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1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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1978 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1978
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsGlassboro State (1st title)
Runner-upMarietta

The 1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the third 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, up from 22 in 1977. The tournament champion was Glassboro State, who defeated Marietta for the championship.[1]

Bids

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The 24 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
tournament
appearances
Previous best
performance
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 3rd 1977 3 World Series Runner-Up (1977)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Claremont, CA Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Coe College Kohawks Cedar Rapids, IA Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 3rd 1977 3 National Champion (1976, 1977)
DePauw University Tigers Greencastle, IN Independent 2nd 1977 2 Regional Third place (1977)
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 3rd 1977 3 Regional Third place (1976)
Illinois Wesleyan University Titans Bloomington, IL College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 1st Debut 1 Debut
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Juniata College Eagles Huntingdon, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Fourth place (1977)
University of Minnesota Morris Cougars Morris, MN Independent/Northern Inetercollegiate Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut
Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 World Series Third place (1976)
Pace University Setters New York City, NY Knickerbocker Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Sixth place (1977)
Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI New England State College Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Third place (1977)
Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent 2nd 1977 2 Regional Third place (1977)
St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Third place (1977)
Stillman College Tigers Tuscaloosa, AL Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut
The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Fourth place (1977)
Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 Regional Third place (1976)
Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Widener College Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 Regional Runner-Up (1977)
Wilkes College Colonels Wilkes-Barre, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Fourth place (1976)

Regionals

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Bold indicates winner.

South Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Lynchburg5
6Montclair State4Lynchburg2
Upsala1
2Salisbury State10Lynchburg16
5Stillman5Salisbury State4
Salisbury State5Lynchburg43
Glassboro State4Glassboro State55
3Glassboro State5Salisbury State4
4Upsala3Glassboro State10Glassboro State8
Montclair State14Montclair State9
Stillman1

West Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Illinois Wesleyan3
6St. Olaf2Illinois Wesleyan7
Coe6
2Stanislaus State3Illinois Wesleyan0
5Minnesota-Morris2Stanislaus State6
Stanislaus State12Stanislaus State126
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps3Illinois Wesleyan143
3Claremont-Mudd-Scripps9Illinois Wesleyan5
4Coe8Claremont-Mudd-Scripps5Claremont-Mudd-Scripps3
St. Olaf5St. Olaf2
Minnesota-Morris4

Northeast Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Ithaca8
6Westfield State5Ithaca9
Pace6
2Brandeis7Ithaca13
5Rhode Island College5Eastern Connecticut State10
Brandeis4Ithaca19--
Eastern Connecticut State8Brandeis5--
3Eastern Connecticut State4Eastern Connecticut State6
4Pace3Brandeis6Brandeis8
Westfield State?Rhode Island College5
Rhode Island College9

Mideast Regional

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First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Wilkes7
6DePauw5Wilkes8
Juniata2
2Wooster12Wilkes6
5Widener7Marietta7
Wooster0Marietta10--
Marietta12Wooster1--
3Marietta5Wilkes5
4Juniata2Wooster6Wooster6
DePauw2Widener2
Widener3

World Series

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Participants

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School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
World Series
appearances
Previous best
performance
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Third Place (1977)
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Fourth Place (1977)
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 Runner-Up (1976)
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 3rd 1977 3 National Champion (1976, 1977)

Bracket

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Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Glassboro State4
Stanislaus State3
Glassboro State7
Ithaca1
Ithaca7
Marietta3
Glassboro State105
Marietta113
Lower round 1Lower final
Ithaca4
Stanislaus State4Marietta11
Marietta512

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Glassboro State wins first championship". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.