2014 NCBA Division I World Series
The 2014 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division I World Series was played at University of Tampa Baseball Stadium in Tampa, FL from May 23 to May 29. The fourteenth tournament's champion was Utah State University. This was Utah State's second title in the last three seasons.
Format
The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets. There are a few differences between the NCAA and the NCBA format. One of which is that the losers of Games 1-4, 7 and 8 move to the other half of the bracket. Another difference is that the NCBA plays a winner take all for its national title game while the NCAA has a best-of-3 format to determine its national champion.
Participants
| Seeding | School | Conference | Record (Conference) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | Mid-Atlantic South | 30-5 (14-1) |
| 2 | Utah State | Northern Pacific South | 22-8 (14-1) |
| 3 | Florida | South Atlantic South | 20-6 (13-5) |
| 4 | Delaware | North Atlantic East | 21-4 (10-2) |
| 5 | Texas | Gulf Coast South | 21-9 (13-5) |
| 6 | California | Southern Pacific North | 22-7 (14-4) |
| 7 | Colorado State | Mid-America West | 22-16 (11-7) |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Great Lakes West | 19-8 (11-4) |
Results
Bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin | 8* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 7* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Colorado State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 9* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 10* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 6 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | California | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Colorado State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | California | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | California | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | California | 11 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
* denotes game went to extra innings
Game Results
| Date | Game | Time | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 | Game 1 | 11:00 AM | California | 10-1 | Florida | |
| Game 2 | 3:15 PM | Utah State | 6-5 | Colorado State | ||
| Game 3 | 7:30 PM | Wisconsin | 16-8 | East Carolina | ||
| May 24 | Game 4 | 11:00 AM | Delaware | 11-2 | Texas | |
| Game 5 | 3:15 PM | Florida | 8-7 | Colorado State | Colorado State eliminated | |
| May 25 | Game 6 | 11:00 AM | East Carolina | 8-7 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| Game 7 | 5:15 PM | California | 14-13 | Utah State | † | |
| Game 8 | 11:30 PM | Wisconsin | 8-7 (13 innings) | Delaware | ‡ | |
| May 26 | Game 9 | 3:15 PM | Utah State | 10-9 (13 innings) | Florida | Florida eliminated |
| Game 10 | 7:30 PM | East Carolina | 5-3 | Delaware | Delaware eliminated | |
| May 27 | Game 11 | 3:15 PM | Utah State | 11-5 | Wisconsin | |
| May 28 | Game 12 | 11:00 AM | California | 11-6 | East Carolina | East Carolina eliminated # |
| Game 13 | 3:15 PM | Utah State | 6-4 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin eliminated | |
| Game 14 | 7:30 PM | Game not needed | ||||
| May 29 | Game 15 | 11:00 AM | Utah State | 6-3 | California | Utah State wins the NCBA Division I World Series |
† - Game was originally scheduled for 3:15 PM, but was pushed back due to a rain delay in the previous game.
‡ - Game was originally scheduled for 7:30 PM, but was pushed back due to rain delays in the two earlier games.
# - Game was originally scheduled on May 27 at 7:30 PM, but was postponed to the next morning due to rain.
Championship Game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| California | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: USU: Sixto Cabrera CAL: Luke Blanchard WP: Sixto Cabrera LP: Luke Blanchard Sv: Dustin Christensen Home runs: USU: None CAL: None Attendance: N/A Notes: Game moved up from 7:30 PM to 11:00 AM due to weather Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Utah State became only the second to win multiple NCBA Division I World Series joining Colorado State (2004-06, 2008-10). Utah State had previously won in 2012.
See also
References
- ↑ "2014 NCBA World Series Results". pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ↑ "2014DIWSBracket" (PDF). clubbaseball.org. Retrieved 2014-05-13.