2023 NAIA College World Series

The 2023 NAIA College World Series was held May 26 - June 2 in Lewiston, ID. The ten schools qualified by winning one of the ten four-team or five-team opening round brackets. #3 Westmont College defeated #9 Lewis-Clark State College in the title game. Isaiah Thomas of Lewis-Clark State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
1		Southeastern University	The Sun Conference	55-4 (19-2)	Adrian Dinkel	4 (last:2022)	1st
2		Georgia Gwinnett College	Continental Athletic Conference	50-6 (12-0)	Jeremy Sheetinger	5 (last:2022)	1st
3		Westmont College	Golden State Athletic Conference	43-8 (20-4)	Tyler LaTorre	1 (last:2022)	9th
4		William Carey University	Southern States Athletic Conference	47-9 (22-2)	Bobby Halford	3 (last:2017)	1st
5		Bellevue University	North Star Athletic Association	48-8 (25-3)	Duane Monlux	15 (last:2022)	1st
6		University of the Cumberlands	Mid-South Conference	49-7 (22-5)	Brad Shelton	0 (last:none)	none
7		Taylor University	Crossroads League	40-15 (30-6)	Kyle Gould	1 (last:1969)	5th
8		Indiana Wesleyan University	Crossroads League	39-18-1 (26-10)	Rich Benjamin	0 (last:none)	none
9		Lewis-Clark State College	Cascade Collegiate Conference	33-16 (14-10)	Jake Taylor	40 (last:2022)	1st
10		MidAmerica Nazarene University	Heart of America Athletic Conference	34-26 (19-13)	Ryan Thompson	1 (last:2022)	9th

Results

Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Southeastern	5
	9	Lewis-Clark St.	12			9	Lewis-Clark St.	2
	8	Indiana Wesleyan	4								1	Southeastern	4
											4	William Carey	13
						4	William Carey	6
						5	Bellevue	4
																4	William Carey	3
																3	Westmont	7
						2	Georgia Gwinnett	7
	7	Taylor	6			7	Taylor	23
	10	MidAmerica Nazarene	5								7	Taylor	9
											3	Westmont	15
						3	Westmont	7
						6	Cumberlands (KY)	3
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											1	Southeastern	6
						2	Georgia Gwinnett	10			8	Indiana Wesleyan	4
	5	Bellevue	3			8	Indiana Wesleyan	11
	8	Indiana Wesleyan	5
											7	Taylor	3
						9	Lewis-Clark St.	16			9	Lewis-Clark St.	8
	6	Cumberlands (KY)	3			10	MidAmerica Nazarene	7
	10	MidAmerica Nazarene	4

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	3	Westmont	3								3	Westmont	7
	1	Southeastern	10								9	Lewis-Clark St.	6
						3	Westmont	6
						1	Southeastern	4
	4	William Carey	6
	9	Lewis-Clark St.	15

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 26
Game 1	Taylor University	6-5	MidAmerica Nazarene University
Game 2	Westmont College	7-3	University of the Cumberlands
Game 3	William Carey University	6-4	Bellevue University
Game 4	Lewis-Clark State College	12-4	Indiana Wesleyan University
May 27
Game 5	MidAmerica Nazarene University	4-3	University of the Cumberlands	Cumberlands eliminated
Game 6	Indiana Wesleyan University	5-3 (11)	Bellevue University	Bellevue eliminated
Game 7	Taylor University	23-7	Georgia Gwinnett College
Game 8	Southeastern University	5-2	Lewis-Clark State College
May 29
Game 9	Indiana Wesleyan University	11-10	Georgia Gwinnett College	Georgia Gwinnett eliminated
Game 10	Lewis-Clark State College	16-7	MidAmerica Nazarene University	MidAmerica Nazarene eliminated
Game 11	Westmont College	15-9	Taylor University
Game 12	William Carey University	13-4	Southeastern University
May 30
Game 13	Lewis-Clark State College	8-3	Taylor University	Taylor eliminated
Game 14	Southeastern University	6-4	Indiana Wesleyan University	Indiana Wesleyan eliminated
Game 15	Westmont College	7-3	William Carey University
May 31
Game 16	Lewis-Clark State College	15-6	William Carey University	William Carey eliminated
Game 17	Southeastern University	10-3	Westmont College
June 1
Game 18	Westmont College	6-4	Southeastern University	Southeastern eliminated
June 2
Game 19	Westmont College	7-6	Lewis-Clark State College	Westmont wins CWS