1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fourth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Glassboro State, who defeated Stanislaus State for the championship.[1]

1979 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1979
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsGlassboro State (2nd title)
Runner-upStanislaus State

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Albion CollegeBritonsAlbion, MIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association1stDebut1Debut
Ashland CollegeEaglesAshland, OHIndependent/Great Lakes Valley Conference(NCAA D-II)2nd19761Regional third place (1976)
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent4th19784World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent4th19784National Champion (1976, 1977)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps CollegesStagsClaremont, CASouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19782Regional third place (1978)
DePauw UniversityTigersGreencastle, INIndependent3rd19783Regional third place (1977)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent4th19784Regional third place (1976, 1978)
Illinois Institute of TechnologyScarlet HawksChicago, ILIndependent/Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA)1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference4th19784World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Lawrence UniversityVikingsAppleton, WIMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19771Regional Fourth place (1977)
Mansfield State CollegeMountaineersMansfield, PAIndependent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II)2nd19761Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference4th19784World Series Runner-Up (1978)
Pace UniversitySettersNew York City, NYIndependent3rd19783Regional Fifth place (1977, 1978)
Rhode Island CollegeAnchormenProvidence, RINew England State College Conference2nd19782Regional Fourth place (1978)
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference4th19784National Champion (1978)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3rd19783Regional third place (1977)
Stillman CollegeTigersTuscaloosa, ALIndependent2nd19782Regional Fifth place (1978)
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference3rd19783Regional Runner-Up (1978)
Trenton State CollegeLionsEwing, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference4th19784Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19782Regional third place (1976)
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeMarlinsVirginia Beach, VADixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference4th19784Regional Runner-Up (1977)
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference1stDebut1Debut

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

South Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Glassboro State13
6Stillman1Glassboro State7
Virginia Wesleyan3
2Trenton State2Glassboro State4
5Lynchburg1Trenton State3
Trenton State5Glassboro State6--
Upsala2Trenton State0--
3Upsala8Trenton State3
4Virginia Wesleyan1Upsala2Upsala2
Stillman1Lynchburg1
Lynchburg6

Midwest Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Third round/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
Mansfield State3
Marietta9
1Mansfield State3Marietta2
6Wooster2Wooster5Wooster4
Wooster15
Ashland1
DePauw8
2Ashland4
Wooster3
5DePauw1
Ashland19Mansfield State4
Albion12
3Albion8Ashland6
4Marietta7Mansfield State9
Mansfield17
Albion4

West Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Third round/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps2
Wisconsin-Oshkosh3
1Claremont-Mudd-Scripps7Wisconsin-Oshkosh6
6St. Olaf4St. Olaf9St. Olaf2
St. Olaf11
Stanislaus State19
Lawrence6
2Stanislaus State13
Stanislaus State22
5Lawrence1
Stanislaus State20Claremont-Mudd-Scripps0
Illinois Tech2
3Illinois Tech4Stanislaus State0
4Wisconsin-Oshkosh0Claremont-Mudd-Scripps3
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps2
Illinois Tech1

Northeast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Rhode Island College3
6Brandeis0Rhode Island College11
Westfield State5
2Ithaca9Rhode Island College3
5Pace0Eastern Connecticut State1
Ithaca2Rhode Island College07
Eastern Connecticut State4Eastern Connecticut State85
3Eastern Connecticut State3Eastern Connecticut State4
4Westfield State2Ithaca17Ithaca2
Brandeis5Pace1
Pace6

World Series

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19783National Champion (1978)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent4th19784National Champion (1976, 1977)
Mansfield State CollegeMountaineersMansfield, PAIndependent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
Rhode Island CollegeAnchormenProvidence, RIIndependent1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

First round/Elimination First RoundSemifinal/Elimination finalFinal
Glassboro State7
Mansfield State3
Glassboro State18
Stanislaus State2
Stanislaus State12
Rhode Island College4
Glassboro State3–
Stanislaus State0–
Lower round 1Lower final
Stanislaus State8
Mansfield State13Mansfield State6
Rhode Island College0

See also

References
  1. "Glassboro State completes the repeat". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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