1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 34 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Cal State Fullerton (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Arkansas (1st CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Augie Garrido (1st title) |
| MOP | Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton) |
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 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | Nebraska | 0 | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | 13 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 5 | Georgia Southern | 0 | |||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | Michigan State | 4 | |||||||||||
| Michigan State | 6 | |||||||||||||
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 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | Oklahoma | 8 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 9 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Lamar | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 5 | BYU | 7 | |||||||||||
| BYU | 11 | |||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Tulane | 4 | Mississippi State | 13 | |||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 12 | |||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 20 | Cal State Fullerton | 12 | |||||||||||
| Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||
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
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 8 | Cal State Fullerton | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 8 | Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Pepperdine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 9 | Pepperdine | 510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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
- Arizona: Terry Francona, Craig Lefferts, Brad Mills, John Moses, Jim Scranton, Dwight Taylor
- Arkansas: Kevin McReynolds, Johnny Ray, Ronn Reynolds
- Cal State Fullerton: John Christensen, Andre David, Tim Wallach
- Connecticut:
- Miami (FL): Tony Brewer, Neal Heaton, Ross Jones, Mike Pagliarulo, Dennis Owens
- Mississippi State: Tim Weisheim
- Pepperdine: Mike Gates
- Texas: Jim Acker, Tony Arnold, Joseph Bruno, Keith Creel, Ron Gardenhire, Jerry Don Gleaton, Andre Robertson, Ricky Wright
Tournament notes
- In the South Regional semifinal Murray State and New Orleans set a tournament record for most combined runs in a game (31).
See also
- 1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1979 NAIA World Series
References
- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.