1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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Season1979
Finals site
ChampionsValdosta State (1st title)
Runner-upFlorida Southern (5th CWS Appearance)
1979 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1979
Finals site
ChampionsValdosta State (1st title)
Runner-upFlorida Southern (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachTommy Thomas (1st title)
MOPFrank DeGennaro (OF) (Valdosta State)
Attendance12,815

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1]

Valdosta State defeated defending champions Florida Southern in the championship game, 3–2, of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Blazers' first national title. Valdosta State was coached by Tommy Thomas.

New England Regional

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 1979 Division II College World Series.[2]

TeamWinsLosses
New Haven41
Quinnipiac22
Springfield12
UMass Lowell02

Middle Atlantic Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Le Moyne30
California (PA)22
UMBC12
Shippensburg02

South Atlantic Regiona

TeamWinsLosses
Valdosta State30
Columbus State22
Rollins12
West Georgia02

South Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Florida Southern30
Eckerd22
FIU12
UCF02

Great Lakes Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Northern Kentucky30
Bellarmine22
Southern Indiana12
Akron02

North Central Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Mankato State30
UMSL22
Southwest Missouri State12
Northwest Missouri State02

South Central Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Jacksonville State30
Delta State22
Troy State12
West Alabama02

West Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Cal Poly Pomona30
UC Davis22
Chapman12
San Francisco State02

Finals

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