Season | 1979 |
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Teams | 34 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Cal State Fullerton (1st title) |
Runner-up | Arkansas (1st CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Augie Garrido (1st title) |
MOP | Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton) |
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.
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.
Games played at Annapolis, Maryland.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | ||||||||||||||
St. John's | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Connecticut | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Navy | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 |
Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 316 | ||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | — | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | — | |||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | ||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 0 |
Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 13 | — | |||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | — | |||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | ||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 |
Games played at Tallahassee, Florida
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 1 | Delaware | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 12 | Delaware | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 11 | Arkansas | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 9 | Arkansas | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | Delaware | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | Delaware | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 5 | Florida | 12 | Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 2 | George Washington | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Games played at Tucson, Arizona.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Arizona | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | — | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | — | |||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 8 |
Games played at Austin, Texas.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Texas–Pan American | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Texas | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Lamar | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Lamar | 3 | ||||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Texas | 6 | — | |||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | — | |||||||||||||
Texas–Pan American | 5 | ||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Lamar | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
BYU | 7 |
Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
Murray State | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Murray State | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 15 | ||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Murray State | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||||
Tulane | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 12 | ||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 13 |
Games played at Fresno, California.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 4 | ||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 10* | ||||||||||||||
Portland | 8* | ||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Portland | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 12 |
Connecticut, Miami (FL), Pepperdine, Arkansas, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi St., and Cal St. Fullerton won their regionals and moved on to the College World Series.
School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS Record |
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Arizona | Pac-10 | 42–23 (17–13) | Jerry Kindall | 10 (last: 1976) | 1st (1976) | 21–19 |
Arkansas | SWC | 46–13 (19–5) | Norm DeBriyn | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
Cal State Fullerton | SCBA | 55–13 (23–4) | Augie Garrido | 1 (last: 1975) | 7th (1975) | 0–2 |
Connecticut | Eastern Collegiate | 31–11 (n/a) | Larry Panciera | 4 (last: 1972) | 5th (1957, 1972) | 3–8 |
Miami (FL) | n/a | 55–9 (n/a) | Ron Fraser | 2 (last: 1978) | 2nd (1974) | 5–4 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 47–10 (17–2) | Ron Polk | 1 (last: 1971) | 7th (1971) | 0–2 |
Pepperdine | SCBA | 50–16 (19–9) | Dave Gorrie | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
Texas | SWC | 53–6 (22–2) | Cliff Gustafson | 17 (last: 1975) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975) | 36–30 |
First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | ||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 4 | ||||||||||||
Arkansas | 10 | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 1 | ||||||||||||
Arkansas | 9 | ||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||
Texas | 11 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||
Texas | 8 | ||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | ||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 1 | ||||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 9 | ||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | Mississippi State | 4 | ||||||||||
Pepperdine | 510 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 8 | Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 16 |
Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
Re-ordered Semifinals | |||||||||||||
Arkansas | 10 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | ||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 13 | Arkansas | 1 | ||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 8 | ||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 5 | ||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 6 |
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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June 1 | Game 1 | Arkansas | 5–4 | Pepperdine | |
Game 2 | Arizona | 5–1 | Miami (FL) | ||
June 2 | Game 3 | Texas | 11–5 | Connecticut | |
Game 4 | Mississippi State | 6–1 | Cal State Fullerton | ||
Game 5 | Pepperdine | 9–3 | Miami (FL) | Miami eliminated | |
June 3 | Game 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 8–3 | Connecticut | Connecticut eliminated |
Game 7 | Arkansas | 10–3 | Arizona | ||
Game 8 | Texas | 8–2 | Mississippi State | ||
June 4 | Game 9 | Cal State Fullerton | 16–3 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
Game 10 | Pepperdine | 5–4 (10 innings) | Mississippi State | Mississippi State eliminated | |
June 5 | Game 11 | Arkansas | 9–4 | Texas | |
June 6 | Game 12 | Pepperdine | 6–4 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
Game 13 | Cal State Fullerton | 13–10 | Arkansas | ||
June 7 | Game 14 | Cal State Fullerton | 8–5 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine eliminated |
June 8 | Final | Cal State Fullerton | 2–1 | Arkansas | Cal State Fullerton wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position | Player | School |
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P | Tony Hudson (MOP) | Cal State Fullerton |
Steve Krueger | Arkansas | |
C | Kurt Kingsolver | Cal State Fullerton |
1B | Tim Wallach | Cal State Fullerton |
2B | Mike Gates | Pepperdine |
3B | Dan Hanggie | Cal State Fullerton |
SS | Larry Wallace | Arkansas |
OF | Marc Brumble | Arkansas |
Kevin McReynolds | Arkansas | |
Joseph Bruno | Texas | |
DH | Keith Walker | Texas |
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