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.[1]
| Season | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UC Riverside (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Florida Southern (7th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Jack Smitheran (2nd title) |
| MOP | Joe Sickles (OF) (Florida Southern) |
| Attendance | 10,925 |
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.
Bracket
editCollege World Series
edit| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinal | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 18 | Florida Southern | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 6 | Florida Southern | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 1 | UC Riverside | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 3 | UC Riverside | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 4 | Florida Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 6 | Florida Southern | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 1 | New Haven | 1 | Delta State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 7 | Delta State | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.