1981 Heartland Collegiate Conference Tournament

The 1981 Heartland Collegiate Conference baseball tournament was held May 1-3 in Indianapolis, IN. Indiana Central University defeated Butler University for the title.

Participating Teams

School	Head Coach
Ashland University	Lou Markle
Butler University	Scott Neat
University of Evansville	Jim Brownlee
Franklin College
Indiana Central University	Bob Tremain
Saint Joseph's College	George Waggoner
Valparaiso University	Emory Bauer

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
							Ashland	3
							Indiana Central	4
		Indiana Central	4
		Franklin	1
												Indiana Central	13
												Valparaiso	8
		Valparaiso	3
		Butler	2
							Valparaiso	5
							Evansville	4
		Evansville	6
		Saint Joseph's (IN)	2																			Indiana Central	8	x
																						Butler	6	x
	Loser's Bracket
		Butler	10
		Saint Joseph's (IN)	7				Ashland	3
							Butler	4
												Evansville	4
												Butler	5				Valparaiso	3
							Franklin	3									Butler	5
							Butler	13

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Indiana Central University	4-1	Franklin College
Game 2	Valparaiso University	3-2	Butler University
Game 3	University of Evansville	6-2	Saint Joseph's College (IN)
Game 4	Butler University	10-7	Saint Joseph's College (IN)	Saint Joseph's eliminated
Game 5	Indiana Central University	4-3	Ashland University
Game 6	Valparaiso University	5-4	University of Evansville
Game 7	Butler University	4-3	Ashland University	Ashland eliminated
Game 8	Butler University	13-3	Franklin College	Franklin eliminated
Game 9	Indiana Central University	13-8	Valparaiso University
Game 10	Butler University	5-4	University of Evansville	Evansville eliminated
Game 11	Butler University	5-3	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso eliminated
Game 12	Indiana Central University	8-6	Butler University	Indiana Central wins tournament