2016 NAIA baseball tournament

2016 NAIA
baseball tournament
Teams	46
Finals site	Harris Field; Lewiston, Idaho;
Champions	Lewis–Clark State (ID) (18th title)
Winning coach	Jeremiah Robbins
MVP	Jacob Zanon (Lewis–Clark State)
	← 2015; NAIA baseball tournament; 2017 →;

The 2016 NAIA baseball tournament was the 60th 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 2016 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 27 and ended on June 3. Lewis–Clark State (ID) defeated Faulkner (AL) 12–11 in the championship game for their second consecutive title and 18th 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 31 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 14 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. 31 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 14 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.^[1]

Opening round hosts

On April 22, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 17–20.^[2]

Venue(s)	Location(s)	Host(s)
AUM Baseball Complex	Montgomery, AL^[a]	Auburn University at Montgomery
Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex	Grand Rapids, MI	Davenport University
Harrison Field	Montgomery, AL^[a]	Faulkner University
Grizzly Baseball Field	Lawrenceville, GA	Georgia Gwinnett College
Jack Brown Stadium	Jamestown, ND	University of Jamestown
Hunter Wright Stadium	Kingsport, TN	Kingsport CVB Appalachian Athletic Conference
Hobart-Detter Field	Hutchinson, KS	Tabor College
Historic Grayson Stadium	Savannah, GA	University of South Carolina Beaufort
Russell Carr Field	Santa Barbara, CA	Westmont College

Bids

Automatic

School	Conference	Record	Berth	Last NAIA Appearance
Auburn–Montgomery	Southern States	42–15	Tournament runner-up	2015 (Daytona Beach Bracket)
Avila (MO)	Heart	33–24	Regular season champion	2013 (Cleveland Bracket)
Bellevue (NE)	North Star	47–9	Regular season champion	2015 (Bellevue Bracket)
British Columbia	NAIA West Group	38–20	Regular season runner-up	2015 (Santa Clarita Bracket)
Campbellsville (KY)	Mid-South	36–15	Tournament champion	2015 (Montgomery Bracket)
Central Baptist (AR)	American Midwest	44–14	Tournament champion	First appearance
Central Methodist (MO)	Heart	43–15	Tournament champion	2013 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Clarke (IA)	Unaffiliated Group	37–15	Tournament runner-up	First appearance
College of Idaho	NAIA West Group	38–20	Tournament runner-up	2012 NAIA World Series
Faulkner (AL)	Southern States	46–12	Tournament champion	2015 NAIA World Series
Georgia Gwinnett	Unaffiliated Group	55–4	Tournament champion	2015 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Indiana Tech	Wolverine-Hoosier	39–18	Tournament runner-up	2013 (Montgomery Bracket)
Indiana Wesleyan	Crossroads	36–23–1	Tournament co-champion	First appearance
Keiser (FL)^[b]	The Sun	37–20	Tournament champion	2015 (Montgomery Bracket)
Lewis-Clark State (ID)	NAIA West Group	48–7	World Series host	2015 NAIA World Series
LSU–Shreveport	Red River	38–18	Tournament champion	2015 (Shawnee Bracket)
Madonna (MI)	Wolverine-Hoosier	41–15	Regular season champion	2015 (Bellevue Bracket)
Mayville State (ND)	North Star	31–28	Tournament runner-up	2015 (Bellevue Bracket)
Midland (NE)	Great Plains	41–18–1	Regular season champion	2014 (Marion Bracket)
Missouri Baptist	American Midwest	42–13	Tournament runner-up	2015 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Morningside (IA)	Great Plains	43–14	Tournament champion	First appearance
Olivet Nazarene (IL)	Chicagoland	39–15	Regular season champion	First appearance
Point (GA)	Appalachian	30–28	Tournament runner-up	2014 (Montgomery Bracket)
Rio Grande (OH)	Kentucky	37–23	Tournament champion	2015 (Daytona Beach Bracket)
Saint Xavier (IL)	Chicagoland	30–24	Tournament champion	2009 (Group 3 Bracket)
Science & Arts (OK)	Sooner	45–11	Tournament champion	2013 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Sterling (KS)	Kansas	47–13	Tournament champion	2015 (Shawnee Bracket)
Tabor (KS)	Kansas	42–16	Regular season champion	2015 NAIA World Series
Taylor (IN)	Crossroads	40–16–1	Regular season champion	2013 (Kingsport Bracket)
Tennessee Wesleyan	Appalachian	45–12	Regular season champion	2015 (Kingsport Bracket)
Texas A&M–Texarkana	Unaffiliated Group	31–18	Tournament third place	First appearance
The Master's (CA)	Golden State	38–17	Tournament champion	2015 (Santa Clarita Bracket)

