1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament


The 1981 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1981 [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 fifth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-fifth tournament's champion was 1981 [Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team|Arizona State] coached by Jim Brock. The College [World Series Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player] was Stan Holmes of Arizona State [Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State].

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 30Game 14–01981 [Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan]
May 30Game 21981 [Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team|Arizona State]11–21981 [Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]
May 31Game 31981 [Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]8–5
May 31Game 41981 [Miami Hurricanes baseball team|Miami (FL)]6–1
June 1Game 5Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team|Arizona State]4–3
June 2Game 61981 [Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]12–6Miami (FL)
June 2Game 71981 [Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]6–5Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan]Michigan eliminated
June 3Game 812–7Maine eliminated
June 4Game 9Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]11–10 Arizona StateOklahoma St. qualified for final
June 4Game 10Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]5–4Miami (FL)Miami eliminated
June 5Game 116–5Mississippi State eliminated
June 6Game 12Texas15–8 Oklahoma State
June 6Game 13Arizona State10–7South Carolina eliminated
June 7Game 14Arizona State12–3TexasTexas eliminated
June 8FinalArizona State7–4Oklahoma StateArizona State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PKevin DukesArizona State
PDon MundieMississippi State
CBurk GoldthornTexas
1BAlvin DavisArizona State
2BBilly DeMannArizona State
3BMike SoddersArizona State
SSRod Carraway
OFMark GillaspieMississippi State
OFStan Holmes Arizona State
OFMickey TettletonOklahoma State
DHLemmie MillerArizona State

Notable players

Arizona State: Alvin Davis, Donnie Hill, Lemmie Miller, Billy DeMann, Kevin RomineMaine [Black Bears baseball|Maine]: Kevin Buckley, Joe Johnson, Bill SwiftMiami (FL): Neal Heaton, Mike PagliaruloMichigan: Steve Ontiveros, Jim Paciorek, Chris SaboMississippi State: Oklahoma State: Gary Green, Mickey Tettleton, Jim Traber, Robbie WineSouth Carolina: Don GordonTexas: Mike Brumley, Spike Owen, Calvin Schiraldi, Mike Hamer