1974 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament

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1974 NCAA Division II
Baseball Tournament
Season1974
Teams25
Finals site
Champions UC Irvine  (2nd title)
Runner-up New Orleans (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Gary Adams  (2nd title)
MOP Jeff Malinoff (UC Irvine)

The 1974 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1974 season. This was the seventh such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1974 season. The UC Irvine Anteaters won the championship by defeating the New Orleans. [1]

Contents

Regionals

Northeast Region

TeamWinsLosses
New Haven 41
Montclair State 42
LIU Post 22
Ithaca 12
Adelphi 02
MIT 02

South Atlantic Region

TeamWinsLosses
Valdosta State 31
Eckerd 32
Rollins 12
Florida Southern 02

Mideast Region

TeamWinsLosses
Ohio Northern 31
Western Illinois 32
Valparaiso 12
SIU Edwardsville 02

South Region

TeamWinsLosses
New Orleans 41
Nicholls State 22
Maryville 12
Alabama State 02

Midwest Region

TeamWinsLosses
Central Missouri 31
Minnesota State 22
Nebraska Wesleyan 02

West Region

TeamWinsLosses
UC Irvine 30
Sacramento State 22
Puget Sound 12
Cal State Fullerton 02

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachPrevious Finals AppearancesBest Finals FinishFinals Record
Central Missouri MIAA27–13 (9–3) Bob Tompkins 0
(last: none)
none00
New Haven Independent26–8 Frank Vieira 0
(last: none)
none00
New Orleans Independent34–14 Ron Maestri 0
(last: none)
none00
Ohio Northern OAC 23–9 (12–1) Herb Strayer 0
(last: none)
none00
UC Irvine Independent48–8 Gary Adams 2
(last: 1973)
1st42
Valdosta State SAC 38–13 (16–2) Tommy Thomas 0
(last: none)
none00

Results

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
UC Irvine 6
New Haven 2UC Irvine8
Ohio Northern1
New Orleans 13UC Irvine12
Valdosta State 9New Orleans6
New Orleans6UC Irvine614
Central Missouri2New Orleans71
Central Missouri 2New Orleans9
Ohio Northern 0Central Missouri0New Haven2
New Haven1New Haven4
Valdosta State0

Game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
Game 1 UC Irvine 6–2 New Haven
Game 2 New Orleans 13–9 Valdosta State
Game 3 Central Missouri 2–0 Ohio Northern
Game 4 New Haven 1–0 Valdosta State Valdosta State eliminated
Game 5 UC Irvine 8–1 Ohio Northern Ohio Northern eliminated
Game 6 New Orleans 6–2 Central Missouri
Game 7 New Haven 4–0 Central Missouri Central Missouri eliminated
Game 8 UC Irvine 12–6 New Orleans
Game 9 New Orleans 9–2 New Haven New Haven eliminated
Game 10 New Orleans 7–6 UC Irvine
Game 11 UC Irvine 14–1 New Orleans UC Irvine wins National Championship

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References

  1. "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved February 11, 2022.