1981 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

The 1981 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1981 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the sixth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Marietta, who defeated Ithaca for the championship.[1]

1981 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season1981
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsMarietta (1st title)
Runner-upIthaca
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Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Alma CollegeScotsAlma, MIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association2nd19802Regional Fifth Place (1980)
Buena Vista CollegeBeaversStorm Lake, IAIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19802Regional Third Place (1980)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps CollegesStagsClaremont, CASouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3rd19791Regional Runner-Up (1979)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent6th19806Regional Runner-Up (1979)
Elmhurst CollegeBlue JaysElmhurst, ILCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin2nd19802Regional Fourth place (1980)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference6th19806National Champion (1980)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference6th19806World Series Runner-Up (1978, 1980)
Monmouth CollegeFighting ScotsMonmouth, ILMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19761Regional Runner-Up (1976)
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeBattling BishopsRocky Mount, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ohio Northern UniversityPolar BearsAda, OHOhio Athletic Conference3rd19802Regional Third place (1980)
Otterbein CollegeCardinalsWesterville, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Queens CollegeKnightsNew York City, NY (Queens)Independent2nd19761Regional Fourth place (1976)
Ramapo College of New JerseyRoadrunnersMahwah, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19802Regional Third place (1980)
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent4th19802Regional Runner-Up (1980)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5th19805Regional Third place (1977, 1979)
State University of New York College at CortlandRed DragonsCortland, NYState University of New York Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference5th19805Regional Runner-Up (1978, 1979, 1980)
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference6th19806Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference5th19804World Series Third place (1980)
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference5th19801Regional Runner-Up (1977)
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19771Regional Fourth place (1977)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference3rd19803World Series Fourth place (1980)
York College of PennsylvaniaSpartansYork, PAIndependent2nd19771Regional Fifth place (1977)

Regionals

[2]

West Regional

Wisconsin-Oshkosh (4-0), Elmhurst (2-2), Otterbein (2-2), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1-2), St. Olaf (1-2), Buena Vista (0-2)

South Regional

North Carolina Wesleyan (4-1), Lynchburg (3-2), Ramapo (2-2), Upsala (2-2), William Paterson (1-2), Salisbury State (1-2)

  • Records as listed on Baseball Reference. Either William Paterson or Salisbury State would have to have been 0-2 instead of 1-2 and either Ramapo or Upsala would have to have been 1-2 instead of 2-2.

Mideast Regional

Ada, OH (Host: Ohio Northern University)

Marietta (5-1), Alma (3-2), York (PA) (2-2), Wooster (1-2), Monmouth (IL) (0-2), Ohio Northern (0-2)

Northeast Regional

Willimantic, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State College)

Ithaca (5-1), Eastern Connecticut State (3-2), unknown (2-2), Westfield State (1-2), Queens (0-2), SUNY Cortland (0-2)

World Series

[3]

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference4th19802Runner-Up (1978, 1980)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference4th19802National Champion (1980)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference2nd19802Fourth place (1980)
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeBattling BishopsRocky Mount, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

  First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final
                             
  Wisconsin-Oshkosh 13  
  North Carolina Wesleyan 3  
    Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6  
    Marietta 12  
  Marietta 6
  Ithaca 5  
    Marietta 14 --
    Ithaca 1212 --
  North Carolina Wesleyan 6  
  Ithaca 7  
    Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3
    Ithaca 11  

References
  1. "Marietta avenges loss in title game". d3baseball.com. May 30, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "1981 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. April 6, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. "1981 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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