Baseball Opening Round Hosts Set
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Monday the 10 host sites for the 2023 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Rounds.
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 14, 2023.
There will be six sites where five teams compete; the remaining four locations will have four teams sent. Play will be from May 15-18 and the format will be double elimination. The winner of each will advance to the Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series in Lewiston, Idaho beginning on May 26, 2023.
Below is the full list of all sites:
Host |
Location |
Venue |
| Bellevue (Neb.) | Bellevue, Neb. | Don Roddy Field |
| Central Methodist (Mo.) | Fayette, Mo. | Estes Baseball Field |
| Cumberlands (Ky.) | Williamsburg, Ky. | Doyle Buhl Stadium |
| Georgia Gwinnett | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Grizzly Baseball Complex |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field |
| LSU Shreveport (La.) | Shreveport, La. | Pilot Field |
| Taylor (Ind.) | Upland, Ind. | Winterholter Field |
| Visit Kingsport | Kingsport, Tenn. | Hunter Wright Stadium |
| Westmont (Calif.) | Santa Barbara, Calif. | Russell Carr Field |
| William Carey (Miss.) | Hattiesburg, Miss. | Milton Wheeler Field |
