1983 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1983 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season	1983
Finals site	Riverside Sports Complex; Riverside, California;
Champions	Cal Poly Pomona (3rd title)
Runner-up	Jacksonville State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	John Scolinos (3rd title)
MOP	Larry Beardman (OF) (Cal Poly Pomona)
Attendance	7,869
	← 1982 ; NCAA Division II Baseball Championship; 1984 →;

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division II baseball season.^[1]

For the fourth year, the tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California.

Cal Poly Pomona defeated Jacksonville State, 9–7, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Broncos' third national title and first since 1980. Cal Poly Pomona was coached by John Scolinos.

Regionals

The regionals consisted 20 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team double-elimination bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1983 Division II College World Series.^[2]

Northeast Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Quinnipiac	4	1
New Haven	2	2
LIU Post	1	2
Le Moyne	0	2

South Atlantic Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Valdosta State	3	1
Columbus State	3	2
West Chester	1	2
California (PA)	0	2

South Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Florida Southern	3	0
Rollins	0	3

Central Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Jacksonville State	3	0
Wright State	2	2
Troy State	1	2
Southern Indiana	0	2

Midwest Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
SIU Edwardsville	4	1
Minnesota State	2	2
Northwest Missouri State	1	2
Southeast Missouri State	0	2

West Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Cal Poly Pomona	3	1
San Francisco State	1	3

Finals

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous finals appearances	Best finals finish	Finals record
Cal Poly Pomona	CCAA	41–22 (21–8)	John Scolinos	3 (last: 1980)	1st	9–3
Florida Southern	Sunshine State	41–22 (21–8)	Joe Arnold	11 (last: 1981)	1st	27–16
Jacksonville State	Gulf South	36–9 (12–1)	Rudy Abbott	2 (last: 1979)	5th	1–4
Quinnipiac	NECC	25–10 (9–3)	Dan Gooley	0 (last: none)	None	0–0
SIU Edwardsville	Independent	35–15	Gary Collins	3 (last: 1977)	2nd	4–6
Valdosta State	Gulf South	45–14 (10–2)	Tommy Thomas	4 (last: 1979)	1st	9–7

Results

Bracket


First Round		Second Round		Semifinals		Championship



		Valdosta State	8

		Jacksonville State	12
SIU Edwardsville	2			Jacksonville State	8

Valdosta State	7			SIU Edwardsville	7
		SIU Edwardsville	8

		Quinnipiac	6
Florida Southern	13					Jacksonville State	7

Quinnipiac	1					Cal Poly Pomona	9
		Florida Southern	10

		Cal Poly Pomona	11
Cal Poly Pomona	8 ⁽¹¹⁾			Cal Poly Pomona	3

Jacksonville State	4			Valdosta State	0
		Valdosta State	8

		Florida Southern	1

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 21	Game 1	Valdosta State	7 – 2	SIU Edwardsville
	Game 2	Florida Southern	13 – 1	Quinnipiac
	Game 3	Cal Poly Pomona	8 – 4 ⁽¹¹⁾	Jacksonville State
May 22	Game 4	SIU Edwardsville	8 – 6	Quinnipiac	Quinnipiac eliminated
	Game 5	Jacksonville State	12 – 8	Valdosta State
	Game 6	Cal Poly Pomona	11 – 10	Florida Southern
May 23	Game 7	Valdosta State	8 – 1	Florida Southern	Florida Southern eliminated
	Game 8	Jacksonville State	8 – 7	SIU Edwardsville	SIU Edwardsville eliminated
	Game 9	Cal Poly Pomona	3 – 0	Valdosta State	Valdosta State eliminated
May 24	Game 10	Cal Poly Pomona	6 – 3	Jacksonville State	Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship

References

↑ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 14. Retrieved June 18, 2026.

[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. 14. Retrieved June 18, 2026.

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