1981 Gulf South Conference Tournament

The 1981 Gulf South Conference baseball tournament was held in Cleveland, MS. Troy State University defeated Delta State University for the title.

Participating Teams

School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
Troy State University	12-0	Chase Riddle
University of Tennessee at Martin	4-2	Vernon Prather
Mississippi College	4-3	Don Skelton
Delta State University	5-5	Boo Ferriss
Livingston University	8-11	Hoss Bowlin
University of North Alabama	6-12	Mike Galloway
Jacksonville State University	3-9	Rudy Abbott

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
							Troy State	9
							Jacksonville State	0
		Tenn.-Martin	5
		Jacksonville State	8
												Troy State	7
												Delta State	8
		Mississippi Coll.	1
		Livingston	3
							Livingston	1
							Delta State	8
		Delta State	11
		North Alabama	0																			Delta State	6	2
																						Troy State	8	3
	Loser's Bracket
		Mississippi Coll.	7
		North Alabama	0				Jacksonville State	8
							Mississippi Coll.	7
												Jacksonville State	12
												Livingston	13				Troy State	19
							Livingston	6									Livingston	7
							Tenn.-Martin	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Delta State University	11-0	University of North Alabama
Game 2	Livingston University	3-1	Mississippi College
Game 3	Jacksonville State University	8-5	University of Tennessee at Martin
Game 4	Mississippi College	7-0	University of North Alabama	North Alabama eliminated
Game 5	Troy State University	9-0	Jacksonville State University
Game 6	Delta State University	8-1	Livingston University
Game 7	Jacksonville State University	8-7	Mississippi College	Mississippi College eliminated
Game 8	Livingston University	6-1	University of Tennessee at Martin	Tennessee-Martin eliminated
Game 9	Delta State University	8-7	Troy State University
Game 10	Livingston University	13-12	Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville State eliminated
Game 11	Troy State University	19-7	Livingston University	Livingston eliminated
Game 12	Troy State University	8-6	Delta State University
Game 13	Troy State University	3-2	Delta State University	Troy State advances to NCAA tournament