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.
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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Bracket
Game Results
| 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
Tuesday, May 20 7:00 PM at Huntingburg, IN
| 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
|
| 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
