The 1981 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 on the campus of Lubbock Christian College in Lubbock, Texas, from June 2 through June 8. The Grand Canyon Antelopes won the tournament, the team's second consecutive NAIA baseball championship.
Participants +1981 NAIA World Series participantsTeamRecordHead coach Previous appearances Tom Hicks None Gil Stafford 4 (1969, 1971, 1973, 1980) None Ken Dugan 7 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) Al Worthington None 38–38 Larry Hays 2 (1977, 1980) Mike Metheny 3 (1978, 1979, 1980) Hank Burbridge None Fred Flook 7 (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980) Horace Turbeville None
Tournament
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Game results +1981 NAIA World Series game resultsDateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes June 2 Game 1 11–7 Game 2 10–6 Game 3 4–3 Game 4 8–5 June 3 Game 5 Lipscomb 6–3 John Brown John Brown eliminated Game 6 Spring Arbor 6–1 Lubbock Christian Lubbock Christian eliminated Game 7 Grand Canyon 8–5 June 3/4 Game 8 Liberty 5–4 Game 9 Southeastern Oklahoma State 7–5 Spring Arbor Spring Arbor eliminated Game 10 Azusa Pacific 7–4 Lipscomb Lipscomb eliminated Game 11 Grand Canyon 9–3 William Jewell Game 12 Winthrop 4–1 Liberty Game 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 13–12 William Jewell William Jewell eliminated Game 14 Azusa Pacific 11–1 Liberty Liberty eliminated Game 15 Grand Canyon 9–2 Winthrop Game 16 Winthrop 11–10 Southeastern Oklahoma State Southeastern Oklahoma State eliminated Game 17 Grand Canyon 12–3 Azusa Pacific Azusa Pacific eliminated June 8 Final Grand Canyon 12–4 Winthrop Grand Canyon win NAIA World Series
See also 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1981 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1981 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
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