1981 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1981 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 30 to June 8. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The thirty-fifth tournament's champion was Arizona State University coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Stan Holmes of Arizona State University.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	Arizona State University	Pacific Ten Conference	50 - 12 (26 - 4, 0 GB)	Jim Brock	10 (last: 1978)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977)	37 - 16
	University of Maine	ECAC New England	32 - 12 (14-2)	John Winkin	2 (last: 1976)	3rd (1964)	5 - 4
	University of Miami	Division-I Independent	60 - 8 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	4 (last: 1980)	2nd (1974)	7 - 8
	University of Michigan	Big Ten Conference	41 - 18 (10 - 4, 0 GB)	Bud Middaugh	4 (last: 1980)	1st (1953)	10 - 5
	Mississippi State University	Southeastern Conference	45 - 15 (17 - 6, 0 GB)	Ron Polk	2 (last: 1979)	6th (1979)	1 - 4
	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	49 - 15 (12 - 6, 2.5 GB)	Gary Ward (college coach)	8 (last: 1968)	1st (1959)	19 - 15
	University of South Carolina	Division-I Independent	44 - 13 (n/a)	June Raines	2 (last: 1977)	2nd (1975, 1977)	7 - 4
	University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	58 - 9 - 1 (16 - 5, 0 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	18 (last: 1979)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975)	38 - 32

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Mississippi State	4
		Michigan	0
							Mississippi State	3
							Arizona State	4
		Arizona State	11
		Texas	2
												Arizona State	10
												Oklahoma State	11
		Oklahoma State	8
		South Carolina	5
							Oklahoma State	12
							Miami	6
		Miami	6
		Maine	1
						Loser's bracket
							Michigan	5
							Texas	6				Miami	4
												Texas	5
							South Carolina	12
							Maine	7				Mississippi State	5
												South Carolina	6

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Oklahoma State	8									Oklahoma State	4
		Texas	15									Arizona State	7
							Texas	3
							Arizona State	12
		Arizona State	10
		South Carolina	7

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30	Game 1	Mississippi State	4 - 0	Michigan
	Game 2	Arizona State	11 - 2	Texas
May 31	Game 3	Oklahoma State	8 - 5 (10 innings)	South Carolina
	Game 4	Miami	6 - 1	Maine
June 1	Game 5	Arizona State	4 - 3	Mississippi State
June 2	Game 6	Oklahoma State	12 - 6	Miami
	Game 7	Texas	6 - 5	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
June 3	Game 8	South Carolina	12 - 7	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 4	Game 9	Oklahoma State	11 - 10 (13 innings)	Arizona State
	Game 10	Texas	5 - 4	Miami	Miami eliminated
June 5	Game 11	South Carolina	6 - 5	Mississippi State	Mississippi State eliminated
June 6	Game 12	Texas	15 - 8 (13 innings)	Oklahoma State
	Game 13	Arizona State	10 - 7	South Carolina	South Carolina eliminated
June 7	Game 14	Arizona State	12 - 3	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 8	Final	Arizona State	7 - 4	Oklahoma State	Arizona State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Kevin Dukes	Senior	Arizona State
	Don Mundie	Senior	Mississippi State
Catcher	Burk Goldthorn	Senior	Texas
First baseman	Alvin Davis	Junior	Arizona State
Second baseman	Ray Etchebarren		Oklahoma State
Third baseman	Mike Sodders	Senior	Arizona State
Shortstop	Rod Carraway	Senior	South Carolina
Outfielder	Mark Gillaspie	Senior	Mississippi State
	Stan Holmes	Senior	Arizona State
	Mickey Tettleton	Junior	Oklahoma State
Designated hitter	Lemmie Miller	Junior	Arizona State

Notable Players

• Arizona State University: Alvin Davis, Donnie Hill, Lemmie Miller, Ricky Nelson, Kevin Romine
• University of Maine: Kevin Buckley, Joe Johnson, Bill Swift
• University of Miami: Neal Heaton, Mike Pagliarulo
• University of Michigan: Steve Ontiveros, Jim Paciorek, Chris Sabo
• Mississippi State University:
• Oklahoma State University: Gary Green, Mickey Tettleton, Jim Traber, Robbie Wine
• University of South Carolina: Don Gordon
• University of Texas at Austin: Mike Brumley, Spike Owen, Calvin Schiraldi

Related Sites

• BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
• BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball