| Year: | 1983 |
| Conference: | NAIA |
| Shortconference: | NAIA |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Format: | Double elimination |
| Ballpark: | Chaparral Stadium |
| City: | Lubbock, Texas |
| Champions: | Lubbock Christian |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Larry Hays |
| Mvp: | David Bulls |
| Mvpteam: | Lubbock Christian |
The 1983 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 30 through June 6.[1] The Lubbock Christian Chaparrals won the tournament, the team's first NAIA baseball championship.[2]
| +1983 NAIA World Series participants | |||
| Team | Record | Head coach | Previous Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carr | 3 (1978, 1980, 1982) | ||
| 65–4 | Ed Cheff | 5 (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982) | |
| Al Worthington | 2 (1981, 1982) | ||
| 50–26 | Larry Hays | 4 (1977, 1980, 1981, 1982) | |
| Paul Sanagorski | None | ||
| Steve Goodheart | None | ||
| Jim Mallon | None | ||
| Gordie Gillespie | 1 (1978) | ||
| David Blackstock | None | ||
| Fred Flook | 8 (1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981) | ||
To be added
| +1983 NAIA World Series game results | |||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | Game 1 | 13–12 | |||
| Game 2 | 15–2 | 7 Innings | |||
| Game 3 | 5–2 | ||||
| Game 4 | 7–1 | ||||
| May 31 | Game 5 | St. Francis (IL) | 10–0 | William Jewell | William Jewell eliminated |
| Game 6 | Liberty | 5–3 | Southwestern | Southwestern eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Union | 7–2 | |||
| Game 8 | Lubbock Christian | 13–3 | |||
| June 1 | Game 9 | Liberty | 4–3 | Southern Arkansas | Southern Arkansas eliminated |
| Game 10 | Newman | 12–10 | St. Francis | St. Francis eliminated | |
| Game 11 | Lewis-Clark | 22–6 | Union | ||
| Game 12 | Lubbock Christian | 14–9 | Coastal Carolina | ||
| June 2 | Game 13 | Newman | 23–12 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina eliminated |
| Game 14 | Union | 21–17 | Liberty | Liberty eliminated | |
| Game 15 | Lewis-Clark | 18–17 | Lubbock Christian | 10 Innings | |
| June 3 | Game 16 | Lewis-Clark | 16–2 | Newman | Newman eliminated |
| Game 17 | Lubbock Christian | 4–0 | Union | Union eliminated | |
| June 5 | Game 18 | Lubbock Christian | 4–3 | Lewis-Clark | |
| June 6 | Final | Lubbock Christian | 12–4 | Lewis-Clark | Lubbock Christian wins NAIA World Series |