1983 NAIA World Series

The 1983 NAIA World Series was a double-elimination tournament to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The tournament was held at Chaparral Stadium[note 1] on the campus of Lubbock Christian College[note 2] in Lubbock, Texas from May 30 through June 6.[1] The Lubbock Christian Chaparrals won the tournament, the team's first NAIA baseball championship.[2]

Participants
1983 NAIA World Series participants[2]
Team Record Head coach Previous Appearances
Coastal Carolina Larry Carr 3 (1978, 1980, 1982)
Lewis-Clark State 65–4 Ed Cheff 5 (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982)
Liberty Al Worthington 2 (1981, 1982)
Lubbock Christian 50–26 Larry Hays 4 (1977, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Newman Paul Sanagorski None
Southern Arkansas Steve Goodheart None
Southwestern Jim Mallon None
St. Francis (IL) Gordie Gillespie 1 (1978)
Union David Blackstock None
William Jewell Fred Flook 8 (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981)

Tournament

Bracket
To be added

Game results
1983 NAIA World Series game results[1][2]
Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 30 Game 1 Union 13–12 William Jewell
Game 2 Lewis-Clark State 15–2 St. Francis (IL) 7 Innings
Game 3 Coastal Carolina 5–2 Liberty
Game 4 Lubbock Christian 7–1 Southwestern
May 31 Game 5 St. Francis (IL) 10–0 William Jewell William Jewell eliminated
Game 6 Liberty 5–3 Southwestern Southwestern eliminated
Game 7 Union 7–2 Southern Arkansas
Game 8 Lubbock Christian 13–3 Newman
June 1 Game 9 Liberty 4–3 Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas eliminated
Game 10 Newman 12–10 St. Francis St. Francis eliminated
Game 11 Lewis-Clark 22–6 Union
Game 12 Lubbock Christian 14–9 Coastal Carolina
June 2 Game 13 Newman 23–12 Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 14 Union 21–17 Liberty Liberty eliminated
Game 15 Lewis-Clark 18–17 Lubbock Christian 10 Innings
June 3 Game 16 Lewis-Clark 16–2 Newman Newman eliminated
Game 17 Lubbock Christian 4–0 Union Union eliminated
June 5[note 3] Game 18 Lubbock Christian 4–3 Lewis-Clark
June 6 Final Lubbock Christian 12–4 Lewis-Clark Lubbock Christian wins NAIA World Series

Notes
  1. Hays Field was named Chaparral Stadium 1978–1999.
  2. Lubbock Christian University was named Lubbock Christian College 1956–1988.
  3. Originally scheduled for June 4, Game 18 was postponed to June 5 due to rain delay.[1]

References
  1. "Scorecard". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 6, 1983. p. B3.
  2. "Baseball Championship History" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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