1981 Division II College World Series

The 1981 Division II College World Series was held at the Riverside Sports Center in Riverside, CA. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Florida Southern College, coached by Joe Arnold. The runner-up was the Eastern Illinois University. Florida Southern outfielder Joe Sickles was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State University, Northridge	California Collegiate Athletic Association	38-29 (17-13)	Bob Hiegert	3 (last:1975)	1st
University of California, Riverside	California Collegiate Athletic Association	39-23 (17-13)	Jack Smitheran	1 (last:1977)	1st
Eastern Illinois University	Independent	36-14	Tom McDevitt	2 (last:1978)	2nd
Florida Southern College	Sunshine State Conference	55-8 (10-5)	Joe Arnold	9 (last:1980)	1st
LeMoyne College	Independent	27-6	Dick Rockwell	2 (last:1979)	2nd
Troy State University	Gulf South Conference	37-10 (12-0)	Chase Riddle	1 (last:1980)	3rd

Results

1981 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
		CSU Northridge	10
		LeMoyne	5				CSU Northridge	14
							UC Riverside	12
		Troy St.	12									CSU Northridge	1
		Eastern Illinois	3									Florida Southern	6
							Troy St.	1														Florida Southern	9	x
							Florida Southern	5														Eastern Illinois	0	x
		Florida Southern	6														CSU Northridge	2
		UC Riverside	4									Troy St.	3				Eastern Illinois	3
							LeMoyne	3				Eastern Illinois	8
							Eastern Illinois	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	California State University, Northridge	10 - 5	LeMoyne College
Game 2	Troy State University	12 - 3	Eastern Illinois University
Game 3	Florida Southern College	6 - 4	University of California, Riverside
May 24
Game 4	Eastern Illinois University	6 - 3	LeMoyne College	LeMoyne elminated
Game 5	California State University, Northridge	14 - 12	University of California, Riverside	UC Riverside elminated
Game 6	Florida Southern College	5 - 1	Troy State University
May 25
Game 7	Eastern Illinois University	8 - 3	Troy State University	Troy St. elminated
Game 8	Florida Southern College	6 - 1	California State University, Northridge
Game 9	Eastern Illinois University	3 - 2	California State University, Northridge	Cal Northridge elminated
May 27
Game 10	Florida Southern College	9 - 0	Eastern Illinois University	Florida Southern Wins CWS