1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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.

1979 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1979
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-upArkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MOPTony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)

Regionals

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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

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Games played at Annapolis, Maryland.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Connecticut5
Navy4
St. John's6
Connecticut3
St. John's5
Nebraska0
St. John's40
Connecticut144
Lower round 1Lower final
Connecticut15
Navy4Nebraska0
Nebraska13

Atlantic Regional

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Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Clemson8
Georgia Southern4
Clemson1
Miami (FL)2
Miami (FL)316
The Citadel1
Miami (FL)4
Clemson1
Lower round 1Lower final
Clemson2
Georgia Southern5Georgia Southern0
The Citadel3

Mideast Regional

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Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
San Diego State11
Miami (OH)6
San Diego State9
Pepperdine15
Pepperdine15
Michigan State0
Pepperdine13
San Diego State2
Lower round 1Lower final
San Diego State5
Miami (OH)4Michigan State4
Michigan State6

East Regional

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Games played at Tallahassee, Florida

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Delaware10
Seton Hall1Delaware7
Florida State6
Arkansas12Delaware6
George Washington11Arkansas8
Arkansas9Arkansas4
Florida1Delaware3
Florida9Delaware7
Florida State5Florida12Florida5
Seton Hall2George Washington7
George Washington5

Midwest Regional

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Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Hawaii4
Indiana State3
Hawaii2
Arizona10
Arizona8
Oklahoma1
Arizona5
Hawaii3
Lower round 1Lower final
Hawaii12
Indiana State2Oklahoma8
Oklahoma9

Central Regional

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Games played at Austin, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Texas4
Texas–Pan American2
Texas6
Lamar4
Lamar3
BYU2
Texas6
BYU2
Lower round 1Lower final
Lamar4
Texas–Pan American5BYU7
BYU11

South Regional

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Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Murray State5
Tulane3
Murray State16
New Orleans15
New Orleans13
Mississippi State11
Murray State68
Mississippi State818
Lower round 1Lower final
New Orleans10
Tulane4Mississippi State13
Mississippi State12

West Regional

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Games played at Fresno, California.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
UCLA5
Cal State Fullerton4
UCLA5
Fresno State4
Fresno State10*
Portland8*
UCLA25
Cal State Fullerton99
Lower round 1Lower final
Fresno State3
Cal State Fullerton20Cal State Fullerton12
Portland3

College World Series

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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

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS 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)
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

Results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arkansas5
Pepperdine4
Arkansas10
Arizona3
Arizona5
Miami (FL)1
Arkansas9
Texas4
Texas11
Arkansas10
Connecticut5
Texas8Cal State Fullerton13
Mississippi State2
Mississippi State6
Cal State Fullerton1Cal 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

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
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

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
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

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Tournament notes

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  • In the South Regional semifinal Murray State and New Orleans set a tournament record for most combined runs in a game (31).

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 24, 2014.