1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1974 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1974
Teams28
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (10th title)
Runner-upMiami (FL) (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (10th title)
MOPGeorge Milke (Southern California)

The 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1974 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 twenty-eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 28 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The twenty-eighth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was George Milke of Southern California.

Tournament

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The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and six teams.[2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

District 1 at Cambridge, MA

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Semifinals Finals
      
Harvard 2
Providence 1
Harvard 10 6
New Hampshire 1 0
New Hampshire 2
Providence 1

District 2 at West Windsor, NJ

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Saint Joseph's4
St. John's1
St. Joseph's3
Seton Hall4
Penn State1
Seton Hall4
Seton Hall11
St. John's7
Lower round 1Lower final
St. John's8
St. John's5*St. Joseph's0
Penn State4*

District 3 at Starkville, MS

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
South Carolina9
NC State0South Carolina5
East Carolina1
Miami (FL)2South Carolina0
Georgia Southern1Miami (FL)5
Miami (FL)7Miami (FL)12
Vanderbilt1South Carolina31
Vanderbilt2South Carolina1
East Carolina1Vanderbilt3Georgia Southern0
NC State1Georgia Southern5
Georgia Southern8

District 4 at Minneapolis, MN

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Miami (OH)3
Cincinnati0
Miami3
Minnesota4
Minnesota9
Southern Illinois4
Minnesota23
Southern Illinois104
Lower round 1Lower final
Southern Illinois6*
Southern Illinois6Miami (OH)2*
Cincinnati1

District 5 at Oklahoma City, OK

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Finals
    
Oklahoma 6 5
Tulsa 2 4

District 6 at Arlington, TX

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Semifinals Finals
      
Louisiana Tech 3
Texas–Pan American 2
Louisiana Tech 5 0 2
Texas 4 8 12
Texas 7
Texas–Pan American 0

District 7 at Greeley, CO

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Semifinal Final
Arizona 5 2
Northern Colorado 6 0 6 Northern Colorado 6 6
Gonzaga 3 12 2

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

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Semifinal Final
Pepperdine 4 1 1
Cal State Los Angeles 2 7 9 Southern California 2 4 12
Southern California 9 6 11

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Harvard EIBL 28–9 (10–4) Loyal Park 3
(last: 1973)
5th
(1971)
1–6
Miami Independent 48–9 Ron Fraser 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Northern Colorado GPAC 31–11 (–) Tom Petroff 9
(last: 1962)
5th
(1955)
2–18
Oklahoma Big 8 42–6 (18–3) Enos Semore 3
(last: 1973)
1st
(1951)
6–4
Seton Hall Metro 33–8–1 (14–2) Mike Sheppard 2
(last: 1971)
5th
(1964)
1–4
Southern Illinois Independent 47–10 Richard Jones 3
(last: 1971)
2nd
(1968, 1971)
6–6
Texas SWC 52–6 (20–4) Cliff Gustafson 15
(last: 1973)
1st
(1949, 1950)
30–27
Southern California Pac-8 45–19 (11–7) Rod Dedeaux 15
(last: 1973)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968,
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
53–18

Results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Miami4
Harvard1
Miami5
Oklahoma1
Oklahoma10
Northern Colorado1
Miami7
Southern California3
Southern California9
Miami3
Texas2
Southern California5Southern Illinois4
Southern Illinois3
Southern Illinois5
Seton Hall1Miami3
Southern Illinois2Southern California7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California7
Northern Colorado2
Harvard2Southern Illinois5
Southern California5
Northern Colorado4
Texas3
Texas10
Texas12Oklahoma4
Seton Hall2

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 7 Game 1 Miami 4–1 Harvard
Game 2 Oklahoma 10–1 Northern Colorado
June 8 Game 3 Southern California 9–2 Texas
Game 4 Southern Illinois 5–1 Seton Hall
June 10 Game 5 Northern Colorado 4–2 Harvard Harvard eliminated
Game 6 Texas 12–2 Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated
Game 7 Miami 5–1 Oklahoma
Game 8 Southern California 5–3 Southern Illinois
June 11 Game 9 Southern Illinois 5–2 Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 10 Texas 10–4 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
June 12 Game 11 Miami 7–3 Southern California
June 13 Game 12 Southern Illinois 4–3 Miami
Game 13 Southern California 5–3 Texas Texas eliminated
June 14 Game 14 Southern California 7–2 Southern Illinois Southern Illinois eliminated
June 15 Final Southern California 7–3 Miami Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
P Mark Barr USC
Stan Jakubowski Miami (FL)
George Milke (MOP) USC
C Ron Scott Miami (FL)
1B Orlando Gonzalez Miami (FL)
2B Rob Adolph USC
3B Rich Dauer USC
SS Marvin Cobb USC
OF Tom Ball Texas
Bob Mitchell USC
Manny Trujillo Miami (FL)

Notable players

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Tournament Notes

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  • Southern California becomes the first team to win five consecutive College World Series.
  • Tom Petroff becomes the first head coach to lead two different schools to the College World Series; he led Rider University to Omaha in 1967.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 199. Retrieved April 22, 2012.