1973 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

August 2023 1973 University Division NCAA 70s logo.svg 32 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska Southern California 9th Arizona State 6th Rod Dedeaux 9th Dave Winfield Minnesota 1974 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1973 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1973 NCAA University Division 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-seventh 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 32 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-seventh tournament's champion was Southern California, led by head coach Rod Dedeaux, and Dave Winfield of Minnesota. was the Most Outstanding Player. He was the starting pitcher in two games, tossing 17 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits, one earned run, and striking out 29. In addition, Winfield batted .467 in the Series. USC became the first team to win four consecutive College World Series and was undefeated (5–0) in the double-elimination format. The final game drew 12,050, the sixth highest to date, and attendance for the fourteen-game Series was 65,356, a new record by nearly seven thousand.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-h5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pe0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6279%2C6067176 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Trojans capture fourth straight June 15, 1973 32 Tournament The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between three 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 198–99 2009 The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. District 1 at Boston, MA 1973 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 3 1973 Providence Friars Providence 2 1973 Harvard Crimson Harvard 4 1973 UMass Minutemen UMass 2 Providence 8 UMass 7 Northeastern 1 Harvard 11 Providence 5 Northeastern 4 Harvard 8 — Providence 1 — District 2 at West Windsor, NJ 1973 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 1 1973 Temple Owls Temple 0 Penn State 5 1973 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 3 Temple 4 Seton Hall 2 Buffalo 1 Penn State 3 Temple 4* Buffalo 3* Penn State 4 — Temple 2 — District 3 at Starkville, MS 2 1973 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) 5 1973 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 3 1973 NC State Wolfpack NC State 5 1973 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 1 1973 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 6 1973 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 2 Miami (FL) 0 Georgia Southern 1 Appalachian State 2 South Alabama 1 Vanderbilt 4* NC State 2* Appalachian State 4 NC State 3 Miami (FL) 13 Appalachian State 6 Georgia Southern 5 Vanderbilt 2 Miami (FL) 6 Vanderbilt 5 Miami (FL) 1 Georgia Southern 4 District 4 at Carbondale, IL 1973 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 5 1973 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 2 Minnesota 3 1973 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 2 Miami (OH) 5 Marshall 1 Southern Illinois 0 Minnesota 2 Southern Illinois 8 Miami (OH) 1 Minnesota 7* — Southern Illinois 6* — District 5 at Tulsa, OK Oklahoma 8 1973 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 1 1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 6 1973 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 0 Creighton 4 Oral Roberts 11 Oklahoma 4 Tulsa 1 Tulsa 2 Oral Roberts 1 Oklahoma 5* — Tulsa 1* — District 6 at San Antonio, TX 1973 Trinity Tigers Trinity 6 1973 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 0 Texas 7 1973 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 1 Texas–Pan American 410 Arkansas 2 Trinity 2 Texas 17 Texas–Pan American 410 Trinity 3 Texas 1410 — Texas–Pan American 12 — District 7 at Spokane, WA & Mesa, AZ 3/1 no Spokane, WA Mesa, AZ 1973 Denver Pioneers Denver 2 4 4 1973 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 8 3 3 Arizona State 14 Denver 1 District 8 at Los Angeles, CA 3 no 1973 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 8 1 — Southern California 9 2 — 1973 California State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles 3 6 — Southern California 4 13 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona State WAC 56–6 (16–1) Jim Brock 5(last: 1972) 1st(1965, 1967, 1969) 20–7 1973 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Independent 42–10 Ron Polk 0(last: none) none 0–0 1973 Harvard Crimson Harvard EIBL 35–3 (11–2) Loyal Park 2(last: 1971) 5th(1971) 1–4 Minnesota Big 10 29–14–2 (14–4) Dick Siebert 3(last: 1964) 1st(1956, 1960, 1964) 14–3 Oklahoma Big 8 47–10 (17–4) Enos Semore 2(last: 1972) 1st(1951) 5–2 Penn State Independent 19–5 Chuck Medlar 4(last: 1963) 2nd(1957) 8–8 Southern California Pac-8 46–11 (14–4) Rod