1997 National Christian College Athletic Association Baseball World Series

The 1997 National Christian College Athletic Association baseball tournament was held in Mishawaka, IN. The tournament would be plagued by rain delays and eventually be shortened. As the only remaining undefeated teams, #1 Mount Vernon Nazarene College defeated #2 Bethel College for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Head Coach
1	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	Keith Veale
2	Bethel College	Sam Riggleman
3	Emmanuel College
4	Spring Arbor College	Hank Burbridge
5	Oakland City University	Tommy Ray Fletcher
6	MidAmerica Nazarene University
7	Mid-America Bible College
8	Trinity Christian College

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Mount Vernon Nazarene	17
	8	Trinity Christian	4
						1	Mount Vernon Nazarene	12
						4	Spring Arbor	4
	4	Spring Arbor	11
	5	Oakland City	1
											1	Mount Vernon Nazarene	11
											2	Bethel (IN)	2
	2	Bethel (IN)	10
	7	Mid-America Bible	3
						2	Bethel (IN)	7
						3	Emmanuel (GA)	2
	3	Emmanuel (GA)	3
	6	MidAmerica Nazarene	2																			rained out
																						Mt Vernon wins NCCAA
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						3	Emmanuel (GA)	12
	8	Trinity Christian	9			8	Trinity Christian	9									rained out
	5	Oakland City	3								3	Emmanuel (GA)	5				Spring Arbor 3rd
											4	Spring Arbor	8
						4	Spring Arbor	8
	7	Mid-America Bible	6			7	Mid-America Bible	3
	6	MidAmerica Nazarene	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	17-4	Trinity Christian College
Game 2	Spring Arbor College	11-1	Oakland City University
Game 3	Bethel College	10-3	Mid-America Bible College
Game 4	Emmanuel College	3-2	MidAmerica Nazarene University
Game 5	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	12-4	Spring Arbor College
Game 6	Bethel College	7-2	Emmanuel College
Game 7	Trinity Christian College	9-3	Oakland City University	Oakland City eliminated
Game 8	Mid-America Bible College	6-5	MidAmerica Nazarene University	MidAmerica Nazarene eliminated
Game 9	Emmanuel College	12-9	Trinity Christian College	Trinity Christian eliminated
Game 10	Spring Arbor College	8-3	Mid-America Bible College	Mid-America Bible eliminated
Game 11	Spring Arbor College	8-5	Emmanuel College	3rd place game
Game 12	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	11-2	Bethel College	Mount Vernon Nazarene wins 1997 NCCAA World Series