1983 NAIA College World Series

The 1983 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. Host school Lubbock Christian College defeated Lewis-Clark State College in the championship game. It was Lewis-Clark's second straight defeat in the title game, and the second of eleven straight title game appearances. David Bulls of Lubbock Christian was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College		46-12 (12-1)	Larry Carr	3 (last:1980)	5th
Kansas Newman College			Paul Sanagorski	0 (last:none)	none
Lewis-Clark State College		69-7	Ed Cheff	5 (last:1982)	2nd
Liberty Baptist College		40-17	Al Worthington	2 (last:1982)	5th
Lubbock Christian College		56-27	Larry Hays	4 (last:1982)	4th
Southern Arkansas University			Steve Goodheart	0 (last:none)	none
Southwestern University			Jim Mallon	0 (last:none)	none
College of St. Francis			Gordie Gillespie	1 (last:1978)	5th
Union University	Volunteer State Athletic Conference		David Blackstock/ Linn Stranak	0 (last:none)	none
William Jewell College	Heart of America Athletic Conference		Fred Flook	8 (last:1981)	1st

Results

1983 College World Series Bracket

	Upper Round 1					Upper Round 2					Upper Round 3					Upper Final Both teams advance
							Southern Arkansas	2
		Union (TN)	13				Union (TN)	7
		William Jewell	12									Union (TN)	6
												Lewis-Clark St.	22
							Lewis-Clark St.	15
							St. Francis (IL)	2
																	Lewis-Clark St.	18
																	Lubbock Christian	17
							Newman	3
		Lubbock Christian	7				Lubbock Christian	13
		Southwestern (TX)	1									Lubbock Christian	14
												Coastal Carolina	9
							Coastal Carolina	5
							Liberty Baptist	2
	Lower Round 1					Lower Round 2					Lower Round 3 Both winners advance
												Coastal Carolina	12
							Newman	12				Newman	23
		St. Francis (IL)	10				St. Francis (IL)	10
		William Jewell	0
												Union (TN)	21
							Southern Arkansas	3				Liberty Baptist	17
		Liberty Baptist	5				Liberty Baptist	4
		Southwestern (TX)	3

Re-Ordered Semifinals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Lewis-Clark St.		16
	Newman		2
						Lewis-Clark St.		3	9
						Lubbock Christian		4	12
	Lubbock Christian		4
	Union (TN)		0

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30
Game 1	Union University	13-12	William Jewell College
Game 2	Lewis-Clark State College	15-2	College of St. Francis
Game 3	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	5-2	Liberty Baptist College
Game 4	Lubbock Christian College	7-1	Southwestern University
May 31
Game 5	College of St. Francis	10-0	William Jewell College	William Jewell eliminated
Game 6	Liberty Baptist College	5-3	Southwestern University	Southwestern eliminated
Game 7	Union University	7-2	Southern Arkansas University
Game 8	Lubbock Christian College	13-3 (8)	Kansas Newman College
June 1
Game 9	Liberty Baptist College	4-3	Southern Arkansas University	Southern Arkansas eliminated
Game 10	Kansas Newman College	12-10	College of St. Francis	St. Francis eliminated
Game 11	Lewis-Clark State College	22-6	Union University
Game 12	Lubbock Christian College	14-9	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College
June 2
Game 13	Kansas Newman College	23-12	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 14	Union University	21-17	Liberty Baptist College	Liberty Baptist
Game 15	Lewis-Clark State College	18-17	Lubbock Christian College
June 3
Game 16	Lewis-Clark State College	16-2	Kansas Newman College	Kansas Newman eliminated
Game 17	Lubbock Christian College	4-0	Union University	Union eliminated
June 5
Game 18	Lubbock Christian College	4-3	Lewis-Clark State College
June 6
Game 19	Lubbock Christian College	12-9	Lewis-Clark State College	Lubbock Christian wins CWS