Dedeaux 14(last: 1972) 1st(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972) 48–18 Texas Southwest 48–5 (15–3) Cliff Gustafson 14(last: 1972) 1st(1949, 1950) 28–25 Results Bracket 2 Minnesota 1 Oklahoma 0 Arizona State 3 Penn State 1 Texas 6 1973 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 3 Southern California 4 1973 Harvard Crimson Harvard 1 Minnesota 0 Arizona State 3 Texas 1 Southern California 4 Oklahoma 6 Penn State 0 Georgia Southern 8 Harvard 0 Arizona State 1 Southern California 3 Texas 10 Oklahoma 2 Minnesota 6 Georgia Southern 2 Southern California 8 Minnesota 7 Arizona State 6 Texas 5 Southern California 4 Arizona State 3 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 8 Game 1 Minnesota 1–0 Oklahoma Dave Winfield: 14 Ks, 6-hit shutout.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n6FYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896%2C2909955 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Arizona, Gophers capture openers June 9, 1973 11 Game 2 Arizona State 3–1 Penn State June 9 Game 3 Texas 6–3 1973 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Game 4 Southern California 4–1 1973 Harvard Crimson Harvard Game 5 Oklahoma 6–0 Penn State Penn State eliminated June 10 Game 6 Georgia Southern 8–0 Harvard Harvard eliminated Game 7 Arizona State 3–0 Minnesota Game 8 Southern California 4–1 Texas June 11 Game 9 Minnesota 6–2 Georgia Southern Georgia Southern eliminated Game 10 Texas 10–2 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated Game 11 Southern California 3–1 Arizona State June 12 Game 12 Arizona State 6–5 Texas Texas eliminated Game 13 Southern California 8–7 Minnesota Minnesota eliminated June 13 Final Southern California 4–3 Arizona State Southern California wins CWS Final game was on Wednesday night, with an attendance of 12,050. The Minnesota vs. USC semi final game Recalled each year as perhaps the most amazing game in CWS history, Minnesota faced a USC team that featured future major leaguers Rich Dauer, Fred Lynn, and Roy Smalley. Dave Winfield was the starting pitcher for Minnesota. In his first game vs. Oklahoma, he struck out 14 in shutting out the Sooners, 1-0. In the semi-final vs. defending champion USC, Winfield had struck out 15 through 8 innings, allowing only an infield single as Minnesota built a 7-0 lead. USC's Rich Dauer said "In my whole career, even facing the big boys in the majors, I have never seen anything like that," When Dave let go of the ball, it was three feet in front of your face and it seemed like it was going 110 miles an hour."Swinging for the Fences: Black Baseball in Minnesota Stephen R. Hoffbeck Minnesota Historical Society 2005 176 In the ninth inning, USC opened with a base hit but the next batter grounded into what appeared to be a double play. Television replays indicated the batter was out at first base, but the umpire called him safe and Minnesota coach Dick Siebert was thrown out of the game arguing the call. Two more singles and a key error by the first baseman led to three runs and Winfield was relieved and went to left field. Two relievers allowed five more runs and USC won the game 8–7.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-B5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pe0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4805%2C5014312 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press USC gets eight in ninth for win June 13, 1973 16 "I have played in a lot of memorable big games during my career," Winfield said. "World Series games, league championship games, all-star games, all kinds. But I will never forget that game against USC. Never."http://a.espncdn.com/mlb/columns/schwarz_alan/1393596.html Greatest College World Series moments Alan Schwarz ESPN June 11, 2002 January 18, 2014 All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Eddie Bane Arizona State Randy Scarbery USC Bob Shirley Oklahoma Dave Winfield (MOP) Minnesota C Clint Meyers Arizona State 1B Clay Westlake Arizona State 2B Bill Berger Arizona State 3B Keith Moreland Texas SS Roy Smalley USC OF Ken Huizenga USC Carl Person Georgia Southern Terry Pyka Texas Notable players Arizona State: Gary Allenson, Eddie Bane, Jim Lentine, Paul Moskau, Jim Otten, John Poloni, Jim Umbarger, Bump Wills Georgia Southern: Jim Morrison, John Tamargo Minnesota: Steve Comer, Dave Winfield Oklahoma: Keith Drumright, Bob Shirley, Joe Simpson, Jackson Todd Southern California: Rich Dauer, Steve Kemp, Dennis Littlejohn, Fred Lynn, Ed Putman, Pete Redfern, Randy Scarbery, Roy Smalley Texas: Bobby Cuellar, Jim Gideon, Keith Moreland, Ken Pape, Rich Wortham See also 1973 NCAA College Division baseball tournament 1973 NAIA World Series References 2 Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:1973 NCAA University Division baseball season Category:Baseball in San Antonio