1969 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

August 2023 1969 College Division 17 Meador Park Springfield, Missouri 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds 1st 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Bears 1st Duffy Bass 1st Tom Klein Illinois State NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1969 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1969 season. This was the second such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Redbirds won the championship by defeating the 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Bears.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf NCAA Division II Baseball Championships Record Book February 22, 2021 Format Seventeen teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Three regions consisted of four teams, while the West Region had five. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format. Regionals East Regional Team Wins Losses 1969 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 3 0 1969 Springfield Pride Springfield 2 2 1969 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca 1 2 1969 Upsala Vikings Upsala 0 2 Mideast Regional Team Wins Losses 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 3 0 1969 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 2 2 1969 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 1 2 1969 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee 0 2 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 3 0 1969 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State 2 2 1969 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota 1 2 1969 Luther Norse Luther 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1969 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound 5 2 1969 Chapman Panthers Chapman 2 2 1969 Portland State Vikings Portland State 2 2 1969 Seattle Pacific Falcons Seattle Pacific 1 2 1969 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State 0 2 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1969 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Independent 28–6–2 Hal Smeltzly 0(last: none) none 0–0 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Interstate 33–5 (3–3) Duffy Bass 0(last: none) none 0–0 1969 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound Independent 25–7–1 Jack McGee 0(last: none) none 0–0 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Missouri Intercollegiate 27–10 (11–1) Bill Rowe 0(last: none) none 0–0 Results Bracket 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 5 1969 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound 3 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 6 1969 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 3 Puget Sound 10 Florida Southern 13 Illinois State 5 Southwest Missouri State 1 Southwest Missouri State 11 Florida Southern 5 Illinois State 12 — Southwest Missouri State 0 — Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 5–3 1969 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound Game 2 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 6–3 1969 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Game 3 1969 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 13–10 1969 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound Puget Sound eliminated Game 4 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 5–1 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State Game 5 1969 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 11–5 1969 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated Game 6 1969 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 12–0 1969 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Illinois State wins National Championship See also 1969 NCAA University Division baseball tournament 1969 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA College Division baseball tournament