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 on the campus of Lubbock Christian College in Lubbock, Texas from May 30 through June 6. The Lubbock Christian Chaparrals won the tournament, the team's first NAIA baseball championship.
Participants +1983 NAIA World Series participantsTeamRecordHead coachPrevious appearances Larry Carr 3 (1978, 1980, 1982) 65–4 Ed Cheff 5 (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982) Al Worthington 2 (1981, 1982) 50–26 Larry Hays 4 (1977, 1980, 1981, 1982) Paul Sanagorski None Steve Goodheart None Jim Mallon None Gordie Gillespie 1 (1978) David Blackstock None Fred Flook 8 (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981)
Tournament Bracket To be added
Game results +1983 NAIA World Series game resultsDateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes May 30 Game 1 13–12 Game 2 15–2 7 Innings Game 3 5–2 Game 4 7–1 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 Game 8 Lubbock Christian 13–3 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 Game 18 Lubbock Christian 4–3 Lewis-Clark June 6 Final Lubbock Christian 12–4 Lewis-Clark Lubbock Christian wins NAIA World Series
Notes
See also 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1983 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1983 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
References
External links Official website