The 2025 NAIA baseball tournament was the 68th edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 12 with Opening Round games across ten different sites and concluded with the 2025 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that started on May 23 and ended a week later on May 30.
LSU-Shreveport won their first national championship in school history as they defeated Southeastern (FL) in the championship game 13–7. Not only did LSU-Shreveport win the national title, they also completed the first undefeated season at any level of college baseball as the Pilots finished the season 59–0.
The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams. The World Series host and 30 teams were awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 15 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of ten pre-determined Opening Round sites, with six sites consisting of five teams and four sites consisting of four teams, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites advance to the NAIA World Series.
For the first time since the 2011 tournament, the 10-run rule applied to all tournament games, except championship game(s) if a team is ahead by 10 or more runs after 7 innings (6½ innings if home team is ahead).
Tournament procedure A total of 46 teams entered the tournament, with Lewis–Clark State receiving an automatic bid into the Opening Round as World Series host. 30 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 15 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.
Opening round hosts On May 1, the NAIA announced the ten opening round host sites, which were played from May 12–15.
Venue Location Host Sherman Field Lincoln, NE Concordia University Nebraska Doyle Buhl Stadium Williamsburg, KY University of the Cumberlands Grizzly Baseball Complex Lawrenceville, GA Georgia Gwinnett College Harris Field Lewiston, ID Lewis-Clark State College Pilot Field Shreveport, LA Louisiana State University Shreveport Ken White Baseball Field Waleska, GA Reinhardt University Ted A. Broer Stadium Lakeland, FL Southeastern University Winterholter Field Upland, IN Taylor University Hunter Wright Stadium Kingsport, TN Visit Kingsport Milton Wheeler Field Hattiesburg, MS William Carey University
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Automatic School Conference Record Berth Last NAIA Appearance Bellevue (NE) North Star 40–13 Regular season champion 2024 (Williamsburg Bracket) Briar Cliff (IA) Great Plains 28–22 Tournament champion 2015 (Shawnee Bracket) British Columbia Cascade 36–17 Tournament runner-up 2024 (Lewiston Bracket) Central Methodist (MO) Heart 35–13 Tournament champion 2024 (Fayette Bracket) Concordia (NE) Great Plains 40–11 Regular season champion 2024 (Shreveport Bracket) Cumberland (TN) Mid-South 37–16–1 Tournament champion 2023 (Upland Bracket) Dickinson State (ND) North Star 21–29 Tournament runner-up First Appearance Georgia Gwinnett Continental 49–4 Tournament champion 2024 NAIA World Series Hope International (CA) Great Southwest 43–8 Tournament champion 2024 NAIA World Series Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 37–19 Tournament champion 2024 (Upland Bracket) Indiana Wesleyan Crossroads 29–21 Tournament runner-up 2023 NAIA World Series Kansas Wesleyan Kansas 39–13 Tournament champion 2024 NAIA World Series Lewis-Clark State (ID) Cascade 35–14 World Series host 2024 (Lewiston Bracket) Louisiana Christian Red River 29–24 Tournament runner-up 2024 (Lawrenceville Bracket) Loyola (LA) Southern States 38–15 Tournament champion 2024 (Williamsburg Bracket) LSU–Shreveport Red River 51–0 Regular season champion 2024 (Shreveport Bracket) Missouri Baptist American Midwest 40–9 Tournament champion 2024 (Upland Bracket) Mount Mercy (IA) Heart 33–21 Tournament runner-up 2024 (Lincoln Bracket) Northwestern Ohio Wolverine-Hoosier 40–13–1 Regular season champion 2024 (Fayette Bracket) Oakland City (IN) River States 39–13 Tournament champion First appearance Oklahoma Wesleyan Kansas 46–9 Regular season champion 2024 (Hattiesburg Bracket) Reinhardt (GA) Appalachian 42–11 Tournament runner-up 2024 NAIA World Series Saint Xavier (IL) Chicagoland 31–22 Tournament champion 2023 (Lawrenceville Bracket) Science & Arts (OK) Sooner 34–18 Tournament champion 2024 (Lincoln Bracket) Southern–New Orleans (LA) HBCU 24–25 Tournament runner-up First appearance Talladega (AL) HBCU 42–12 Regular season champion 2024 (Shreveport Bracket) Taylor (IN) Crossroads 46–9 Regular season champion 2024 (Upland Bracket) Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 42–11 Tournament champion 2024 NAIA World Series Wayland Baptist (TX) Sooner 39–17 Regular season champion 2016 (Hutchinson Bracket) Webber International (FL) The Sun 41–13 Tournament champion 2024 (Kingsport Bracket) William Carey (MS) Southern States 38–12 Tournament runner-up 2024 NAIA World Series
