The 1970 NAIA World Series was the 14th annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.[1]
The tournament was played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
Eastern Michigan (41-11) defeated Northeast Louisiana (35-19) in the second game of the championship series, 1–0, to win the Hurons' first NAIA World Series.
Eastern Michigan third baseman Jeff Peck was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State Teachers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Washington State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 0 | Livingston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pembroke State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Northeast Louisiana | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 2 | Livingston | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State Teachers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Washington State | 2 | Pembroke State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pembroke State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2022.