| Year: | 1983 |
| Division: | Division I |
| Teams: | 36 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Texas |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Runner-Up: | Alabama |
| Cwscount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Cliff Gustafson |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mop: | Calvin Schiraldi |
| Mopteam: | Texas |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1983 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 seventh year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The thirty-seventh tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Cliff Gustafson. The Most Outstanding Player was Calvin Schiraldi of Texas.
Bold indicates CWS participant.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played at eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams.[2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43–9 (14–7) | 1 (last: 1950) | 6th (1950) | 1–2 | ||||
| 42–22 (17–13) | 11 (last: 1981) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 42–17 | ||||
| 37–11 (n/a) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 29–14 (n/a) | 4 (last: 1982) | 3rd (1964, 1982) | 7–8 | ||||
| 48–7 (13–2) | 5 (last: 1981) | 1st (1953, 1962) | 10–7 | ||||
| 47–14 (11–3) | 10 (last: 1982) | 1st (1959) | 23–19 | ||||
| 40–15–1 (20–10) | 3 (last: 1982) | 3rd (1967) | 5–6 | ||||
| 61–14 (18–3) | 20 (last: 1982) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975) | 43–36 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3 | Game 1 | 12–0 | ||||
| Game 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| June 4 | Game 3 | 6–5 | ||||
| Game 4 | 6–5 (11 innings) | |||||
| June 5 | Game 5 | 3–1 | James Madison eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 7–0 | Maine eliminated | ||||
| June 6 | Game 7 | 6–5 (11 innings) | ||||
| June 7 | Game 8 | 6–5 | ||||
| June 8 | Game 9 | 6–5 | Oklahoma State eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 11–4 | Stanford eliminated | ||||
| June 9 | Game 11 | 6–4 (10 innings) | ||||
| June 10 | Game 12 | 6–0 | Arizona State eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 4–2 | Michigan eliminated | ||||
| June 11 | Final | 4–3 | Texas wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | style= | Alabama | ||
| Calvin Schiraldi (MOP) | style= | Texas | ||
| C | style= | Texas | ||
| 1B | style= | Alabama | ||
| 2B | style= | Texas | ||
| 3B | style= | Michigan | ||
| SS | style= | Texas | ||
| OF | style= | Arizona State | ||
| style= | Oklahoma State | |||
| style= | Michigan | |||
| DH | style= | Oklahoma State |