1975 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

The 1975 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1975 season. This was the eighth such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1975 season. The Florida Southern won the championship by defeating Marietta.[1]

1975 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1975
Teams25
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (3rd title)
Runner-upMarietta (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachHal Smeltzly (3rd title)
MOPJoe Yazombek (Marietta)

Regionals

Northeast Regional

TeamWL
Montclair State41
Westfield State42
Brandeis22
Le Moyne12
Adelphi02
Central Connecticut02

South Atlantic Regional

TeamWL
Florida Southern40
Rollins32
Columbus State22
Lynchburg12
Eckerd02
Valdosta State02

Mideast Regional

TeamWL
Marietta51
St. Joseph's (IN)32
Wright State22
SIU Edwardsville12
Eastern Illinois02
Evansville02

South Regional

TeamWL
Southeastern Louisiana30
Southern22
Delta State12
Jacksonville State02

Midwest Regional

TeamWL
Northwest Missouri State30
UMSL22
Omaha12
South Dakota State02

West Regional

TeamWL
Cal State Northridge30
Chapman22
UC Riverside12
Sacramento State02

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious finals appearancesBest finals finishFinals record
Florida Southern Independent35–10Hal Smeltzly4
(last: 1973)
1st86
Marietta OAC44–6 (16–0)Don Schaly0
(last: none)
none00
Montclair State NJAC25–9 (8–2)Clary Anderson0
(last: none)
none00
Northwest Missouri State MAIAA33–9 (10–2)Jim Wasem0
(last: none)
none00
Southeastern Louisiana Gulf South25–13 (8–6)Bob Ricketts0
(last: none)
none00
Cal State Northridge CCAA31–22 (10–6)Bob Hiegert2
(last: 1972)
1st63

Results

GameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
Game 1Montclair State2–1Marietta
Game 2Florida Southern4–3Cal State Northridge
Game 3Northwest Missouri State6–2Southeastern Louisiana
Game 4Marietta3–1Cal State NorthridgeCal State Northridge eliminated
Game 5Southeastern Louisiana1–0Montclair State
Game 6Florida Southern2–1Northwest Missouri State
Game 7Marietta6–1Northwest Missouri StateNorthwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 8Southeastern Louisiana5–0Florida Southern
Game 9Florida Southern2–0Montclair StateMontclair State eliminated
Game 10Marietta9–2Southeastern LouisianaSoutheastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 11Florida Southern10–7MariettaFlorida Southern wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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