1983 Division III College World Series

The 1983 Division III College World Series was held in Marietta, OH. The six teams qualified by winning one of six Regional tournaments. Marietta College defeated Otterbein College in an all-Ohio Athletic Conference championship game. 2B Jim Pancher of Marietta was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Stanislaus State College			Jim Bowen	5 (last:1982)	1st
Eastern Connecticut State University	Independent	32-16	Bill Holowaty	1 (last:1982)	1st
Marietta College	Ohio Athletic Conference	49-9 (12-3)	Don Schaly	5 (last:1982)	1st
Montclair State College	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	31-14-1 (10-2)	Fred Hill	1 (last:1976)	3rd
North Carolina Wesleyan College	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	38-7 (8-0)	Mike Fox	2 (last:1982)	none
Otterbein College	Ohio Athletic Conference	28-13-1 (14-1)	Dick Fishbaugh	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1983 College World Series

	First round					Second Round					Third Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Stanislaus St.	6
		Montclair St.	5				Stanislaus St.	12
							Marietta	13
												Marietta	12
												East. Conn. St.	6				Marietta	6
							Montclair St.	5									NC Wesleyan	4
							East. Conn. St.	6
		NC Wesleyan	5																			Marietta	36
		East. Conn. St.	4																			Otterbein	8
							NC Wesleyan	17
							Otterbein	4
		Otterbein	5									NC Wesleyan	9
		Marietta	4									Otterbein	10
							Otterbein	9
							Stanislaus St.	8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2
Game 1	Stanislaus State College	6-5	Montclair State College
Game 2	North Carolina Wesleyan College	5-4	Eastern Connecticut State University
Game 3	Otterbein College	5-4	Marietta College
June 3
Game 4	Eastern Connecticut State University	6-5	Montclair State College	Montclair eliminated
June 4
Game 5	Marietta College	13-12	Stanislaus State College
Game 6	North Carolina Wesleyan College	17-4	Otterbein College
June 5
Game 7	Otterbein College	9-8	Stanislaus State College	Stanislaus eliminated
Game 8	Marietta College	12-6	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut eliminated
June 6
Game 9	Otterbein College	10-9	North Carolina Wesleyan College
Game 10	Marietta College	6-4	North Carolina Wesleyan College	NC Wesleyan eliminated
June 7
Game 11	Marietta College	36-8	Otterbein College	Marietta wins CWS