1982 Division III College World Series

The 1982 Division III College World Series was held in Marietta, OH. The six teams qualified by winning one of six Regional tournaments. Eastern Connecticut State College defeated Stanislaus State College in the championship game. The tournament expanded in 1982 to a 6 team field. From 1976 to 1981 there had been a 4 four team field. P Jeff Blobaum of CSUS was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Eastern Connecticut State College	Independent	38-6-1	Bill Holowaty	0 (last:none)	none
Marietta College	Ohio Athletic Conference	53-11 (13-3)	Don Schaly	4 (last:1981)	1st
North Carolina Wesleyan College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	29-15 (6-2)	Tony Guzzo	1 (last:1981)	4th
Stanislaus State College	Far Western Conference	35-16-1 (17-13-1)	Jim Bowen	4 (last:1979)	1st
William Paterson College	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	37-10 (9-3)	Jeff Albies	0 (last:none)	none
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	27-8 (10-2)	Russ Tiedemann	0 (last:1981)	3rd

Results

1982 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
		Marietta	5
		NC Wesleyan	3				Marietta	0
							Eastern Conn St.	4
												Eastern Conn St.	3
												NC Wesleyan	2
							NC Wesleyan	11
							William Paterson	6
		Wisc.-Oshkosh	12														Eastern Conn St.	9	11
		William Paterson	11														Stanislaus St.	8	6
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	0
							Stanislaus St.	1
		Stanislaus St.	5									Stanislaus St.	4
		Eastern Conn St.	4									Marietta	3
							Wisc.-Oshkosh	2
							Marietta	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 4
Game 1	Stanislaus State College	5-4	Eastern Connecticut State College
Game 2	University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh	12-11	William Paterson College
Game 3	Marietta College	5-3	North Carolina Wesleyan College	game suspended due to rain, finished June 6
June 6
Game 4	North Carolina Wesleyan College	11-6	William Paterson College	William Paterson eliminated
Game 5	Eastern Connecticut State College	4-0	Marietta College
June 7
Game 6	Stanislaus State College	1-0	University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Game 7	Marietta College	7-2	University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh	UW Oshkosh eliminated
Game 8	Eastern Connecticut State College	3-2	North Carolina Wesleyan College	NC Wesleyan eliminated
June 8
Game 9	Stanislaus State College	4-3	Marietta College	Marietta eliminated
Game 10	Eastern Connecticut State College	9-8	Stanislaus State College
June 9
Game 11	Eastern Connecticut State College	11-6	Stanislaus State College	Eastern Connecticut wins CWS

1982 Regional Playoff Results