The 2008 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division II World Series was played at League Stadium in Huntingburg, IN from May 16 to May 20. This was the first time that the NCBA had offered a Division II World Series for club baseball teams.
The University of Kentucky won the inaugural NCBA Division II World Series over the University of Illinois in walk-off fashion.
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 only difference being that in the NCBA, there is only one game that decides the national championship rather than a best-of-3 like the NCAA. Another difference which is between NCBA Division I and II is that Division II games are 7 innings while Division I games are 9 innings.
Participants LSC-Kingwood North Greenville Wyoming NYU Illinois† VCU Kentucky Southern Illinois † - denotes team also fields an NCBA Division I team
Results
Bracket
Game Results Date Game Time Winner Score Loser Notes May 16 Game 1 11:30 AM NYU 7-0 Illinois NYU Pitcher Anthony Perez threw a No Hitter Game 2 2:00 PM Wyoming 5-3 VCU Game 3 4:30 PM Kentucky 12-5 North Greenville Game 4 7:00 PM LSC-Kingwood 15-2 Southern Illinois May 17 Game 5 10:00 AM VCU 13-5 North Greenville North Greenville eliminated Game 6 1:00 PM Illinois 7-0 Southern Illinois Southern Illinois eliminated Game 7 4:00 PM Kentucky 7-5 (9 innings) Wyoming Game 8 7:00 PM LSC-Kingwood 11-7 NYU May 18 Game 9 4:00 PM VCU 6-3 Wyoming Wyoming eliminated Game 10 7:00 PM Illinois 14-11 NYU NYU eliminated May 19 Game 11 10:00 AM Kentucky 6-5 VCU VCU eliminated Game 12 1:00 PM Illinois 4-3 (8 innings) LSC-Kingwood Game 13 4:00 PM Game not needed Game 14 4:00 PM Illinois 13-11 LSC-Kingwood LSC-Kingwood eliminated May 20 Game 15 7:00 PM Kentucky 7-6 Illinois Kentucky wins the NCBA Division II World Series
Championship Game
Notes Kentucky's victory over Illinois in the title game set two NCBA Division II World Series records which still stand. Most runs scored by one team in a non-extra inning title game (7, Kentucky) and most combined runs in a non-extra inning title game (13).
See also 2008 NCBA Division I World Series
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