1982 NAIA World Series

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1982 NAIA
baseball tournament
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1982 NAIA World Series
Teams10
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Grand Canyon  (3rd title)
Winning coach Gil Stafford
MVP Pete Bethea (Grand Canyon)
  • ← 1981
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1983 →

The 1982 NAIA World Series was a double-elimination tournament to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The tournament was held at Chaparral Stadium [note 1] on the campus of Lubbock Christian College [note 2] in Lubbock, Texas from May 31 through June 5. The Grand Canyon Antelopes won the tournament, the team's third consecutive NAIA baseball championship. [1]

Contents

Participants

1982 NAIA World Series participants [1]
TeamRecordHead coachPrevious Appearances
Azusa Pacific Tom Hicks 2 (1981, 1982)
Bemidji State Bob Montebello None
Birmingham–Southern Bill Meyer 2 (1975, 1979)
Coastal Carolina Larry Carr 2 (1978, 1980)
Grand Canyon Gil Stafford 5 (1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981)
Lewis-Clark State Ed Cheff 4 (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Liberty Al Worthington 1 (1981)
Lubbock Christian 64–19 Larry Hays 3 (1977, 1980, 1981)
Saint Xavier John Morrey 1 (1979)
Southeastern Oklahoma State Mike Metheny 4 (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981)

Tournament

Bracket

To be added

Game results

1982 NAIA World Series game results [1]
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 31 [2] Game 1 Lewis-Clark State 2–0 Southeastern Oklahoma State
Game 2 Coastal Carolina 5–4 Birmingham–Southern
Game 3 Liberty 7–5 Saint Xavier
Game 4 Azusa Pacific 9–8 Lubbock Christian
June 1 [2] Game 5Southeastern Oklahoma State13–9Birmingham–SouthernBirmingham–Southern eliminated
Game 6Saint Xavier7–6Lubbock ChristianLubbock Christian eliminated
Game 7Lewis-Clark State11–5 Bemidji State
Game 8 Grand Canyon 16–4Azusa Pacific
June 2 [3] Game 9Saint Xavier21–12Bemidji StateBemidji State eliminated
Game 10Azusa Pacific2–1Southeastern Oklahoma StateSoutheastern Oklahoma State eliminated
Game 11Lewis-Clark State8–7Coastal Carolina
Game 12Grand Canyon5–3Liberty
June 3 [3] Game 13Azusa Pacific9–2LibertyLiberty eliminated
Game 14Saint Xavier7–3Coastal CarolinaCoastal Carolina eliminated
Game 15Grand Canyon3–1Lewis-Clark State
June 4 [3] Game 16Lewis-Clark State2–1Azusa PacificAzusa Pacific eliminated
Game 17Grand Canyon6–4Saint XavierSaint Xavier eliminated
June 5FinalGrand Canyon10–6Lewis-Clark StateGrand Canyon wins NAIA World Series

Notes

  1. ↑ Hays Field was named Chaparral Stadium 1978–1999.
  2. ↑ Lubbock Christian University was named Lubbock Christian College 1956–1988.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Lubbock Bows". Del Rio, Texas: Del Rio News-Herald. UPI. June 1, 1982. p. 11.
  3. 1 2 3 "Azusa Pacific is still alive in NAIA World Series". Ukiah, California: Ukiah Daily Journal. UPI. June 4, 1982. p. 7.
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