1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1978 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
NCAA 70s logo.svg
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

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Marshall 4
Florida State 0
Marshall9
Clemson3
Clemson 8
Miami (FL) 5
Marshall01
Miami (FL)65
Lower round 1Lower final
Clemson5
Florida State2Miami (FL)7
Miami (FL)7

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Eastern Michigan 4
Missouri 2
Eastern Michigan4
Michigan6
Michigan 8
Texas A&M 1
Michigan3—
Texas A&M0—
Lower round 1Lower final
Eastern Michigan1
Missouri1Texas A&M6
Texas A&M5

Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Southern Illinois 7
Michigan State 2
Southern Illinois5
Oral Roberts8
Oral Roberts 10
Oklahoma State 3
Oral Roberts7—
Southern Illinois2—
Lower round 1Lower final
Southern Illinois4
Michigan State6Oklahoma State0
Oklahoma State7

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

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Gonzaga 7
Washington State 1
Gonzaga5
UNLV4
UNLV 17
Arizona State 10
Gonzaga14
Arizona State1711
Lower round 1Lower final
UNLV5
Washington State8Arizona State30
Arizona State14

South Regional at Auburn, AL

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
North Carolina 15
East Tennessee State 1
North Carolina3
Auburn2
Auburn 14
Memphis 10
North Carolina611
Memphis89
Lower round 1Lower final
Auburn5
East Tennessee State0Memphis6
Memphis5

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Texas–Pan American 7
Louisiana Tech 0
Texas–Pan American2*
Baylor3
Baylor 3
Mississippi State 0
Baylor6—
Mississippi State3—
Lower round 1Lower final
Texas–Pan American5*
Louisiana Tech5Mississippi State7
Mississippi State6

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Cal State Fullerton 4
Santa Clara 0
Cal State Fullerton2*
Southern California3*
Southern California 3
Arizona 2
Southern California2—
Arizona0—
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal State Fullerton3
Santa Clara6Arizona7
Arizona13

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

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Michigan 4
Baylor 0
Michigan3
Southern California11
Southern California 9
Miami (FL) 3
Southern California5
Arizona State2
Oral Roberts 11
Southern California3
North Carolina 0
Oral Roberts6North Carolina2
Arizona State7
Arizona State 13
St. John's 2
Southern California10
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State3
Oral Roberts3
Baylor1Miami (FL)5
Arizona State11
Miami (FL)12
Miami (FL)3
Michigan6
North Carolina9North Carolina7
St. John's5

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 201–202. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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