At–Large

School	Conference	Record	Last NAIA Appearance
Davenport (MI)	Wolverine-Hoosier	41–15	2015 NAIA World Series
Freed–Hardeman (TN)	American Midwest	40–17	2015 (Kingsport Bracket)
IU–Southeast	Kentucky	42–13	2011 (Kingsport Bracket)
Jamestown (ND)	North Star	50–9	2014 (Hutchinson Bracket)
Lindsey Wilson (KY)	Mid-South	37–22	2015 NAIA World Series
Middle Georgia State	Southern States	39–16	First appearance
St. Thomas (FL)	The Sun	35–20	2015 NAIA World Series
Texas Wesleyan	Sooner	39–17	2013 (Montgomery Bracket)
USC–Beaufort	The Sun	43–12	2013 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Vanguard (CA)	Golden State	37–15–1	2015 NAIA World Series
Wayland Baptist (TX)	Sooner	44–15	2009 (Group 1 Bracket)
Westmont (CA)	Golden State	41–11	2015 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
William Carey (MS)	Southern States	37–19	2013 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
York (NE)	Kansas	44–15	2015 (Oklahoma City Bracket)

Opening Round

Source:^[3]

Faulkner Bracket

Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Faulkner (AL)	7

4	Central Methodist (MO)	14	4	Central Methodist	2

5	Texas A&M–Texarkana	7				1	Faulkner	10

						2	Vanguard	0

			2	Vanguard (CA)	4

			3	Texas Wesleyan	1
									1	Faulkner	4	5

									2	Vanguard	5	3
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	Vanguard	14

			4	Central Methodist	3	5	Texas A&M–Texarkana	7

5	Texas A&M–Texarkana	8	5	Texas A&M–Texarkana	4

3	Texas Wesleyan	4

Grand Rapids Bracket

Hosted by Davenport (MI) at Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Bellevue (NE)	1

4	Clarke (IA)	3	4	Clarke	0

5	Saint Xavier (IL)	1				1	Bellevue	4

						3	Davenport	7

			2	York (NE)	2

			3	Davenport (MI)	4
									3	Davenport	5	2

									1	Bellevue	6	7
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						1	Bellevue	4

			4	Clarke	4	2	York	3

5	Saint Xavier (IL)	0	2	York	6

2	York	6

Hutchinson Bracket

Hosted by Tabor (KS) at Hobart-Detter Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Science & Arts (OK)	24

4	Morningside (IA)	6	4	Morningside	1

5	Mayville State (ND)	0				1	Science & Arts	3

						3	Wayland Baptist	0

			2	Tabor (KS)	2

			3	Wayland Baptist (TX)	4
									1	Science & Arts	18	–

									2	Tabor	2	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Wayland Baptist	7

			4	Morningside	1	2	Tabor	12

5	Mayville State	3	2	Tabor	3

2	Tabor	4

Jamestown Bracket

Hosted by Jamestown (ND) at Jack Brown Stadium


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Sterling (KS)	22

4	Midland (NE)	14	4	Midland	3

5	Avila (MO)	10				1	Sterling	5

						2	Missouri Baptist	4

			2	Missouri Baptist	7

			3	Jamestown (ND)	4
									1	Sterling	2	14

									2	Missouri Baptist	7	4
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	Missouri Baptist	15

			4	Midland	9	3	Jamestown	8

5	Avila	8	3	Jamestown	11

3	Jamestown	12

Kingsport Bracket

Hosted by Kingsport CVB & Appalachian Athletic Conference at Hunter Wright Stadium


