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]

1983 NAIA
baseball tournament
1983 NAIA World Series
Teams10
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLubbock Christian (1st title)
Winning coachLarry Hays
MVPDavid Bulls (Lubbock Christian)
  • 1982
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1984

Participants

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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

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Bracket

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To be added

Game results

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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

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  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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scorecard". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 6, 1983. p. B3.
  2. ^ a b c "Baseball Championship History" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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