1964 NAIA College World Series

The 1964 NAIA College World Series was held in St. Joseph, MO. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. West Liberty State College defeated Grambling State University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Eastern Illinois University	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	23-7 (8-4)	Bill McCabe	0 (last:none)	none
Georgia Southern College		21-11	J.I. Clements	2 (last:1962)	1st
Grambling State University	Southwestern Athletic Conference		Prez Jones	2 (last:1963)	2nd
Mayville State College			Al Meyer	2 (last:1963)	5th
Sam Houston State Teachers College		27-8	Ray Benge	4 (last:1963)	1st
Wartburg College	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference		Earnest Opperman	0 (last:none)	none
West Liberty State College	West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	27-7 (12-0)	George Kovalick	0 (last:none)	none
Western Washington State College			Chuck Randall	1 (last:1959)	4th

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Sam Houston State Teachers College	3-1	Eastern Illinois University
Game 2	Georgia Southern College	11-7	Mayville State College
Game 3	Wartburg College	2-1	West Liberty State College
Game 4	Grambling State University	3-2	Western Washington State College
Game 5	Mayville State College	10-9 *	Eastern Illinois University	Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 6	West Liberty State College	6-2	Western Washington State College	Western Washington eliminated
Game 7	Georgia Southern College	5-4	Sam Houston State Teachers College
Game 8	Grambling State University	3-1	Wartburg College
Game 9	Mayville State College	19-5 *	Wartburg College	Wartburg eliminated
Game 10	West Liberty State College	2-1	Sam Houston State Teachers College	Sam Houston eliminated
Game 11	Grambling State University	4-0	Georgia Southern College
Game 12	West Liberty State College	5-0	Georgia Southern College	Georgia Southern eliminated
Game 13	West Liberty State College	6-4	Grambling State University
Game 14	West Liberty State College	3-2	Grambling State University	West Liberty wins CWS

* During the tournament, it was revealed that freshman catcher Dave Pavlesic of Mayville State had signed a professional contract in 1961 and had played for the Newton-Conover Twins. Mayville State forfeited its wins over Eastern Illinois and Wartburg, which are now officially 9-0 losses.