The 2013 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division I World Series was played at University of Tampa Baseball Stadium in Tampa, FL from May 24 to May 30. The thirteenth tournament's champion was Penn State University. The Most Valuable Player was Kyle Gilbert of Penn State University.
Format The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets with the exception of a one-game national championship rather than a best-of-3 format to determine the national champion like the NCAA. Beginning with the 2013 edition of the NCBA Division I World Series, the losers of Games 7 and 8 were sent to the other half of the bracket in addition to the losers of Games 1–4.
Participants All records are pre-World Series games Seeding School Conference Record (Conference) 1 Texas A&M Gulf Coast South 21-1 (11–1) 2 Illinois Great Lakes South 18-3 (9–2) 3 Iowa Mid-America North 19-4 (8–1) 4 Penn State North Atlantic West 20-6 (10–4) 5 California Southern Pacific North 18-9 (10–2) 6 James Madison Mid-Atlantic North 17-4 (9–3) 7 Western Washington Northern Pacific West 14-7 (10–1) 8 Florida South Atlantic South 14-9 (8–4)
Results
Bracket
Game Results Date Game Time Winner Score Loser Notes May 24 Game 1 11:00 AM James Madison 12-10 (10 innings) Iowa Game 2 3:15 PM Western Washington 14-6 Illinois Game 3 7:30 PM Texas A&M 12-5 Florida May 25 Game 4 11:00 AM Penn State 10-0 California Game 5 3:15 PM Iowa 9-7 Illinois Illinois eliminated May 26 Game 6 11:00 AM Florida 5-3 California California eliminated Game 7 3:15 PM James Madison 6-5 (10 innings) Western Washington Game 8 7:30 PM Penn State 4-2 Texas A&M May 27 Game 9 3:15 PM Western Washington 6-3 Iowa Iowa eliminated Game 10 7:30 PM Florida 11-6 Texas A&M Texas A&M eliminated May 28 Game 11 3:15 PM Penn State 5-4 Western Washington Western Washington eliminated Game 12 7:30 PM James Madison 6-3 Florida Florida eliminated May 29 Game 13 3:15 PM or7:30 PM Game not needed Game 14 7:30 PM Game not needed May 30 Game 15 7:30 PM Penn State 12-5 James Madison Penn State wins NCBA Division I World Series
Championship Game
See also 2013 NCBA Division I Tournament 2013 NCBA Division II World Series 2013 NCBA Division II Tournament
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