1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1982 Division II Riverside Sports Complex California Riverside, California 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 2nd 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 7th Jack Smitheran 2nd Joe Sickles (OF) Florida Southern 10,925 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division II baseball season.DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2022/D2.pdf NCAA.org NCAA 13 May 2023 For the third year, the tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California. UC Riverside defeated Florida Southern, 10–1, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Highlanders' second national title and first since 1977. UC Riverside was coached by Jack Smitheran. Regionals The regionals consisted of 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 1982 Division II College World Series.https://s3.amazonaws.com/fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/D2champs.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Record Book NCAA 13 February 27, 2026 Northeast Regional Team Wins Losses 1982 New Haven Chargers New Haven 4 1 1982 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 2 2 1982 Assumption Greyhounds Assumption 1 2 1982 LIU Post Pioneers LIU Post 0 2 Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1982 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 3 0 1982 Indianapolis Greyhounds Indianapolis 1 2 1982 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 0 2 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1982 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 3 0 1982 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State 2 2 1982 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State 1 2 1982 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 0 2 South Regional Team Wins Losses 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 3 2 1982 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 2 3 South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1982 Longwood Lancers Longwood 3 1 1982 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 3 2 1982 West Georgia Wolves West Georgia 1 2 1982 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 3 1 1982 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 2 2 1982 San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State 0 2 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1982 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Gulf South 41–19 (7–1) Boo Ferriss 3 (last: 1978) 2nd 9–5 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Sunshine State 50–11 (19–2) Joe Arnold 10 (last: 1981) 1st 24–14 1982 Longwood Lancers Longwood Independent 31–10–1 Buddy Bolding 0 (last: none) None 0–0 1982 New Haven Chargers New Haven Independent 27–7 Frank Vieira 5 (last: 1980) 2nd 10–10 1982 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Independent 31–14 Bill Rowe 3 (last: 1978) 2nd 3–6 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside CCAA 36–23 (19–10) Jack Smitheran 2 (last: 1981) 1st 5–3 Results Bracket First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinal Championship no 160 30 high 1982 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 2 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 18 1982 New Haven Chargers New Haven 6 1982 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 1 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 6 1982 Longwood Lancers Longwood 1 Florida Southern 11 Longwood 0 New Haven 3 UC Riverside 4 Delta State 7 Southwest Missouri State 5 Florida Southern 7 UC Riverside 8 New Haven 1 Delta State 5 Florida Southern 13 Delta State 9 UC Riverside 10 Florida Southern 1 Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 22 Game 1 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 18–2 1982 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Game 2 1982 New Haven Chargers New Haven 6–1 1982 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Game 3 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 6–1 1982 Longwood Lancers Longwood May 23 Game 4 1982 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 7–5 1982 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Southwest Missouri State eliminated Game 5 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 11–0 1982 Longwood Lancers Longwood Longwood eliminated Game 6 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 4–3 1982 New Haven Chargers New Haven May 24 Game 7 1982 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 5–1 1982 New Haven Chargers New Haven New Haven eliminated Game 8 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 8–7 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Game 9 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 13–9 1982 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Delta State eliminated May 25 Game 10 1982 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 10–1 1982 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern UC Riverside wins National Championship See also 1982 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1982 NAIA World Series References Division II tournament Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament