1981 NAIA Area Tournaments

The winners of the 1981 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped. The 4 team brackets are double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1981 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

• Sckavone Field - Portland, OR & Hillsboro High School - Hillsboro, OR

May 22-25

	First Round					Second Round					Final
							Lewis-Clark St. (ID)	7
							Azusa Pacific	12
		Azusa Pacific	11
		Lewis & Clark (OR)	1
												Azusa Pacific	8	4
												Lewis & Clark (OR)	10	2
							Lewis-Clark St. (ID)	9
							Lewis & Clark (OR)	10

Area 2

• Phoenix, AZ

May 20-22

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Grand Canyon	8
		William Carey	5
							Grand Canyon	22
							Sam Houston St.	11
		Sam Houston St.	7
		Texas Wesleyan	3
												Grand Canyon	21	x
												Sam Houston St.	0	x
							Sam Houston St.	9
		William Carey	3				Texas Wesleyan	3
		Texas Wesleyan	13

Area 3

• Emporia, KS

May 22-25

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Southeastern Oklahoma St.	12
		Black Hills St.	3
							Southeastern Oklahoma St.	10
							Kearney St.	4
		Kearney St.	17
		Kansas Newman	13
												Southeastern Oklahoma St.	16	x
												Kansas Newman	5	x
							Kearney St.	13
		Black Hills St.	6				Kansas Newman	14
		Kansas Newman	7

Area 4

• Phil Welch Stadium - St. Joseph, MO

May 21-22

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		William Jewell	6
		Winona St.	2
							William Jewell	6
							Loras	4
		Loras	3
		Milton	1
												William Jewell	2	9
												Winona St.	8	6
							Loras	5
		Winona St.	4				Winona St.	12
		Milton	3

Area 5

• Siloam Springs, AR

May 20-22

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		John Brown	5
		David Lipscomb	4
							John Brown	6
							Shorter	5
		Shorter	13
		Montevallo	11
												John Brown	5	x
												David Lipscomb*	4	x
							Shorter	2
		David Lipscomb	7				David Lipscomb	11
		Montevallo	2

* Lipscomb advances to CWS as highest ranked NAIA team to not win an area tournament.

Area 6

• Grand Rapids, MI

May 21-22

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Spring Arbor	14
		IU Southeast	1
							Spring Arbor	1
							Saint Xavier	0
		Saint Xavier	13
		Malone	4
												Spring Arbor	8	x
												Saint Xavier	7	x
							Saint Xavier	11
		IU Southeast	9				IU Southeast	0
		Malone	6

Area 7

• Bluefield, WV & Florence, SC

May 16-17 & May 19

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Winthrop	3
		Wingate	2
							Winthrop	5
							Cumberland (KY)	3
		Cumberland (KY)	9
		Charleston (WV)	7
												Winthrop	6	7
												Wingate	8	6
							Cumberland (KY)	4
		Wingate	17				Wingate	5
		Charleston (WV)	2

Area 8

• Bloomfield, NJ

May 22-23

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Bloomfield	5
		Behrend	4
							Bloomfield	5
							Liberty Baptist	3
		Liberty Baptist	6
		Castleton St.	5
												Bloomfield	11	6
												Liberty Baptist	12	16
							Liberty Baptist	10
		Behrend	20				Behrend	4
		Castleton St.	10