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1983 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1983
Teams36
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (4th title)
Runner-upAlabama (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (2nd title)
MOPCalvin Schiraldi (Texas)

The 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty seventh year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-seventh tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Cliff Gustafson. The Most Outstanding Player was Calvin Schiraldi of Texas.

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  • BYU
  • Florida State
  • Michigan
  • Stanford
  • Texas

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played at eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Texas–Pan American5
Grambling State0Texas–Pan American9
Louisiana–Monroe8
Mississippi State4Mississippi State7
Tulane2Texas–Pan American5
Mississippi State6Mississippi State03
Texas2Texas712
Texas15Texas–Pan American1
Louisiana–Monroe0Texas7Texas6
Grambling State7*Tulane5
Tulane8*

East Regional at Chapel Hill, NC

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
James Madison9
South Carolina0James Madison13
William & Mary8
The Citadel14James Madison5
Delaware5The Citadel2
The Citadel5James Madison6—
North Carolina3Delaware5—
North Carolina11The Citadel1
William & Mary0North Carolina5Delaware7
South Carolina11*Delaware6
Delaware12*

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Michigan4
Morehead State3
Michigan6
Miami (OH)4
Miami (OH)7
Indiana State4
Michigan10—
Morehead State1—
Lower round 1Lower final
Morehead State9
Indiana State2Miami (OH)7
Morehead State7

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Oral Roberts7
Arkansas6
Oral Roberts8
Oklahoma State9
Oklahoma State9
Wichita State2
Oklahoma State10—
Oral Roberts9—
Lower round 1Lower final
Oral Roberts6
Arkansas3Wichita State5
Wichita State6

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Harvard2
Temple1
Harvard2
Maine6
Maine8
NYIT2
Maine4—
Harvard3—
Lower round 1Lower final
Harvard3
Temple10Temple2
NYIT5

South Regional at Tallahassee, FL

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Alabama6
Miami (FL)4
Alabama7
Florida State5
Florida State8
South Alabama2
Alabama11—
Miami (FL)9—
Lower round 1Lower final
Miami (FL)10
South Alabama5Florida State5
Miami (FL)14

West I Regional at Stanford, CA

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
San Diego State7
UC Santa Barbara5
San Diego State3*
Stanford4*
Stanford14
Oregon State0
Stanford11—
UC Santa Barbara5—
Lower round 1Lower final
UC Santa Barbara9
Oregon State3San Diego State5
UC Santa Barbara7

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Cal State Fullerton7
Fresno State5
Cal State Fullerton0
Arizona State8
Arizona State19
BYU11
Arizona State7—
Fresno State2—
Lower round 1Lower final
Fresno State6
BYU6Cal State Fullerton3
Fresno State13

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Alabama SEC 43–9 (14–7) Barry Shollenberger 1
(last: 1950)		 6th
(1950)		 1–2
Arizona State Pac-10 42–22 (17–13) Jim Brock 11
(last: 1981)		 1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)		 42–17
James Madison Eastern Collegiate 37–11 (n/a) Brad Babcock 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Maine Eastern Collegiate 29–14 (n/a) John Winkin 4
(last: 1982)		 3rd
(1964, 1982)		 7–8
Michigan Big 10 48–7 (13–2) Bud Middaugh 5
(last: 1981)		 1st
(1953, 1962)		 10–7
Oklahoma State Big 8 47–14 (11–3) Gary Ward 10
(last: 1982)		 1st
(1959)		 23–19
Stanford Pac-10 40–15–1 (20–10) Mark Marquess 3
(last: 1982)		 3rd
(1967)		 5–6
Texas SWC 61–14 (18–3) Cliff Gustafson 20
(last: 1982)		 1st
(1949, 1950, 1975)		 43–36

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Texas12
James Madison0
Texas6
Oklahoma State5
Oklahoma State3
Stanford1
Texas6
Alabama4
Michigan6
Texas4
Maine5
Michigan5Michigan2
Alabama6
Alabama6
Arizona State5
Texas4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Alabama3
Michigan11
James Madison1Stanford4
Alabama6
Stanford3
Arizona State0
Oklahoma State5
Maine0Arizona State6
Arizona State7

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 3 Game 1 Texas 12–0 James Madison
Game 2 Oklahoma State 3–1 Stanford
June 4 Game 3 Michigan 6–5 Maine
Game 4 Alabama 6–5 (11 innings) Arizona State
June 5 Game 5 Stanford 3–1 James Madison James Madison eliminated
Game 6 Arizona State 7–0 Maine Maine eliminated
June 6 Game 7 Texas 6–5 (11 innings) Oklahoma State
June 7 Game 8 Alabama 6–5 Michigan
June 8 Game 9 Arizona State 6–5 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated
Game 10 Michigan 11–4 Stanford Stanford eliminated
June 9 Game 11 Texas 6–4 (10 innings) Alabama
June 10 Game 12 Alabama 6–0 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated
Game 13 Texas 4–2 Michigan Michigan eliminated
June 11 Final Texas 4–3 Alabama Texas wins CWS
  • Texas was the last school to go undefeated in the CWS under the true double-elimination format, which was used from 1950 through 1987. No CWS team would go undefeated again until LSU in 1991.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position Player School
P Tim Meacham Alabama
Calvin Schiraldi (MOP) Texas
C Jeff Hearron Texas
1B Dave Magadan Alabama
2B Billy Bates Texas
3B Chris Sabo Michigan
SS Mike Brumley Texas
OF Barry Bonds Arizona State
Tim Knapp Oklahoma State
Dale Sklar Michigan
DH Pete Incaviglia Oklahoma State

Notable players

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 205. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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