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1981 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1981 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1981 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the sixth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was , who defeated for the championship.

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

Regionals

West Regional

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (4–0), Elmhurst (2–2), Otterbein (2–2), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1–2), St. Olaf (1–2), Buena Vista (0–2)

South Regional

North Carolina Wesleyan (4–1), Lynchburg (3–2), Ramapo (2–2), Upsala (2–2), William Paterson (1–2), Salisbury State (1–2)

  • Records as listed on Baseball Reference. Either William Paterson or Salisbury State would have to have been 0–2 instead of 1–2 and either Ramapo or Upsala would have to have been 1–2 instead of 2-2.

Mideast Regional

Ada, OH (Host: Ohio Northern University)

Marietta (5–1), Alma (3–2), York (PA) (2–2), Wooster (1–2), Monmouth (IL) (0–2), Ohio Northern (0–2)

Northeast Regional

Willimantic, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State College)

Ithaca (5–1), Eastern Connecticut State (3–2), unknown (2–2), Westfield State (1–2), Queens (0–2), SUNY Cortland (0–2)

World Series

Participants

Bracket

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

See also

References