1978_College_World_Series
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.
Quick Facts Season, Teams ...
| Season | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 34 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southern California (11th title) |
| Runner-up | Arizona State (2nd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Rod Dedeaux (11th title) |
| MOP | Rod Boxberger (Southern California) |
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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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Marshall | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | Miami (FL) | 7 | |||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 7 | |||||||||||||
Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | Texas A&M | 6 | |||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | |||||||||||||
Midwest Regional at Tulsa, OK
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 6 | Oklahoma State | 0 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 7 | |||||||||||||
Northeast Regional at Holyoke, MA
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 0 | Delaware | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | Delaware | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 3 | Temple | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 7* | Temple | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 8* | St. John's | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 5 | Delaware | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 0 | Holy Cross | 12 | St. John's | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 0 | St. John's | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 5 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 4 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 17 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 8 | Arizona State | 30 | |||||||||||
| Arizona State | 14 | |||||||||||||
South Regional at Auburn, AL
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 15 | |||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | 10 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Memphis | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 5 | |||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | Memphis | 6 | |||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | |||||||||||||
South Central Regional at Arlington, TX
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 2* | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 5* | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 5 | Mississippi State | 7 | |||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 6 | |||||||||||||
West Regional at Los Angeles, CA
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2* | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 3* | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 6 | Arizona | 7 | |||||||||||
| Arizona | 13 | |||||||||||||
Participants
More information School, Conference ...
| 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 |
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Results
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 6 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Arizona State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | Miami (FL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 9 | North Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Game results
More information Date, Game ...
| 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 |
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All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
More information Position, Player ...
| 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) |
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Notable players
- Arizona State: Jamie Allen, Chris Bando, Hubie Brooks, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens
- Baylor: Andy Beene, Jaime Cocanower, Fritzie Connally, Jon Perlman
- Miami (FL): Tony Brewer
- Michigan: Steve Howe, Rick Leach
- North Carolina: Dwight Lowry, Mike Fox
- Oral Roberts: George Bjorkman, Ron Meridith
- Southern California: Bill Bordley, Dave Engle, Dave Hostetler, Jeff Schattinger, Bob Skube, Chris Smith, Tim Tolman, Dave Van Gorder
- St. John's: Michael Beatrice, Doug LaTrenta
- Chris Bando appears in his fourth College World Series.
- "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. pp. 201–202. Retrieved April 22, 2012.