1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the third 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, up from 22 in 1977. The tournament champion was Glassboro State, who defeated Marietta for the championship.[1]

1978 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1978
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsGlassboro State (1st title)
Runner-upMarietta

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent3rd19773World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps CollegesStagsClaremont, CASouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Coe CollegeKohawksCedar Rapids, IAMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19772Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent3rd19773National Champion (1976, 1977)
DePauw UniversityTigersGreencastle, INIndependent2nd19772Regional Third place (1977)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent3rd19773Regional Third place (1976)
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityTitansBloomington, ILCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Juniata CollegeEaglesHuntingdon, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Fourth place (1977)
University of Minnesota MorrisCougarsMorris, MNIndependent/Northern Inetercollegiate Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
Montclair State CollegeIndiansMontclair, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19761World Series Third place (1976)
Pace UniversitySettersNew York City, NYKnickerbocker Conference2nd19772Regional Sixth place (1977)
Rhode Island CollegeAnchormenProvidence, RINew England State College Conference1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Third place (1977)
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent2nd19772Regional Third place (1977)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19772Regional Third place (1977)
Stillman CollegeTigersTuscaloosa, ALIndependent1stDebut1Debut
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19772Regional Fourth place (1977)
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference3rd19773Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19761Regional Third place (1976)
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19773Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Widener CollegePioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19773Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Wilkes CollegeColonelsWilkes-Barre, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Fourth place (1976)

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

South Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Lynchburg4
6Montclair State?Lynchburg2
Upsala1
2Salisbury State10Lynchburg16
5Stillman5Salisbury State4
Salisbury State5Lynchburg43
Glassboro State4Glassboro State55
3Glassboro State5Salisbury State4
4Upsala3Glassboro State10Glassboro State8
Montclair State14Montclair State9
Stillman1

West Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Illinois Wesleyan3
6St. Olaf2Illinois Wesleyan7
Coe6
2Stanislaus State3Illinois Wesleyan0
5Minnesota-Morris2Stanislaus State6
Stanislaus State12Stanislaus State126
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps3Illinois Wesleyan143
3Claremont-Mudd-Scripps9Illinois Wesleyan5
4Coe8Claremont-Mudd-Scripps5Claremont-Mudd-Scripps3
St. Olaf5St. Olaf2
Minnesota-Morris4

Northeast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Ithaca8
6Westfield State5Ithaca9
Pace6
2Brandeis7Ithaca13
5Rhode Island College5Eastern Connecticut State10
Brandeis4Ithaca19--
Eastern Connecticut State8Brandeis5--
3Eastern Connecticut State4Eastern Connecticut State6
4Pace3Brandeis6Brandeis8
Westfield State?Rhode Island College5
Rhode Island College9

Mideast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Wilkes7
6DePauw5Wilkes8
Juniata2
2Wooster12Wilkes6
5Widener7Marietta7
Wooster0Marietta10--
Marietta12Wooster1--
3Marietta5Wilkes5
4Juniata2Wooster6Wooster6
DePauw2Widener2
Widener3

World Series

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19772Third Place (1977)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19772Fourth Place (1977)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference2nd19761Runner-Up (1976)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent3rd19773National Champion (1976, 1977)

Bracket

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

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Glassboro State4
Stanislaus State3
Glassboro State7
Ithaca1
Ithaca7
Marietta3
Glassboro State105
Marietta113
Lower round 1Lower final
Ithaca4
Stanislaus State4Marietta11
Marietta512

See also

References
  1. "Glassboro State wins first championship". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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