1993 NAIA World Series

1993 NAIA
baseball tournament

1993 NAIA World Series
Teams	8
Format	Double elimination Page playoff
Finals site	Sec Taylor Stadium Des Moines, Iowa
Champions	Saint Francis (IL) (1st title)
Winning coach	Gordie Gillespie
MVP	Ivan Lawler (P/OF) (Saint Francis (IL))

The 1993 NAIA World Series was the 37th 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.

The tournament was again played at Sec Taylor Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Saint Francis (IL) (46-16-2) defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State (43–19) in a single-game championship series, 4–2, to win the Fighting Saints' first NAIA World Series. It was the fourth title for Saint Francis coach Gordie Gillespie, who won three NAIA World Series with Lewis in 1974, 1975, and 1976.

Saint Francis pitcher and outfielder Ivan Lawler was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Preliminary

	First round Losers to Championship Bracket, Second Round				Second round Losers to Championship Bracket, Third Round				Third round Both teams to Championship Bracket, Semifinals
	Point Loma Nazarene	3
	Saint Francis (IL)	11
					Saint Francis	6
					Geneva	4
	Geneva	2
	St. Mary's (TX)	1
									Saint Francis	7
									SE Oklahoma State	0
	Carson-Newman	3
	Cumberland (TN)	2
					Carson–Newman	2
					SE Oklahoma State	5
	Marian (IN)	5
	SE Oklahoma State	6

Championship

	Second round				Third round				Semifinals				Championship
									Saint Francis	1
					Geneva	1			Cumberland	0
	Cumberland	10			Cumberland	6							Saint Francis	4	–
	Marian	4											SE Oklahoma State	2	–
									SE Oklahoma State	4
					Carson–Newman	4			Point Loma Nazarene	1
	Point Loma Nazarene	5			Point Loma Nazarene	14
	St. Mary's	1

See also

• 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1993 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1993 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1993 NAIA Softball World Series