2008 NCBA Division II World Series
# 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 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

* LSC-Kingwood
* North Greenville
* Wyoming
* NYU
* Illinois†
* VCU
* Kentucky
* Southern Illinois

† - denotes team also fields an NCBA Division I team

## Results

### 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 |
| May 16 | Game 2 | 2:00 PM | Wyoming | 5-3 | VCU | |
| May 16 | Game 3 | 4:30 PM | Kentucky | 12-5 | North Greenville | |
| May 16 | 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 |
| May 17 | Game 6 | 1:00 PM | Illinois | 7-0 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois eliminated |
| May 17 | Game 7 | 4:00 PM | Kentucky | 7-5 (9 innings) | Wyoming | |
| May 17 | Game 8 | 7:00 PM | LSC-Kingwood | 11-7 | NYU | |
| May 18 | Game 9 | 4:00 PM | VCU | 6-3 | Wyoming | Wyoming eliminated |
| May 18 | Game 10 | 7:00 PM | Illinois | 14-11 | NYU | NYU eliminated |
| May 19 | Game 11 | 10:00 AM | Kentucky | 6-5 | VCU | VCU eliminated |
| May 19 | Game 12 | 1:00 PM | Illinois | 4-3 (8 innings) | LSC-Kingwood | |
| May 19 | Game 13 | 4:00 PM | Game not needed | Game not needed | Game not needed | Game not needed |
| May 19 | 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 |
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