2019 NAIA College World Series

The 2019 NAIA College World Series was held May 24 - 31 in Lewiston, ID. 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. #1 Tennessee Wesleyan University defeated #6 St. Thomas University in the championship game. Bryce Giles of Tennessee Wesleyan was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Tennessee Wesleyan University	Appalachian Athletic Conference	52-9 (21-6)	Billy Berry	4 (last:2016)	1st
2	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Sooner Athletic Conference	46-10 (24-3)	Mike Ross	2 (last:2017)	7th
3	Southeastern University	The Sun Conference	51-10 (20-4)	Adrian Dinkel	1 (last:2018)	1st
4	Faulkner University	Southern States Athletic Conference	49-10 (25-3)	Patrick McCarthy	7 (last:2018)	1st
5	Georgia Gwinnett College	Association of Independent Institutions	46-11	Brad Stromdahl	2 (last:2018)	4th
6	St. Thomas University	The Sun Conference	45-13 (19-5)	Jorge Perez	6 (last:2018)	2nd
7	Freed-Hardeman University	American Midwest Conference	47-15 (29-4)	Jonathan Estes	1 (last:2018)	2nd
8	Indiana Institute of Technology	Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference	41-14-1 (17-4-1)	Kip McWilliams	6 (last:2003)	2nd
9	Bellevue University	North Star Athletic Association	46-14 (23-1)	Duane Monlux	13 (last:2016)	1st
10	Lewis-Clark State College	NAIA West Grouping	31-13-1 (24-8)	Jake Taylor	37 (last:2018)	1st

Results

2019 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Tennessee Wesleyan	11
	8	Indiana Tech	3			8	Indiana Tech	3
	9	Bellevue	2								1	Tennessee Wesleyan	15
											5	Georgia Gwinnett	9
						4	Faulkner	3
						5	Georgia Gwinnett	6
																1	Tennessee Wesleyan	3
																6	St. Thomas (FL)	2
						2	Science and Arts (OK)	6
	7	Freed-Hardeman	5			10	Lewis-Clark St.	2
	10	Lewis-Clark St.	10								2	Science and Arts (OK)	5
											6	St. Thomas (FL)	6
						3	Southeastern	2
						6	St. Thomas (FL)	3
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											5	Georgia Gwinnett	9
						10	Lewis-Clark St.	2			9	Bellevue	3
	4	Faulkner	8			9	Bellevue	4
	9	Bellevue	11
											2	Science and Arts (OK)	8
						8	Indiana Tech	5			3	Southeastern	4
	3	Southeastern	10			3	Southeastern	6
	7	Freed-Hardeman	2

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	1	Tennessee Wesleyan	6								1	Tennessee Wesleyan	6
	2	Science and Arts (OK)	8								6	St. Thomas (FL)	2
						2	Science and Arts (OK)	2
						6	St. Thomas (FL)	10
	6	St. Thomas (FL)	4
	5	Georgia Gwinnett	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Indiana Institute of Technology	3-2 (10)	Bellevue University
Game 2	Georgia Gwinnett College	6-3	Faulkner University
Game 3	St. Thomas University	3-2	Southeastern University
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	10-5	Freed-Hardeman University
May 25
Game 5	Bellevue University	11-8	Faulkner University	Faulkner eliminated
Game 6	Southeastern University	10-2	Freed-Hardeman University	Freed-Hardeman eliminated
Game 7	Tennessee Wesleyan University	11-3	Indiana Institute of Technology
Game 8	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	6-2	Lewis-Clark State College
May 27
Game 9	Bellevue University	4-2	Lewis-Clark State College	Lewis-Clark eliminated
Game 10	Southeastern University	6-5 (10)	Indiana Institute of Technology	Indiana Tech eliminated
Game 11	Tennessee Wesleyan University	15-9	Georgia Gwinnett College
Game 12	St. Thomas University	6-5	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
May 28
Game 13	Georgia Gwinnett College	9-3	Bellevue University	Bellevue eliminated
Game 14	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	8-4	Southeastern University	Southeastern eliminated
Game 15	Tennessee Wesleyan University	3-2	St. Thomas University
May 29
Game 16	St. Thomas University	4-1	Georgia Gwinnett College	Georgia Gwinnett eliminated
Game 17	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	8-6	Tennessee Wesleyan University
May 30
Game 18	St. Thomas University	10-2	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	USAO eliminated
May 31
Game 19	Tennessee Wesleyan University	6-2	St. Thomas University	Tennessee Wesleyan wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B – Chris Garabedian, St. Thomas
• 2B – Bryce Giles, Tennessee Wesleyan
• 3B – Miguel Lorenzo, Science & Arts
• SS – P.J. Garcia, Science & Arts
• INF – Coleton Horner, Science & Arts
• C – Shamoy Christopher, Tennessee Wesleyan
• C – Daniel Mondejar, St Thomas
• OF – Tyler Reichenborn, Tennessee Wesleyan
• OF – Braden Mosley, Tennessee Wesleyan
• OF – Mike Taylor Jr., Southeastern
• OF – Manuel Mesa, Southeastern
• DH – Alex Sanchez, Science & Arts
• P – Orlando Rodriguez, St. Thomas
• P – Colton Williams, Science & Arts
• P – Cole Bellair, Tennessee Wesleyan
• P – Ricardo Velez, Science & Arts