| Year: | 1982 |
| Conference: | NAIA |
| Shortconference: | NAIA |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Format: | Double elimination |
| Ballpark: | Chaparral Stadium |
| City: | Lubbock, Texas |
| Champions: | Grand Canyon |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Gil Stafford |
| Mvp: | Pete Bethea |
| Mvpteam: | Grand Canyon |
The 1982 NAIA World Series was a double-elimination tournament to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The tournament was held at Chaparral Stadium on the campus of Lubbock Christian College in Lubbock, Texas from May 31 through June 5. The Grand Canyon Antelopes won the tournament, the team's third consecutive NAIA baseball championship.[1]
| +1982 NAIA World Series participants | |||
| Team | Record | Head coach | Previous Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hicks | 2 (1981, 1982) | ||
| Bob Montebello | None | ||
| Bill Meyer | 2 (1975, 1979) | ||
| Larry Carr | 2 (1978, 1980) | ||
| Gil Stafford | 5 (1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1981) | ||
| Ed Cheff | 4 (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980) | ||
| Al Worthington | 1 (1981) | ||
| 64–19 | Larry Hays | 3 (1977, 1980, 1981) | |
| John Morrey | 1 (1979) | ||
| Mike Metheny | 4 (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981) | ||
To be added
| +1982 NAIA World Series game results | |||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31[2] | Game 1 | 2–0 | |||
| Game 2 | 5–4 | ||||
| Game 3 | 7–5 | ||||
| Game 4 | 9–8 | ||||
| June 1 | Game 5 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 13–9 | Birmingham–Southern | Birmingham–Southern eliminated |
| Game 6 | Saint Xavier | 7–6 | Lubbock Christian | Lubbock Christian eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Lewis-Clark State | 11–5 | |||
| Game 8 | 16–4 | Azusa Pacific | |||
| June 2[3] | Game 9 | Saint Xavier | 21–12 | Bemidji State | Bemidji State eliminated |
| Game 10 | Azusa Pacific | 2–1 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Southeastern Oklahoma State eliminated | |
| Game 11 | Lewis-Clark State | 8–7 | Coastal Carolina | ||
| Game 12 | Grand Canyon | 5–3 | Liberty | ||
| June 3 | Game 13 | Azusa Pacific | 9–2 | Liberty | Liberty eliminated |
| Game 14 | Saint Xavier | 7–3 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina eliminated | |
| Game 15 | Grand Canyon | 3–1 | Lewis-Clark State | ||
| June 4 | Game 16 | Lewis-Clark State | 2–1 | Azusa Pacific | Azusa Pacific eliminated |
| Game 17 | Grand Canyon | 6–4 | Saint Xavier | Saint Xavier eliminated | |
| June 5 | Final | Grand Canyon | 10–6 | Lewis-Clark State | Grand Canyon wins NAIA World Series |