Collegiate baseball tournament
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 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) |
- To be added
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 |