2023 Black College World Series

The 2023 HBCU "small college" baseball tournament was held May 10-13 at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, AL. The format consisted of 2 brackets of four teams. One bracket was NCAA Division-II schools, while the other was NAIA schools. The winners of the two brackets met for the championship. Florida Memorial University defeated Albany State University for the title.

Participating Teams

NCAA

Seed	School	Head Coach
1	Albany State University	Scot Hemmings
2	Savannah State University	Carlton Hardy
3	Bluefield State University	Drew Bailey
4	Edward Waters University	Reginald Johnson

NAIA

Seed	School	Head Coach
1	Rust College	John Bates
2	Wiley College	Kendrick Biggs
3	Paine College	Le'Kerby Marshall
4	Florida Memorial University	Florentino Burgos

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Albany State	3
	4	Edward Waters	2
						1	Albany State	12
						3	Bluefield State	2
	2	Savannah State	9
	3	Bluefield State	13
											1	Albany State	8	x
										4	Edward Waters	3	x
	4	Edward Waters	9
	2	Savannah State	5
						3	Bluefield State	6
						4	Edward Waters	9
																NCAA	Albany State	4	x	x
																NAIA	Florida Memorial	5	x	x
	1	Rust	4
	4	Florida Memorial	7
						4	Florida Memorial	12
						3	Paine	2
	2	Wiley	5
	3	Paine	9
											4	Florida Memorial	13	x
										1	Rust	3	x
	1	Rust	9
	2	Wiley	2
						3	Paine	6
						1	Rust	12

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 10
Game 1	Albany State University	3-2	Edward Waters University
Game 2	Florida Memorial University	7-4	Rust College
Game 3	Bluefield State University	13-9	Savannah State University
Game 4	Paine College	9-5	Wiley College
May 11
Game 5	Edward Waters University	9-5	Savannah State University	Savannah State eliminated
Game 6	Rust College	9-2	Wiley College	Wiley eliminated
Game 7	Albany State University	12-2	Bluefield State University
Game 8	Florida Memorial University	12-2	Paine College
May 12
Game 9	Edward Waters University	9-6	Bluefield State University	Bluefield State eliminated
Game 10	Rust College	12-6	Paine College	Paine eliminated
Game 11	Albany State University	8-3	Edward Waters University	Edward Waters eliminated
Game 12	Florida Memorial University	13-3	Rust College	Rust eliminated
May 13
Game 13	Florida Memorial University	5-4	Albany State University	Florida Memorial wins 2023 HBCU "small college" World Series