The 2008 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division II World Series was played at League Stadium in Huntingburg, IN[1] from May 16 to May 20. This was the first time that the NCBA had offered a Division II World Series for club baseball teams.
The University of Kentucky won the inaugural NCBA Division II World Series over the University of Illinois in walk-off fashion.
Format edit
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. Another difference which is between NCBA Division I and II is that Division II games are 7 innings while Division I games are 9 innings.
Participants edit
† - denotes team also fields an NCBA Division I team
Results edit
Bracket edit
Game Results edit
| Date | Game | Time | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16 | Game 1 | 11:30 AM | NYU | 7-0 | Illinois | NYU Pitcher Anthony Perez threw a No Hitter |
| Game 2 | 2:00 PM | Wyoming | 5-3 | VCU | ||
| Game 3 | 4:30 PM | Kentucky | 12-5 | North Greenville | ||
| Game 4 | 7:00 PM | LSC-Kingwood | 15-2 | Southern Illinois | ||
| May 17 | Game 5 | 10:00 AM | VCU | 13-5 | North Greenville | North Greenville eliminated |
| Game 6 | 1:00 PM | Illinois | 7-0 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois eliminated | |
| Game 7 | 4:00 PM | Kentucky | 7-5 (9 innings) | Wyoming | ||
| Game 8 | 7:00 PM | LSC-Kingwood | 11-7 | NYU | ||
| May 18 | Game 9 | 4:00 PM | VCU | 6-3 | Wyoming | Wyoming eliminated |
| Game 10 | 7:00 PM | Illinois | 14-11 | NYU | NYU eliminated | |
| May 19 | Game 11 | 10:00 AM | Kentucky | 6-5 | VCU | VCU eliminated |
| Game 12 | 1:00 PM | Illinois | 4-3 (8 innings) | LSC-Kingwood | ||
| Game 13 | 4:00 PM | Game not needed | ||||
| Game 14 | 4:00 PM | Illinois | 13-11 | LSC-Kingwood | LSC-Kingwood eliminated | |
| May 20 | Game 15 | 7:00 PM | Kentucky | 7-6 | Illinois | Kentucky wins the NCBA Division II World Series |
Championship Game edit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes edit
- Kentucky's victory over Illinois in the title game set two NCBA Division II World Series records which still stand. Most runs scored by one team in a non-extra inning title game (7, Kentucky) and most combined runs in a non-extra inning title game (13).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "LSC-Kingwood Baseball Team Heads to Nationals". lonestar.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ^ "2008 NCBA Division II World Series Results". dakstats.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.