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.

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.

Regionals The regionals consisted of 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.

New England Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2

Middle Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

South Atlantic Regiona Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

South Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

Great Lakes Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

North Central Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

South Central Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

West Regional 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 CCAA 43–26–1 (16–8) John Scolinos 1 (last: 1976) 1st 4–1 Sunshine State 40–12 (10–5) Joe Arnold 7 (last: 1978) 1st 17–10 Gulf South 43–7 (7–5) Rudy Abbott 1 (last: 1973) 6th 0–2 Independent 31–8 Dick Rockwell 1 (last: 1978) 7th 0–2 Northern Intercollegiate 26–11–1 (14–4) Dean Bowyer 1 (last: 1971) 4th 0–2 Independent 29–11 Frank Vieira 3 (last: 1978) 3rd 6–6 Independent 36–15 Bill Aker 0 (last: none) None 0–0 SAC 47–14–1 (8–4) Tommy Thomas 3 (last: 1978) 3rd 4–6

Results Bracket

Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 24 Game 1 6–2 Game 2 4–3 May 25 Game 3 15–4 Game 4 6–3 May 26 Game 5 15–3 May 27 Game 6 4–3 Game 7 10–4 Mankato State eliminated Game 8 9–8 Northern Kentucky eliminated May 28 Game 9 4–3 Game 10 6–3 Cal Poly Pomona eliminated Game 11 7–0 Jacksonville State eliminated Game 12 11–3 May 29 Game 13 3–2 New Haven eliminated Game 14 8–3 Le Moyne eliminated May 30 Game 15 3–2 Valdosta State wins National Championship

See also 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1979 NAIA World Series

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