2016 NAIA College World Series

The 2016 NAIA College World Series was held in Lewiston, ID from May 27 to June 3. 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. Jacob Zanon of Lewis-Clark State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Faulkner University	Southern States Athletic Conference	49-13 (22-4)	Patrick McCarthy	4 (last:2015)	1st
2	Tennessee Wesleyan College	Appalachian Athletic Conference	48-13 (23-4)	Billy Berry	3 (last:2012)	1st
3	Bellevue University	North Star Athletic Association	51-10 (20-3)	Duane Monlux	12 (last:2008)	1st
4	Lewis-Clark State College	NAIA West Grouping	48-7 (30-5)	Jeremiah Robbins	34 (last:2015)	1st
5	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Sooner Athletic Conference	48-11 (19-5)	Mike Ross	0 (last:none)	none
6	Auburn University Montgomery	Southern States Athletic Conference	45-15 (19-7)	Marty Lovrich	4 (last:2006)	2nd
7	Sterling College	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	50-14 (27-9)	Adrian Dinkel	1 (last:2013)	9th
8	Lindsey Wilson College	Mid-South Conference	42-23 (13-8)	Jonathan Burton	1 (last:2015)	9th
9	The Master's College	Golden State Athletic Conference	41-17 (19-11)	Monte Brooks	2 (last:2013)	4th
10	Point University	Appalachian Athletic Conference	34-29 (17-10)	Jeremy Christian	0 (last:none)	none

Results

2016 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Faulkner	5
	8	Lindsey Wilson	7			8	Lindsey Wilson	4
	9	Master's	1								1	Faulkner	0
											4	Lewis-Clark St.	3
						4	Lewis-Clark St.	2
						5	Science and Arts (OK)	1
																4	Lewis-Clark St.	11
																2	Tennessee Wesleyan	7
						2	Tennessee Wesleyan	14
	7	Sterling	9			7	Sterling	4
	10	Point	3								2	Tennessee Wesleyan	9
											3	Bellevue	3
						3	Bellevue	6
						6	Auburn-Montgomery	5
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											1	Faulkner	13
						7	Sterling	9			7	Sterling	6
	5	Science and Arts (OK)	1			9	Master's	7
	9	Master's	6
											3	Bellevue	4
						8	Lindsey Wilson	15			8	Lindsey Wilson	1
	6	Auburn-Montgomery	11			6	Auburn-Montgomery	12
	10	Point	9

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	4	Lewis-Clark St.	5								4	Lewis-Clark St.	12
	3	Bellevue	8								1	Faulkner	11
						3	Bellevue	5
						1	Faulkner	14
	2	Tennessee Wesleyan	3
	1	Faulkner	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Sterling College	9-3	Point University
Game 2	Lindsey Wilson College	7-1	The Master's College
Game 3	Bellevue University	6-5 (10)	Auburn University Montgomery
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	2-1	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
May 28
Game 5	Auburn University Montgomery	11-9 (14)	Point University	Point eliminated
Game 6	The Master's College	6-1	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Science & Arts eliminated
Game 7	Tennessee Wesleyan College	14-4	Sterling College
Game 8	Faulkner University	5-4	Lindsey Wilson College
May 30
Game 9	Sterling College	9-7	The Master's College	Master's eliminated
Game 10	Lindsey Wilson College	15-12	Auburn University Montgomery	Auburn Montgomery eliminated
Game 11	Tennessee Wesleyan College	9-3	Bellevue University
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	3-0	Faulkner University
May 31
Game 13	Bellevue University	4-1	Lindsey Wilson College	Lindsey Wilson eliminated
Game 14	Faulkner University	13-6	Sterling College	Sterling eliminated
Game 15	Lewis-Clark State College	11-7	Tennessee Wesleyan College
June 1
Game 16	Faulkner University	4-3 (11)	Tennessee Wesleyan College	Tennessee Wesleyan eliminated
Game 17	Bellevue University	8-5	Lewis-Clark State College
June 2
Game 18	Faulkner University	14-5	Bellevue University	Bellevue eliminated
June 3
Game 19	Lewis-Clark State College	12-11	Faulkner University	Lewis-Clark wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B – Aaron Ashton, Lindsey Wilson
• 2B – Dario Polanco, Faulkner
• 3B – Sully Rios Reyes, Tennessee Wesleyan
• SS – Wardy Polonco, Tennessee Wesleyan
• INF – Dennis Morton, Faulkner
• C – Gerald Ceballos, Sterling
• C – Jake Browne, Bellevue
• OF – Dalton Kelley, Auburn Montgomery
• OF – Edgar Lebron, Lindsey Wilson
• OF – Nick Cain, Faulkner
• OF – Jacob Zanon, Lewis-Clark State
• DH – T.J. Condon, Faulkner
• P – Kevin Hamann, Lewis-Clark State
• P – Quin Grogan, Lewis-Clark State
• P – Ivan Pelaez, Faulkner
• P – Jordan Watson, Science & Arts