1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament


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:
SchoolNicknameLocationConferenceTournament
appearance		Last
appearance		Consecutive
tournament
appearances		Previous best
performance
Albion CollegeBritonsAlbion, MIMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association1stDebut1Debut
Ashland CollegeEaglesAshland, OHIndependent/Great Lakes Valley Conference2nd19761Regional third place
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent4th19784World Series Runner-Up
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent4th19784National Champion
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps CollegesStagsClaremont, CASouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19782Regional third place
DePauw UniversityTigersGreencastle, INIndependent3rd19783Regional third place
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent4th19784Regional third place
Illinois Institute of TechnologyScarlet HawksChicago, ILIndependent/Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference4th19784World Series Runner-Up
Lawrence UniversityVikingsAppleton, WIMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19771Regional Fourth place
Mansfield State CollegeMountaineersMansfield, PAIndependent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2nd19761Regional Runner-Up
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference4th19784World Series Runner-Up
Pace UniversitySettersNew York City, NYIndependent3rd19783Regional Fifth place
Rhode Island CollegeAnchormenProvidence, RINew England State College Conference2nd19782Regional Fourth place
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference4th19784National Champion
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3rd19783Regional third place
Stillman CollegeTigersTuscaloosa, ALIndependent2nd19782Regional Fifth place
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference3rd19783Regional Runner-Up
Trenton State CollegeLionsEwing, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference4th19784Regional Runner-Up
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference3rd19782Regional third place
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeMarlinsVirginia Beach, VADixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference4th19784Regional Runner-Up
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshTitansOshkosh, WIWisconsin State University Conference1stDebut1Debut

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

World Series

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH