1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament

Collegiate baseball tournament

1979 NCAA Division I
baseball tournamentSeason| 1979

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Teams| 34
Finals site|

* Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
* Omaha, NE

Champions| Cal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-up| Arkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach| Augie Garrido (1st title)
MOP| Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)

* ← 1978
* NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
* 1980 →

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.[1] 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

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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

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Games played at Annapolis, Maryland.

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Connecticut| 5
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| Navy| 4| |
| | | St. John's| 6
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| | | Connecticut| 3| |
| St. John's| 5| | | |
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| Nebraska| 0| |
| | | St. John's| 4| 0
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| | | Connecticut| 14| 4
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Connecticut| 15
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| Navy| 4| | | Nebraska| 0| |
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| Nebraska| 13| | |
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### Atlantic Regional

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Games played at Coral Gables, Florida.

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Clemson| 8
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| Georgia Southern| 4| |
| | | Clemson| 1
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| | | Miami (FL)| 2| |
| Miami (FL)| 316| | | |
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| The Citadel| 1| |
| | | Miami (FL)| 4| —
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| | | Clemson| 1| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Clemson| 2
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| Georgia Southern| 5| | | Georgia Southern| 0| |
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| The Citadel| 3| | |
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### Mideast Regional

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Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| San Diego State| 11
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| Miami (OH)| 6| |
| | | San Diego State| 9
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| | | Pepperdine| 15| |
| Pepperdine| 15| | | |
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| Michigan State| 0| |
| | | Pepperdine| 13| —
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| | | San Diego State| 2| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | San Diego State| 5
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| Miami (OH)| 4| | | Michigan State| 4| |
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| Michigan State| 6| | |
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### East Regional

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Games played at Tallahassee, Florida

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| First Round| | | Second Round| | | Third Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Delaware| 10|
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| Seton Hall| 1| | | Delaware| 7
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| | | | Florida State| 6| | |
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| Arkansas| 12| | Delaware| 6|
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| George Washington| 11| | | | | Arkansas| 8| | | | | |
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| | Arkansas| 9| | | Arkansas| 4| —
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| | | Florida| 1| | | | | Delaware| 3| —
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| Florida| 9| | | Delaware| 7|
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| Florida State| 5| | | | Florida| 12| | | Florida| 5| |
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| | Seton Hall| 2| | | George Washington| 7| | |
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| George Washington| 5| | |
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### Midwest Regional

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Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Hawaii| 4
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| Indiana State| 3| |
| | | Hawaii| 2
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| | | Arizona| 10| |
| Arizona| 8| | | |
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| Oklahoma| 1| |
| | | Arizona| 5| —
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| | | Hawaii| 3| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Hawaii| 12
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| Indiana State| 2| | | Oklahoma| 8| |
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| Oklahoma| 9| | |
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### Central Regional

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Games played at Austin, Texas.

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Texas| 4
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| Texas–Pan American| 2| |
| | | Texas| 6
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| | | Lamar| 4| |
| Lamar| 3| | | |
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| BYU| 2| |
| | | Texas| 6| —
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| | | BYU| 2| —
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Lamar| 4
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| Texas–Pan American| 5| | | BYU| 7| |
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| BYU| 11| | |
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### South Regional

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Games played at Starkville, Mississippi.

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| Murray State| 5
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| Tulane| 3| |
| | | Murray State| 16
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| | | New Orleans| 15| |
| New Orleans| 13| | | |
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| Mississippi State| 11| |
| | | Murray State| 6| 8
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| | | Mississippi State| 8| 18
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | New Orleans| 10
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| Tulane| 4| | | Mississippi State| 13| |
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| Mississippi State| 12| | |
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### West Regional

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Games played at Fresno, California.

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| First Round| | | Semi-Finals| | | Finals
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| UCLA| 5
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| Cal State Fullerton| 4| |
| | | UCLA| 5
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| | | Fresno State| 4| |
| Fresno State| 10*| | | |
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| Portland| 8*| |
| | | UCLA| 2| 5
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| | | Cal State Fullerton| 9| 9
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | Fresno State| 3
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| Cal State Fullerton| 20| | | Cal State Fullerton| 12| |
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| Portland| 3| | |
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## College World Series

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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

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School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record

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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
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

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#### Bracket

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| Upper round 1| | | Upper round 2| | | Upper final| | | Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Final
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| Arkansas| 5
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| Pepperdine| 4| |
| | | Arkansas| 10
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| | | Arizona| 3| |
| Arizona| 5| | | |
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| Miami (FL)| 1| |
| | | Arkansas| 9
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| | | Texas| 4|
| Texas| 11| | | | |
| | | | | Arkansas| 10
| Connecticut| 5| | | |
| | | Texas| 8| Cal State Fullerton| 13| |
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| | | Mississippi State| 2| | |
| Mississippi State| 6| | | | |
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| Cal State Fullerton| 1| | | | Cal State Fullerton| 2
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| | Cal State Fullerton| 8| | | Arkansas| 1
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| | | Pepperdine| 5|
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| | Mississippi State| 4

| Pepperdine| 9| | | Pepperdine| 510
| | | Texas| 4
| Miami (FL)| 3| | | | |
| | | Pepperdine| 6| |
| | Arizona| 3| |

| Connecticut| 3| | | Cal State Fullerton| 16
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| Cal State Fullerton| 8| | |
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#### Game results

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Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes

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June 1 | Game 1 | Arkansas | 5–4 | 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 | 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 | Pepperdine | 5–4 (10 innings) | Mississippi State | Mississippi State eliminated
June 5 | Game 11 | Arkansas | 9–4 | Texas |
June 6 | Game 12 | Pepperdine | 6–4 | Texas | Texas eliminated
Game 13 | Cal State Fullerton | 13–10 | Arkansas |
June 7 | Game 14 | Cal State Fullerton | 8–5 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine eliminated
June 8 | Final | Cal State Fullerton | 2–1 | Arkansas | Cal State Fullerton wins CWS

### All-Tournament Team

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

Position | Player | School

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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

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* 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, Jerry Don Gleaton, Andre Robertson, Ricky Wright

## Tournament notes

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* In the South Regional semifinal Murray State and New Orleans set a tournament record for most combined runs in a game (31).

## See also

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* 1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
* 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
* 1979 NAIA World Series

## References

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

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