1978 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
Season | 1978 |
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Teams | 24 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Glassboro State (1st title) |
Runner-up | Marietta |
The 1978 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the third national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament, up from 22 in 1977. The tournament champion was Glassboro State, who defeated Marietta for the championship.[1]
Bids
The 24 competing teams were:
Regionals
Bold indicates winner.
South Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Lynchburg | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Montclair State | ? | Lynchburg | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Upsala | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Salisbury State | 10 | Lynchburg | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Stillman | 5 | Salisbury State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury State | 5 | Lynchburg | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 4 | Glassboro State | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Glassboro State | 5 | Salisbury State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Upsala | 3 | Glassboro State | 10 | Glassboro State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Montclair State | 14 | Montclair State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stillman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
West Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | St. Olaf | 2 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coe | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Stanislaus State | 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Minnesota-Morris | 2 | Stanislaus State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 12 | Stanislaus State | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 9 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Coe | 8 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 5 | St. Olaf | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota-Morris | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ithaca | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Westfield State | 5 | Ithaca | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pace | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Brandeis | 7 | Ithaca | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Rhode Island College | 5 | Eastern Connecticut State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brandeis | 4 | Ithaca | 19 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut State | 8 | Brandeis | 5 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Pace | 3 | Brandeis | 6 | Brandeis | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Westfield State | ? | Rhode Island College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island College | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mideast Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Wilkes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | DePauw | 5 | Wilkes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Juniata | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wooster | 12 | Wilkes | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Widener | 7 | Marietta | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 0 | Marietta | 10 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 12 | Wooster | 1 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Marietta | 5 | Wilkes | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Juniata | 2 | Wooster | 6 | Wooster | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 2 | Widener | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Widener | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Series
Participants
School | Nickname | Location | Conference | World Series appearance |
Last appearance |
Consecutive World Series appearances |
Previous best performance |
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Glassboro State College | Profs | Glassboro, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1977 | 2 | Third Place (1977) |
Marietta College | Pioneers | Marietta, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1977 | 2 | Fourth Place (1977) |
Ithaca College | Bombers | Ithaca, NY | Inedependent College Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1976 | 1 | Runner-Up (1976) |
Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 3rd | 1977 | 3 | National Champion (1976, 1977) |
Bracket
Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
First Round/Elimination First Round | Semifinal/Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Glassboro State | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Stanislaus State | 3 | ||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ithaca | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | Ithaca | 7 | ||||||||||||
3 | Marietta | 3 | ||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Marietta | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Ithaca | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 4 | Marietta | 11 | |||||||||||
Marietta | 512 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1978 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament
- 1978 NAIA World Series
References
- ^ "Glassboro State wins first championship". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.