The 2019 NAIA baseball tournament was the 63rd edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 13 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2019 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 24 and ended on May 31. Tennessee Wesleyan defeated St. Thomas (FL) 6–2 in a winner-take-all championship game for their second title in program history.

The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams with the World Series host receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series. The remaining 45 teams participated in the Opening Round with 32 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 13 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of nine pre-determined Opening Round sites of five teams a piece, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites plus the World Series host team participated in the NAIA World Series.

Tournament procedure A total of 46 teams entered the tournament. As World Series host, Lewis–Clark State received an automatic bid into the NAIA World Series. 32 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 13 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.

Opening round hosts On May 1, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 13–16.

Venue(s) Location(s) Host(s) Doyle Buhl Stadium Williamsburg, KY University of the Cumberlands Harrison Field Montgomery, AL Faulkner University Carnes Field Henderson, TN Freed–Hardeman University Grizzly Baseball Complex Lawrenceville, GA Georgia Gwinnett College Pilot Field Shreveport, LA Louisiana State University Shreveport Luther Williams Field Macon, GA Middle Georgia State University Paul Demie Mainieri Field Miami Gardens, FL St. Thomas University Hunter Wright Stadium Kingsport, TN Visit Kingsport Russell Carr Field Santa Barbara, CA Westmont College

Bids Automatic School Conference Record Berth Last NAIA Appearance Antelope Valley (CA) Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 33–17 Regular season champion 2018 (Lincoln Bracket) Baker (KS) Heart 26–25 Tournament champion First appearance Bellevue (NE) North Star 43–14 Tournament champion 2018 (Bowling Green Bracket) British Columbia Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 29–20 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Lincoln Bracket) Campbellsville (KY) Mid-South 31–18 Tournament champion 2018 (Bowling Green Bracket) Clarke (IA) Heart 28–21 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Kingsport Bracket) Concordia (NE) Great Plains 32–17 Regular season champion 2017 (Hutchinson Bracket) Columbia (MO) American Midwest 29–21 Tournament runner-up First appearance Faulkner (AL) Southern States 46–10 Tournament champion 2018 NAIA World Series Freed–Hardeman (TN) American Midwest 43–14 Tournament champion 2018 NAIA World Series Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I. 43–11 Tournament champion 2018 NAIA World Series Hope International (CA) Golden State 29–20 Tournament champion 2017 NAIA World Series Huntington (IN) Crossroads 26–14 Regular season champion 2017 (Montgomery Bracket) Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 37–14 Regular season champion 2018 (Montgomery Bracket) IU–Southeast River States 35–18 Regular season champion 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket) Jamestown (ND) Great Plains 35–16 Tournament champion 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket) Jarvis Christian (TX) Red River 35–24 Tournament runner-up First appearance Lewis-Clark State (ID) Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 34–13 World Series host 2018 NAIA World Series LSU–Shreveport Red River 47–11 Regular season champion 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket) Madonna (MI) Wolverine-Hoosier 35–20 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Kingsport Bracket) Marian (IN) Crossroads 30–19 Tournament champion 2018 (Williamsburg Bracket) Mobile (AL) Southern States 36–20 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket) Oklahoma City Sooner 46–12 Tournament pool champion 2018 NAIA World Series Oklahoma Wesleyan Kansas 43–9 Regular season champion 2018 (Upland Bracket) Olivet Nazarene (IL) Chicagoland 34–14 Tournament champion 2016 (Lawrenceville Bracket) Rio Grande (OH) River States 38–19 Tournament champion 2016 (Kingsport Bracket) Saint Xavier (IL) Chicagoland 34–13 Regular season champion 2016 (Grand Rapids Bracket) Science & Arts (OK) Sooner 43–10 Tournament pool champion 2018 (Bowling Green Bracket) Talladega (AL) A.I.I. 25–24 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Montgomery Bracket) Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 48–8 Pool A champion 2018 (Kingsport Bracket) Thomas (GA) The Sun 28–24 Tournament champion First appearance Union (KY) Appalachian 27–23 Pool B champion 2011 (Kingsport Bracket) York (NE) Kansas 29–21 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket)

At–Large School Conference Record Last NAIA Appearance Arizona Christian Golden State 38–19 2012 (Azusa Bracket) Bryan (TN) Appalachian 36–15 2018 (Williamsburg Bracket) Central Methodist (MO) Heart 34–14 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket) Cumberlands (KY) Mid-South 44–8 2018 (Williamsburg Bracket) Georgetown (KY) Mid-South 43–13 2014 NAIA World Series Lyon (AR) American Midwest 38–20 2018 (Lawrenceville Bracket) Middle Georgia State Southern States 39–14 2018 (Lincoln Bracket) Southeastern (FL) The Sun 48–10 2018 NAIA World Series St. Thomas (FL) The Sun 42–13 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket) Texas Wesleyan Sooner 44–14 2017 (Hattiesburg Bracket) Webber International (FL) The Sun 36–20 2018 (Montgomery Bracket) Westmont (CA) Golden State 27–18 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket) William Jessup (CA) Golden State 37–12 2018 (Lincoln Bracket)

Opening Round Source:

Henderson Bracket Hosted by Freed–Hardeman (TN) at Carnes Field

Kingsport Bracket Hosted by Visit Kingsport at Hunter Wright Stadium

Lawrenceville Bracket Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex

Macon Bracket Hosted by Middle Georgia State at Luther Williams Field

Miami Gardens Bracket Hosted by St. Thomas (FL) at Paul Demie Mainieri Field

Montgomery Bracket Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field

Santa Barbara Bracket Hosted by Westmont (CA) at Russell Carr Field

Shreveport Bracket Hosted by LSU–Shreveport at Pilot Field

Williamsburg Bracket Hosted by Cumberlands (KY) at Doyle Buhl Stadium

NAIA World Series The NAIA World Series was held at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.

Participants SchoolConferenceRecordHead CoachBracketPrevious NAIAWS AppearancesBest NAIAWS FinishNAIA WSRecord Bellevue (NE) North Star 46–14 Duane Monlux Oklahoma City 13 1st 23–25 Faulkner (AL) Southern States 49–10 Patrick McCarthy Montgomery 7 1st 18–12 Freed–Hardeman (TN) American Midwest 47–15 Jonathan Estes Henderson 1 2nd 4–2 Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I. 46–11 Brad Stromdahl Lawrenceville 2 3rd 3–4 Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 41–14 Kip McWilliams Williamsburg 6 2nd 10–12 Lewis–Clark State (ID) Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 34–13 Jake Taylor n/a 37 1st 144–48 Science & Arts (OK) Sooner 46–10 Mike Ross Santa Barbara 2 T-7th 1–4 Southeastern (FL) The Sun 51–10 Adrian Dinkel Macon 1 1st 5–0 St. Thomas (FL) The Sun 45–13 Jorge Perez Miami Gardens 6 2nd 7–12 Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 52–9 Billy Berry Marion 4 1st 7–7

Bracket Source:

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Game Results All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Championship Game

See also 2019 NAIA softball tournament 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 2019 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 2019 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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