1978 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

1978 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season 1978
Teams 24
Finals Site
Champions Glassboro State (1st title)
Runner-Up Marietta

The 1978 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the third 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, up from 22 in 1977. The tournament champion was Glassboro State, who defeated Marietta for the championship.[1]

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent3rd19773World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps CollegesStagsClaremont, CASouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Coe CollegeKohawksCedar Rapids, IAMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19772Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent3rd19773National Champion (1976, 1977)
DePauw UniversityTigersGreencastle, INIndependent2nd19772Regional Third place (1977)
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent3rd19773Regional Third place (1976)
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityTitansBloomington, ILCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Juniata CollegeEaglesHuntingdon, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Fourth place (1977)
University of Minnesota MorrisCougarsMorris, MNIndependent/Northern Inetercollegiate Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
Montclair State CollegeIndiansMontclair, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19761World Series Third place (1976)
Pace UniversitySettersNew York City, NYKnickerbocker Conference2nd19772Regional Sixth place (1977)
Rhode Island CollegeAnchormenProvidence, RINew England State College Conference1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Third place (1977)
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent2nd19772Regional Third place (1977)
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19772Regional Third place (1977)
Stillman CollegeTigersTuscaloosa, ALIndependent1stDebut1Debut
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19772Regional Fourth place (1977)
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference3rd19773Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19761Regional Third place (1976)
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19773Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Widener CollegePioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19773Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Wilkes CollegeColonelsWilkes-Barre, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19773World Series Fourth place (1976)

Regionals

[2]

South Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Lynchburg 4  
    Montclair State ?     Lynchburg 2  
    Upsala 1    
  Salisbury State 10         Lynchburg 16            
  Stillman 5           Salisbury State 4              
      Salisbury State 5           Lynchburg 4 3
      Glassboro State 4         Glassboro State 5 5
  Glassboro State 5         Salisbury State 4    
  Upsala 3       Glassboro State 10     Glassboro State 8  
  Montclair State 14     Montclair State 9  
  Stillman 1  

West Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Illinois Wesleyan 3  
    St. Olaf 2     Illinois Wesleyan 7  
    Coe 6    
  Stanislaus State 3         Illinois Wesleyan 0            
  Minnesota-Morris 2           Stanislaus State 6              
      Stanislaus State 12           Stanislaus State 12 6
      Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3         Illinois Wesleyan 14 3
  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9         Illinois Wesleyan 5    
  Coe 8       Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5     Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3  
  St. Olaf 5     St. Olaf 2  
  Minnesota-Morris 4  

Northeast Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Ithaca 8  
    Westfield State 5     Ithaca 9  
    Pace 6    
  Brandeis 7         Ithaca 13            
  Rhode Island College 5           Eastern Connecticut State 10              
      Brandeis 4           Ithaca 19 --
      Eastern Connecticut State 8         Brandeis 5 --
  Eastern Connecticut State 4         Eastern Connecticut State 6    
  Pace 3       Brandeis 6     Brandeis 8  
  Westfield State ?     Rhode Island College 5  
  Rhode Island College 9  

Mideast Regional

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Wilkes 7  
    DePauw 5     Wilkes 8  
    Juniata 2    
  Wooster 12         Wilkes 6            
  Widener 7           Marietta 7              
      Wooster 0           Marietta 10 --
      Marietta 12         Wooster 1 --
  Marietta 5         Wilkes 5    
  Juniata 2       Wooster 6     Wooster 6  
  DePauw 2     Widener 2  
  Widener 3  

World Series

[3]

Participants

School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19772Third Place (1977)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19772Fourth Place (1977)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference2nd19761Runner-Up (1976)
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent3rd19773National Champion (1976, 1977)

Bracket

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

  First Round/Elimination First Round Semifinal/Elimination Final Final
                             
  Glassboro State 4  
  Stanislaus State 3  
    Glassboro State 7  
    Ithaca 1  
  Ithaca 7
  Marietta 3  
    Glassboro State 10 5
    Marietta 11 3
  Stanislaus State 4  
  Marietta 512  
    Ithaca 4
    Marietta 11  

References

  1. ↑ "Glassboro State wins first championship". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1978 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "1978 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 20, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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