2008 NCBA Division I World Series
The 2008 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division I World Series was played at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL from May 23 to May 29. The eighth tournament's champion was Colorado State University. This was Colorado State's fourth title in the last five years. The Most Valuable Player was Brian Dilley of Colorado State University. [1]
Colorado State became the first team in NCBA World Series history to lose their first game and win the World Series.[2]
Format
The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets with the only difference being that in the NCBA, there is only one game that decides the national championship rather than a best-of-3 like the NCAA.
Participants
| Seeding | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | North Atlantic |
| 2 | Oregon | Northern Pacific |
| 3 | Colorado State | Mid-America |
| 4 | Arizona | Southern Pacific |
| 5 | North Carolina State | South Atlantic |
| 6 | Central Michigan | Great Lakes |
| 7 | Baylor | Gulf Coast |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | Mid-Atlantic |
Results
Bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina State | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina State | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado State | 5 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Baylor | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Central Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Central Michigan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado State | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Baylor | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado State | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Central Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Results
| Date | Game | Time | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | Game 1 | 11:00 AM | Central Michigan | 6-5 | Colorado State | |
| Game 2 | 3:00 PM | Oregon | 18-10 | Baylor | ||
| Game 3 | 7:30 PM | Penn State | 5-4 | Virginia Tech | ||
| May 24 | Game 4 | 11:00 AM | North Carolina State | 14-11 | Arizona | |
| Game 5 | 3:00 PM | Colorado State | 12-1 | Baylor | Baylor eliminated | |
| May 25 | Game 6 | 11:00 AM | Virginia Tech | 21-3 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
| Game 7 | 3:00 PM | Oregon | 9-2 | Central Michigan | ||
| Game 8 | 7:30 PM | Penn State | 13-6 | North Carolina State | ||
| May 26 | Game 9 | 3:00 PM | North Carolina State | 12-11 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech eliminated |
| Game 10 | 7:30 PM | Colorado State | 5-3 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan eliminated | |
| May 27 | Game 11 | 3:00 PM | North Carolina State | 7-5 | Penn State | |
| Game 12 | 7:30 PM | Colorado State | 7-2 | Oregon | ||
| May 28 | Game 13 | 3:00 PM | Penn State | 5-2 | North Carolina State | North Carolina State eliminated |
| Game 14 | 7:30 PM | Colorado State | 14-3 | Oregon | Oregon eliminated | |
| May 29 | Game 15 | 7:30 PM | Colorado State | 5-1 | Penn State | Colorado State wins NCBA World Series |
