1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1975 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season 1975
Teams32
Finals site
Champions Texas  (3rd title)
Runner-up South Carolina (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Cliff Gustafson  (1st title)
MOP Mickey Reichenbach (Texas)

The 1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1975 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 twenty-ninth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region held a four team, double-elimination tournament, resulting in 32 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The twenty-ninth tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Cliff Gustafson, their first in a quarter-century. [2] The Most Outstanding Player was Mickey Reichenbach of Texas. This was the first year the tournament used the regionals.

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The 1975 tournament marked the first appearance for LSU, which would become a college baseball superpower in the succeeding decades, claiming seven national championships between 1991 and 2023. LSU had earlier won the 1961 Southeastern Conference championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but declined the bid to avoid playing integrated teams.

This season also marked the first appearance for Cal State Fullerton, which would claim four national championships from 1979 through 2004. Head coach Augie Garrido guided the Titans to three titles before moving to Texas, where he claimed three more titles from 2002 through 2009.

Regionals

1975 was the first year the NCAA featured the Regional format for the tournament, which is still in use today, although it has been modified.

Northeast Regional

Games played in Stamford, CT.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Seton Hall 7
Penn 5
Seton Hall5
St. John's1
St. John's 17
Maine 3
Seton Hall11—
Maine5—
Lower round 1Lower final
Maine6*
Maine1St. John's5*
Penn0

Atlantic Regional

Games played in Columbia, SC.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Temple 4
NC State 3
South Carolina15
Temple0
South Carolina 11
The Citadel 3
South Carolina4—
NC State3—
Lower round 1Lower final
Temple2
NC State16NC State4
The Citadel3

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ypsilanti, MI.

Upper SemifinalsUpper bracket finalsGrand Finals
Michigan 5
Penn State 1
Eastern Michigan3
Michigan2
Eastern Michigan 5
Clemson 3
Michigan41
Eastern Michigan22
Lower round 1Lower final
Michigan10
Penn State5Penn State7
Clemson4

South Regional

Games played in Starkville, MS.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Florida State 1
Miami (FL) 0
Florida State4
LSU2
LSU 7
Murray State 2
Florida State6—
Miami (FL)5—
Lower round 1Lower final
Miami (FL)8
Miami (FL)8LSU1
Murray State7

Midwest Regional

Games played in Norman, OK.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Tulsa 3*
Iowa 2*
Tulsa4*
Oklahoma3*
Oklahoma 5
Texas A&M 4
Oklahoma28
Tulsa15
Lower round 1Lower final
Oklahoma6
Texas A&M9Texas A&M4
Iowa6

South Central Regional

Games played in Arlington, TX.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
South Alabama 8
Texas–Pan American 7
Texas7
South Alabama4
Texas 6
Louisiana Tech 2
Texas9—
Texas–Pan American2—
Lower round 1Lower final
South Alabama8
Texas–Pan American87Texas–Pan American9
Louisiana Tech1

Rocky Mountain Regional

Games played in Tempe, AZ.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Arizona State 18
Washington State 2
Arizona State20
Puget Sound3
Puget Sound 11
Northern Colorado 3
Arizona State75
Washington State81
Lower round 1Lower final
Puget Sound3
Washington State7Washington State4
Northern Colorado2

West Regional

Games played in Los Angeles.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Pepperdine 4
Arizona 3
Cal State Fullerton2
Pepperdine1
Cal State Fullerton 3
Southern California 1
Cal State Fullerton46
Pepperdine54
Lower round 1Lower final
Southern California2
Arizona0Pepperdine5
Southern California1

College World Series

Seton Hall, South Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Florida St., Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona St. and Cal St. Fullerton won their regionals and moved on to the 1975 College World Series.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona State WAC 58–11 (16–2) Jim Brock 6
(last: 1973)		1st
(1965, 1967, 1969)		23–9
Cal State Fullerton PCAA 36–14–1 (n/a) Augie Garrido 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Eastern Michigan MAC 35–17 (12–4) Ron Oestrike 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Florida State n/a49–8 (n/a) Woody Woodward 5
(last: 1970)		2nd
(1970)		8–10
Oklahoma Big 8 50–8 (15–3) Enos Semore 4
(last: 1974)		1st
(1951)		7–6
Seton Hall Metro 31–8 (12–4) Mike Sheppard 3
(last: 1974)		5th
(1964)		1–6
South Carolina n/a47–4 (n/a) Bobby Richardson 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Texas SWC 52–5 (23–1) Cliff Gustafson 16
(last: 1974)		1st
(1949, 1950)		32–29

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arizona State 5
Cal State Fullerton 3
Arizona State5
Texas2
Texas 4
Oklahoma 2
Arizona State3
South Carolina6
South Carolina 3
South Carolina6
Seton Hall 1
South Carolina56Texas17
Eastern Michigan1
Eastern Michigan 210
Florida State 1Texas5
South Carolina4South Carolina1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State1
Eastern Michigan0
Cal State Fullerton4Oklahoma7
Arizona State111
Oklahoma11
Oklahoma0
Texas12
Seton Hall11Seton Hall10
Florida State0

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 6Game 1 Arizona State 5–3 Cal State Fullerton
Game 2 Texas 4–2 Oklahoma
June 7Game 3 South Carolina 3–1 Seton Hall
Game 4 Eastern Michigan 2–1 (10 innings) Florida State
Game 5 Oklahoma 11–4 Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton eliminated
June 8Game 6 Seton Hall 11–0 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 7 Arizona State 5–2 Texas
Game 8 South Carolina 5–1 (6 innings) Eastern Michigan
June 9Game 9 Texas 12–10 Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated
Game 10 Oklahoma 7–0 Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan eliminated
June 11Game 11 South Carolina 6–3 Arizona State
June 12Game 12 Arizona State 1–0 (11 innings) Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
Game 13 Texas 17–6 South Carolina
June 13Game 14 South Carolina 4–1 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated
June 14Final Texas 5–1 South Carolina Texas wins CWS [2]

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Earl Bass South Carolina
Richard Wortham Texas
C Rick Cerone Seton Hall
1B Mickey Reichenbach (MOP)Texas
2B Mark Van Bever South Carolina
3B Gary Allenson Arizona State
SS Blair Stouffer Texas
OF Rick Bradley Texas
Steve CookSouth Carolina
Bob Pate Arizona State

Notable players

Tournament Notes

The Arizona State team featured 13 future Major League players – a record matched by the school's team from the following year.

Texas came back to win the CWS after losing in Game 7 to Arizona State.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Texas captures baseball title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 15, 1975. p. 1B.
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