1981 NAIA College World Series
The 1981 NAIA College World Series was held in Lubbock, TX for the first time. The ten team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments, plus the highest ranked school that finished second in an area tournament, plus the host school, Lubbock Christian College. Grand Canyon College repeated as champions by defeating Winthrop College in the championship game. Pete Bethea of Grand Canyon was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish |
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Azusa Pacific College | Tom Hicks | 0 (last:none) |
none | ||
David Lipscomb College | Ken Dugan | 7 (last:1980) |
1st | ||
Grand Canyon College | 50-20 | Gil Stafford | 4 (last:1980) |
1st | |
John Brown University | Allan Barker | 1 (last:1980) |
9th | ||
Liberty Baptist College | 39-13 | Al Worthington | 0 (last:none) |
none | |
Lubbock Christian College | 38-40 | Larry Hays | 2 (last:1980) |
4th | |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Mike Metheny | 3 (last:1980) |
2nd | ||
Spring Arbor College | Hank Burbridge | 0 (last:none) |
none | ||
William Jewell College | Heart of America Athletic Conference | Fred Flook | 7 (last:1980) |
1st | |
Winthrop College | Horace Turbeville | 0 (last:none) |
none |
Results[edit]
1981 College World Series Bracket[edit]
Upper Round 1 | Upper Round 2 | Upper Round 3 | Upper Final Both teams advance |
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SE Oklahoma St. | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 11 | Grand Canyon | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Lipscomb | 7 | Grand Canyon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Jewell | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Jewell | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Brown | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Azusa Pacific | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty Baptist | 8 | Liberty Baptist | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lubbock Christian | 5 | Liberty Baptist | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring Arbor | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Round 1 | Lower Round 2 | Lower Round 3 Both winners advance |
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Liberty Baptist | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Azusa Pacific | 7 | Azusa Pacific | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Brown | 3 | David Lipscomb | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Lipscomb | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Jewell | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE Oklahoma St. | 7 | SE Oklahoma St. | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring Arbor | 6 | Spring Arbor | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lubbock Christian | 1 |
Re-Ordered Semifinals
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Grand Canyon | 12 | ||||||||
Azusa Pacific | 3 | ||||||||
Grand Canyon | 11 | x | |||||||
Winthrop | 4 | x | |||||||
Winthrop | 11 | ||||||||
SE Oklahoma St. | 10 |
Game Results[edit]
NAIA College World Series
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