1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1979 Division II Lanphier Park Illinois Springfield, Illinois 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 1st 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 5th Tommy Thomas 1st Frank DeGennaro (OF) Valdosta State 12,815 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division II baseball season.DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2022/D2.pdf NCAA.org NCAA 6 May 2023 Valdosta State defeated defending champions Florida Southern in the championship game, 3–2, of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Blazers' first national title. Valdosta State was coached by Tommy Thomas. Regionals The regionals consisted of 32 teams in eight groupings. Each regional consisted of a 4-team bracket. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1979 Division II College World Series.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Record Book NCAA 13 June 17, 2025 New England Regional Team Wins Losses 1979 New Haven Chargers New Haven 4 1 1979 Quinnipiac Bobcats Quinnipiac 2 2 1979 Springfield Pride Springfield 1 2 1979 UMass Lowell River Hawks UMass Lowell 0 2 Middle Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 3 0 1979 California Vulcans California (PA) 2 2 1979 UMBC Retrievers UMBC 1 2 1979 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 0 2 South Atlantic Regiona Team Wins Losses 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 3 0 1979 Columbus State Cougars Columbus State 2 2 1979 Rollins Tars Rollins 1 2 1979 West Georgia Braves West Georgia 0 2 South Regional Team Wins Losses 1979 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 3 0 1979 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 2 2 1979 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 1 2 1979 UCF Knights UCF 0 2 Great Lakes Regional Team Wins Losses 1979 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky 3 0 1979 Bellarmine Knights Bellarmine 2 2 1979 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Southern Indiana 1 2 1979 Akron Zips Akron 0 2 North Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1979 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 3 0 1979 UMSL Tritons UMSL 2 2 1979 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 1 2 1979 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State 0 2 South Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 3 0 1979 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 2 2 1979 Troy State Trojans Troy State 1 2 1979 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 3 0 1979 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis 2 2 1979 Chapman Panthers Chapman 1 2 1979 San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State 0 2 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 43–26–1 (16–8) John Scolinos 1 (last: 1976) 1st 4–1 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Sunshine State 40–12 (10–5) Joe Arnold 7 (last: 1978) 1st 17–10 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Gulf South 43–7 (7–5) Rudy Abbott 1 (last: 1973) 6th 0–2 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Independent 31–8 Dick Rockwell 1 (last: 1978) 7th 0–2 1979 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Northern Intercollegiate 26–11–1 (14–4) Dean Bowyer 1 (last: 1971) 4th 0–2 1979 New Haven Chargers New Haven Independent 29–11 Frank Vieira 3 (last: 1978) 3rd 6–6 1979 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky Independent 36–15 Bill Aker 0 (last: none) None 0–0 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State SAC 47–14–1 (8–4) Tommy Thomas 3 (last: 1978) 3rd 4–6 Results Bracket 2 First Round Second Round Consolation First Round Third Round Consolation Second Round Semifinals Elimination final Championship no 160 30 high 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 6 1979 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 2 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 3 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 413 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 4 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 15 1979 New Haven Chargers New Haven 6 1979 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky 3 Le Moyne 3 Florida Southern 15 Valdosta State 3 New Haven 4 Jacksonville State 9 Northern Kentucky 8 Mankato State 4 Cal Poly Pomona 10 Florida Southern 4 New Haven 3 Le Moyne 7 Jacksonville State 0 Valdosta State 6 Cal Poly Pomona 3 Florida Southern 3 Valdosta State 11 New Haven 2 Le Moyne 3 Valdosta State 8 Le Moyne 3 Florida Southern 2 Valdosta State 3 Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 24 Game 1 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 6–2 1979 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Game 2 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 4–3 13 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona May 25 Game 3 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 15–4 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Game 4 1979 New Haven Chargers New Haven 6–3 1979 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky May 26 Game 5 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 15–3 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne May 27 Game 6 1979 New Haven Chargers New Haven 4–3 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Game 7 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 10–4 1979 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Mankato State eliminated Game 8 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 9–8 1979 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky eliminated May 28 Game 9 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern 4–3 1979 New Haven Chargers New Haven Game 10 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 6–3 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona eliminated Game 11 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 7–0 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Jacksonville State eliminated Game 12 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 11–3 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern May 29 Game 13 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 3–2 1979 New Haven Chargers New Haven New Haven eliminated Game 14 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 8–3 1979 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Le Moyne eliminated May 30 Game 15 1979 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 3–2 1979 Florida Southern Mocs Florida Southern Valdosta State wins National Championship See also 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1979 NAIA World Series References NCAA Division II tournament Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament