1973 Division II College World Series

The 1973 Divsion II College World Series was held at Lanphier Park in Springfield, IL. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. It was the first tournament to feature six teams. The tournament was won by UC Irvine, coached by Gary Adams. The runner-up was Ithaca College. UC Irvine catcher Terry Stupy was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Eastern Illinois University	Independent	27-13	Bill McCabe	0 (last:none)	none
Florida Southern College	Independent	27-8	Hal Smeltzly	3 (last: 1972)	1st
Ithaca College	Independent College Athletic Conference	24-7 (2-0)	Carp Wood	0 (last: none)	none
Jacksonville State University	Gulf South Conference	25-8 (11-2)	Rudy Abbott	0 (last: none)	none
University of Missouri-St. Louis	Independent	24-7	Fred Nelson	1 (last: 1972)	4th
University of California, Irvine	Indepndent	44-12	Gary Adams	0 (last: none)	none

Results

1973 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
		Ithaca	3
		Jacksonville St.	2				Ithaca	4
							Florida Southern	1
		UC Irvine	6									Ithaca	0
		UM St. Louis	2									UC Irvine	5
							UC Irvine	6														UC Irvine	9	x
							Eastern Illinois	2														Ithaca	6	x
		Eastern Illinois															Ithaca	3
		Florida Southern										Eastern Illinois	7				Eastern Illinois	2
							Jacksonville St.	1				UM St. Louis	5
							UM St. Louis	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 1
Game 1	Ithaca College	3 - 2	Jacksonville State University
Game 2	University of California, Irvine	6 - 2	University of Missouri-St. Louis
Game 3	Eastern Illinois University	9 - 1	Florida Southern College
June 3
Game 4	University of Missouri-St. Louis	2 - 1	Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville St. elminated
Game 5	Ithaca College	4 - 1	Florida Southern College	Florida Southern eliminated
Game 6	University of California, Irvine	6 - 2	Eastern Illinois University
Game 7	Eastern Illinois University	7 - 5	University of Missouri-St. Louis	Missouri St. Louis elminated
June 5
Game 8	University of California, Irvine	5 - 0	Ithaca College
Game 9	Ithaca College	3 - 2	Eastern Illinois University	Eastern Illinois eliminated
Game 10	University of California, Irvine	9 - 6	Ithaca College	UC Irvine Wins CWS