The 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fourth 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. The tournament champion was , who defeated for the championship.
Bids The 24 competing teams were: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance Albion College Britons Albion, MI Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1st Debut 1 Debut Ashland College Eagles Ashland, OH Independent/Great Lakes Valley Conference(NCAA D-II) 2nd 1976 1 Regional third place (1976) Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 4th 1978 4 World Series Runner-Up (1977) Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 4th 1978 4 National Champion (1976, 1977) Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Claremont, CA Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1978 2 Regional third place (1978) DePauw University Tigers Greencastle, IN Independent 3rd 1978 3 Regional third place (1977) Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 4th 1978 4 Regional third place (1976, 1978) Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks Chicago, IL Independent/Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA) 1st Debut 1 Debut Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 World Series Runner-Up (1976) Lawrence University Vikings Appleton, WI Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 1 Regional Fourth place (1977) Mansfield State College Mountaineers Mansfield, PA Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) 2nd 1976 1 Regional Runner-Up (1976) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 World Series Runner-Up (1978) Pace University Setters New York City, NY Independent 3rd 1978 3 Regional Fifth place (1977, 1978) Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI New England State College Conference 2nd 1978 2 Regional Fourth place (1978) Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 National Champion (1978) St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 3 Regional third place (1977) Stillman College Tigers Tuscaloosa, AL Independent 2nd 1978 2 Regional Fifth place (1978) The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 3 Regional Runner-Up (1978) Trenton State College Lions Ewing, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978) Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 2 Regional third place (1976) Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins Virginia Beach, VA Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 4th 1978 4 Regional Runner-Up (1977) University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans Oshkosh, WI Wisconsin State University Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Regionals
Bold indicates winner.
South Regional
Midwest Regional
West Regional
Northeast Regional
World Series
Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1978 3 National Champion (1978) Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 4th 1978 4 National Champion (1976, 1977) Mansfield State College Mountaineers Mansfield, PA Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut
Bracket Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
See also 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1979 NAIA World Series
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