1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

1979 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season 1979
Teams 34
College World
Series Site
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, NE
Champions Cal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-Up Arkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Augie Garrido (1st title)
MOP Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)
NCAA Baseball Tournaments
«1978  1980»

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.

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) 3*
 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

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

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

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

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Tony Hudson Sophomore Cal State Fullerton
Steve Krueger Junior Arkansas
Catcher Kurt Kingsolver Junior Cal State Fullerton
First baseman Tim Wallach Senior Cal State Fullerton
Second baseman Mike Gates Senior Pepperdine
Third baseman Dan Hanggie Sophomore Cal State Fullerton
Shortstop Larry Wallace Senior Arkansas
Outfielder Marc Brumble Senior Arkansas
Kevin McReynolds Freshman Arkansas
Joseph Bruno Senior Texas
Designated hitter Keith Walker Junior Texas

Notable players

References

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