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1981 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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1981 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1981
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (5th title)
Runner-upEastern Illinois (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (2nd title)
MOPJoe Sickles (OF) (Florida Southern)
Attendance10,644

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1] For the second consecutive year, the final tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California.

Florida Southern defeated Eastern Illinois, 9–0, in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Moccasins' fifth national title and first since 1978. Florida Southern was coached by Joe Arnold.

Bracket

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College World Series

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First RoundSecond RoundSemifinalsChampionshipFinal
Cal State Northridge10
Le Moyne5UC Riverside12
Cal State Northridge14
Eastern Illinois3Cal State Northridge1
Troy State12Florida Southern6
Troy State1Florida Southern9
Florida Southern5Eastern Illinois0
UC Riverside4Cal State Northridge2
Florida Southern6Troy State3Eastern Illinois3
Le Moyne5Eastern Illinois8
Eastern Illinois7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 13, 2023.