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. Georgia Gwinnett College defeated 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