2005 NAIA College World Series

The 2005 NAIA College World Series was held in Lewiston, ID. The 10 team field was made up of the 7 winners of the Regional and Super Regionals plus 2 at-large bids and host Lewis-Clark State College. After finishing as the runner-up three years in a row, Oklahoma City University defeated Embry-Riddle University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Embry-Riddle University	Florida Sun Conference	49-8 (17-4)	Greg Guilliams	4 (last:2004)	3rd
2	Oklahoma City University	Sooner Athletic Conference	63-11	Denney Crabaugh	8 (last:2004)	2nd
3	Lewis-Clark State College	Independent	44-7	Ed Cheff	23 (last:2004)	1st
4	Biola University	Golden State Athletic Conference	43-10-1 (27-3)	John Verhoeven	2 (last:2003)	7th
5	Cumberland University	TranSouth Athletic Conference	54-19	Woody Hunt	7 (last:2004)	1st
6	Lee University	Southern States Athletic Conference	55-14 (29-4)	David Altopp	0 (last:none)	none
7	Ohio Dominican University	American Mideast Conference	46-16 (19-4)	Paul Page	4 (last:2003)	5th
8	Spalding University	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	52-21	Kevin Kocks	2 (last:2003)	7th
9	Briar Cliff University	Great Plains Athletic Conference	38-20	Boyd Pitkin	0 (last:none)	none
10	Aquinas College	Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference	35-21	Doug Greenslate	0 (last:none)	none

Results

2005 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Embry-Riddle (FL)	11
	8	Spalding	9			8	Spalding	3
	9	Briar Cliff	3								1	Embry-Riddle (FL)	4
											5	Cumberland (TN)	12
						4	Biola	4
						5	Cumberland (TN)	11
																5	Cumberland (TN)	2
																2	Oklahoma City	6
						2	Oklahoma City	17
	7	Ohio Dominican	9			7	Ohio Dominican	0
	10	Aquinas	8								2	Oklahoma City	11
											3	Lewis-Clark St.	10
						3	Lewis-Clark St.	5
						6	Lee	4
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											1	Embry-Riddle (FL)	6
						7	Ohio Dominican	0			4	Biola	3
	4	Biola	4			4	Biola	9
	9	Briar Cliff	1
											3	Lewis-Clark St.	14
						8	Spalding	13			8	Spalding	3
	6	Lee	2			10	Aquinas	5
	10	Aquinas	11

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	2	Oklahoma City	5								2	Oklahoma City	8
	1	Embry-Riddle (FL)	12								1	Embry-Riddle (FL)	1
						1	Embry-Riddle (FL)	5
						3	Lewis-Clark St.	0
	5	Cumberland (TN)	2
	3	Lewis-Clark St.	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Spalding University	9-3	Briar Cliff University
Game 2	Cumberland University	11-4	Biola University
Game 3	Lewis-Clark State College	5-4	Lee University
Game 4	Ohio Dominican University	9-8	Aquinas College
May 28
Game 5	Biola University	4-1	Briar Cliff University	Briar Cliff eliminated
Game 6	Aquinas College	11-2	Lee University	Lee eliminated
Game 7	Embry-Riddle University	11-3	Spalding University
Game 8	Oklahoma City University	17-0	Ohio Dominican University
May 30
Game 9	Biola University	9-0	Ohio Dominican University	Ohio Dominican eliminated
Game 10	Spalding University	13-5	Aquinas College	Aquinas eliminated
Game 11	Cumberland University	12-4	Embry-Riddle University
Game 12	Oklahoma City University	11-10	Lewis-Clark State College
May 31
Game 13	Embry-Riddle University	6-3	Biola University	Biola eliminated
Game 14	Lewis-Clark State College	14-3	Spalding University	Spalding eliminated
Game 15	Oklahoma City University	6-2	Cumberland University
June 1
Game 16	Lewis-Clark State College	4-2	Cumberland University	Cumberland eliminated
Game 17	Embry-Riddle University	12-5	Oklahoma City University
June 2
Game 18	Embry-Riddle University	5-0	Lewis-Clark State College	Lewis-Clark eliminated
June 3
Game 19	Oklahoma City University	8-1	Embry-Riddle University	Oklahoma City wins CWS