1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1981 Division I NCAA primary logo 1980 reserved.svg 34 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Arizona State 5th Oklahoma State 9th Jim Brock 2nd Stan Holmes Arizona State NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty fifth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA August 27, 2014 195 2009 The thirty-fifth tournament's champion was Arizona State coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Stan Holmes of Arizona State. Regionals The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 203–204 2009 The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. Atlantic Regional at Clemson, SC Mississippi State 7 1981 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State 6 1981 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 7 1981 Clemson Tigers Clemson 2 Clemson 1 East Tennessee State 2 Mississippi State 5 Wichita State 1 Wichita State 4 East Tennessee State 513 Mississippi State 6 — East Tennessee State 5 — Central Regional at Austin, TX 1981 Lamar Cardinals Lamar 6 1981 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 5 Texas 11 1981 BYU Cougars BYU 4 BYU 1 Stanford 2 Lamar 2 Texas 3 Lamar 1 Stanford 9 Texas 8 10 Stanford 9 2 East Regional at Columbia, SC 1981 Memphis Tigers Memphis 16 1981 James Madison Dukes James Madison 3 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 15 1981 Temple Owls Temple 6 Temple 2 James Madison 10 Memphis 5 South Carolina 8 Memphis 8 James Madison 3 South Carolina 11 — Memphis 5 — Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI 1981 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 2 Michigan 1 1981 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 15 1981 UNLV Rebels UNLV 3 UNLV 2 Michigan 6 New Orleans 11 Eastern Michigan 18 New Orleans 1 Michigan 7 Eastern Michigan 0 0 Michigan 10 4 Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK 1981 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 4 1981 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 3 Oklahoma State 4 1981 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 3 San Diego State 1 Oral Roberts 3 Southern Illinois 4 Oklahoma State 9 Southern Illinois 2 Oral Roberts 7 Oklahoma State 8 — Oral Roberts 5 — Northeast Regional at New Haven, CT Maine 10 1981 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 2 1981 St. John's Redmen St. John's 112 1981 Yale Bulldogs Yale 0 Yale 2 Central Michigan 7 Maine 10 St. John's 5 St. John's 23 Central Michigan 13 Maine 5 15 St. John's 10 0 South Regional at Coral Gables, FL 1981 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 5 1981 Florida Gators baseball Florida 1 1981 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 4 1981 Missouri Tigers Missouri 2 Miami (FL) 12 1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 0 Florida State 9 Minnesota 5 Middle Tennessee 0 Miami (FL) 2 Missouri 3 Florida 7 Florida State 6 Miami (FL) 14 Middle Tennessee 4 Florida 710 Florida State 4 Florida 5 Miami (FL) 8 — Florida 6 — West Regional at Tempe, AZ 1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 9 1981 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 8 Arizona State 9 1981 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 6 Gonzaga 8 Fresno State 10 Cal State Fullerton 9 Arizona State 18 Cal State Fullerton 10 Fresno State 9 Arizona State 12 — Cal State Fullerton 7 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona State Pac-10 50–12 (26–4) Jim Brock 10(last: 1978) 1st(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977) 37–16 Maine Eastern Collegiate 32–12 (n/a) John Winkin 2(last: 1976) 3rd(1964) 5–4 Miami (FL) n/a 60–8 (n/a) Ron Fraser 4(last: 1980) 2nd(1974) 7–8 Michigan Big 10 41–18 (10–4) Bud Middaugh 4(last: 1980) 1st(1953) 10–5 Mississippi State SEC 45–15 (17–6) Ron Polk 2(last: 1979) 6th(1979) 1–4 Oklahoma State Big 8 49–15 (12–6) Gary Ward 8(last: 1968) 1st(1959) 19–15 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina n/a 44–13 (n/a) June Raines 2(last: 1977) 2nd(1975, 1977) 7–4 Texas SWC 58–9–1 (16–5) Cliff Gustafson 18(last: 1979) 1st(1949, 1950, 1975) 38–32 Results Bracket 2 Mississippi State 4 Michigan 1 Arizona State 11 Texas 2 Oklahoma State 810 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 5 Miami (FL) 6 Maine 1 Mississippi State 3 Arizona State 4 Oklahoma State 12 Miami (FL) 6 Michigan 5 Texas 6 South Carolina 12 Maine 7 Arizona State 10 Oklahoma State 1113 Miami (FL) 4 Texas 5 Mississippi State 5 South Carolina 6 Oklahoma State 8 Texas 1513 Arizona State 10 South Carolina 7 Texas 3 Arizona State 12 Oklahoma State 4 Arizona State 7 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 30 Game 1 Mississippi State 4–0 Michigan Game 2 Arizona State 11–2 Texas May 31 Game 3 Oklahoma State 8–5 (10 innings) 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Game 4 Miami (FL) 6–1 Maine June 1 Game 5 Arizona State 4–3 Mississippi State June 2 Game 6 Oklahoma State 12–6 Miami (FL) Game 7 Texas 6–5 Michigan Michigan eliminated June 3 Game 8 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 12–7 Maine Maine eliminated June 4 Game 9 Oklahoma State 11–10 (13 innings) Arizona State Oklahoma St. qualified for final Game 10 Texas 5–4 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated June 5 Game 11 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 6–5 Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated June 6 Game 12 Texas 15–8 (13 innings) Oklahoma State Game 13 Arizona State 10–7 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina South Carolina eliminated June 7 Game 14 Arizona State 12–3 Texas Texas eliminated June 8 Final Arizona State 7–4 Oklahoma State Arizona State wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Kevin Dukes Arizona State Don Mundie Mississippi State C Burk Goldthorn Texas 1B Alvin Davis Arizona State 2B Billy DeMann Arizona State 3B Mike Sodders Arizona State SS Rod Carraway white South Carolina OF Mark Gillaspie Mississippi State Stan Holmes (MOP) Arizona State Mickey Tettleton Oklahoma State DH Lemmie Miller Arizona State Notable players Arizona State: Alvin Davis, Donnie Hill, Lemmie Miller, Billy DeMann, Kevin Romine Maine: Kevin Buckley, Joe Johnson, Bill Swift Miami (FL): Neal Heaton, Mike Pagliarulo Michigan: Steve Ontiveros, Jim Paciorek, Chris Sabo Mississippi State: Oklahoma State: Gary Green, Mickey Tettleton, Jim Traber, Robbie Wine South Carolina: Don Gordon Texas: Mike Brumley, Spike Owen, Calvin Schiraldi, Mike Hamer See also 1981 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1981 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1981 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:1981 NCAA Division I baseball season NCAA Division I Baseball Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas