1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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.

1975 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1975
Teams32
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (3rd title)
Runner-upSouth Carolina (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (1st title)
MOPMickey Reichenbach (Texas)

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

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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

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Games played in Stamford, CT.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Seton Hall7
Penn5
Seton Hall5
St. John's1
St. John's17
Maine3
Seton Hall11
Maine5
Lower round 1Lower final
Maine6*
Maine1St. John's5*
Penn0

Atlantic Regional

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Games played in Columbia, SC.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Temple4
NC State3
South Carolina15
Temple0
South Carolina11
The Citadel3
South Carolina4
NC State3
Lower round 1Lower final
Temple2
NC State16NC State4
The Citadel3

Mideast Regional

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Games played in Ypsilanti, MI.

Upper SemifinalsUpper bracket finalsGrand Finals
Michigan5
Penn State1
Eastern Michigan3
Michigan2
Eastern Michigan5
Clemson3
Michigan41
Eastern Michigan22
Lower round 1Lower final
Michigan10
Penn State5Penn State7
Clemson4

South Regional

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Games played in Starkville, MS.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Florida State1
Miami (FL)0
Florida State4
LSU2
LSU7
Murray State2
Florida State6
Miami (FL)5
Lower round 1Lower final
Miami (FL)8
Miami (FL)8LSU1
Murray State7

Midwest Regional

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Games played in Norman, OK.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Tulsa3*
Iowa2*
Tulsa4*
Oklahoma3*
Oklahoma5
Texas A&M4
Oklahoma28
Tulsa15
Lower round 1Lower final
Oklahoma6
Texas A&M9Texas A&M4
Iowa6

South Central Regional

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Games played in Arlington, TX.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
South Alabama8
Texas–Pan American7
Texas7
South Alabama4
Texas6
Louisiana Tech2
Texas9
Texas–Pan American2
Lower round 1Lower final
South Alabama8
Texas–Pan American87Texas–Pan American9
Louisiana Tech1

Rocky Mountain Regional

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Games played in Tempe, AZ.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Arizona State18
Washington State2
Arizona State20
Puget Sound3
Puget Sound11
Northern Colorado3
Arizona State75
Washington State81
Lower round 1Lower final
Puget Sound3
Washington State7Washington State4
Northern Colorado2

West Regional

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Games played in Los Angeles.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Pepperdine4
Arizona3
Cal State Fullerton2
Pepperdine1
Cal State Fullerton3
Southern California1
Cal State Fullerton46
Pepperdine54
Lower round 1Lower final
Southern California2
Arizona0Pepperdine5
Southern California1

College World Series

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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

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS 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)
none 0–0
Eastern Michigan MAC 35–17 (12–4) Ron Oestrike 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Florida State n/a 49–8 (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/a 47–4 (n/a) Bobby Richardson 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Texas SWC 52–5 (23–1) Cliff Gustafson 16
(last: 1974)
1st
(1949, 1950)
32–29

Results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arizona State5
Cal State Fullerton3
Arizona State5
Texas2
Texas4
Oklahoma2
Arizona State3
South Carolina6
South Carolina3
South Carolina6
Seton Hall1
South Carolina56Texas17
Eastern Michigan1
Eastern Michigan210
Florida State1Texas5
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

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

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
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 Cook South Carolina
Bob Pate Arizona State

Notable players

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Tournament Notes

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Texas captures baseball title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 15, 1975. p. 1B.