1996 NAIA College World Series

The 1996 NAIA College World Series was held in Sioux City, IA. Lewis-Clark State College defeated St. Ambrose University in the championship game.

[edit] Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Cumberland University	Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference	44-21	Woody Hunt	3 (last:1995)	2nd
Geneva College	Keystone-Empire Athletic Conference	24-21	Alan Summer	6 (last:1993)	5th
Lewis-Clark State College		53-11	Ed Cheff	16 (last:1995)	1st
Ohio Dominican College	Mid-Ohio Conference	36-20	Paul Page	0 (last:none)	none
Oklahoma Baptist University	Sooner Athletic Conference	52-13-1	Bobby Cox	1 (last:1989)	4th
St. Ambrose University	Midwest Collegiate Conference	42-17	Jim Callahan	1 (last:1994)	3rd
St. Mary's University	Heart of Texas Conference	44-14 (18-3)	Charlie Migl	3 (last:1995)	5th
St. Thomas University	Florida Sun Conference	47-21	Jim Pizzolatto	0 (last:none)	none

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Cumberland University	2-1	St. Thomas University
Game 2	Lewis-Clark State College	2-1	Geneva College
Game 3	Ohio Dominican College	12-2 (7 inn)	Oklahoma Baptist University
Game 4	St. Ambrose University	2-0	St. Mary's University
Game 5	St. Thomas University	4-3	Geneva College	Geneva eliminated
Game 6	St. Mary's University	7-0	Oklahoma Baptist University	Oklahoma Baptist eliminated
Game 7	Lewis-Clark State College	9-4	Cumberland University
Game 8	St. Ambrose University	16-5	Ohio Dominican College
Game 9	Cumberland University	3-1	St. Mary's University	St. Mary's eliminated
Game 10	St. Thomas University	7-4	Ohio Dominican College	Ohio Dominican eliminated
Game 11	Lewis-Clark State College	3-1	St. Ambrose University
Game 12	St. Ambrose University	9-8	Cumberland University	Cumberland eliminated
Game 13	Lewis-Clark State College	4-2	St. Thomas University	St. Thomas eliminated
Game 14	Lewis-Clark State College	9-0	St. Ambrose University	Lewis-Clark St. wins World Series

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