Collegiate baseball tournament
The 1981 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 June 2 through June 8. The Grand Canyon Antelopes won the tournament, the team's second consecutive NAIA baseball championship.[1]
Participants[edit]
1981 NAIA World Series participants[1] Team | Record | Head coach | Previous appearances |
Azusa Pacific | | Tom Hicks | None |
Grand Canyon | | Gil Stafford | 4 (1969, 1971, 1973, 1980) |
John Brown | | | None |
Lipscomb | | Ken Dugan | 7 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) |
Liberty | | Al Worthington | None |
Lubbock Christian | 38–38 | Larry Hays | 2 (1977, 1980) |
Southeastern Oklahoma State | | Mike Metheny | 3 (1978, 1979, 1980) |
Spring Arbor | | Hank Burbridge | None |
William Jewell | | Fred Flook | 7 (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980) |
Winthrop | | Horace Turbeville | None |
Tournament[edit]
Bracket[edit]
- To be added
Game results[edit]
1981 NAIA World Series game results[1] Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
June 2[2] | Game 1 | Grand Canyon | 11–7 | Lipscomb | |
Game 2 | William Jewell | 10–6 | John Brown | |
Game 3 | Winthrop | 4–3 | Spring Arbor | |
Game 4 | Liberty | 8–5 | Lubbock Christian | |
June 3[2] | Game 5 | Lipscomb | 6–3 | John Brown | John Brown eliminated |
Game 6 | Spring Arbor | 6–1 | Lubbock Christian | Lubbock Christian eliminated |
Game 7 | Grand Canyon | 8–5 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | |
June 3/4[note 3] | Game 8 | Liberty | 5–4 | Azusa Pacific | |
| Game 9 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 7–5 | Spring Arbor | Spring Arbor eliminated |
| Game 10 | Azusa Pacific | 7–4 | Lipscomb | Lipscomb eliminated |
| Game 11 | Grand Canyon | 9–3 | William Jewell | |
| Game 12 | Winthrop | 4–1 | Liberty | |
| Game 13 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 13–12 | William Jewell | William Jewell eliminated |
| Game 14 | Azusa Pacific | 11–1 | Liberty | Liberty eliminated |
| Game 15 | Grand Canyon | 9–2 | Winthrop | |
| Game 16 | Winthrop | 11–10 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Southeastern Oklahoma State eliminated |
| Game 17 | Grand Canyon | 12–3 | Azusa Pacific | Azusa Pacific eliminated |
June 8 | Final | Grand Canyon | 12–4 | Winthrop | Grand Canyon win NAIA World Series |
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