KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Wednesday the 10 host sites for the 2024 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, which will be played from May 13-16.
Selections of each site were made in part by the NAIA Baseball National Championship Selection Committee. The committee is comprised of head coaches and administrators from around the nation. Selections take into account geography, facilities and host qualification. The application deadline was on April 15, 2024.
There will be six sites where five teams compete; the remaining four locations will have four teams each. The format of the tournament is double elimination and the winner of each will advance to the Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series in Lewiston, Idaho beginning on May 24, 2024.
Below is the full list of all sites:
Host |
Location |
Venue |
Central Methodist (Mo.) | Fayette, Mo. | Estes Baseball Field |
Cumberlands (Ky.) | Williamsburg, Ky. | Doyle Buhl Stadium |
Doane (Neb.) | Lincoln, Neb. | Sherman Field |
Georgia Gwinnett | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Grizzly Baseball Complex |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field |
LSU Shreveport (La.) | Shreveport, La. | Pilot Field |
Reinhardt (Ga.) | Waleska, Ga. | Ken White Baseball Field |
Taylor (Ind.) | Upland, Ind. | Winterholter Field |
Visit Kingsport | Kingsport, Tenn. | Hunter Wright Stadium |
William Carey (Miss.) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | Milton Wheeler Field |