1983 Division II College World Series

The 1983 Division II College World Series was held at the Riverside Sports Center in Riverside, CA. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Cal Poly Pomona, coached by John Scolinos. The runner-up was the Jacksonville State University. Cal Poly Pomona outfielder Larry Beardman was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association	41-22 (21-8)	John Scolinos	3 (last:1980)	1st
Florida Southern College	Sunshine State Conference	51-8 (14-3)	Joe Arnold	11 (last:1982)	1st
Jacksonville State University	Gulf South Conference	36-9 (12-1)	Rudy Abbott	2 (last:1979)	5th
Quinnipiac College	New England Collegiate Conference	25-10 (9-3)	Dan Gooley	0 (last:none)	none
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Independent	35-15	Gary Collins	3 (last:1977)	2nd
Valdosta State College	Gulf South Conference	45-14 (10-2)	Tommy Thomas	4 (last:1979)	1st

Results

1983 College World Series

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
		Valdosta St.	7
		SIU Edwardsville	2				Valdosta St.	8
							Jacksonville St.	12
												Jacksonville St.	8
												SIU Edwardsville	7
							SIU Edwardsville	8
							Quinnipiac	6
		Florida Southern	13														Jacksonville St.	3	x
		Quinnipiac	1														Cal Poly Pomona	6	x
							Florida Southern	10
							Cal Poly Pomona	11
		Cal Poly Pomona	8									Cal Poly Pomona	3
		Jacksonville St.	4									Valdosta St.	0
							Valdosta St.	8
							Florida Southern	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 21
Game 1	Valdosta State College	7 - 2	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Game 2	Florida Southern College	13 - 1	Quinnipiac University
Game 3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	8 - 4 (11)	Jacksonville State University
May 22
Game 4	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	8 - 6	Quinnipiac University	Quinnipiac eliminated
Game 5	Jacksonville State University	12 - 8	Valdosta State College
Game 6	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	11 - 10	Florida Southern College
May 23
Game 7	Valdosta State College	8 - 1	Florida Southern College	Florida Southern eliminated
Game 8	Jacksonville State University	8 - 7	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	SIU Edwardsville eliminated
Game 9	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	3 - 0	Valdosta State College	Valdosta St. eliminated
May 24
Game 10	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	6 - 3	Jacksonville State University	Cal Poly Pomona Wins CWS