1997 NAIA College World Series

The 1997 NAIA College World Series was held in Sioux City, IA. The eight team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their Regional Tournaments. Brewton-Parker College defeated Bellevue University in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Bellevue University	Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference	43-16	Mike Evans	1 (last:1995)	1st
Brewton-Parker College		64-7	Mike Robins	0 (last:none)	none
California Baptist College	Golden State Athletic Conference	38-15 (19-5)	Joe Sczepanski	0 (last:none)	none
Cumberland University		50-13	Woody Hunt	4 (last:1996)	2nd
Dallas Baptist University		54-15	Jim Harp	6 (last:1994)	2nd
Dominican College	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference	38-13	Rick Giannetti	0 (last:none)	none
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mid-Ohio Conference	47-8	Keith Veale	0 (last:none)	none
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Lone Star Conference	56-9	Mike Metheny	9 (last:1995)	2nd

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Cumberland University	8-4	Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Game 2	Brewton-Parker College	11-1	Dominican College
Game 3	California Baptist College	8-2	Dallas Baptist University
Game 4	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	10-8	Bellevue University
Game 5	Mount Vernon Nazarene University	10-0	Dominican College	Dominican eliminated
Game 6	Bellevue University	5-2	Dallas Baptist University	Dallas Baptist eliminated
Game 7	Brewton-Parker College	3-2	Cumberland University
Game 8	California Baptist College	9-4	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Game 9	Bellevue University	7-3	Cumberland University	Cumberland eliminated
Game 10	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	6-5 (10 inn)	Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mount Vernon Nazarene eliminated
Game 11	Brewton-Parker College	9-7 (10 inn)	California Baptist College
Game 12	Brewton-Parker College	8-1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Southeastern Oklahoma eliminated
Game 13	Bellevue University	3-1	California Baptist College	Cal Baptist eliminated
Game 14	Brewton-Parker College	8-4	Bellevue University	Brewton-Parker wins World Series