1983 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1983 Division II Riverside Sports Complex California Riverside, California 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 3rd 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 1st John Scolinos 3rd Larry Beardman (OF) Cal Poly Pomona 7,869 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship 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.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 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 of 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.https://s3.amazonaws.com/fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/D2champs.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Record Book NCAA 14 June 18, 2026 Northeast Regional Team Wins Losses 1983 Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac 4 1 1983 New Haven Chargers New Haven 2 2 1983 LIU Post Pioneers LIU Post 1 2 1983 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 0 2 South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1983 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 3 1 1983 Columbus State Cougars Columbus State 3 2 1983 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester 1 2 1983 California Vulcans California (PA) 0 2 South Regional Team Wins Losses 1983 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 3 0 1983 Rollins Tars Rollins 0 3 Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 3 0 1983 Wright State Raiders Wright State 2 2 1983 Troy State Trojans Troy State 1 2 1983 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Southern Indiana 0 2 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1983 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 4 1 1983 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State 2 2 1983 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State 1 2 1983 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 3 1 1983 San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State 1 3 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 41–22 (21–8) John Scolinos 3(last: 1980) 1st 9–3 1983 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Sunshine State 41–22 (21–8) Joe Arnold 11 (last: 1982) 1st 27–16 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Gulf South 36–9 (12–1) Rudy Abbott 2(last: 1979) 5th 1–4 1983 Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac NECC 25–10 (9–3) Dan Gooley 0 (last: none) None 0–0 1983 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Independent 35–15 Gary Collins 3(last: 1977) 2nd 4–6 1983 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Gulf South 45–14 (10–2) Tommy Thomas 4(last: 1979) 1st 9–7 Results Bracket 2 First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship no 160 30 high 1983 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 2 1983 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 7 1983 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 13 1983 Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac 1 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 8 (11) 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 4 Valdosta State 8 Jacksonville State 12 SIU Edwardsville 8 Quinnipiac 6 Florida Southern 10 Cal Poly Pomona 11 Valdosta State 8 Florida Southern 1 Jacksonville State 8 SIU Edwardsville 7 Cal Poly Pomona 3 Valdosta State 0 Jacksonville State 7 Cal Poly Pomona 9 Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 21 Game 1 1983 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 7 – 2 1983 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Game 2 1983 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 13 – 1 1983 Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac Game 3 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 8 – 4 (11) 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State May 22 Game 4 1983 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 8 – 6 1983 Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac Quinnipiac eliminated Game 5 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 12 – 8 1983 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Game 6 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 11 – 10 1983 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern May 23 Game 7 1983 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 8 – 1 1983 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated Game 8 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 8 – 7 1983 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville eliminated Game 9 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 3 – 0 1983 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Valdosta State eliminated May 24 Game 10 1983 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 6 – 3 1983 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship See also 1983 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1983 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1983 NAIA World Series References Division II tournament Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament