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1978 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

The 1978 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1]

1978 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1978
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (4th title)
Runner-upDelta State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (1st title)
MOPRicky Perkins (3B) (Delta State)
Attendance625

Florida Southern defeated Delta State in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, 7–2, winning the Moccasins' fourth national title. Florida Southern were coached by Joe Arnold.

Regionals

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The regionals consisted 32 teams in eight groupings. Each regional consisted of a 4-team bracket. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1978 Division II College World Series.[2]

New England Regional

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TeamWinsLosses
New Haven30
Sacred Heart22
NYIT12
Assumption02

Middle Atlantic Regional

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TeamWinsLosses
Le Moyne31
Shippensburg32
UMBC12
Towson02

South Atlantic Regional

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South Regional

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TeamWinsLosses
Florida Southern30
FIU22
Saint Leo12
Eckerd02

Great Lakes Regional

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North Central Regional

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South Central Regional

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West Regional

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TeamWinsLosses
San Diego41
Chapman22
UC Davis12
Chico State02

Finals

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Participants

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SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious finals appearancesBest finals finishFinals record
Delta State Gulf South43–19 (14–4)Dave Ferriss2
(last:1977)		2nd5–3
Eastern Illinois Independent27–19Tom McDevitt1
(last: 1973)		3rd2–2
Florida Southern Sunshine State34–11Joe Arnold6
(last: 1976)		1st13–9
Le Moyne Independent28–12Dick Rockwell0
(last: none)		None0–0
New Haven Independent32–4Frank Vieira2
(last:1977)		3rd3–4
San Diego Independent33–22John Cunningham1
(last: 1971)		3rd1–2
Southwest Missouri State MAIAA28–10 (11–4)Bill Rowe2
(last:1970)		2nd3–4
Valdosta State SAC39–20 (9–3)Tommy Thomas2
(last:1977)		3rd2–4

Results

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Bracket

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First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemifinalsPreliminary FinalChampionship
Delta State12
Southwest Missouri State2
Delta State6
San Diego1
Eastern Illinois6
San Diego15
Delta State8
Florida Southern13
Florida Southern14
Florida Southern8
New Haven9
Florida Southern13New Haven14
Valdosta State7
Le Moyne9
Valdosta State10Florida Southern7
New Haven11Delta State2
Consolation First RoundConsolation Second RoundDelta State12
San Diego5
New Haven710New Haven11
Delta State9
Le Moyne6
Valdosta State5
Valdosta State11
SW Missouri State11Eastern Illinois9
Eastern Illinois21

Game Results

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DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 25Game 1Delta State12–2Southwest Missouri State
Game 2San Diego15–6Eastern Illinois
May 26Game 3Florida Southern14–9New Haven
Game 4Valdosta State10–9Le Moyne
May 27Game 5Eastern Illinois21–11Southwest Missouri StateSouthwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 6New Haven7–610Le MoyneLe Moyne eliminated
Game 7Delta State6–1San Diego
Game 8Florida Southern13–7Valdosta State
May 28Game 9New Haven11–5San DiegoSan Diego eliminated
Game 10Valdosta State11–9Eastern IllinoisEastern Illinois eliminated
May 29Game 11Florida Southern13–8Delta State
May 30Game 12Delta State9–5Valdosta StateValdosta State eliminated
Game 13New Haven14–8Florida Southern
May 31Game 14Delta State12–1New HavenNew Haven eliminated
Game 15Florida Southern7–2Delta StateFlorida Southern wins National Championship

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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