1979 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
Season | 1979 |
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Teams | 24 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Glassboro State (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Stanislaus State |
The 1979 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fourth 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. The tournament champion was Glassboro State, who defeated Stanislaus State 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 | Glassboro State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Stillman | 1 | Glassboro State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Wesleyan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Trenton State | 2 | Glassboro State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Lynchburg | 1 | Trenton State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trenton State | 5 | Glassboro State | 6 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Upsala | 2 | Trenton State | 0 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Upsala | 8 | Trenton State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Virginia Wesleyan | 1 | Upsala | 2 | Upsala | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stillman | 1 | Lynchburg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lynchburg | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Midwest Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Third Round/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Mansfield State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Mansfield State | 3 | Marietta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Wooster | 2 | Wooster | 5 | Wooster | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ashland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ashland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | DePauw | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ashland | 19 | Mansfield State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Albion | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Albion | 8 | Ashland | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Marietta | 7 | Mansfield State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mansfield | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Albion | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
West Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Third Round/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 7 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | St. Olaf | 4 | St. Olaf | 9 | St. Olaf | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lawrence | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Stanislaus State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Lawrence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 20 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Illinois Tech | 4 | Stanislaus State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 0 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rhode Island College | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Brandeis | 0 | Rhode Island College | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Westfield State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ithaca | 9 | Rhode Island College | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pace | 0 | Eastern Connecticut State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ithaca | 2 | Rhode Island College | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | Eastern Connecticut State | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Westfield State | 2 | Ithaca | 17 | Ithaca | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brandeis | 5 | Pace | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pace | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3rd | 1978 | 3 | National Champion (1978) |
Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 4th | 1978 | 4 | National Champion (1976, 1977) |
Mansfield State College | Mountaineers | Mansfield, PA | Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Rhode Island College | Anchormen | Providence, RI | Independent | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Bracket
Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
First Round/Elimination First Round | Semifinal/Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Glassboro State | 7 | ||||||||||||
4 | Mansfield State | 3 | ||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 18 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Stanislaus State | 12 | ||||||||||||
3 | Rhode Island College | 4 | ||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 3 | – | ||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 0 | – | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 8 | |||||||||||||
Mansfield State | 13 | Mansfield State | 6 | |||||||||||
Rhode Island College | 0 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
- 1979 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament
- 1979 NAIA World Series
References
- ^ "Glassboro State completes the repeat". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.