The 1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1974 season. This was the seventh such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1974 season. The won the championship by defeating the .
Regionals
Northeast Region Team Wins Losses 4 1 4 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 2
South Atlantic Region Team Wins Losses 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 2
Mideast Region Team Wins Losses 3 1 3 2 1 2 0 2
South Region Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2
Midwest Region Team Wins Losses 3 1 2 2 0 2
West Region Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record MIAA 27–13 (9–3) Bob Tompkins 0(last: none) none 0–0 Independent 26–8 Frank Vieira 0(last: none) none 0–0 Independent 34–14 Ron Maestri 0(last: none) none 0–0 OAC 23–9 (12–1) Herb Strayer 0(last: none) none 0–0 Independent 48–8 Gary Adams 2(last: 1973) 1st 4–2 SAC 38–13 (16–2) Tommy Thomas 0(last: none) none 0–0
Results Bracket
Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 6–2 Game 2 13–9 Game 3 2–0 Game 4 1–0 Valdosta State eliminated Game 5 8–1 Ohio Northern eliminated Game 6 6–2 Game 7 4–0 Central Missouri eliminated Game 8 12–6 Game 9 9–2 New Haven eliminated Game 10 7–6 Game 11 14–1 UC Irvine wins National Championship
See also 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1974 NAIA World Series
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