1981 NAIA College World Series

The 1981 NAIA College World Series was held in Lubbock, TX for the first time. The ten team field was composed of eight teams that qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments, plus the highest ranked school that finished second in an area tournament, plus the host school, Lubbock Christian College. Grand Canyon College repeated as champions by defeating Winthrop College in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Azusa Pacific College			Tom Hicks	0 (last:none)	none
David Lipscomb College			Ken Dugan	7 (last:1980)	1st
Grand Canyon College		50-20	Gil Stafford	4 (last:1980)	1st
John Brown University			Allan Barker	1 (last:1980)	9th
Liberty Baptist College		39-13	Al Worthington	0 (last:none)	none
Lubbock Christian College		38-40	Larry Hays	2 (last:1980)	4th
Southeastern Oklahoma State University			Mike Metheny	3 (last:1980)	2nd
Spring Arbor College			Hank Burbridge	0 (last:none)	none
William Jewell College	Heart of America Athletic Conference		Fred Flook	7 (last:1980)	1st
Winthrop College			Horace Turbeville	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1980 College World Series Bracket

Bracket to be included

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2
Game 1	Grand Canyon College	11-7	David Lipscomb College
Game 2	William Jewell College	10-6	John Brown University
Game 3	Winthrop College	4-3	Spring Arbor College
Game 4	Liberty Baptist College	8-5	Lubbock Christian College
June 3
Game 5	David Lipscomb College	6-3	John Brown University	John Brown eliminated
Game 6	Spring Arbor College	6-1	Lubbock Christian College	Lubbok Christian eliminated
Game 7	Grand Canyon College	8-5	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Game 8	Liberty Baptist College	5-4	Azusa Pacific College	game suspended in 4th inning, finished June 4
June 4
Game 9	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	7-5	Spring Arbor College	Spring Arbor eliminated
Game 10	Azusa Pacific College	7-4	David Lipscomb College	Lipscomb eliminated
June 5
Game 11	Grand Canyon College	9-3	William Jewell College
Game 12	Winthrop College	4-1	Liberty Baptist College
June 6
Game 13	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	13-12	William Jewell College	William Jewell eliminated
Game 14	Azusa Pacific College	11-1	Liberty Baptist College	Liberty Baptist eliminated
Game 15	Grand Canyon College	9-2	Winthrop College
June 7
Game 16	Winthrop College	11-10	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	SE Oklahoma eliminated
Game 17	Grand Canyon College	12-3	Azusa Pacific College	Azusa Pacific eliminated
June 8
Game 18	Grand Canyon College	11-4	Winthrop College	Grand Canyon wins CWS