1983 NAIA World Series

Collegiate baseball tournament

1983 NAIA
baseball tournament

1983 NAIA World Series

Teams| 10
Format| Double elimination
Finals site|

* Chaparral Stadium
* Lubbock, Texas

Champions| Lubbock Christian (1st title)
Winning coach| Larry Hays
MVP| David Bulls (Lubbock Christian)

* ← 1982
* NAIA baseball tournament
* 1984 →

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

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1983 NAIA World Series participants[2] Team  | Record  | Head coach  | Previous Appearances

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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

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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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* 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
* 1983 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
* 1983 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

## 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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* Phil Welch Stadium (1962–1969, 1974–1978)
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