1981 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1981 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1981
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (5th title)
Runner-upEastern Illinois (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (2nd title)
MOPJoe Sickles (OF) (Florida Southern)
Attendance10,644

The 1981 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1981 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1] For the second consecutive year, the final tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California.

Florida Southern defeated Eastern Illinois, 9–0, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Moccasins' fifth national title and first since 1978. Florida Southern was coached by Joe Arnold.

Regionals

The regionals consisted 18 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1981 Division II College World Series.[2]

Northeast Regional

Team Wins Losses
Le Moyne 3 0
Adelphi 2 2
UMass Lowell 1 2
New Haven 0 2

South Regional

Team Wins Losses
Florida Southern 3 1
Eckerd 1 3

Midwest Regional

Team Wins Losses
Eastern Illinois 4 1
Omaha 2 2
Lewis 1 2
Central Missouri 0 2

South Atlantic Regional

Team Wins Losses
Cal State Northridge 4 1
Valdosta State 2 2
Columbus State 1 2
Shippensburg 0 2

Central Regional

Team Wins Losses
Troy State 3 0
Delta State 2 2
Northern Kentucky 1 2
Indianapolis 0 2

West Regional

Team Wins Losses
UC Riverside 3 1
San Francisco State 1 3

Finals

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record
Cal State Northridge CCAA 38–29 (17–13) Robert Hiegert 3
(last: 1975)		 1st 6–5
Eastern Illinois Independent 36–14 Tom McDevitt 2
(last: 1978)		 2nd 3–4
Florida Southern Sunshine State 55–8 (10–5) Joe Arnold 9
(last: 1980)		 1st 20–14
Le Moyne Independent 27–6 Dick Rockwell 2
(last: 1979)		 2nd 3–4
Troy State Gulf South 37–10 (12–0) Chase Riddle 1
(last: 1980)		 3rd 1–2
UC Riverside CCAA 39–23 (17–13) Jack Smitheran 1
(last: 1977)		 1st 5–1

Results

Bracket

First RoundSecond RoundSemifinalsChampionshipFinal
Cal State Northridge10
Le Moyne5UC Riverside12
Cal State Northridge14
Eastern Illinois3Cal State Northridge1
Troy State12Florida Southern6
Troy State1Florida Southern9
Florida Southern5Eastern Illinois0
UC Riverside4Cal State Northridge2
Florida Southern6Troy State3Eastern Illinois3
Le Moyne5Eastern Illinois8
Eastern Illinois7


Game Results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 23 Game 1 Cal State Northridge 10–5 Le Moyne
Game 2 Troy State 12–3 Eastern Illinois
Game 3 Florida Southern 6–4 UC Riverside
May 24 Game 4 Eastern Illinois 7–5 Le Moyne Le Moyne eliminated
Game 5 Cal State Northridge 14–12 UC Riverside UC Riverside eliminated
Game 6 Florida Southern 5–1 Troy State
May 25 Game 7 Eastern Illinois 8–3 Troy State Troy State eliminated
Game 8 Florida Southern 6–1 Cal State Northridge
Game 9 Eastern Illinois 3–2 Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge eliminated
May 27 Game 10 Florida Southern 0–9 Eastern Illinois Florida Southern wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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