1982 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1982 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1982
Finals site
ChampionsUC Riverside (2nd title)
Runner-upFlorida Southern (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJack Smitheran (2nd title)
MOPJoe Sickles (OF) (Florida Southern)
Attendance10,925

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]

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 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.[2]

Northeast Regional

Team Wins Losses
New Haven 4 1
Le Moyne 2 2
Assumption 1 2
LIU Post 0 2

Central Regional

Team Wins Losses
Delta State 3 0
Indianapolis 1 2
Jacksonville State 0 2

Midwest Regional

Team Wins Losses
Southwest Missouri State 3 0
Minnesota State 2 2
Northwest Missouri State 1 2
SIU Edwardsville 0 2

South Regional

Team Wins Losses
Florida Southern 3 2
FIU 2 3

South Atlantic Regional

Team Wins Losses
Longwood 3 1
Valdosta State 3 2
West Georgia 1 2
Slippery Rock 0 2

West Regional

Team Wins Losses
UC Riverside 3 1
Cal State Northridge 2 2
San Francisco State 0 2

Finals

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record
Delta State Gulf South 41–19 (7–1) Boo Ferriss 3
(last: 1978)		 2nd 9–5
Florida Southern Sunshine State 50–11 (19–2) Joe Arnold 10
(last: 1981)		 1st 24–14
Longwood Independent 31–10–1 Buddy Bolding 0
(last: none)		 None 0–0
New Haven Independent 27–7 Frank Vieira 5
(last: 1980)		 2nd 10–10
Southwest Missouri State Independent 31–14 Bill Rowe 3
(last: 1978)		 2nd 3–6
UC Riverside CCAA 36–23 (19–10) Jack Smitheran 2
(last: 1981)		 1st 5–3

Results

Bracket

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemifinalChampionship
Delta State2
Florida Southern18Florida Southern11
Longwood0
New Haven6Florida Southern7
Southwest Missouri State1UC Riverside8
New Haven3UC Riverside10
UC Riverside4Florida Southern1
UC Riverside6Florida Southern13
Longwood1New Haven1Delta State9
Delta State7Delta State5
Southwest Missouri State5

Game Results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22 Game 1 Florida Southern 18–2 Delta State
Game 2 New Haven 6–1 Southwest Missouri State
Game 3 UC Riverside 6–1 Longwood
May 23 Game 4 Delta State 7–5 Southwest Missouri State Southwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 5 Florida Southern 11–0 Longwood Longwood eliminated
Game 6 UC Riverside 4–3 New Haven
May 24 Game 7 Delta State 5–1 New Haven New Haven eliminated
Game 8 UC Riverside 8–7 Florida Southern
Game 9 Florida Southern 13–9 Delta State Delta State eliminated
May 25 Game 10 UC Riverside 10–1 Florida Southern UC Riverside wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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