1978 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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.

1978 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season1978
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (11th title)
Runner-upArizona State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (11th title)
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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

 
                             
Marshall 4  
Florida State 0  
  Marshall 9  
  Clemson 3  
Clemson 8
Miami (FL) 5  
  Marshall 0 1
  Miami (FL) 6 5
Florida State 2  
Miami (FL) 7  
  Clemson 5
  Miami (FL) 7  

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

 
                             
Eastern Michigan 4  
Missouri 2  
  Eastern Michigan 4  
  Michigan 6  
Michigan 8
Texas A&M 1  
  Michigan 3
  Texas A&M 0
Missouri 1  
Texas A&M 5  
  Eastern Michigan 1
  Texas A&M 6  

Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK

 
                             
Southern Illinois 7  
Michigan State 2  
  Southern Illinois 5  
  Oral Roberts 8  
Oral Roberts 10
Oklahoma State 3  
  Oral Roberts 7
  Southern Illinois 2
Michigan State 6  
Oklahoma State 7  
  Southern Illinois 4
  Oklahoma State 0  

Northeast Regional at Holyoke, MA

 
                                                 
  Delaware 1  
  Harvard 0     Delaware 4  
    UMass 3    
  Holy Cross 5         Delaware 4            
  St. John's 3           Temple 12              
      Holy Cross 7*           Temple 5 6
      Temple 8*         St. John's 8 15
  Temple 5         Delaware 4    
  UMass 0       Holy Cross 12     St. John's 7  
  Harvard 0     St. John's 14  
  St. John's 8  

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ

 
                             
Gonzaga 7  
Washington State 1  
  Gonzaga 5  
  UNLV 4  
UNLV 17
Arizona State 10  
  Gonzaga 1 4
  Arizona State 17 11
Washington State 8  
Arizona State 14  
  UNLV 5
  Arizona State 30  

South Regional at Auburn, AL

 
                             
North Carolina 15  
East Tennessee State 1  
  North Carolina 3  
  Auburn 2  
Auburn 14
Memphis 10  
  North Carolina 6 11
  Memphis 8 9
East Tennessee State 0  
Memphis 5  
  Auburn 5
  Memphis 6  

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

 
                             
Texas–Pan American 7  
Louisiana Tech 0  
  Texas–Pan American 2*  
  Baylor 3  
Baylor 3
Mississippi State 0  
  Baylor 6
  Mississippi State 3
Louisiana Tech 5  
Mississippi State 6  
  Texas–Pan American 5*
  Mississippi State 7  

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA

 
                             
Cal State Fullerton 4  
Santa Clara 0  
  Cal State Fullerton 2*  
  Southern California 3*  
Southern California 3
Arizona 2  
  Southern California 2
  Arizona 0
Santa Clara 6  
Arizona 13  
  Cal State Fullerton 3
  Arizona 7  

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
Arizona StateWAC53–10 (15–3)Jim Brock9
(last: 1977)
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969, 1977)
34–14
BaylorSWC32–17–2 (15–9)Mickey Sullivan1
(last: 1977)
8th
(1977)
0–2
Miami (FL)n/a48–10 (n/a)Ron Fraser1
(last: 1974)
2nd
(1974)
3–2
MichiganBig 1029–15 (13–3)Moby Benedict2
(last: 1962)
1st
(1953)
8–1
North CarolinaACC36–15 (9–3)Mike Roberts2
(last: 1966)
7th
(1960)
0–4
Oral Robertsn/a44–10 (n/a)Larry Cochell0
(last: none)
none0–0
St. John'sECAC40–16 (n/a)Joe Russo4
(last: 1968)
4th
(1949, 1966, 1968)
5–8
Southern CaliforniaPac-849–9 (15–3)Rod Dedeaux16
(last: 1974)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
58–19

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Michigan 4  
  Baylor 0    
      Michigan 3  
      Southern California 11    
  Southern California 9          
  Miami (FL) 3        
      Southern California 5
      Arizona State 2
  Oral Roberts 11        
  North Carolina 0          
      Oral Roberts 6    
      Arizona State 7  
  Arizona State 13    
  St. John's 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Baylor 1  
  Miami (FL) 12     Oral Roberts 3
    Miami (FL) 5
  North Carolina 9  
  St. John's 5     Michigan 6
    North Carolina 7
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Southern California 3      
  North Carolina 2          
      Southern California 10    
      Arizona State 3  
  Arizona State 11    
  Miami (FL) 3  

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 2Game 1Michigan4–0Baylor
Game 2Southern California9–3Miami (FL)
June 3Game 3Oral Roberts11–0North Carolina
Game 4Arizona State13–2St. John's
Game 5Miami (FL)12–1BaylorBaylor eliminated
June 4Game 6North Carolina9–5St. John'sSt. John's eliminated
Game 7Southern California11–3Michigan
Game 8Arizona State7–6Oral Roberts
June 5Game 9North Carolina7–6MichiganMichigan eliminated
Game 10Miami (FL)5–3Oral RobertsOral Roberts eliminated
June 6Game 11Southern California5–2Arizona State
June 7Game 12Arizona State11–3Miami (FL)Miami eliminated
Game 13Southern California3–2North CarolinaNorth Carolina eliminated
June 8FinalSouthern California10–3Arizona StateSouthern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherRod BoxbergerJuniorSouthern California
Casey LindseyJuniorArizona State
CatcherChris BandoSeniorArizona State
First basemanDave HostetlerSeniorSouthern California
Second basemanMike FoxSeniorNorth Carolina
Third basemanBob HornerJuniorArizona State
ShortstopDoug StokkeSeniorSouthern California
OutfielderTim TolmanSeniorSouthern California
John WellsJuniorSouthern California
Steve MichaelJuniorArizona State
Designated hitterRandy GuerraJuniorMiami (FL)

Notable players

Tournament notes

  • Chris Bando appears in his fourth College World Series.

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 22 April 2012.
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