2021 NAIA College World Series

The 2021 NAIA College World Series was held May 28 - June 4 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. #5 Georgia Gwinnett College defeated #2 Central Methodist University in the title game. Hunter Dollander of Georgia Gwinnett was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1	Southeastern University	The Sun Conference	50-7 (18-5)	Adrian Dinkel	2 (last:2019)	1st
2	Central Methodist University	Heart of America Athletic Conference	47-6 (26-3)	Nate Breland	0 (last:none)	none
3	Lewis-Clark State College	NAIA West Grouping	42-5 (30-2)	Jake Taylor	38 (last:2019)	1st
4	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	46-7 (30-4)	Kirk Kelley	2 (last:2017)	3rd
5	Georgia Gwinnett College	Association of Independent Institutions	47-10	Jeremy Sheetinger	3 (last:2019)	4th
6	Faulkner University	Southern States Athletic Conference	35-9 (16-5)	Patrick McCarthy	8 (last:2019)	1st
7	Indiana University Southeast	River States Conference	49-15 (26-1)	Ben Reel	0 (last:none)	none
8	Keiser University	The Sun Conference	36-17 (14-1)	Brook Fordyce	1 (last:2017)	7th
9	Louisiana State University in Shreveport	Red River Athletic Conference	46-15 (19-5)	Brad Neffendorf	3 (last:2012)	3rd
10	Concordia University, Nebraska	Great Plains Athletic Conference	42-12 (21-7)	Ryan Dupic	0 (last:none)	none

Results

2021 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Southeastern	25
	8	Keiser	3			9	LSU-Shreveport	13
	9	LSU-Shreveport	10								1	Southeastern	7
											5	Georgia Gwinnett	11
						4	Oklahoma Wesleyan	6
						5	Georgia Gwinnett	9
																5	Georgia Gwinnett	9
																2	Central Methodist	3
						2	Central Methodist	11
	7	IU Southeast	4			7	IU Southeast	5
	10	Concordia (NE)	2								2	Central Methodist	4
											6	Faulkner	3
						3	Lewis-Clark St.	0
						6	Faulkner	4
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											6	Faulkner	14
						7	IU Southeast	9			7	IU Southeast	10
	4	Oklahoma Wesleyan	3			8	Keiser	7
	8	Keiser	8
											1	Southeastern	6
						9	LSU-Shreveport	6			3	Lewis-Clark St.	10
	3	Lewis-Clark St.	10			3	Lewis-Clark St.	9
	10	Concordia (NE)	0

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Finals
	5	Georgia Gwinnett	15
	6	Faulkner	10
						5	Georgia Gwinnett	8	x
						2	Central Methodist	4	x
	2	Central Methodist	8
	3	Lewis-Clark St.	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28
Game 1	Louisiana State University in Shreveport	10-3	Keiser University
Game 2	Georgia Gwinnett College	9-6	Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Game 3	Indiana University Southeast	4-2	Concordia University, Nebraska
Game 4	Faulkner University	4-0	Lewis-Clark State College
May 29
Game 5	Keiser University	8-3	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Oklahoma Wesleyan eliminated
Game 6	Lewis-Clark State College	10-0	Concordia University, Nebraska	Concordia eliminated
Game 7	Southeastern University	25-13	Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Game 8	Central Methodist University	11-5	Indiana University Southeast
May 31
Game 9	Lewis-Clark State College	9-6	Louisiana State University in Shreveport	LSU Shreveport eliminated
Game 10	Indiana University Southeast	9-7	Keiser University	Keiser eliminated
Game 11	Georgia Gwinnett College	11-7	Southeastern University
Game 12	Central Methodist University	4-3	Faulkner University
June 1
Game 13	Lewis-Clark State College	10-6	Southeastern University	Southeastern eliminated
Game 14	Faulkner University	14-10	Indiana University Southeast	IU Southeast eliminated
Game 15	Georgia Gwinnett College	9-3	Central Methodist University
June 2
Game 16	Central Methodist University	8-5	Lewis-Clark State College	Lewis-Clark eliminated
Game 17	Georgia Gwinnett College	15-10	Faulkner University	Faulkner eliminated
June 3
Game 18	Georgia Gwinnett College	8-4	Central Methodist University	Georgia Gwinnett wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• First Base Nick Bottari Southeastern
• Second Base Clay Woeste IU Southeast
• Third Base Kyle Harvey Gerogia Gwinnett
• Shortstop Sergio Macias Central Methodist
• Infielder Shawn Ross Faulkner
• Catcher Max McKay Central Methodist
• Catcher Austin Bates Georgia Gwinnett
• Outfield Carter Bridge Southeastern
• Outfield Carlos Pinero LSU Shreveport
• Outfield Jack Johnson Lewis-Clark State
• Outfield Sam Anthony Faulkner
• DH Livingston Morris Georgia Gwinnett
• Pitcher Antonio Frias Faulkner
• Pitcher Nick Merkel Central Methodist
• Pitcher Trent Sellers Lewis-Clark State
• Pitcher Hunter Dollander Georgia Gwinnett