2014 NAIA College World Series

The 2014 NAIA College World Series was held in Lewiston, ID from May 23 - May 30. Lewis-Clark State College qualified as the host school, while the other nine slots were filled by the winners of the nine five-team opening round brackets. Sam Lind of Cumberland was named MVP.

Cumberland University defeated Lewis-Clark State College in the championship game.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Oklahoma Baptist University	Sooner Athletic Conference	53-6 (22-4)	Bobby Cox	3 (last:2011)	4th
2	Lewis-Clark State College	NAIA West Grouping	43-7 (24-4)	Jeremiah Robbins	32 (last:2013)	1st
3	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference	52-6 (23-1)	Matt Parker	0 (last:none)	none
4	Faulkner University	Southern States Athletic Conference	49-14 (22-8)	Patrick McCarthy	2 (last:2013)	1st
5	Georgetown College	Mid-South Conference	46-9 (23-3)	Brian Karlet	1 (last:1988)	5th
6	Georgia Gwinnett College	Association of Independent Institutions	51-12	Brad Stromdahl	0 (last:none)	none
7	San Diego Christian College	Golden State Athletic Conference	42-18 (24-12)	Chris Bando	0 (last:none)	none
8	Southern Polytechnic State University	Southern States Athletic Conference	45-17 (20-9)	Matt Griffin	2 (last:2009)	5th
9	Tabor College	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	49-10 (24-4)	Mark Standiford	0 (last:none)	none
10	Cumberland University	Mid-South Conference	44-19 (17-9)	Woody Hunt	11 (last:2010)	1st

Results

2014 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Oklahoma Baptist	3
	8	Southern Poly	0			9	Tabor	1
	9	Tabor	1								1	Oklahoma Baptist	7
											4	Faulkner	2
						4	Faulkner	5
						5	Georgetown (KY)	4
																1	Oklahoma Baptist	5
																10	Cumberland (TN)	13
						2	Lewis-Clark St.	1
	7	San Diego Christian	1			10	Cumberland (TN)	6
	10	Cumberland (TN)	10								10	Cumberland (TN)	8
											3	Oklahoma Wesleyan	7
						3	Oklahoma Wesleyan	2
						6	Georgia Gwinnett	1
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											4	Faulkner	0
						2	Lewis-Clark St.	9			2	Lewis-Clark St.	6
	5	Georgetown (KY)	4			8	Southern Poly	1
	8	Southern Poly	5
											3	Oklahoma Wesleyan	10
						9	Tabor	6			9	Tabor	9
	6	Georgia Gwinnett	6			6	Georgia Gwinnett	5
	7	San Diego Christian	4

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	10	Cumberland (TN)	5								10	Cumberland (TN)	3
	2	Lewis-Clark St.	6								2	Lewis-Clark St.	0
						2	Lewis-Clark St.	9
						3	Oklahoma Wesleyan	5
	1	Oklahoma Baptist	3
	3	Oklahoma Wesleyan	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	Tabor College	1-0	Southern Polytechnic State University
Game 2	Faulkner University	5-4	Georgetown College
Game 3	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	2-1	Georgia Gwinnett College
Game 4	Cumberland University	10-1	San Diego Christian College
May 24
Game 5	Southern Polytechnic State University	5-4	Georgetown College	Georgetown eliminated
Game 6	Georgia Gwinnett College	6-4	San Diego Christian College	San Diego Christian eliminated
Game 7	Oklahoma Baptist University	3-1	Tabor College
Game 8	Cumberland University	6-1	Lewis-Clark State College
May 26
Game 9	Tabor College	6-5	Georgia Gwinnett College	Georgia Gwinnett eliminated
Game 10	Lewis-Clark State College	9-1	Southern Polytechnic State University	Southern Poly eliminated
Game 11	Oklahoma Baptist University	7-2	Faulkner University
Game 12	Cumberland University	8-7 (10 inn.)	Oklahoma Wesleyan University
May 27
Game 13	Lewis-Clark State College	6-0	Faulkner University	Faulkner eliminated
Game 14	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	10-9 (12 inn.)	Tabor College	Tabor eliminated
Game 15	Cumberland University	13-5	Oklahoma Baptist University
May 28
Game 16	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	4-3 (11 inn.)	Oklahoma Baptist University	Oklahoma Baptist eliminated
Game 17	Lewis-Clark State College	6-5	Cumberland University
May 29
Game 18	Lewis-Clark State College	9-5	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Oklahoma Wesleyan eliminated
May 30
Game 19	Cumberland University	3-0	Lewis-Clark State College	Cumberland wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B – Cody Riley, Oklahoma Wesleyan
• 2B – Sam Lind, Cumberland
• 3B – Ricky Coleman, Cumberland
• SS – Tyler Anderson, Cumberland
• INF – Jeff Butler, Oklahoma Wesleyan
• C – Kevin Hawk, Lewis-Clark State
• C – John Fidanza, Georgia Gwinnett
• OF – Ryan Sells, Lewis-Clark State
• OF – Garrett Easton, Oklahoma Wesleyan
• OF – Jose Ruiz, Oklahoma Wesleyan
• OF – Justin Byrd, Cumberland
• DH – Jake Shirley, Lewis-Clark State
• P – Anthony Gomez, Cumberland
• P – Julian Merryweather, Oklahoma Baptist
• P – Michael Noteware, Lewis-Clark State
• P – Diego Ibarra, Oklahoma Wesleyan