2024 NAIA College World Series

The 2024 NAIA College World Series was held May 24 - May 31 in Lewiston, ID. The ten schools qualified by winning one of the ten four-team or five-team opening round brackets. #4 Hope International University defeated #6 Tennessee Wesleyan University in the title game. JJ Cruz of Hope International 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 (22-2)	Adrian Dinkel	5 (last:2023)	1st
2		Georgia Gwinnett College	Continental Athletic Conference	51-7 (8-0)	Jeremy Sheetinger	6 (last:2023)	1st
3		University of the Cumberlands	Mid-South Conference	51-6 (17-1)	Brad Shelton	1 (last:2023)	9th
4		Hope International University	Golden State Athletic Conference	40-15 (19-4)	Larry Mahoney	1 (last:2017)	9th
5		Reinhardt University	Appalachian Athletic Conference	41-6 (25-5)	Jonathan Burton	1 (last:2018)	9th
6		Tennessee Wesleyan University	Appalachian Athletic Conference	40-16 (23-7)	Billy Berry	6 (last:2022)	1st
7		Indiana University Southeast	River States Conference	36-18 (20-4)	Brett Neffendorf	1 (last:2021)	5th
8		Kansas Wesleyan University	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	48-10 (32-4)	Bill Neale	0 (last:none)	none
9		Arizona Christian University	Golden State Athletic Conference	36-19 (14-10)	Joe McDonald	0 (last:none)	none
10		William Carey University	Southern States Athletic Conference	37-14 (20-10)	Bobby Halford	4 (last:2023)	1st

Results

Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
						1	Southeastern (FL)	3
	8	Kansas Wesleyan	10			9	Arizona Christian	5
	9	Arizona Christian	17								9	Arizona Christian	13
											5	Reinhardt	30
						4	Hope International	5
						5	Reinhardt	7
																5	Reinhardt	6
																2	Georgia Gwinnett	4
						2	Georgia Gwinnett	5
	7	Indiana Southeast	7			7	Indiana Southeast	2
	10	William Carey	5								2	Georgia Gwinnett	12
											6	Tennessee Wesleyan	6
						3	Cumberlands (KY)	4
						6	Tennessee Wesleyan	7
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
											9	Arizona Christian	1
						7	Indiana Southeast	1			4	Hope International	8
	8	Kansas Wesleyan	5			4	Hope International	12
	4	Hope International	11
											6	Tennessee Wesleyan	8
						1	Southeastern (FL)	12			1	Southeastern (FL)	6
	3	Cumberlands (KY)	6			3	Cumberlands (KY)	5
	10	William Carey	4

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	5	Reinhardt	2								4	Hope International	14
	6	Tennessee Wesleyan	6								6	Tennessee Wesleyan	6
						5	Reinhardt	2
						6	Tennessee Wesleyan	3
	2	Georgia Gwinnett	11
	4	Hope International	15

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Arizona Christian University	17-10	Kansas Wesleyan University
Game 2	Reinhardt University	7-5	Hope International University
Game 3	Tennessee Wesleyan University	7-4	University of the Cumberlands
Game 4	Indiana University Southeast	7-5	William Carey University
May 25
Game 5	Hope International University	11-5	Kansas Wesleyan University	Kansas Wesleyan eliminated
Game 6	University of the Cumberlands	6-4	William Carey University	William Carey eliminated
Game 7	Arizona Christian University	5-3	Southeastern University
Game 8	Georgia Gwinnett College	5-2	Indiana University Southeast
May 27
Game 9	Southeastern University	12-5	University of the Cumberlands	Cumberlands eliminated
Game 10	Hope International University	12-1	Indiana University Southeast	IU Southeast eliminated
Game 11	Reinhardt University	30-13	Arizona Christian University
Game 12	Georgia Gwinnett College	12-6	Tennessee Wesleyan University
May 28
Game 13	Hope International University	8-1	Arizona Christian University	Arizona Christian eliminated
Game 14	Tennessee Wesleyan University	8-6	Southeastern University	Southeastern eliminated
Game 15	Reinhardt University	6-4	Georgia Gwinnett College
May 29
Game 16	Hope International University	15-11	Georgia Gwinnett College	Georgia Gwinnett eliminated
Game 17	Tennessee Wesleyan University	6-2	Reinhardt University
May 30
Game 18	Tennessee Wesleyan University	3-2 (11)	Reinhardt University	Reinhardt eliminated
May 31
Game 19	Hope International University	14-6	Tennessee Wesleyan University	Hope International wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B – Trey Tarver, Arizona Christian
• 2B – JJ Cruz, Hope International (Calif.)
• SS – David Rivera, Hope International (Calif.)
• 3B – Kane Kiunis, Arizona Christian
• INF – Cristopher Munoz, Southeastern (Fla.)
• C – Matty Mauer, Reinhardt (Ga.)
• C – Charlie Muniz, Cumberlands (Ky.)
• OF – Tucker Zdunich, Reinhardt (Ga.)
• OF – Ajay Sczepkowski, Georgia Gwinnett
• OF – Lance Dockery, Reinhardt (Ga.)
• OF – Mason White, Indiana Southeast
• DH – Dylan Lewis, Reinhardt (Ga.)
• P – Trey Seele, Hope International (Calif.)
• P – Brett Allen, Reinhardt (Ga.)
• P – Blake Peyton, Tennessee Wesleyan
• P – Andrew Herbert, Reinhardt (Ga.)