1979 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

1979 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season	1979
Teams	24
Finals site	Pioneer Park; Marietta, Ohio;
Champions	Glassboro State (2nd title)
Runner-up	Stanislaus State
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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

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

[2] Bold indicates winner.

South Regional

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Semifinals/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final			Final

	Glassboro State	13
	Stillman	1		Glassboro State	7
				Virginia Wesleyan	3
	Trenton State	2					Glassboro State	4
	Lynchburg	1					Trenton State	3
				Trenton State	5								Glassboro State	6	--
				Upsala	2								Trenton State	0	--
	Upsala	8								Trenton State	3
	Virginia Wesleyan	1					Upsala	2		Upsala	2
				Stillman	1		Lynchburg	1
				Lynchburg	6

Midwest Regional

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Third Round/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final			Final

	Mansfield State	3
	Wooster	2		Mansfield State	3
				Marietta	9
							Marietta	2
							Wooster	5		Wooster	4
				Wooster	15					Ashland	1
				DePauw	8
	Ashland	4											Wooster	3
	DePauw	1											Mansfield State	4
				Ashland	19
				Albion	12
	Albion	8					Ashland	6
	Marietta	7					Mansfield State	9
				Mansfield	17
				Albion	4

West Regional

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Third Round/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final			Final

	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	7
	St. Olaf	4		Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	2
				Wisconsin-Oshkosh	3
							Wisconsin-Oshkosh	6
							St. Olaf	9		St. Olaf	2
				St. Olaf	11					Stanislaus State	19
				Lawrence	6
	Stanislaus State	13											Stanislaus State	22
	Lawrence	1											Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	0
				Stanislaus State	20
				Illinois Tech	2
	Illinois Tech	4					Stanislaus State	0
	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	0					Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	3
				Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	2
				Illinois Tech	1

Northeast Regional

First Round			Second Round/Elimination Round 1			Semifinals/Elimination Round 2			Elimination Final			Final

	Rhode Island College	3
	Brandeis	0		Rhode Island College	11
				Westfield State	5
	Ithaca	9					Rhode Island College	3
	Pace	0					Eastern Connecticut State	1
				Ithaca	2								Rhode Island College	0	7
				Eastern Connecticut State	4								Eastern Connecticut State	8	5
	Eastern Connecticut State	3								Eastern Connecticut State	4
	Westfield State	2					Ithaca	17		Ithaca	2
				Brandeis	5		Pace	1
				Pace	6

World Series

[3]

Participants

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

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

First Round/Elimination First Round			Semifinal/Elimination Final			Final

	Glassboro State	7
	Mansfield State	3
				Glassboro State	18

				Stanislaus State	2
	Stanislaus State	12

	Rhode Island College	4
							Glassboro State	3	--

							Stanislaus State	0	--
	Mansfield State	13

	Rhode Island College	0
				Stanislaus State	8

				Mansfield State	6

References

"Glassboro State completes the repeat". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
"1979 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
"1979 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

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

[2] "1979 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[3] "1979 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.