2008 NCBA Division II World Series

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

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

† - denotes team also fields an NCBA Division I team

Results

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Game Results
DateGameTimeWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 16Game 111:30 AMNYU7-0IllinoisNYU Pitcher Anthony Perez threw a No Hitter
Game 22:00 PMWyoming5-3VCU
Game 34:30 PMKentucky12-5North Greenville
Game 47:00 PMLSC-Kingwood15-2Southern Illinois
May 17Game 510:00 AMVCU13-5North GreenvilleNorth Greenville eliminated
Game 61:00 PMIllinois7-0Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois eliminated
Game 74:00 PMKentucky7-5 (9 innings)Wyoming
Game 87:00 PMLSC-Kingwood11-7NYU
May 18Game 94:00 PMVCU6-3WyomingWyoming eliminated
Game 107:00 PMIllinois14-11NYUNYU eliminated
May 19Game 1110:00 AMKentucky6-5VCUVCU eliminated
Game 121:00 PMIllinois4-3 (8 innings)LSC-Kingwood
Game 134:00 PMGame not needed
Game 144:00 PMIllinois13-11LSC-KingwoodLSC-Kingwood eliminated
May 20Game 157:00 PMKentucky7-6IllinoisKentucky wins the NCBA Division II World Series

Championship Game
Tuesday, May 20 7:00 PM at Huntingburg, IN
Team1234567RHE
Illinois00032106113
Kentucky0021121771
Boxscore

Notes
  • 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

References
  1. "LSC-Kingwood Baseball Team Heads to Nationals". lonestar.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. "2008 NCBA Division II World Series Results". dakstats.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
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