlie Migl	3 (last:1995)	5th
3	Oklahoma Baptist University	Sooner Athletic Conference	52-11-1	Bobby Cox	1 (last:1989)	4th
4	Cumberland University	Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference	41-19	Woody Hunt	3 (last:1995)	2nd
5	St. Thomas University	Florida Sun Conference	45-19	Jim Pizzolatto	0 (last:none)	none
6	Ohio Dominican College	Mid-Ohio Conference	35-18	Paul Page	0 (last:none)	none
7	St. Ambrose University	Midwest Collegiate Conference	39-17	Jim Callahan	1 (last:1994)	3rd
8	Geneva College	Keystone-Empire Athletic Conference	24-19	Alan Sumner	6 (last:1993)	5th

Results

1996 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
	1	Lewis-Clark St.	2
	8	Geneva	1
						1	Lewis-Clark St.	9
						4	Cumberland	4
	4	Cumberland	2
	5	St. Thomas	1
											1	Lewis-Clark St.	3
											7	St. Ambrose	1
	2	St. Mary's	0
	7	St. Ambrose	2
						7	St. Ambrose	16
						6	Ohio Dominican	5
	3	Oklahoma Baptist	2
	6	Ohio Dominican	12
						Loser's bracket
						8	Geneva	3
						5	St. Thomas	4			6	Ohio Dominican	4
											5	St. Thomas	7
						2	St. Mary's	7
						3	Oklahoma Baptist	0			4	Cumberland	3
											2	St. Mary's	1

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Lewis-Clark St.	4
	5	St. Thomas	2
						1	Lewis-Clark St.	9
						7	St. Ambrose	0
	7	St. Ambrose	9
	4	Cumberland	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Cumberland University	2-1	St. Thomas University
Game 2	Lewis-Clark State College	2-1	Geneva College
Game 3	Ohio Dominican College	12-2 (7 inn)	Oklahoma Baptist University
May 25
Game 4	St. Ambrose University	2-0	St. Mary's University
Game 5	St. Thomas University	4-3	Geneva College	Geneva eliminated
Game 6	Lewis-Clark State College	9-4	Cumberland University	game suspended by rain, finished 5/28
May 28
Game 7	St. Mary's University	7-0	Oklahoma Baptist University	Oklahoma Baptist eliminated
Game 8	St. Ambrose University	16-5	Ohio Dominican College
May 29
Game 9	Cumberland University	3-1	St. Mary's University	St. Mary's eliminated
Game 10	St. Thomas University	7-4	Ohio Dominican College	Ohio Dominican eliminated
Game 11	Lewis-Clark State College	3-1	St. Ambrose University
May 30
Game 12	St. Ambrose University	9-8	Cumberland University	Cumberland eliminated
Game 13	Lewis-Clark State College	4-2	St. Thomas University	St. Thomas eliminated
May 31
Game 14	Lewis-Clark State College	9-0	St. Ambrose University	Lewis-Clark St. wins World Series