1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 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 third 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.[1] The thirty-third tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Tony Hudson of Cal State Fullerton.

1979 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1979
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-upArkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MOPTony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)

Regionals

Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved on to the College World Series.

Northeast Regional

Games played at Annapolis, Maryland.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Connecticut5
Navy4
St. John's6
Connecticut3
St. John's5
Nebraska0
St. John's40
Connecticut144
Lower round 1Lower final
Connecticut15
Navy4Nebraska0
Nebraska13

Atlantic Regional

Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Clemson8
Georgia Southern4
Clemson1
Miami (FL)2
Miami (FL)316
The Citadel1
Miami (FL)4
Clemson1
Lower round 1Lower final
Clemson2
Georgia Southern5Georgia Southern0
The Citadel3

Mideast Regional

Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
San Diego State11
Miami (OH)6
San Diego State9
Pepperdine15
Pepperdine15
Michigan State0
Pepperdine13
San Diego State2
Lower round 1Lower final
San Diego State5
Miami (OH)4Michigan State4
Michigan State6

East Regional

Games played at Tallahassee, Florida

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Delaware10
Seton Hall1Delaware7
Florida State6
Arkansas12Delaware6
George Washington11Arkansas8
Arkansas9Arkansas4
Florida1Delaware3
Florida9Delaware7
Florida State5Florida12Florida5
Seton Hall2George Washington7
George Washington5

Midwest Regional

Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Hawaii4
Indiana State3
Hawaii2
Arizona10
Arizona8
Oklahoma1
Arizona5
Hawaii3
Lower round 1Lower final
Hawaii12
Indiana State2Oklahoma8
Oklahoma9

Central Regional

Games played at Austin, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Texas4
Texas–Pan American2
Texas6
Lamar4
Lamar3
BYU2
Texas6
BYU2
Lower round 1Lower final
Lamar4
Texas–Pan American5BYU7
BYU11

South Regional

Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Murray State5
Tulane3
Murray State16
New Orleans15
New Orleans13
Mississippi State11
Murray State68
Mississippi State818
Lower round 1Lower final
New Orleans10
Tulane4Mississippi State13
Mississippi State12

West Regional

Games played at Fresno, California.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
UCLA5
Cal State Fullerton4
UCLA5
Fresno State4
Fresno State10*
Portland8*
UCLA25
Cal State Fullerton99
Lower round 1Lower final
Fresno State3
Cal State Fullerton20Cal State Fullerton12
Portland3

College World Series

Connecticut, Miami (FL), Pepperdine, Arkansas, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi St., and Cal St. Fullerton won their regionals and moved on to the College World Series.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
ArizonaPac-1042–23 (17–13)Jerry Kindall10
(last: 1976)
1st
(1976)
21–19
ArkansasSWC46–13 (19–5)Norm DeBriyn0
(last: none)
none0–0
Cal State FullertonSCBA55–13 (23–4)Augie Garrido1
(last: 1975)
7th
(1975)
0–2
ConnecticutEastern Collegiate31–11 (n/a)Larry Panciera4
(last: 1972)
5th
(1957, 1972)
3–8
Miami (FL)n/a55–9 (n/a)Ron Fraser2
(last: 1978)
2nd
(1974)
5–4
Mississippi StateSEC47–10 (17–2)Ron Polk1
(last: 1971)
7th
(1971)
0–2
PepperdineSCBA50–16 (19–9)Dave Gorrie0
(last: none)
none0–0
TexasSWC53–6 (22–2)Cliff Gustafson17
(last: 1975)
1st
(1949, 1950, 1975)
36–30

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arkansas5
Pepperdine4
Arkansas10
Arizona3
Arizona5
Miami (FL)1
Arkansas9
Texas4
Texas11
Arkansas10
Connecticut5
Texas8Cal State Fullerton13
Mississippi State2
Mississippi State6
Cal State Fullerton1Cal State Fullerton2
Cal State Fullerton8Arkansas1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Pepperdine5
Mississippi State4
Pepperdine9Pepperdine510
Texas4
Miami (FL)3
Pepperdine6
Arizona3
Connecticut3Cal State Fullerton16
Cal State Fullerton8

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 1Game 1Arkansas5–4Pepperdine
Game 2Arizona5–1Miami (FL)
June 2Game 3Texas11–5Connecticut
Game 4Mississippi State6–1Cal State Fullerton
Game 5Pepperdine9–3Miami (FL)Miami eliminated
June 3Game 6Cal State Fullerton8–3ConnecticutConnecticut eliminated
Game 7Arkansas10–3Arizona
Game 8Texas8–2Mississippi State
June 4Game 9Cal State Fullerton16–3ArizonaArizona eliminated
Game 10Pepperdine5–4 (10 innings)Mississippi StateMississippi State eliminated
June 5Game 11Arkansas9–4Texas
June 6Game 12Pepperdine6–4TexasTexas eliminated
Game 13Cal State Fullerton13–10Arkansas
June 7Game 14Cal State Fullerton8–5PepperdinePepperdine eliminated
June 8FinalCal State Fullerton2–1ArkansasCal State Fullerton wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PTony Hudson (MOP)Cal State Fullerton
Steve KruegerArkansas
CKurt KingsolverCal State Fullerton
1BTim WallachCal State Fullerton
2BMike GatesPepperdine
3BDan HanggieCal State Fullerton
SSLarry WallaceArkansas
OFMarc BrumbleArkansas
Kevin McReynoldsArkansas
Joseph BrunoTexas
DHKeith WalkerTexas

Notable players

Tournament notes

  • In the South Regional semifinal Murray State and New Orleans set a tournament record for most combined runs in a game (31).

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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