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Tennessee Wesleyan	15

4	Indiana Tech	4	5	Rio Grande	4

5	Rio Grande (OH)	5				1	Tennessee Wesleyan	2

						3	St. Thomas (FL)	1

			2	Middle Georgia State	1

			3	St. Thomas (FL)	2
									1	Tennessee Wesleyan	1	6

									3	St. Thomas (FL)	4	1
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	St. Thomas (FL)	9

			5	Rio Grande	4	5	Rio Grande	6

4	Indiana Tech	10	4	Indiana Tech	3

2	Middle Georgia State	5

Lawrenceville Bracket

Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Georgia Gwinnett	3

4	Olivet Nazarene (IL)	2	5	British Columbia	0

5	British Columbia	12				1	Georgia Gwinnett	8

						2	IU–Southeast	2

			2	IU–Southeast	8

			3	Lindsey Wilson (KY)	4
									1	Georgia Gwinnett	3	3

									3	Lindsey Wilson	9	4
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	IU–Southeast	3

			5	British Columbia	4	3	Lindsey Wilson	15

4	Olivet Nazarene	1	3	Lindsey Wilson	8

3	Lindsey Wilson	2

Montgomery Bracket

Hosted by Auburn–Montgomery at AUM Baseball Complex


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Auburn–Montgomery	10

4	LSU–Shreveport	4	5	Indiana Wesleyan	3

5	Indiana Wesleyan	6				1	Auburn–Montgomery	20

						3	Central Baptist	5

			2	Keiser (FL)	2

			3	Central Baptist (AR)	10
									1	Auburn–Montgomery	8¹¹	–

									2	Keiser	7	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Central Baptist	7

			5	Indiana Wesleyan	1	2	Keiser	20

4	LSU–Shreveport	2	2	Keiser	3

2	Keiser	9

Santa Barbara Bracket

Hosted by Westmont (CA) at Russell Carr Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Westmont (CA)	14

