1974 NAIA World Series

1974 NAIA
baseball tournament

1974 NAIA World Series
Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	Phil Welch Stadium St. Joseph, Missouri
Champions	Lewis (IL) (1st title)
Winning coach	Gordie Gillespie
MVP	Tom Brennan (P) (Lewis)

The 1974 NAIA World Series was the 18th annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

After a four year absence, the tournament returned to Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Lewis (IL) (45-14) defeated Sam Houston State (42-11) in the single-game championship series, 3–2, to win the Flyers' first NAIA World Series.

Lewis pitcher, and future major leaguer, Tom Brennan was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

	Upper round 1				Upper round 2				Upper final				Semifinals					Final
	La Verne	4
	Point Park	1
					La Verne	7
					Lewis	8
	High Point	1
	Lewis (IL)	4
									Lewis	1
									Sam Houston State	6
	Fort Hays State	0
													Lewis		6
	Sam Houston State	5
					Sam Houston State	4							Point Park		3
					David Lipscomb	0
	David Lipscomb	6
	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	0
																		Lewis	3
					Lower round 1				Lower round 2									Sam Houston State	2
									David Lipscomb	1
					Point Park	2			Point Park	5
													Sam Houston State	2	5
					High Point	1
													La Verne	4	4
									La Verne	8
					Fort Hays State	3			Wisconsin–Oshkosh	2
					Wisconsin–Oshkosh	11

See also

• 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament