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1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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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.

1978 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1978
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (11th title)
Runner-upArizona State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (11th title)
MOPRod Boxberger (Southern California)

Regionals edit

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 edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Marshall4
Florida State0
Marshall9
Clemson3
Clemson8
Miami (FL)5
Marshall01
Miami (FL)65
Lower round 1Lower final
Clemson5
Florida State2Miami (FL)7
Miami (FL)7

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Eastern Michigan4
Missouri2
Eastern Michigan4
Michigan6
Michigan8
Texas A&M1
Michigan3—
Texas A&M0—
Lower round 1Lower final
Eastern Michigan1
Missouri1Texas A&M6
Texas A&M5

Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Southern Illinois7
Michigan State2
Southern Illinois5
Oral Roberts8
Oral Roberts10
Oklahoma State3
Oral Roberts7—
Southern Illinois2—
Lower round 1Lower final
Southern Illinois4
Michigan State6Oklahoma State0
Oklahoma State7

Northeast Regional at Holyoke, MA edit

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Delaware1
Harvard0Delaware4
UMass3
Holy Cross5Delaware4
St. John's3Temple12
Holy Cross7*Temple56
Temple8*St. John's815
Temple5Delaware4
UMass0Holy Cross12St. John's7
Harvard0St. John's14
St. John's8

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Gonzaga7
Washington State1
Gonzaga5
UNLV4
UNLV17
Arizona State10
Gonzaga14
Arizona State1711
Lower round 1Lower final
UNLV5
Washington State8Arizona State30
Arizona State14

South Regional at Auburn, AL edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
North Carolina15
East Tennessee State1
North Carolina3
Auburn2
Auburn14
Memphis10
North Carolina611
Memphis89
Lower round 1Lower final
Auburn5
East Tennessee State0Memphis6
Memphis5

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Texas–Pan American7
Louisiana Tech0
Texas–Pan American2*
Baylor3
Baylor3
Mississippi State0
Baylor6—
Mississippi State3—
Lower round 1Lower final
Texas–Pan American5*
Louisiana Tech5Mississippi State7
Mississippi State6

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Cal State Fullerton4
Santa Clara0
Cal State Fullerton2*
Southern California3*
Southern California3
Arizona2
Southern California2—
Arizona0—
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal State Fullerton3
Santa Clara6Arizona7
Arizona13

College World Series edit

Participants edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Michigan4
Baylor0
Michigan3
Southern California11
Southern California9
Miami (FL)3
Southern California5
Arizona State2
Oral Roberts11
Southern California3
North Carolina0
Oral Roberts6North Carolina2
Arizona State7
Arizona State13
St. John's2
Southern California10
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State3
Oral Roberts3
Baylor1Miami (FL)5
Arizona State11
Miami (FL)12
Miami (FL)3
Michigan6
North Carolina9North Carolina7
St. John's5


Game results edit

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 2 Game 1 Michigan 4–0 Baylor
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
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
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 edit

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

Position Player School
P Rod Boxberger (MOP) USC
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 edit

Tournament notes edit

  • Chris Bando appears in his fourth College World Series.

See also edit

References edit

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