<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> NCAA Division I Baseball Championship </Li> <Li> 1948 → </Li> </Ul> <Li> NCAA Division I Baseball Championship </Li> <P> The 1947 NCAA Baseball Tournament was the first NCAA - sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion . The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1947 NCAA baseball season, beginning on June 20 . The 1947 College World Series was played at Hyames Field on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 27 to June 28 . The first tournament's champion was California, coached by Clint Evans . </P> <P> The tournament was divided into two regional brackets, the Eastern Playoff and the Western Playoff . Each region played a single elimination bracket, with the champion advancing to the College World Series . </P>

Where was the first college world series played