1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1979 Division I NCAA 70s logo.svg 34 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska Cal State Fullerton 1st Arkansas 1st Augie Garrido 1st Tony Hudson Cal State Fullerton NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 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 thirty third year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 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 24, 2014 195 2009 The thirty-third tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Tony Hudson of Cal State Fullerton. Regionals Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved on to the College World Series. Northeast Regional Games played at Annapolis, Maryland. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Connecticut 5 1979 Navy Midshipmen Navy 4 1979 St. John's Redmen St. John's 5 1979 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 0 Navy 4 Nebraska 13 St. John's 6 Connecticut 3 Connecticut 15 Nebraska 0 St. John's 4 0 Connecticut 14 4 Atlantic Regional Games played at Coral Gables, Florida. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1979 Clemson Tigers Clemson 8 1979 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 4 Miami (FL) 316 1979 The Citadel Bulldogs The Citadel 1 Georgia Southern 5 The Citadel 3 Clemson 1 Miami (FL) 2 Clemson 2 Georgia Southern 0 Miami (FL) 4 — Clemson 1 — Mideast Regional Games played at East Lansing, Michigan. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1979 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 11 1979 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 6 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 15 1979 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 0 Miami (OH) 4 Michigan State 6 San Diego State 9 Pepperdine 15 San Diego State 5 Michigan State 4 Pepperdine 13 — San Diego State 2 — East Regional Games played at Tallahassee, Florida no First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals 1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 10 1979 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 1 Arkansas 12 1979 George Washington Colonials George Washington 11 1979 Florida Gators Florida 9 1979 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 5 Delaware 7 Florida State 6 Arkansas 9 Florida 1 Seton Hall 2 George Washington 5 Delaware 6 Arkansas 8 Florida 12 George Washington 7 Delaware 7 Florida 5 Arkansas 4 — Delaware 3 — Midwest Regional Games played at Tucson, Arizona. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii 4 1979 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State 3 Arizona 8 1979 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 1 Indiana State 2 Oklahoma 9 Hawaii 2 Arizona 10 Hawaii 12 Oklahoma 8 Arizona 5 — Hawaii 3 — Central Regional Games played at Austin, Texas. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Texas 4 1979 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 2 1979 Lamar Cardinals Lamar 3 1979 BYU Cougars BYU 2 Texas–Pan American 5 BYU 11 Texas 6 Lamar 4 Lamar 4 BYU 7 Texas 6 — BYU 2 — South Regional Games played at Starkville, Mississippi. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1979 Murray State Racers Murray State 5 1979 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 3 1979 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 13 Mississippi State 11 Tulane 4 Mississippi State 12 Murray State 16 New Orleans 15 New Orleans 10 Mississippi State 13 Murray State 6 8 Mississippi State 8 18 West Regional Games played at Fresno, California. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1979 UCLA Bruins UCLA 5 Cal State Fullerton 4 1979 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 10* 1979 Portland Pilots Portland 8* Cal State Fullerton 20 Portland 3 UCLA 5 Fresno State 4 Fresno State 3 Cal State Fullerton 12 UCLA 2 5 Cal State Fullerton 9 9 College World Series Connecticut, Miami (FL), Pepperdine, Arkansas, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi St., and Cal St. Fullerton won their regionals and moved on to the College World Series. Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona Pac-10 42–23 (17–13) Jerry Kindall 10(last: 1976) 1st(1976) 21–19 Arkansas SWC 46–13 (19–5) Norm DeBriyn 0(last: none) none 0–0 Cal State Fullerton SCBA 55–13 (23–4) Augie Garrido 1(last: 1975) 7th(1975) 0–2 Connecticut Eastern Collegiate 31–11 (n/a) Larry Panciera 4(last: 1972) 5th(1957, 1972) 3–8 Miami (FL) n/a 55–9 (n/a) Ron Fraser 2(last: 1978) 2nd(1974) 5–4 Mississippi State SEC 47–10 (17–2) Ron Polk 1(last: 1971) 7th(1971) 0–2 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine SCBA 50–16 (19–9) Dave Gorrie 0(last: none) none 0–0 Texas SWC 53–6 (22–2) Cliff Gustafson 17(last: 1975) 1st(1949, 1950, 1975) 36–30 Results Bracket 2 Arkansas 5 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 4 Arizona 5 Miami (FL) 1 Texas 11 Connecticut 5 Mississippi State 6 Cal State Fullerton 1 Arkansas 10 Arizona 3 Texas 8 Mississippi State 2 Pepperdine 9 Miami (FL) 3 Connecticut 3 Cal State Fullerton 8 Arkansas 9 Texas 4 Mississippi State 4 Pepperdine 510 Arizona 3 Cal State Fullerton 16 Arkansas 10 Cal State Fullerton 13 Texas 4 Pepperdine 6 Cal State Fullerton 8 Pepperdine 5 Cal State Fullerton 2 Arkansas 1 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 1 Game 1 Arkansas 5–4 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Game 2 Arizona 5–1 Miami (FL) June 2 Game 3 Texas 11–5 Connecticut Game 4 Mississippi State 6–1 Cal State Fullerton Game 5 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 9–3 Miami (FL) Miami eliminated June 3 Game 6 Cal State Fullerton 8–3 Connecticut Connecticut eliminated Game 7 Arkansas 10–3 Arizona Game 8 Texas 8–2 Mississippi State June 4 Game 9 Cal State Fullerton 16–3 Arizona Arizona eliminated Game 10 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 5–4 (10 innings) Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated June 5 Game 11 Arkansas 9–4 Texas June 6 Game 12 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 6–4 Texas Texas eliminated Game 13 Cal State Fullerton 13–10 Arkansas June 7 Game 14 Cal State Fullerton 8–5 1979 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Pepperdine eliminated June 8 Final Cal State Fullerton 2–1 Arkansas Cal State Fullerton wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Tony Hudson (MOP) Cal State Fullerton Steve Krueger Arkansas C Kurt Kingsolver Cal State Fullerton 1B Tim Wallach Cal State Fullerton 2B Mike Gates Pepperdine 3B Dan Hanggie Cal State Fullerton SS Larry Wallace Arkansas OF Marc Brumble Arkansas Kevin McReynolds Arkansas Joseph Bruno Texas DH Keith Walker Texas Notable players Arizona: Terry Francona, Craig Lefferts, Brad Mills, John Moses, Jim Scranton, Dwight Taylor Arkansas: Kevin McReynolds, Johnny Ray, Ronn Reynolds Cal State Fullerton: John Christensen, Andre David, Tim Wallach Connecticut: Miami (FL): Tony Brewer, Neal Heaton, Ross Jones, Mike Pagliarulo, Dennis Owens Mississippi State: Tim Weisheim Pepperdine: Mike Gates Texas: Jim Acker, Tony Arnold, Joseph Bruno, Keith Creel, Ron Gardenhire,Paul Martin, Jerry Don Gleaton, Andre Robertson, Ricky Wright Tournament notes In the South Regional semifinal Murray State and New Orleans set a tournament record for most combined runs in a game (31). See also 1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1979 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA Division I Baseball Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas