1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1978 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season	1978
Teams	34
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	Southern California (11th title)
Runner-up	Arizona State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Rod Dedeaux (11th title)
MOP	Rod Boxberger (Southern California)
	← 1977 ; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship; 1979 →;

The 1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1978 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-second 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.^[1] The thirty-second tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Rod Boxberger of Southern California.

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams.^[2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Marshall	4

Florida State	0
		Marshall	9

		Clemson	3
Clemson	8

Miami (FL)	5
				Marshall	0	1

				Miami (FL)	6	5
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Clemson	5

Florida State	2	Miami (FL)	7

Miami (FL)	7

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Eastern Michigan	4

Missouri	2
		Eastern Michigan	4

		Michigan	6
Michigan	8

Texas A&M	1
				Michigan	3	—

				Texas A&M	0	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Eastern Michigan	1

Missouri	1	Texas A&M	6

Texas A&M	5

Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Southern Illinois	7

Michigan State	2
		Southern Illinois	5

		Oral Roberts	8
Oral Roberts	10

Oklahoma State	3
				Oral Roberts	7	—

				Southern Illinois	2	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Southern Illinois	4

Michigan State	6	Oklahoma State	0

Oklahoma State	7

Northeast Regional at Holyoke, MA


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Delaware	1

Harvard	0	Delaware	4

		UMass	3

Holy Cross	5			Delaware	4

St. John's	3			Temple	12

		Holy Cross	7*					Temple	5	6

		Temple	8*					St. John's	8	15

Temple	5					Delaware	4

UMass	0			Holy Cross	12	St. John's	7

		Harvard	0	St. John's	14

		St. John's	8

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Gonzaga	7

Washington State	1
		Gonzaga	5

		UNLV	4
UNLV	17

Arizona State	10
				Gonzaga	1	4

				Arizona State	17	11
Lower round 1		Lower final



		UNLV	5

Washington State	8	Arizona State	30

Arizona State	14

South Regional at Auburn, AL


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



North Carolina	15

East Tennessee State	1
		North Carolina	3

		Auburn	2
Auburn	14

Memphis	10
				North Carolina	6	11

				Memphis	8	9
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Auburn	5

East Tennessee State	0	Memphis	6

Memphis	5

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Texas–Pan American

7

Louisiana Tech

0

Texas–Pan American

2*

Baylor

3

Baylor

3

Mississippi State

0

Baylor

6

—

Mississippi State

3

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Texas–Pan American

5*

Louisiana Tech

5

Mississippi State

7

Mississippi State

6

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Cal State Fullerton

4

Santa Clara

0

Cal State Fullerton

2*

Southern California

3*

Southern California

3

Arizona

2

Southern California

2

—

Arizona

0

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Cal State Fullerton

3

Santa Clara

6

Arizona

7

Arizona

13

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
Arizona State	WAC	53–10 (15–3)	Jim Brock	9 (last: 1977)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977)	34–14
Baylor	SWC	32–17–2 (15–9)	Mickey Sullivan	1 (last: 1977)	8th (1977)	0–2
Miami (FL)	n/a	48–10 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	1 (last: 1974)	2nd (1974)	3–2
Michigan	Big 10	29–15 (13–3)	Moby Benedict	2 (last: 1962)	1st (1953)	8–1
North Carolina	ACC	36–15 (9–3)	Mike Roberts	2 (last: 1966)	7th (1960)	0–4
Oral Roberts	n/a	44–10 (n/a)	Larry Cochell	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
St. John's	ECAC	40–16 (n/a)	Joe Russo	4 (last: 1968)	4th (1949, 1966, 1968)	5–8
Southern California	Pac-8	49–9 (15–3)	Rod Dedeaux	16 (last: 1974)	1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)	58–19

Results

Bracket


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final		Semifinals		Final



Michigan	4

Baylor	0
		Michigan	3

		Southern California	11
Southern California	9

Miami (FL)	3
				Southern California	5

				Arizona State	2
Oral Roberts	11
						Southern California	3
North Carolina	0
		Oral Roberts	6			North Carolina	2

		Arizona State	7
Arizona State	13

St. John's	2

								Southern California	10

		Lower round 1		Lower round 2				Arizona State	3



				Oral Roberts	3

		Baylor	1	Miami (FL)	5
						Arizona State	11
		Miami (FL)	12
						Miami (FL)	3
				Michigan	6

		North Carolina	9	North Carolina	7

		St. John's	5

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 2	Game 1	Michigan	4–0	Baylor
June 2	Game 2	Southern California	9–3	Miami (FL)
June 3	Game 3	Oral Roberts	11–0	North Carolina
	Game 4	Arizona State	13–2	St. John's
	Game 5	Miami (FL)	12–1	Baylor	Baylor eliminated
June 4	Game 6	North Carolina	9–5	St. John's	St. John's eliminated
	Game 7	Southern California	11–3	Michigan
	Game 8	Arizona State	7–6	Oral Roberts
June 5	Game 9	North Carolina	7–6	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
June 5	Game 10	Miami (FL)	5–3	Oral Roberts	Oral Roberts eliminated
June 6	Game 11	Southern California	5–2	Arizona State
June 7	Game 12	Arizona State	11–3	Miami (FL)	Miami eliminated
June 7	Game 13	Southern California	3–2	North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
June 8	Final	Southern California	10–3	Arizona State	Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	Rod Boxberger (MOP)	USC
P	Casey Lindsey	Arizona State
C	Chris Bando	Arizona State
1B	Dave Hostetler	USC
2B	Mike Fox	North Carolina
3B	Bob Horner	Arizona State
SS	Doug Stokke	USC
OF	Tim Tolman	USC
	John Wells	USC
	Steve Michael	Arizona State
DH	Randy Guerra	Miami (FL)

Notable players

Arizona State: Jamie Allen, Chris Bando, Hubie Brooks, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens
Baylor: Andy Beene, Jaime Cocanower, Fritzie Connally, Jon Perlman
Miami (FL): Tony Brewer
Michigan: Steve Howe, Rick Leach
North Carolina: Dwight Lowry, Mike Fox
Oral Roberts: George Bjorkman, Ron Meridith
Southern California: Bill Bordley, Dave Engle, Dave Hostetler, Jeff Schattinger, Bob Skube, Chris Smith, Tim Tolman, Dave Van Gorder
St. John's: Michael Beatrice, Doug LaTrenta

Tournament notes

Chris Bando appears in his fourth College World Series.

References

^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 201–202. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

[NCAA195-1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.

[NCAA-2] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 201–202. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

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1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Regionals

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK

Northeast Regional at Holyoke, MA

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ

South Regional at Auburn, AL

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

Notable players

Tournament notes

See also

References