At–Large School Conference Record Last NAIA Appearance Abraham Baldwin (GA) Southern States 35–14 First Appearance Arizona Christian Great Southwest 39–14–1 2024 NAIA World Series Ave Maria (FL) The Sun 27–25 2023 (Hattiesburg Bracket) Columbia (MO) American Midwest 41–9 2024 (Kingsport Bracket) Cumberlands (KY) Mid-South 45–10 2024 NAIA World Series Grand View (IA) Heart 34–11 2023 (Bellevue Bracket) Houston–Victoria Red River 38–15 2023 (Hattiesburg Bracket) IU-Southeast River States 30–16 2024 NAIA World Series Johnson (TN) Appalachian 35–16 First Appearance Keiser (FL) The Sun 35–15 2024 (Waleska Bracket) Mid-America Christian (OK) Sooner 38–15 2024 (Hattiesburg Bracket) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Heart 33–16 2024 (Upland Bracket) Oregon Tech Cascade 38–14 First appearance Ottawa (KS) Kansas 38–14 2022 (Montgomery Bracket) Southeastern (FL) The Sun 41–13 2024 NAIA World Series
Opening Round All game times are listed in local time.
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Hattiesburg Bracket Hosted by William Carey University at Milton Wheeler Field
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Kingsport Bracket Hosted by Visit Kingsport at Hunter Wright Stadium
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Lakeland Bracket Hosted by Southeastern University at Ted A. Broer Stadium
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Lawrenceville Bracket Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College at Grizzly Baseball Complex
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Lewiston Bracket Hosted by Lewis-Clark State College at Harris Field
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Lincoln Bracket Hosted by Concordia University Nebraska at Sherman Field
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Shreveport Bracket Hosted by Louisiana State University Shreveport at Pilot Field
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Upland Bracket Hosted by Taylor University at Winterholter Field
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Waleska Bracket Hosted by Reinhardt University at Ken White Baseball Field
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Williamsburg Bracket Hosted by University of the Cumberlands at Doyle Buhl Stadium
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NAIA World Series The Avista NAIA World Series was held at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho from May 23 to 30.
Participants SchoolConferenceRecordHead CoachBracketPrevious NAIAWS AppearancesBest NAIAWS FinishNAIA WSRecord British Columbia Cascade 39–17 Chris Pritchett Hattiesburg 1 4th 2–2 Cumberlands (KY) Mid-South 48–10 Brad Shelton Williamsburg 2 T-7th 1–4 Georgia Gwinnett Continental 53–5 Jeremy Sheetinger Lawrenceville 7 1st 13–12 Grand View (IA) Heart 38–12 Doug Brinker Upland 3 T-7th 1–6 Hope International (CA) Great Southwest 46–8 Larry Mahoney Lewiston 2 1st 5–3 Loyola (LA) Southern States 41–16 Jeremy Kennedy Waleska none none 0–0 LSU-Shreveport Red River 54–0 Brad Neffendorf Shreveport 5 3rd 11–10 Southeastern (FL) The Sun 44–13 Gabe Grinder Lakeland 6 1st 17–9 Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 46–12 Billy Berry Kingsport 7 1st 17–12 Webber International (FL) The Sun 44–13 Collin Martin Lincoln 1 T-5th 2–2
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Game Results All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).
Championship Game
See also 2025 NAIA softball tournament 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 2025 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 2025 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
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