1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1974 Division I NCAA 70s logo.svg 28 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Southern California 10th Miami (FL) 1st Rod Dedeaux 10th George Milke Southern California 1973 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1974 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 twenty-eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 28 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA August 7, 2014 195 2009 The twenty-eighth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was George Milke of Southern California. Tournament The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and six teams.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 199 2009 The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. District 1 at Cambridge, MA 1/3 no 1974 Harvard Crimson Harvard 2 1974 Providence Friars Providence 1 1974 New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire 2 Providence 1 Harvard 10 6 – New Hampshire 1 0 – District 2 at West Windsor, NJ 1974 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 4 1974 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 1 1974 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 1 Seton Hall 4 St. John's 5* Penn State 4* Saint Joseph's 3 Seton Hall 4 St. John's 8 Saint Joseph's 0 Seton Hall 11 — St. John's 7 — District 3 at Starkville, MS 1974 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 9 1974 NC State Wolfpack NC State 0 Miami (FL) 2 1974 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 1 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 2 1974 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 1 South Carolina 5 East Carolina 1 Miami (FL) 7 Vanderbilt 1 NC State 1 Georgia Southern 8 South Carolina 0 Miami (FL) 5 Vanderbilt 3 Georgia Southern 5 South Carolina 1 Georgia Southern 0 Miami (FL) 1 2 South Carolina 3 1 District 4 at Minneapolis, MN 1974 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 3 1974 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 0 1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 9 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 4 Southern Illinois 6 Cincinnati 1 Miami 3 Minnesota 4 Southern Illinois 6* Miami (OH) 2* Minnesota 2 3 Southern Illinois 10 4 District 5 at Oklahoma City, OK 3 no Oklahoma 6 5 — 1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 2 4 — District 6 at Arlington, TX 1/3 no 1974 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 3 1974 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 2 Texas 7 Texas–Pan American 0 Louisiana Tech 5 0 2 Texas 4 8 12 District 7 at Greeley, CO 3 no Northern Colorado 6 0 6 1974 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 3 12 2 Arizona 5 2 — Northern Colorado 6 6 — District 8 at Los Angeles, CA 3 no 1974 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles 2 7 9 Southern California 9 6 11 1974 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 4 1 1 Southern California 2 4 12 College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record 1974 Harvard Crimson Harvard EIBL 28–9 (10–4) Loyal Park 3(last: 1973) 5th(1971) 1–6 Miami Independent 48–9 Ron Fraser 0(last: none) none 0–0 Northern Colorado GPAC 31–11 (–) Tom Petroff 9(last: 1962) 5th(1955) 2–18 Oklahoma Big 8 42–6 (18–3) Enos Semore 3(last: 1973) 1st(1951) 6–4 Seton Hall Metro 33–8–1 (14–2) Mike Sheppard 2(last: 1971) 5th(1964) 1–4 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Independent 47–10 Richard Jones 3(last: 1971) 2nd(1968, 1971) 6–6 Texas SWC 52–6 (20–4) Cliff Gustafson 15(last: 1973) 1st(1949, 1950) 30–27 Southern California Pac-8 45–19 (11–7) Rod Dedeaux 15(last: 1973) 1st(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) 53–18 Results Bracket 2 Miami 4 1974 Harvard Crimson Harvard 1 Oklahoma 10 Northern Colorado 1 Southern California 9 Texas 2 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 5 Seton Hall 1 Miami 5 Oklahoma 1 Southern California 5 Southern Illinois 3 Harvard 2 Northern Colorado 4 Texas 12 Seton Hall 2 Miami 7 Southern California 3 Northern Colorado 2 Southern Illinois 5 Texas 10 Oklahoma 4 Miami 3 Southern Illinois 4 Southern California 5 Texas 3 Southern Illinois 2 Southern California 7 Miami 3 Southern California 7 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 7 Game 1 Miami 4–1 1974 Harvard Crimson Harvard Game 2 Oklahoma 10–1 Northern Colorado June 8 Game 3 Southern California 9–2 Texas Game 4 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 5–1 Seton Hall June 10 Game 5 Northern Colorado 4–2 1974 Harvard Crimson Harvard Harvard eliminated Game 6 Texas 12–2 Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated Game 7 Miami 5–1 Oklahoma Game 8 Southern California 5–3 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois June 11 Game 9 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 5–2 Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated Game 10 Texas 10–4 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated June 12 Game 11 Miami 7–3 Southern California June 13 Game 12 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 4–3 Miami Game 13 Southern California 5–3 Texas Texas eliminated June 14 Game 14 Southern California 7–2 1974 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Southern Illinois eliminated June 15 Final Southern California 7–3 Miami Southern California wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Mark Barr USC Stan Jakubowski Miami (FL) George Milke (MOP) USC C Ron Scott Miami (FL) 1B Orlando Gonzalez Miami (FL) 2B Rob Adolph USC 3B Rich Dauer USC SS Marvin Cobb USC OF Tom Ball Texas Bob Mitchell USC Manny Trujillo Miami (FL) Notable players Harvard: Miami (FL): Orlando Gonzalez, Wayne Krenchicki Northern Colorado: Tom Runnells, Joe Strain Oklahoma: Keith Drumright, Bob Shirley Seton Hall: Rick Cerone, Charlie Puleo Southern California: Rich Dauer, Steve Kemp, Dennis Littlejohn, Bobby Mitchell, Ed Putman, Pete Redfern Southern Illinois: Texas: Bobby Cuellar, Jim Gideon, Keith Moreland, Rich Wortham Tournament Notes Southern California becomes the first team to win five consecutive College World Series. Tom Petroff becomes the first head coach to lead two different schools to the College World Series; he led Rider University to Omaha in 1967. See also 1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1974 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:1974 NCAA Division I baseball season Category:Baseball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex