1978 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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1978 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season 1978
Teams34
Finals site
Champions Southern California  (11th title)
Runner-up Arizona State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Rod Dedeaux  (11th title)
MOP Rod Boxberger (Southern California)

The 1978 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1978 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-second 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-second tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Rod Boxberger of Southern California.

Contents

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams. [2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Marshall 4
Florida State 0
Marshall9
Winner's bracket
Clemson 3
Clemson 8
Miami (FL) 5
Marshall 0 1
Miami (FL)65
Florida State 2
Miami (FL)7
Clemson 5
Loser's bracket
Miami (FL)7

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Eastern Michigan 4
Missouri 2
Eastern Michigan 4
Winner's bracket
Michigan6
Michigan 8
Texas A&M 1
Michigan3—
Texas A&M 0 —
Missouri 1
Texas A&M5
Eastern Michigan 1
Loser's bracket
Texas A&M6

Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Southern Illinois 7
Michigan State 2
Southern Illinois 5
Winner's bracket
Oral Roberts8
Oral Roberts 10
Oklahoma State 3
Oral Roberts7—
Southern Illinois 2 —
Michigan State 6
Oklahoma State7
Southern Illinois4
Loser's bracket
Oklahoma State 0

Northeast Regional at Holyoke, MA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Delaware 1
Harvard 0Delaware4
UMass3
Holy Cross 5Delaware4
St. John's 3Temple12
Holy Cross7*Temple56
Temple8*St. John's815
Temple 5Delaware4
UMass 0Holy Cross12St. John's7
Harvard0St. John's14
St. John's8

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Gonzaga 7
Washington State 1
Gonzaga5
Winner's bracket
UNLV 4
UNLV 17
Arizona State 10
Gonzaga 1 4
Arizona State1711
Washington State 8
Arizona State14
UNLV 5
Loser's bracket
Arizona State30

South Regional at Auburn, AL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
North Carolina 15
East Tennessee State 1
North Carolina3
Winner's bracket
Auburn 2
Auburn 14
Memphis 10
North Carolina6 11
Memphis 89
East Tennessee State 0
Memphis5
Auburn 5
Loser's bracket
Memphis6

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Texas–Pan American 7
Louisiana Tech 0
Texas–Pan American 2*
Winner's bracket
Baylor3
Baylor 3
Mississippi State 0
Baylor6—
Mississippi State 3 —
Louisiana Tech 5
Mississippi State6
Texas–Pan American 5*
Loser's bracket
Mississippi State7

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Cal State Fullerton 4
Santa Clara 0
Cal State Fullerton 2*
Winner's bracket
Southern California3*
Southern California 3
Arizona 2
Southern California2—
Arizona 0 —
Santa Clara 6
Arizona13
Cal State Fullerton 3
Loser's bracket
Arizona7

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
Arizona State WAC 53–10 (15–3) Jim Brock 9
(last: 1977)		1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977)		34–14
Baylor SWC 32–17–2 (15–9) Mickey Sullivan 1
(last: 1977)		8th
(1977)		0–2
Miami (FL) n/a48–10 (n/a) Ron Fraser 1
(last: 1974)		2nd
(1974)		3–2
Michigan Big 10 29–15 (13–3) Moby Benedict 2
(last: 1962)		1st
(1953)		8–1
North Carolina ACC 36–15 (9–3) Mike Roberts 2
(last: 1966)		7th
(1960)		0–4
Oral Roberts n/a44–10 (n/a) Larry Cochell 0
(last: none)		none0–0
St. John's ECAC 40–16 (n/a) Joe Russo 4
(last: 1968)		4th
(1949, 1966, 1968)		5–8
Southern California Pac-8 49–9 (15–3) Rod Dedeaux 16
(last: 1974)		1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)		58–19

Results

Bracket

 First round  Second round  Third round
              
 Winner's bracket
  Michigan 4 
  Baylor 0  
   Michigan3 
   Southern California11  
  Southern California 9     
  Miami (FL) 3    
   Southern California5
   Arizona State2
  Oral Roberts 11    
  North Carolina 0     
   Oral Roberts6  
   Arizona State7 
  Arizona State 13  
  St. John's 2 
 Loser's bracket
 Baylor1 
 Miami (FL)12  Oral Roberts3
  Miami (FL)5
 North Carolina9 
 St. John's5  Michigan6
  North Carolina7
 Semifinals  Finals  if needed
              
 Re-ordered Semifinals
 Southern California3   
 North Carolina2     
   Southern California10  
   Arizona State3 
 Arizona State11  
 Miami (FL)3 

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 2Game 1 Michigan 4–0 Baylor
Game 2 Southern California 9–3 Miami (FL)
June 3Game 3 Oral Roberts 11–0 North Carolina
Game 4 Arizona State 13–2 St. John's
Game 5 Miami (FL) 12–1 Baylor Baylor eliminated
June 4Game 6 North Carolina 9–5 St. John's St. John's eliminated
Game 7 Southern California 11–3 Michigan
Game 8 Arizona State 7–6 Oral Roberts
June 5Game 9 North Carolina 7–6 Michigan Michigan eliminated
Game 10 Miami (FL) 5–3 Oral Roberts Oral Roberts eliminated
June 6Game 11 Southern California 5–2 Arizona State
June 7Game 12 Arizona State 11–3 Miami (FL) Miami eliminated
Game 13 Southern California 3–2 North Carolina North Carolina eliminated
June 8Final Southern California 10–3 Arizona State Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Rod Boxberger (MOP)USC
Casey Lindsey Arizona State
C Chris Bando Arizona State
1B Dave Hostetler USC
2B Mike Fox North Carolina
3B Bob Horner Arizona State
SS Doug Stokke USC
OF Tim Tolman USC
John Wells USC
Steve Michael Arizona State
DH Randy Guerra Miami (FL)

Notable players

Tournament notes

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References

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  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 201–202. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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