1969 NCAA University Division baseball tournament


The 1969 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1969 NCAA University Division 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 twenty-third year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 23 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The twenty-third tournament's champion was [1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team|Arizona State], coached by Bobby Winkles. The Most Outstanding Player was John Dolinsek of Arizona State.

Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


*extra innings

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 13Game 1[1969 1969 Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]4–0Arizona State
June 13Game 2Tulsa6–5 [1969 UCLA Bruins baseball|UCLA Bruins baseball team|UCLA]
June 14Game 32–0
June 14Game 4[1969 NYU Violets baseball|NYU Violets baseball team|NYU]8–3[1969 Ole Miss Rebels baseball|Ole Miss Rebels baseball team|Ole Miss]
June 14Game 5Arizona State2–1 UCLAUCLA eliminated
June 16Game 6Ole Miss8–1Southern Illinois eliminated
June 16Game 7Tulsa4–2Texas
June 16Game 8NYU9–2
June 17Game 9Texas14–1Ole MissOle Miss eliminated
June 17Game 10Arizona State4–2Massachusetts eliminated
June 17Game 11Tulsa2–0NYU
June 18Game 12NYU3–2TexasTexas eliminated
June 18Game 13Arizona State11–3Tulsa
June 19Game 14Arizona State4–1NYUNYU eliminated
June 20FinalArizona State10–1TulsaArizona State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PLarry GuraArizona State
PBurt HootonTexas
CBilly CottonArizona State
1BSteve Caves
2BLou BagwellTexas
3BLes Rogers
SSRoger DetterArizona State
OFJim Cardasis
OFJohn Dolinsek Arizona State
OFPaul PowellArizona State

Notable players

Arizona State: Jim Crawford, Ralph Dickenson, Larry Fritz, Larry Gura, Lerrin LaGrow, Paul Powell, Lenny Randle, Craig SwanMassachusetts: Bob HansenOle Miss: Steve Dillard, Archie ManningNYU: Ellsworth “Schottie” JonesSouthern Illinois: Skip Pitlock, Mike Rogodzinski, Bill Stein, Steve WebberTexas: Dave Chalk, Larry Hardy, Burt Hooton, James StreetTulsa: Steve RogersUCLA: Bill Bonham, Chris Chambliss, Mike Reinbach, Jim York