1983 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1983 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 3 to June 11. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The thirty-seventh tournament's champion was the University of Texas at Austin coached by Cliff Gustafson. The Most Outstanding Player was Calvin Schiraldi of the University of Texas at Austin.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Alabama	Southeastern Conference	43 - 9 (14 - 7, 2.5 GB)	Barry Shollenberger	1 (last: 1950)	6th (1950)	1 - 2
	Arizona State University	Pacific Ten Conference	42 - 22 (17 - 13, 3 GB)	Jim Brock	11 (last: 1981)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	42 - 17
	James Madison University	ECAC South Section	37 - 11 (n/a)	Brad Babcock	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	University of Maine	ECAC New England	29 - 14 (11-1)	John Winkin	4 (last: 1982)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7 - 8
	University of Michigan	Big Ten Conference	48 - 7 (13 - 2, 0 GB)	Bud Middaugh	5 (last: 1981)	1st (1953)	10 - 7
	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	47 - 14 (11 - 3, 0 GB)	Gary Ward	10 (last: 1982)	1st (1959)	23 - 19
	Stanford University	Pacific Ten Conference	40 - 15 - 1 (20 - 10, 0 GB)	Mark Marquess	3 (last: 1982)	3rd (1967)	5 - 6
	University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	61 - 14 (18 - 3, 0 GB)	Cliff Gustafson	20 (last: 1982)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975)	43 - 36

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Texas	12
		James Madison	0
							Texas	6
							Oklahoma State	5
		Oklahoma State	3
		Stanford	1
												Texas	6
												Alabama	4
		Michigan	6
		Maine	5
							Michigan	5
							Alabama	6
		Alabama	6
		Arizona State	5
						Loser's bracket
							James Madison	1
							Stanford	3				Michigan	11
												Stanford	4
							Maine	0
							Arizona State	7				Oklahoma State	5
												Arizona State	6

	Semifinals					Finals
		Texas	4
		Michigan	2
							Texas	4
							Alabama	3
		Alabama	6
		Arizona State	0

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 3	Game 1	Texas	12 - 0	James Madison
	Game 2	Oklahoma State	3 - 1	Stanford
June 4	Game 3	Michigan	6 - 5	Maine
	Game 4	Alabama	6 - 5 (11 innings)	Arizona State
June 5	Game 5	Stanford	3 - 1	James Madison	James Madison eliminated
	Game 6	Arizona State	7 - 0	Maine	Maine eliminated
June 6	Game 7	Texas	6 - 5 (11 innings)	Oklahoma State
June 7	Game 8	Alabama	6 - 5	Michigan
June 8	Game 9	Arizona State	6 - 5	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
	Game 10	Michigan	11 - 4	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 9	Game 11	Texas	6 - 4 (10 innings)	Alabama
June 10	Game 12	Alabama	6 - 0	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
	Game 13	Texas	4 - 2	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
June 11	Final	Texas	4 - 3	Alabama	Texas wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Tim Meacham	Junior	Alabama
	Calvin Schiraldi	Junior	Texas
Catcher	Jeff Hearron	Senior	Texas
First baseman	Dave Magadan	Junior	Alabama
Second baseman	Bill Bates	Freshman	Texas
Third baseman	Chris Sabo	Junior	Michigan
Shortstop	Mike Brumley	Junior	Texas
Outfielder	Barry Bonds	Freshman	Arizona State
	Tim Knapp	Senior	Oklahoma State
	Dale Sklar	Sophomore	Michigan
Designated hitter	Pete Incaviglia	Freshman	Oklahoma State

Notable Players

• University of Alabama: Dave Magadan, Craig Shipley, Mike Soper
• Arizona State University: Chris Beasley, Barry Bonds, Doug Henry, Oddibe McDowell, Don Wakamatsu
• James Madison University:
• University of Maine: Bill Swift
• University of Michigan: Scott Kamieniecki, Barry Larkin, Chris Sabo, Gary Wayne
• Oklahoma State University: Carlos Diaz, John Farrell, Gary Green, Mike Henneman, Pete Incaviglia, Robbie Wine
• Stanford University: Mike Aldrete, Jeff Ballard, Mark Davis, Rick Lundblade, Pete Stanicek
• University of Texas at Austin: Billy Bates, Mike Brumley, Mike Capel, Roger Clemens, Jeff Hearron, Bruce Ruffin, Calvin Schiraldi, Jose Tolentino

Related Sites

• BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
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