1997 NAIA College World Series

The 1997 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. Brewton-Parker College defeated Bellevue University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
7	Bellevue University	Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference	40-14	Mike Evans	1 (last:1995)	1st
1	Brewton-Parker College		59-7	Mike Robins	0 (last:none)	none
	California Baptist College	Golden State Athletic Conference	36-13 (19-5)	Joe Sczepanski	0 (last:none)	none
4	Cumberland University		48-11	Woody Hunt	4 (last:1996)	2nd
	Dallas Baptist University		54-13	Jim Harp	6 (last:1994)	2nd
8	Dominican College	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference	38-11-1	Rick Giannetti	0 (last:none)	none
5	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	Mid-Ohio Conference	46-6	Keith Veale	0 (last:none)	none
2	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Lone Star Conference	54-7	Mike Metheny	9 (last:1995)	2nd

Results

1997 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Brewton-Parker	11
		Dominican	1
							Brewton-Parker	3
							Cumberland	2
		Cumberland	8
		Mt. Vernon Naz.	4
												Brewton-Parker	9
												Cal Baptist	7
		SE Oklahoma St.	10
		Bellevue	8
							SE Oklahoma St.	4
							Cal Baptist	9
		Dallas Baptist	2
		Cal Baptist	8
						Loser's bracket
							Dominican	0
							Mt. Vernon Naz.	10				SE Oklahoma St.	6
												Mt. Vernon Naz.	5
							Bellevue	5
							Dallas Baptist	2				Cumberland	3
												Bellevue	7

	Semifinals					Finals
		Brewton-Parker	8
		SE Oklahoma St.	1
							Brewton-Parker	8
							Bellevue	4
		Cal Baptist	1
		Bellevue	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	Cumberland University	8-4	Mount Vernon Nazarene College
Game 2	Brewton-Parker College	11-1	Dominican College	game suspended in 2nd inning, finished May 24
May 24
Game 3	California Baptist College	8-2	Dallas Baptist University
Game 4	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	10-8	Bellevue University
Game 5	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	10-0	Dominican College	Dominican eliminated
May 25
Game 6	Bellevue University	5-2	Dallas Baptist University	Dallas Baptist eliminated
Game 7	Brewton-Parker College	3-2	Cumberland University
Game 8	California Baptist College	9-4	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
May 28
Game 9	Bellevue University	7-3	Cumberland University	Cumberland eliminated
Game 10	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	6-5 (10 inn)	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	Mount Vernon Nazarene eliminated
Game 11	Brewton-Parker College	9-7 (10 inn)	California Baptist College
May 29
Game 12	Brewton-Parker College	8-1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Southeastern Oklahoma eliminated
Game 13	Bellevue University	3-1	California Baptist College	Cal Baptist eliminated
May 30
Game 14	Brewton-Parker College	8-4	Bellevue University	Brewton-Parker wins World Series