4	William Carey (MS)	7	4	William Carey	1

5	College of Idaho	6				1	Westmont	0

						3	The Master's	1

			2	Madonna (MI)	1

			3	The Master's (CA)	7
									3	The Master's	5	–

									4	William Carey	4	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						1	Westmont	3

			4	William Carey	7	4	William Carey	10

5	College of Idaho	11	5	College of Idaho	6

2	Madonna	8

Savannah Bracket

Hosted by USC–Beaufort at Historic Grayson Stadium


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Campbellsville (KY)	2

4	Taylor (IN)	1	5	Point	7

5	Point (GA)	8				5	Point	6

						2	USC–Beaufort	5

			2	USC–Beaufort	2

			3	Freed–Hardeman (TN)	0
									5	Point	0	2

									1	Campbellsville	10	1
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	USC–Beaufort	1

			1	Campbellsville	7	1	Campbellsville	6

4	Taylor	4	3	Freed–Hardeman	2

3	Freed–Hardeman	15

NAIA World Series

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

Participants

School	Conference	Record	Head Coach	Bracket	Previous NAIA WS Appearances	Best NAIA WS Finish	NAIA WS Record
Auburn–Montgomery	Southern States	45–15	Marty Lovrich	Montgomery	3 (last: 2006)	2nd (1990)	7–6
Bellevue (NE)	North Star	51–10	Duane Monlux	Grand Rapids	12 (last: 2008)	1st (1995)	20–22
Faulkner (AL)	Southern States	50–11	Patrick McCarthy	Faulkner	4 (last: 2015)	1st (2013)	9–6
Lewis–Clark State (ID)	NAIA West Group (Frontier)	48–7	Jeremiah Robbins	n/a	34 (last: 2015)	1st (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015)	133–44
Lindsey Wilson (KY)	Mid-South	42–23	Jonathan Burton	Lawrenceville	1 (last: 2015)	T-9th (2015)	0–2
Point (GA)	Appalachian	34–29	Jeremy Christian	Savannah	none	none	0–0
Science & Arts (OK)	Sooner	48–11	Mike Ross	Hutchinson	none	none	0–0
Sterling (KS)	Kansas	50–14	Adrian Dinkel	Jamestown	1 (last: 2013)	T-9th (2013)	0–2
Tennessee Wesleyan	Appalachian	48–13	Travis Watson	Kingsport	3 (last: 2012)	1st (2012)	5–5
The Master's (CA)	Golden State	41–17	Monte Brooks	Santa Barbara	2 (last: 2013)	T-3rd (2000)	3–4

Bracket

Source:^[4]

Preliminary Bracket


First round Friday, May 27			First round Friday, May 27 Second round Saturday, May 28			Third round Monday, May 30 Winners to Championship Bracket			Fourth Round Tuesday, May 31



			1	Faulkner	5

8	Lindsey Wilson	7	8	Lindsey Wilson	4
						1	Faulkner	0
9	The Master's	1
						4	Lewis–Clark State	3
			4	Lewis–Clark State	2

			5	Science & Arts	1
									4	Lewis–Clark State	11

									2	Tennessee Wesleyan	7
			2	Tennessee Wesleyan	14

7	Sterling	9	7	Sterling	4
						2	Tennessee Wesleyan	9
10	Point	3
						3	Bellevue	3
			3	Bellevue	6¹⁰

			6	Auburn–Montgomery	5



First round Saturday, May 28 Losers eliminated			Second round Monday, May 30 Losers eliminated			Third round Tuesday, May 31 Winners to Championship Bracket



						1	Faulkner	13

			7	Sterling	9	7	Sterling	6

9	The Master's	6	9	The Master's	7

5	Science & Arts	1

						3	Bellevue	4

			8	Lindsey Wilson	15	8	Lindsey Wilson	1

10	Point	9	6	Auburn–Montgomery	12

6	Auburn–Montgomery	11¹⁴

Championship Bracket


First Round Wednesday, June 1			Semifinal Thursday, June 2			Final Friday, June 3



4	Lewis–Clark State	5

3	Bellevue	8
			3	Bellevue	5

			1	Faulkner	14	1	Faulkner	11
1	Faulkner	4¹¹
						4	Lewis–Clark State	12
2	Tennessee Wesleyan	3

Game Results

All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC–07:00).^[5]

Preliminary Bracket

Friday, May 27 9:00 am Game 1	(7) Sterling	9–3	(10) Point	Harris Field Attendance: 2520 Umpires: HP: Dale Gardner, 1B: Grant Henderson, 2B: Mike Pierce, 3B: Jason Werle
	WP: James McDonald (6–1)	Boxscore	LP: Payne Kosobucki (7–2)

Friday, May 27 12:00 pm Game 2	(9) The Master's	1–7	(8) Lindsey Wilson	Harris Field Attendance: 1380 Umpires: HP: Mike Pierce, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Dale Gardner, 3B: Grant Henderson
	LP: Conner Menez (11–3)	Boxscore	WP: Scott Debald (11–3)
	HR: Nick Covello (18)

Friday, May 27 3:00 pm Game 3	(3) Bellevue	6–5 (F/10)	(6) Auburn–Montgomery	Harris Field Attendance: 1770 Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Cory Spangler, 2B: Eric Johansen, 3B: Shannon Bunger
	WP: Leland Tilley (10–1)	Boxscore	LP: Jed Carter (2–1)

Friday, May 27 7:00 pm Game 4	(5) Science & Arts	1–2	(4) Lewis–Clark State	Harris Field Attendance: 2715 Umpires: HP: Eric Johansen, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Cory Spangler
	LP: Allan Sanchez (13–2)	Boxscore	WP: Kevin Hamann (9–1)

