1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1979 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
NCAA 70s logo.svg
Season 1979
Teams34
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.

Contents

Regionals

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.

Northeast Regional

Games played at Annapolis, Maryland.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Connecticut 5
Navy 4
St. John's6
Connecticut3
St. John's 5
Nebraska 0
St. John's40
Connecticut144
Lower round 1Lower final
Connecticut15
Navy4Nebraska0
Nebraska13

Atlantic Regional

Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Clemson 8
Georgia Southern 4
Clemson1
Miami (FL)2
Miami (FL) 316
The Citadel 1
Miami (FL)4—
Clemson1—
Lower round 1Lower final
Clemson2
Georgia Southern5Georgia Southern0
The Citadel3

Mideast Regional

Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
San Diego State 11
Miami (OH) 6
San Diego State9
Pepperdine15
Pepperdine 15
Michigan State 0
Pepperdine13—
San Diego State2—
Lower round 1Lower final
San Diego State5
Miami (OH)4Michigan State4
Michigan State6

East Regional

Games played at Tallahassee, Florida

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Delaware 10
Seton Hall 1Delaware7
Florida State6
Arkansas 12Delaware6
George Washington 11Arkansas8
Arkansas9Arkansas4—
Florida1Delaware3—
Florida 9Delaware7
Florida State 5Florida12Florida5
Seton Hall2George Washington7
George Washington5

Midwest Regional

Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Hawaii 4
Indiana State 3
Hawaii2
Arizona10
Arizona 8
Oklahoma 1
Arizona5—
Hawaii3—
Lower round 1Lower final
Hawaii12
Indiana State2Oklahoma8
Oklahoma9

Central Regional

Games played at Austin, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Texas 4
Texas–Pan American 2
Texas6
Lamar4
Lamar 3
BYU 2
Texas6—
BYU2—
Lower round 1Lower final
Lamar4
Texas–Pan American5BYU7
BYU11

South Regional

Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Murray State 5
Tulane 3
Murray State16
New Orleans15
New Orleans 13
Mississippi State 11
Murray State68
Mississippi State818
Lower round 1Lower final
New Orleans10
Tulane4Mississippi State13
Mississippi State12

West Regional

Games played at Fresno, California.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
UCLA 5
Cal State Fullerton 4
UCLA5
Fresno State4
Fresno State 10*
Portland 8*
UCLA25
Cal State Fullerton99
Lower round 1Lower final
Fresno State3
Cal State Fullerton20Cal State Fullerton12
Portland3

College World Series

Connecticut, Miami (FL), Pepperdine, Arkansas, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi St., and Cal St. Fullerton won their regionals and moved on to the College World Series.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
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)		none0–0
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/a55–9 (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)		none0–0
Texas SWC 53–6 (22–2) Cliff Gustafson 17
(last: 1975)		1st
(1949, 1950, 1975)		36–30

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arkansas 5
Pepperdine 4
Arkansas10
Arizona3
Arizona 5
Miami (FL) 1
Arkansas9
Texas4
Texas 11
Arkansas10
Connecticut 5
Texas8Cal State Fullerton13
Mississippi State2
Mississippi State 6
Cal State Fullerton 1Cal State Fullerton2
Cal State Fullerton8Arkansas1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Pepperdine5
Mississippi State4
Pepperdine9Pepperdine510
Texas4
Miami (FL)3
Pepperdine6
Arizona3
Connecticut3Cal State Fullerton16
Cal State Fullerton8

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 1Game 1 Arkansas 5–4 Pepperdine
Game 2 Arizona 5–1 Miami (FL)
June 2Game 3 Texas 11–5 Connecticut
Game 4 Mississippi State 6–1 Cal State Fullerton
Game 5 Pepperdine 9–3 Miami (FL) Miami eliminated
June 3Game 6 Cal State Fullerton 8–3 Connecticut Connecticut eliminated
Game 7 Arkansas 10–3 Arizona
Game 8 Texas 8–2 Mississippi State
June 4Game 9 Cal State Fullerton 16–3 Arizona Arizona eliminated
Game 10 Pepperdine 5–4 (10 innings) Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated
June 5Game 11 Arkansas 9–4 Texas
June 6Game 12 Pepperdine 6–4 Texas Texas eliminated
Game 13 Cal State Fullerton 13–10 Arkansas
June 7Game 14 Cal State Fullerton 8–5 Pepperdine Pepperdine eliminated
June 8Final Cal State Fullerton 2–1 Arkansas Cal State Fullerton wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
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

Notable players

Tournament notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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