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)
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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 Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Connecticut 5  
Navy 4  
  St. John's 6  
  Connecticut 3  
St. John's 5
Nebraska 0  
  St. John's 4 0
  Connecticut 14 4
Navy 4  
Nebraska 13  
  Connecticut 15
  Nebraska 0  

Atlantic Regional

Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Clemson 8  
Georgia Southern 4  
  Clemson 1  
  Miami (FL) 2  
Miami (FL) 316
The Citadel 1  
  Miami (FL) 4
  Clemson 1
Georgia Southern 5  
The Citadel 3  
  Clemson 2
  Georgia Southern 0  

Mideast Regional

Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
San Diego State 11  
Miami (OH) 6  
  San Diego State 9  
  Pepperdine 15  
Pepperdine 15
Michigan State 0  
  Pepperdine 13
  San Diego State 2
Miami (OH) 4  
Michigan State 6  
  San Diego State 5
  Michigan State 4  

East Regional

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  

Midwest Regional

Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Hawaii 4  
Indiana State 3  
  Hawaii 2  
  Arizona 10  
Arizona 8
Oklahoma 1  
  Arizona 5
  Hawaii 3
Indiana State 2  
Oklahoma 9  
  Hawaii 12
  Oklahoma 8  

Central Regional

Games played at Austin, Texas.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Texas 4  
Texas–Pan American 2  
  Texas 6  
  Lamar 4  
Lamar 3
BYU 2  
  Texas 6
  BYU 2
Texas–Pan American 5  
BYU 11  
  Lamar 4
  BYU 7  

South Regional

Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Murray State 5  
Tulane 3  
  Murray State 16  
  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
  Mississippi State 13  

West Regional

Games played at Fresno, California.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
UCLA 5  
Cal State Fullerton 4  
  UCLA 5  
  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
  Cal State Fullerton 12  

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
ArizonaPac-1042–23 (17–13)Jerry Kindall10
(last: 1976)
1st
(1976)
21–19
ArkansasSWC46–13 (19–5)Norm DeBriyn0
(last: none)
none0–0
Cal State FullertonSCBA55–13 (23–4)Augie Garrido1
(last: 1975)
7th
(1975)
0–2
ConnecticutEastern Collegiate31–11 (n/a)Larry Panciera4
(last: 1972)
5th
(1957, 1972)
3–8
Miami (FL)n/a55–9 (n/a)Ron Fraser2
(last: 1978)
2nd
(1974)
5–4
Mississippi StateSEC47–10 (17–2)Ron Polk1
(last: 1971)
7th
(1971)
0–2
PepperdineSCBA50–16 (19–9)Dave Gorrie0
(last: none)
none0–0
TexasSWC53–6 (22–2)Cliff Gustafson17
(last: 1975)
1st
(1949, 1950, 1975)
36–30

Bracket

  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 Semi-finals
  Arkansas 10       Cal State Fullerton 2
  Cal State Fullerton 13           Arkansas 1
      Cal State Fullerton 8    
      Pepperdine 5  
  Texas 4    
  Pepperdine 6  

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 1Game 1Arkansas5–4Pepperdine
Game 2Arizona5–1Miami (FL)
June 2Game 3Texas11–5Connecticut
Game 4Mississippi State6–1Cal State Fullerton
Game 5Pepperdine9–3Miami (FL)Miami eliminated
June 3Game 6Cal State Fullerton8–3ConnecticutConnecticut eliminated
Game 7Arkansas10–3Arizona
Game 8Texas8–2Mississippi State
June 4Game 9Cal State Fullerton16–3ArizonaArizona eliminated
Game 10Pepperdine5–4 (10 innings)Mississippi StateMississippi State eliminated
June 5Game 11Arkansas9–4Texas
June 6Game 12Pepperdine6–4TexasTexas eliminated
Game 13Cal State Fullerton13–10Arkansas
June 7Game 14Cal State Fullerton8–5PepperdinePepperdine eliminated
June 8FinalCal State Fullerton2–1ArkansasCal State Fullerton wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherTony HudsonSophomoreCal State Fullerton
Steve KruegerJuniorArkansas
CatcherKurt KingsolverJuniorCal State Fullerton
First basemanTim WallachSeniorCal State Fullerton
Second basemanMike GatesSeniorPepperdine
Third basemanDan HanggieSophomoreCal State Fullerton
ShortstopLarry WallaceSeniorArkansas
OutfielderMarc BrumbleSeniorArkansas
Kevin McReynoldsFreshmanArkansas
Joseph BrunoSeniorTexas
Designated hitterKeith WalkerJuniorTexas

Notable players


Tournament notes

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

References

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