Saturday, May 28 9:00 am Game 5	(6) Auburn–Montgomery	11–9 (F/14)	(10) Point	Harris Field Attendance: 770 Umpires: HP: Grant Henderson, 1B: Eric Johansen, 2B: Cory Spangler, 3B: Mike Pierce
	WP: Clark Gray (3–0)	Boxscore	LP: Luis Florentino (3–8)

Saturday, May 28 12:00 pm Game 6	(9) The Master's	6–1	(5) Science & Arts	Harris Field Attendance: 1180 Umpires: HP: Cory Spangler, 1B: Mike Pierce, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Eric Johansen
	WP: Brad Lohse (10–3)	Boxscore	LP: Alsis Herrera (11–4)

Saturday, May 28 3:00 pm Game 7	(2) Tennessee Wesleyan	14–4	(7) Sterling	Harris Field Attendance: 1300 Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Jason Werle, 3B: Dale Gardner
	WP: Ryan Hartman (10–0)	Boxscore	LP: Kade Wagner (11–3)
	HR: Wardy Polanco (17), Omar Gomez (6), Chevis Hoover (3), Alfred Cruz (9)

Saturday, May 28 6:30 pm Game 8	(8) Lindsey Wilson	4–5	(1) Faulkner	Harris Field Attendance: 405 Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Dale Gardner, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Mike Thomas
	LP: Daniel Ferrell (7–4)	Boxscore	WP: Ivan Palaez (6–2) Sv: Austin Moreland (8)

Monday, May 30 9:00 am Game 9	(7) Sterling	9–7	(9) The Master's	Harris Field Attendance: 905 Umpires: HP: Eric Johansen, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Cory Spangler, 3B: Shannon Bunger
	WP: Kade Wagner (12–3)	Boxscore	LP: Aaron Alexander (4–2)
	HR: Gerald Ceballos 2 (11)		HR: Brandon Van Horn (11), Michael Sexton (17)

Monday, May 30 12:00 pm Game 10	(8) Lindsey Wilson	15–12	(6) Auburn–Montgomery	Harris Field Attendance: 1375 Umpires: HP: Cory Spangler, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Eric Johansen, 3B: Jason Werle
	WP: Daniel Ferrell (8–4) Sv: James Roll (1)	Boxscore	LP: Kade Suther (8–4)
	HR: Alec Salcedo (1)		HR: Dalton Kelley (4)

Monday, May 30 3:00 pm Game 11	(3) Bellevue	3–9	(2) Tennessee Wesleyan	Harris Field Attendance: 3010 Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Mike Pierce, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Dale Gardner
	LP: Todd Nicks (7–2)	Boxscore	WP: Tyler Thornton (11–2)
			HR: Sully Rios Reyes (6)

Monday, May 30 6:30 pm Game 12	(1) Faulkner	0–3	(4) Lewis–Clark State	Harris Field Attendance: 3330
	LP: Ivan Pelaez (6–3)	Boxscore	WP: Jake Barnett (6–1)
			HR: Dylan Tashjian (3)

Tuesday, May 31 12:00 pm Game 13	(8) Lindsey Wilson	1–4	(3) Bellevue	Harris Field Attendance: 430 Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Cory Spangler, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Grant Henderson
	LP: Tyler Russell (7–3)	Boxscore	WP: Braulio Torres-Perez (12–3)
			HR: Joe Mancuso (9)

Tuesday, May 31 3:00 pm Game 14	(1) Faulkner	13–6	(7) Sterling	Harris Field Attendance: 450 Umpires: HP: Mike Pierce, 1B: Eric Johansen, 2B: Dale Gardner, 3B: Cory Spangler
	WP: Kurt Lipscomb (3–2) Sv: Miguel Castellanos (4)	Boxscore	LP: Oscar Sandoval (6–2)
	HR: T.J. Condon (9), Nick Cain (18)

