1983 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1983 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the eighth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with six teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Six regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with one region consisting of six teams, four regions consisting of four teams, and one region consisting of two teams, which was played as best-of-five, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Marietta, who defeated Otterbein for the championship.[1]

1983 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1983
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsMarietta (2nd title)
Runner-upOtterbein

Bids

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The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
tournament
appearances
Previous best
performance
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 7th 1982 2 National Champion (1976, 1977)
Concordia College Cobbers Moorhead, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 8th 1982 8 National Champion (1982)
Elizabethtown College Blue Jays Elizabethtown, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 8th 1982 8 National Champion (1980)
University of La Verne Leopards La Verne, CA Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Luther College Norse Decorah, IA Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 8th 1982 8 National Champion (1981)
Methodist College Monarchs Fayetteville, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1982 2 Regional Runner-Up (1982)
Monmouth College Fighting Scots Monmouth, IL Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1981 1 Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 4th 1982 2 World Series Third place (1976)
North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops Rocky Mount, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1982 3 World Series Fourth place (1981, 1982)
North Park College Vikings Chicago, IL College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 1st Debut 1 Debut
Ohio Northern University Polar Bears Ada, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 5th 1982 4 Regional Runner-Up (1982)
Otterbein College Cardinals Westerville, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 3rd 1982 3 Regional Third place (1981)
Ramapo College of New Jersey Roadrunners Mahwah, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 4th 1982 4 Regional Third place (1980, 1981)
Salem State College Vikings Salem, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent 5th 1981 1 Regional Runner-Up (1980)
Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 8th 1982 8 Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978, 1981)
Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 7th 1982 6 World Series Third Place (1980)
Washington University in St. Louis Bears St. Louis, MO Independent 2nd 1982 2 Regional Third Place (1982)
William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 4th 1982 3 World Series Sixth place (1982)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 5th 1982 5 World Series Third place (1981)
Worcester State College Lancers Worcester, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut

Regionals

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West Regional

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Turlock, CA (Host: Stanislaus State College)

Stanislaus State (3–2), La Verne (2–3)

Mid-Atlantic Regional

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Montclair, NJ (Host: Montclair State College)

Montclair State (3–1), William Paterson (3–2), Upsala (1–2), Salem State (0–2)

South Regional

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North Carolina Wesleyan (4–1), Lynchburg (2–2), Methodist (1–2), Salisbury State (0–2)

Northeast Regional

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Ithaca, NY (Host: Ithaca College)

Eastern Connecticut State (3–0), Ithaca (2–2), Ramapo (1–2), Worcester State (0–2)

Midwest Regional

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Oshkosh, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)

Otterbein (3–1), Wisconsin-Oshkosh (3–2), Concordia (MN) (1–2), Washington-St. Louis (0–2)

Mideast Regional

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Burlington, IA

Marietta (4–0), North Park (3–2), Ohio Northern (2–2), Luther (1–2), Elizabethtown (0–2), Monmouth (IL) (0–2)

World Series

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Participants

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School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
World Series
appearances
Previous best
performance
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 6th 1982 4 National Champion (1981)
Otterbein College Cardinals Westerville, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops Rocky Mount, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1982 3 Fourth place (1981, 1982)
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 2nd 1982 2 National Champion (1982)
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 6th 1982 2 National Champion (1976, 1977)
Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 Third place (1976)

Bracket

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Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Third round/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
Stanislaus State12
Marietta13
1Stanislaus State6Marietta12
6Montclair State5Eastern Conn. St.6Marietta6
Montclair State5
NC Wesleyan4
Eastern Conn. St.6
2NC Wesleyan5
Marietta36
5Eastern Conn. St.4
NC Wesleyan17Otterbein8
Otterbein4
3Otterbein5NC Wesleyan9
4Marietta4Otterbein10
Stanislaus State8
Otterbein9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Marietta explodes to win crown". d3baseball.com. June 1, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2018.