1983 NAIA Area Tournaments

The 32 winners of the 1983 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped and are 3, 4, or 5 team double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1983 NAIA College World Series. The highest ranked team that finished 2nd in an Area Tournament receives an at-large bid and the College World Series host team (Lubbock Christian College in 1983) completes the 10 team CWS field.

Area 1

• Lewiston, ID

May 19-21

	First Round					Finals
	Lewis-Clark St. (ID)		16
	Hawaii-Hilo		6
						Lewis-Clark St. (ID)		8	10	x
						Azusa Pacific		7	2	x
	Azusa Pacific		11
	Hawaii-Hilo		3

Area 2

• Phoenix, AZ

May 19-21

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Southwestern (TX)	10
		Spring Hill	6
							Southwestern (TX)	12
							Mesa St.	8
		Mesa St.	11
		Dallas Baptist	8
												Southwestern (TX)	8	x
												Mesa St.	0	x
							Mesa St.	10
		Spring Hill	13				Spring Hill	5
		Dallas Baptist	7

Area 3

• Tulsa County Stadium - Tulsa, OK

May 19-20

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Kansas Newman	15
		Northern St.	3
							Kansas Newman	6
							Central St. (OK)	1
		Central St. (OK)	4
		Wayne St. (NE)	2
												Kansas Newman	8	x
												Central St. (OK)	2	x
							Central St. (OK)	11
		Northern St.	15				Northern St.	4
		Wayne St. (NE)	4

Area 4

• Liberty, MO

May 19-21

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		William Jewell	5
		Moorhead St.	3
							William Jewell	6
							St. Ambrose	5
		St. Ambrose	9
		Wisconsin-Stout	3
												William Jewell	4	12
												Wisconsin-Stout	6	2
							St. Ambrose	5
		Moorhead St.	2				Wisconsin-Stout	6
		Wisconsin-Stout	4

Area 5

• Pensacola, FL

May 18-20

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Southern Arkansas	6
		West Florida	3
							Southern Arkansas	13
							Florida Atlantic	1
		Florida Atlantic	9
		Union (TN)	3
												Southern Arkansas	6	x
												Union (TN)*	3	x
							Florida Atlantic	2
		West Florida	2				Union (TN)	6
		Union (TN)	3

* Union advances to CWS as highest ranked NAIA team to not win an area tournament.

Area 6

• Marion, IN

May 19-21

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		St. Francis (IL)	26
		Malone	5
							St. Francis (IL)	15
							Aquinas	5
		Aquinas	11
		Marian (IN)	1
												St. Francis (IL)	4	x
												Aquinas	2	x
							Aquinas	16
		Malone	5				Marian (IN)	0
		Marian (IN)	6

Area 7

• Bluefield, WV

May 13-15

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Coastal Carolina	11
		Georgetown (KY)	1
							Coastal Carolina	22
							West Virginia St.	4
		West Virginia St.	18
		Elon	7
												Coastal Carolina	18	x
												West Virginia St.	2	x
							West Virginia St.	6
		Georgetown (KY)	8				Georgetown (KY)	2
		Elon	5

Area 8

• Lynchburg, VA

May 19-20

Opening round

Opening round

Second round

Semi-finals

Finals

Liberty Baptist

9

Wilmington (DE)

7

Southern Maine

4

Liberty Baptist

15

Liberty Baptist

5

Point Park

3

Point Park

4

Liberty Baptist

rain

St. Thomas Aquinas

1

Point Park

rain

Point Park

5

Southern Maine

5

Southern Maine

4

St. Thomas Aquinas

7

St. Thomas Aquinas

2

Wilmington (DE)

4

*Final game rained out. Liberty Baptist awarded championship based on earlier victory over Point Park.