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1979 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1979
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-upArkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MOPTony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)
  • ← 1978 
  • NCAA I
    baseball Tournament
  • 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 RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Connecticut5
Navy4
St. John's6
Connecticut3
St. John's5
Nebraska0
St. John's
Connecticut
Lower round 1Lower final
Connecticut15
Navy4Nebraska0
Nebraska13

Atlantic Regional

Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Clemson8
Georgia Southern4
Clemson1
Miami (FL)2
Miami (FL)3*
The Citadel1*
Miami (FL)
Clemson
Lower round 1Lower final
Clemson2
Georgia Southern5Georgia Southern0
The Citadel3

Mideast Regional

Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
San Diego State11
Miami (OH)6
San Diego State9
Pepperdine15
Pepperdine15
Michigan State0
Pepperdine
San Diego State
Lower round 1Lower final
San Diego State5
Miami (OH)4Michigan State4
Michigan State6

East Regional

Games played at Tallahassee, Florida

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Delaware10
Seton Hall1Delaware7
Florida State6
Arkansas12Delaware6
George Washington11Arkansas8
Arkansas9Arkansas4—
Florida1Delaware3—
Florida9Delaware5
Florida State5Florida12Florida5
Seton Hall2George Washington7
George Washington5

Midwest Regional

Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Hawaii4
Indiana State3
Hawaii2
Arizona10
Arizona8
Oklahoma1
Arizona
Hawaii
Lower round 1Lower final
Hawaii12
Indiana State2Oklahoma8
Oklahoma9

Central Regional

Games played at Austin, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Texas4
Texas–Pan American2
Texas6
Lamar4
Lamar3
BYU2
Texas
BYU
Lower round 1Lower final
Lamar4
Texas–Pan American5BYU7
BYU11

South Regional

Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Murray State5
Tulane3
Murray State16
New Orleans15
New Orleans13
Mississippi State11
Murray State
Mississippi State
Lower round 1Lower final
New Orleans10
Tulane4Mississippi State13
Mississippi State12

West Regional

Games played at Fresno, California.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
UCLA5
Cal State Fullerton4
UCLA5
Fresno State4
Fresno State10*
Portland8*
UCLA
Cal State Fullerton
Lower round 1Lower final
Fresno State3
Cal State Fullerton20Cal State Fullerton12
Portland3

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

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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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