Tuesday, May 31 6:30 pm Game 15	(4) Lewis–Clark State	11–7	(2) Tennessee Wesleyan	Harris Field Attendance: 3610 Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Eric Johansen
	WP: Henry Mcaree (8–0)	Boxscore	LP: Diego Ibarra (10–3)
	HR: Jacob Zanon (13), Gunnar Buhner (4)

Championship Bracket

Wednesday, June 1 3:05 pm Game 16	(2) Tennessee Wesleyan	3–4 (F/11)	(1) Faulkner	Harris Field Attendance: 410 Umpires: HP: Eric Johansen, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Jason Werle, LF: Mike Thomas, RF: Cory Spangler
	LP: Ryan Hartman (10–1)	Boxscore	WP: Christian Torres (11–2)
	HR: Wardy Polanco (18), Alfred Cruz (10)		HR: Dennis Morton (16)

Wednesday, June 1 6:35 pm Game 17	(4) Lewis–Clark State	5–8	(3) Bellevue	Harris Field Attendance: 3890 Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Grant Henderson, 2B; Jason Werle, 3B: Shannon Bunger, LF: Cory Spangler, RF: Eric Johansen
	LP: Tyler Burch (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Ben McKendall (12–2) Sv: Leland Tilley (9)

Thursday, June 2 6:35 pm Game 18	(1) Faulkner	14–5	(3) Bellevue	Harris Field Attendance: 1625 Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Grant Henderson, LF: Eric Johansen, RF: Cory Spangler
	WP: Ivan Pelaez (7–3)	Boxscore	LP: Kameron Miner (2–1)
	HR: T.J. Condon (10), Deivy Palmeiro (6)		HR: Connor Garrison (1)

Championship Game

Friday, June 3 6:35 pm PDT at Harris Field
Game 19
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Lewis–Clark State	0	2	0	1	3	4	2	0	0	12	12	0
Faulkner	0	2	0	1	4	0	1	0	3	11	17	1
WP: Quin Grogan (5–1) LP: Brandon Suttles (0–1) Home runs: LCSC: Jacob Zanon (14), J.J. Robinson (15), Micah Brown 2 (7), Tyler McDowell (5), Julian Ramon (3) FU: T.J Condon (11), Dennis Morton 3 (19), Nick Cain (19) Attendance: 5020 Umpires: HP: Cory Spangler, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Eric Johansen, LF: Shannon Bunger, RF: Jason Werle Boxscore

Notes

^ ^a ^b Since Montgomery hosted two Opening Round sites, the site at Auburn–Montgomery was referred to as the Montgomery Bracket while the site at Faulkner was referred to as the Faulkner Bracket.
^ Keiser (FL) was known as Northwood (FL) when they made their last Opening Round appearance.

References

^ "2016 Baseball National Championship Opening Round Qualifiers & Brackets Announced". NAIA. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "NAIA Baseball Opening Round Host Sites Announced". NAIA. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ "2016 Schedule & Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
^ "2016BSB_FinalSiteBracket.pdf" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
^ "2016 NAIA World Series". NAIA. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

[Montgomery-3] Since Montgomery hosted two Opening Round sites, the site at Auburn–Montgomery was referred to as the Montgomery Bracket while the site at Faulkner was referred to as the Faulkner Bracket.

[4] Keiser (FL) was known as Northwood (FL) when they made their last Opening Round appearance.

[1] "2016 Baseball National Championship Opening Round Qualifiers & Brackets Announced". NAIA. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[2] "NAIA Baseball Opening Round Host Sites Announced". NAIA. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[5] "2016 Schedule & Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

[6] "2016BSB_FinalSiteBracket.pdf" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

[7] "2016 NAIA World Series". NAIA. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

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Tournament procedure

Opening round hosts

Bids

Automatic

At–Large

Opening Round

Faulkner Bracket

Grand Rapids Bracket

Hutchinson Bracket

Jamestown Bracket

Kingsport Bracket

Lawrenceville Bracket

Montgomery Bracket

Santa Barbara Bracket

Savannah Bracket

NAIA World Series

Participants

Bracket

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Game Results

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Championship Game

See also

Notes

References