1982 NAIA College World Series

The 1982 NAIA College World Series was held in Lubbock, TX. 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 defeated Lewis-Clark State College in the championship game. It was the third straight title for Grand Canyon. Pete Bethea of Grand Canyon was named MVP for the second straight year.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Azusa Pacific University			Tom Hicks	1 (last:1981)	3rd
Bemidji State University	Northern Intercollegiate Conference	23-20 (14-6)	Bob Montebello	0 (last:none)	none
Birmingham-Southern College		35-15	Bill Meyer	2 (last:1979)	5th
University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College		39-13 (16-2)	Larry Carr	2 (last:1980)	5th
Grand Canyon College		52-16	Gil Stafford	5 (last:1981)	1st
Lewis-Clark State College		55-15	Ed Cheff	4 (last:1980)	3rd
Liberty Baptist College		28-20	Al Worthington	1 (last:1981)	5th
Lubbock Christian College		64-21	Larry Hays	3 (last:1981)	5th
Saint Xavier College	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference		John Morrey	1 (last:1979)	4th
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference		Mike Metheny	4 (last:1981)	2nd

Results

1982 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Grand Canyon	16
		Azusa Pacific	9				Azusa Pacific	4
		Lubbock Christian	8									Grand Canyon	5
												Liberty Baptist	3
							Liberty Baptist	7
							Saint Xavier	5
																	Grand Canyon	3
																	Lewis-Clark St.	1
							Bemidji St.	5
		Lewis-Clark St.	2				Lewis-Clark St.	11
		SE Oklahoma St.	0									Lewis-Clark St.	8
												Coastal Carolina	7
							Coastal Carolina	5
							Birmingham-Southern	4
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												Coastal Carolina	3
							Bemidji St.	12				Saint Xavier	7
		Saint Xavier	7				Saint Xavier	21
		Lubbock Christian	6
												Liberty Baptist	2
							Azusa Pacific	2				Azusa Pacific	9
		Birmingham-Southern	9				SE Oklahoma St.	1
		SE Oklahoma St.	13

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Grand Canyon		6
	Saint Xavier		4
						Grand Canyon		10	x
						Lewis-Clark St.		6	x
	Lewis-Clark St.		2
	Azusa Pacific		1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 31
Game 1	Lewis-Clark State College	2-0	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Game 2	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	5-4	Birmingham-Southern College
Game 3	Liberty Baptist College	7-5	Saint Xavier College
Game 4	Azusa Pacific University	9-8	Lubbock Christian College
June 1
Game 5	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	13-9	Birmingham-Southern College	Birmingham-Southern eliminated
Game 6	Saint Xavier College	7-6	Lubbock Christian College	Lubbock Christian eliminated
Game 7	Lewis-Clark State College	11-5	Bemidji State University
Game 8	Grand Canyon College	16-4	Azusa Pacific University
June 2
Game 9	Saint Xavier College	21-12	Bemidji State University	Bemidji St eliminated
Game 10	Azusa Pacific University	2-1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	SE Oklahoma eliminated
Game 11	Lewis-Clark State College	8-7	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College
Game 12	Grand Canyon College	5-3	Liberty Baptist College
June 3
Game 13	Azusa Pacific University	9-2	Liberty Baptist College	Liberty Baptist eliminated
Game 14	Saint Xavier College	7-3	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 15	Grand Canyon College	3-1	Lewis-Clark State College	Grand Canyon sets record with 15th straight NAIA CWS victory
June 4
Game 16	Lewis-Clark State College	2-1	Azusa Pacific University	Azusa Pacific eliminated
Game 17	Grand Canyon College	6-4	Saint Xavier College	St. Xavier eliminated
June 5
Game 18	Grand Canyon College	10-6	Lewis-Clark State College	Grand Canyon wins CWS