1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1974 Division II 25 Lanphier Park Springfield, Illinois 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 2nd 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 1st Gary Adams 2nd Jeff Malinoff UC Irvine 1973 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1974 season. This was the seventh such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1974 season. The 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters won the championship by defeating the 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220213/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf 2022-02-13 live NCAA Division II Baseball Championships Record Book February 11, 2022 Regionals Northeast Region Team Wins Losses 1974 New Haven Chargers New Haven 4 1 1974 Montclair State Red Hawks Montclair State 4 2 1974 LIU Post Pioneers LIU Post 2 2 1974 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca 1 2 1974 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi 0 2 1974 MIT Engineers MIT 0 2 South Atlantic Region Team Wins Losses 1974 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 3 1 1974 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 3 2 1974 Rollins Tars Rollins 1 2 1974 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 0 2 Mideast Region Team Wins Losses 1974 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern 3 1 1974 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 3 2 1974 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 1 2 1974 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 0 2 South Region Team Wins Losses 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 4 1 1974 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 2 2 1974 Maryville Scots Maryville 1 2 1974 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State 0 2 Midwest Region Team Wins Losses 1974 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri 3 1 1974 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State 2 2 1974 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves Nebraska Wesleyan 0 2 West Region Team Wins Losses 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 3 0 1974 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State 2 2 1974 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound 1 2 1974 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 0 2 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1974 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri MIAA 27–13 (9–3) Bob Tompkins 0(last: none) none 0–0 1974 New Haven Chargers New Haven Independent 26–8 Frank Vieira 0(last: none) none 0–0 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Independent 34–14 Ron Maestri 0(last: none) none 0–0 1974 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern OAC 23–9 (12–1) Herb Strayer 0(last: none) none 0–0 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Independent 48–8 Gary Adams 2(last: 1973) 1st 4–2 1974 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State SAC 38–13 (16–2) Tommy Thomas 0(last: none) none 0–0 Results Bracket 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 6 1974 New Haven Chargers New Haven 2 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 13 1974 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 9 1974 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri 2 1974 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern 0 UC Irvine 8 Ohio Northern 1 New Orleans 6 Central Missouri 2 New Haven 1 Valdosta State 0 UC Irvine 12 New Orleans 6 Central Missouri 0 New Haven 4 New Orleans 9 New Haven 2 UC Irvine 6 14 New Orleans 7 1 Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 6–2 1974 New Haven Chargers New Haven Game 2 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 13–9 1974 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Game 3 1974 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri 2–0 1974 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern Game 4 1974 New Haven Chargers New Haven 1–0 1974 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Valdosta State eliminated Game 5 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 8–1 1974 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern Ohio Northern eliminated Game 6 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 6–2 1974 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri Game 7 1974 New Haven Chargers New Haven 4–0 1974 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri Central Missouri eliminated Game 8 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 12–6 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Game 9 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 9–2 1974 New Haven Chargers New Haven New Haven eliminated Game 10 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 7–6 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Game 11 1974 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 14–1 1974 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans UC Irvine wins National Championship See also 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1974 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament