1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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

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]

Bids[edit]

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Consecutive
tournament
appearances 		Previous best
performance
Albion College Britons Albion, MI Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1st Debut 1 Debut
Ashland College Eagles Ashland, OH Independent/Great Lakes Valley Conference(NCAA D-II) 2nd 1976 1 Regional third place (1976)
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 4th 1978 4 World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 4th 1978 4 National Champion (1976, 1977)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Claremont, CA Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1978 2 Regional third place (1978)
DePauw University Tigers Greencastle, IN Independent 3rd 1978 3 Regional third place (1977)
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 4th 1978 4 Regional third place (1976, 1978)
Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks Chicago, IL Independent/Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA) 1st Debut 1 Debut
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Lawrence University Vikings Appleton, WI Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 1 Regional Fourth place (1977)
Mansfield State College Mountaineers Mansfield, PA Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) 2nd 1976 1 Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 World Series Runner-Up (1978)
Pace University Setters New York City, NY Independent 3rd 1978 3 Regional Fifth place (1977, 1978)
Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI New England State College Conference 2nd 1978 2 Regional Fourth place (1978)
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 National Champion (1978)
St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 3 Regional third place (1977)
Stillman College Tigers Tuscaloosa, AL Independent 2nd 1978 2 Regional Fifth place (1978)
The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 3 Regional Runner-Up (1978)
Trenton State College Lions Ewing, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978)
Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 2 Regional third place (1976)
Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins Virginia Beach, VA Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 Regional Runner-Up (1977)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut

Regionals[edit]

Bold indicates winner.

South Regional[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Participants[edit]

School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Consecutive
World Series
appearances 		Previous best
performance
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 3 National Champion (1978)
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 4th 1978 4 National Champion (1976, 1977)
Mansfield State College Mountaineers Mansfield, PA Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut
Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut

Bracket[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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