1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1983 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season	1983
Teams	36
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	Texas (4th title)
Runner-up	Alabama (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Cliff Gustafson (2nd title)
MOP	Calvin Schiraldi (Texas)
	← 1982 ; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship; 1984 →;

The 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty seventh year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.^[1] The thirty-seventh tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Cliff Gustafson. The Most Outstanding Player was Calvin Schiraldi of Texas.

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

BYU
Florida State
Michigan
Stanford
Texas

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played at eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams.^[2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Central Regional at Austin, TX


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Texas–Pan American	5

Grambling State	0	Texas–Pan American	9

		Louisiana–Monroe	8

Mississippi State	4			Mississippi State	7

Tulane	2			Texas–Pan American	5

		Mississippi State	6					Mississippi State	0	3

		Texas	2					Texas	7	12

Texas	15					Texas–Pan American	1

Louisiana–Monroe	0			Texas	7	Texas	6

		Grambling State	7*	Tulane	5

		Tulane	8*

East Regional at Chapel Hill, NC


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



James Madison	9

South Carolina	0	James Madison	13

		William & Mary	8

The Citadel	14			James Madison	5

Delaware	5			The Citadel	2

		The Citadel	5					James Madison	6	—

		North Carolina	3					Delaware	5	—

North Carolina	11					The Citadel	1

William & Mary	0			North Carolina	5	Delaware	7

		South Carolina	11*	Delaware	6

		Delaware	12*

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Michigan	4

Morehead State	3
		Michigan	6

		Miami (OH)	4
Miami (OH)	7

Indiana State	4
				Michigan	10	—

				Morehead State	1	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Morehead State	9

Indiana State	2	Miami (OH)	7

Morehead State	7

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Oral Roberts	7

Arkansas	6
		Oral Roberts	8

		Oklahoma State	9
Oklahoma State	9

Wichita State	2
				Oklahoma State	10	—

				Oral Roberts	9	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Oral Roberts	6

Arkansas	3	Wichita State	5

Wichita State	6

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Harvard	2

Temple	1
		Harvard	2

		Maine	6
Maine	8

NYIT	2
				Maine	4	—

				Harvard	3	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Harvard	3

Temple	10	Temple	2

NYIT	5

South Regional at Tallahassee, FL


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Alabama	6

Miami (FL)	4
		Alabama	7

		Florida State	5
Florida State	8

South Alabama	2
				Alabama	11	—

				Miami (FL)	9	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Miami (FL)	10

South Alabama	5	Florida State	5

Miami (FL)	14

West I Regional at Stanford, CA

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

San Diego State

7

UC Santa Barbara

5

San Diego State

3*

Stanford

4*

Stanford

14

Oregon State

0

Stanford

11

—

UC Santa Barbara

5

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

UC Santa Barbara

9

Oregon State

3

San Diego State

5

UC Santa Barbara

7

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Cal State Fullerton	7

Fresno State	5
		Cal State Fullerton	0

		Arizona State	8
Arizona State	19

BYU	11
				Arizona State	7	—

				Fresno State	2	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Fresno State	6

BYU	6	Cal State Fullerton	3

Fresno State	13

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
Alabama	SEC	43–9 (14–7)	Barry Shollenberger	1 (last: 1950)	6th (1950)	1–2
Arizona State	Pac-10	42–22 (17–13)	Jim Brock	11 (last: 1981)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	42–17
James Madison	Eastern Collegiate	37–11 (n/a)	Brad Babcock	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Maine	Eastern Collegiate	29–14 (n/a)	John Winkin	4 (last: 1982)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7–8
Michigan	Big 10	48–7 (13–2)	Bud Middaugh	5 (last: 1981)	1st (1953, 1962)	10–7
Oklahoma State	Big 8	47–14 (11–3)	Gary Ward	10 (last: 1982)	1st (1959)	23–19
Stanford	Pac-10	40–15–1 (20–10)	Mark Marquess	3 (last: 1982)	3rd (1967)	5–6
Texas	SWC	61–14 (18–3)	Cliff Gustafson	20 (last: 1982)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975)	43–36

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Semifinals

Final

Texas

12

James Madison

0

Texas

6¹¹

Oklahoma State

5

Oklahoma State

3

Stanford

1

Texas

6¹⁰

Alabama

4

Michigan

6

Texas

4

Maine

5

Michigan

5

Michigan

2

Alabama

6

Alabama

6¹¹

Arizona State

5

Texas

4

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Alabama

3

Michigan

11

James Madison

1

Stanford

4

Alabama

6

Stanford

3

Arizona State

0

Oklahoma State

5

Maine

0

Arizona State

6

Arizona State

7

Game results

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

Texas was the last school to go undefeated in the CWS under the true double-elimination format, which was used from 1950 through 1987. No CWS team would go undefeated again until LSU in 1991.

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Tim Meacham	Alabama
P	Calvin Schiraldi (MOP)	Texas
C	Jeff Hearron	Texas
1B	Dave Magadan	Alabama
2B	Billy Bates	Texas
3B	Chris Sabo	Michigan
SS	Mike Brumley	Texas
OF	Barry Bonds	Arizona State
	Tim Knapp	Oklahoma State
	Dale Sklar	Michigan
DH	Pete Incaviglia	Oklahoma State

Notable players

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

References

^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 205. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

[NCAA-1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

[NCAA2-2] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 205. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

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National seeds

Regionals

Central Regional at Austin, TX

East Regional at Chapel Hill, NC

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

South Regional at Tallahassee, FL

West I Regional at Stanford, CA

West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

Notable players

See also

References