The 2015 NAIA baseball tournament was the 59th edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 17 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2015 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 22 and ended on May 29. Lewis–Clark State (ID) defeated St. Thomas (FL) 10–7 in the championship game for their 17th 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 29 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 16 teams were selected at-large for the first time by the National Selection Committee, which was created as a pilot group for the 2015 season. 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. 29 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 16 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.

Opening round hosts On April 15, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 17–20.

Venue(s) Location(s) Host(s) Don Roddy Field Bellevue, NE Bellevue University Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Grand Rapids, MI Davenport University Sliwa Stadium Daytona Beach, FL Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (FL) Harrison Field Montgomery, AL Faulkner University Grizzly Baseball Complex Lawrenceville, GA Georgia Gwinnett College Hunter Wright Stadium Kingsport, TN Kingsport CVB Bison Field at Ford Park Shawnee, OK Oklahoma Baptist University Jim Wade Stadium Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City University Reese Field at Lou Herwaldt Stadium Santa Clarita, CA The Master's College

Bids Source:

Automatic School Conference Record Berth Last NAIA Appearance Auburn–Montgomery Southern States 40–16 Tournament champion 2012 (Daytona Beach Bracket) Bellevue (NE) Midlands 44–13 Tournament champion 2014 (Shawnee Bracket) Briar Cliff (IA) Great Plains 29–23–1 Regular season champion First appearance British Columbia NAIA West Group 38–17 Tournament champion 2014 (Santa Clarita Bracket) Bryan (TN) Appalachian 42–16 Tournament runner-up 2014 (Kingsport Bracket) Cal State San Marcos A.I.I. 36–15 Tournament champion 2013 (Santa Clarita Bracket) Concordia (CA) Golden State 44–15 Tournament champion 2013 (Daytona Beach Bracket) Dakota Wesleyan (SD) Great Plains 24–24 Tournament champion 2009 (Group 8 Bracket) Davenport (MI) Wolverine-Hoosier 48–9 Tournament champion 2014 (Santa Clarita Bracket) Embry–Riddle (FL) The Sun 36–17 Tournament champion 2014 (Daytona Beach Bracket) Faulkner (AL) Southern States 45–13 Tournament runner-up 2014 NAIA World Series Grand View (IA) Midwest 20–20 Tournament champion 2013 (Cleveland Bracket) Judson (IL) Chicagoland 40–18 Tournament champion 2014 (Montgomery Bracket) Lewis-Clark State (ID) NAIA West Group 41–11 World Series host 2014 NAIA World Series Lindsey Wilson (KY) Mid-South 38–17 Tournament champion 2013 (Daytona Beach Bracket) LSU–Shreveport Red River 43–12 Tournament champion 2014 (Montgomery Bracket) Lyon (AR) American Midwest 33–11 Tournament runner-up 2013 (Claremore Bracket) Mayville State (ND) North Star 39–20 Tournament champion 2014 (Hutchinson Bracket) MidAmerican Nazarene (KS) Heart 33–21 Tournament runner-up 2014 (Montgomery Bracket) Missouri Baptist American Midwest 41–11 Tournament champion 2014 (Kingsport Bracket) Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) Crossroads 37–10 Regular season champion 2014 (Marion Bracket) Northwestern Ohio Wolverine-Hoosier 42–13 Regular season champion First appearance Northwood (FL) The Sun 39–12 Regular season champion First appearance Oklahoma City Sooner 43–11 Tournament champion 2014 (Jackson Bracket) Peru State (NE) Heart 38–14 Regular season champion 2012 (Paducah Bracket) Rio Grande (OH) Kentucky 32–20 Tournament champion 2010 (Group 7 Bracket) Spring Arbor (MI) Crossroads 30–16 Tournament champion 2014 (Marion Bracket) St. Francis (IL) Chicagoland 27–26 Regular season champion 2014 (Lawrenceville Bracket) Tabor (KS) Kansas 49–9 Tournament champion 2014 NAIA World Series Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 43–10 Regular season champion 2014 (Daytona Beach Bracket)

At–Large School Conference Record Last NAIA Appearance Campbellsville (KY) Mid-South 28–11 2012 (Kingsport Bracket) Freed–Hardeman (TN) American Midwest 35–14 2012 (Cleveland Bracket) Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I. 47–12 2014 NAIA World Series LSU–Alexandria Red River 39–14 2014 (Daytona Beach Bracket) Madonna (MI) Wolverine-Hoosier 37–15 2013 (Cleveland Bracket) Oklahoma Baptist Sooner 49–6 2014 NAIA World Series Oklahoma Wesleyan Midlands 46–12 2014 NAIA World Series Southeastern (FL) The Sun 38–19 2014 (Lawrenceville Bracket) St. Catharine (KY) Mid-South 37–15 First appearance St. Thomas (FL) The Sun 41–15 2012 (Hardeeville Bracket) Sterling (KS) Kansas 46–13 2014 (Jackson Bracket) The Master's (CA) Golden State 42–12 2014 (Santa Clarita Bracket) Vanguard (CA) Golden State 34–20 2014 (Santa Clarita Bracket) William Woods (MO) American Midwest 38–12 2014 (Lawrenceville Bracket) Westmont (CA) Golden State 39–15 2014 (Lawrenceville Bracket) York (NE) Midlands 39–17 2013 NAIA World Series

Opening Round Source:

Bellevue Bracket Hosted by Bellevue (NE) at Don Roddy Field

Daytona Beach Bracket Hosted by Embry–Riddle (FL) at Sliwa Stadium

Grand Rapids Bracket Hosted by Davenport (MI) at Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex

Kingsport Bracket Hosted by Kingsport CVB at Hunter Wright Stadium

Lawrenceville Bracket Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex

Montgomery Bracket Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field

Oklahoma City Bracket Hosted by Oklahoma City at Jim Wade Stadium

Santa Clarita Bracket Hosted by The Master's (CA) at Reese Field

Shawnee Bracket Hosted by Oklahoma Baptist at Bison Field at Ford Park

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

Participants SchoolConferenceRecordHead CoachBracketPrevious NAIAWS AppearancesBest NAIAWS FinishNAIA WSRecord Concordia (CA) Golden State 47–16 Mike Grahovac Oklahoma City 2 1st 6–3 Davenport (MI) Wolverine-Hoosier 51–10 Kevin Tidey Grand Rapids none none 0–0 Embry–Riddle (FL) The Sun 39–17 Randy Stegall Daytona Beach 12 2nd 19–24 Faulkner (AL) Southern States 48–13 Patrick McCarthy Montgomery 3 1st 6–4 Lewis–Clark State (ID) NAIA West Group(Frontier) 41–11 Jeremiah Robbins n/a 33 1st 128–43 Lindsey Wilson (KY) Mid-South 41–17 Jonathan Burton Kingsport none none 0–0 Oklahoma Baptist Sooner 52–6 Bobby Cox Shawnee 4 4th 3–8 St. Thomas (FL) The Sun 44–16 Jorge Perez Lawrenceville 4 3rd 3–8 Tabor (KS) Kansas 53–10 Mark Standiford Bellevue 1 T-5th 2–2 Vanguard (CA) Golden State 38–20 Rob Pegg Santa Clarita 1 4th 2–2

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 2015 NAIA softball tournament 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 2015 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 2015 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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