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
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
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
- Hays Field was named Chaparral Stadium 1978–1999.
- Lubbock Christian University was named Lubbock Christian College 1956–1988.
- Originally scheduled for June 4, Game 18 was postponed to June 5 due to rain delay.[1]
References
- "Scorecard". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 6, 1983. p. B3.
- "Baseball Championship History" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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