2015 NAIA College World Series

The 2015 NAIA College World Series was held in Lewiston, ID from May 22 to May 29. 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. #4 Lewis-Clark State College defeated #9 St. Thomas University in the championship game. Beau Kerns of Lewis-Clark State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Oklahoma Baptist University	Sooner Athletic Conference	52-6 (21-2)	Bobby Cox	4 (last:2014)	4th
2	Faulkner University	Southern States Athletic Conference	48-13 (24-6)	Patrick McCarthy	3 (last:2014)	1st
3	Tabor College	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	53-10 (22-6)	Mark Standiford	1 (last:2014)	5th
4	Lewis-Clark State College	NAIA West Grouping	41-11 (24-4)	Jeremiah Robbins	33 (last:2014)	1st
5	Davenport University	Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference	51-10 (27-6)	Kevin Tidey	0 (last:none)	none
6	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)	The Sun Conference	39-17 (19-8)	Randy Stegall	12 (last:2013)	2nd
7	Lindsey Wilson College	Mid-South Conference	41-17 (14-6)	Jonathan Burton	0 (last:none)	none
8	Concordia University (CA)	Golden State Athletic Conference	47-16 (29-13)	Mike Grahovac	2 (last:2011)	1st
9	St. Thomas University	The Sun Conference	44-16 (19-8)	Jorge Perez	4 (last:2007)	3rd
10	Vanguard University of Southern California	Golden State Athletic Conference	38-20 (27-15)	Rob Pegg	1 (last:1985)	4th

Results

2015 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Oklahoma Baptist	1
	8	Concordia (CA)	12			8	Concordia (CA)	4
	9	St. Thomas (FL)	2								8	Concordia (CA)	4
											4	Lewis-Clark St.	7
						4	Lewis-Clark St.	6
						5	Davenport	2
																4	Lewis-Clark St.	10
																2	Faulkner	12
						2	Faulkner	4
	7	Lindsey Wilson	1			10	Vanguard	1
	10	Vanguard	3								2	Faulkner	7
											6	Embry-Riddle (FL)	6
						3	Tabor	1
						6	Embry-Riddle (FL)	9
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											8	Concordia (CA)	5
						10	Vanguard	10			6	Embry-Riddle (FL)	6
	5	Davenport	3			9	St. Thomas (FL)	14
	9	St. Thomas (FL)	8
											9	St. Thomas (FL)	5
						1	Oklahoma Baptist	5			1	Oklahoma Baptist	4
	3	Tabor	2			3	Tabor	1
	7	Lindsey Wilson	0

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	2	Faulkner	3								9	St. Thomas (FL)	7
	9	St. Thomas (FL)	6								4	Lewis-Clark St.	10
						2	Faulkner	8
						4	Lewis-Clark St.	10
	4	Lewis-Clark St.	2
	6	Embry-Riddle (FL)	0

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	Vanguard University of Southern California	3-1	Lindsey Wilson College
Game 2	Concordia University (CA)	12-2	St. Thomas University
Game 3	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)	9-1	Tabor College
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	6-2	Davenport University
May 23
Game 5	Tabor College	2-0	Lindsey Wilson College	Lindsey Wilson eliminated
Game 6	St. Thomas University	8-3	Davenport University	Davenport eliminated
Game 7	Faulkner University	4-1	Vanguard University of Southern California
May 24
Game 8	Concordia University (CA)	4-1	Oklahoma Baptist University	Game suspended in 4th inning on May 23 due to rain
May 25
Game 9	St. Thomas University	14-10	Vanguard University of Southern California	Vanguard eliminated
Game 10	Oklahoma Baptist University	5-1	Tabor College	Tabor eliminated
Game 11	Faulkner University	7-6	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	7-4	Concordia University (CA)
May 26
Game 13	St. Thomas University	5-4	Oklahoma Baptist University	Oklahoma Baptist eliminated
Game 14	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)	6-5	Concordia University (CA)	Concordia eliminated
Game 15	Faulkner University	12-10	Lewis-Clark State College
May 27
Game 16	Lewis-Clark State College	2-0	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)	Embry-Riddle eliminated
Game 17	St. Thomas University	6-3 (10)	Faulkner University
May 28
Game 18	Lewis-Clark State College	10-8	Faulkner University	Faulkner eliminated
May 29
Game 19	Lewis-Clark State College	10-7	St. Thomas University	Lewis Clark St. wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B – Hunter Bruehl, Embry-Riddle
• 2B – Max Whitt, Lewis-Clark State
• 3B – Enderson Velasquez, Embry-Riddle
• SS – Cesar Ramirez, St. Thomas
• INF – Eric Santamaria, St. Thomas
• C – Matt Molbery, Tabor
• C – Steven Fischer, St. Thomas
• OF – Chris Madera, Faulkner
• OF – Jerry Downs, St. Thomas
• OF – Seth Brown, Lewis-Clark State
• OF – John Doering, Concordia
• DH – Randy Young, Faulkner
• P – Beau Kerns, Lewis-Clark State
• P – Stetson Nelson, Embry-Riddle
• P – Chris Rodriguez, St. Thomas
• P – Russell Longworth, Tabor