1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1974 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1974
Teams25
Finals site
ChampionsUC Irvine (2nd title)
Runner-upNew Orleans (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachGary Adams (2nd title)
MOPJeff Malinoff (UC Irvine)

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 UC Irvine Anteaters won the championship by defeating the New Orleans.[1]

Regionals

Northeast Region

Team Wins Losses
New Haven 4 1
Montclair State 4 2
LIU Post 2 2
Ithaca 1 2
Adelphi 0 2
MIT 0 2

South Atlantic Region

Team Wins Losses
Valdosta State 3 1
Eckerd 3 2
Rollins 1 2
Florida Southern 0 2

Mideast Region

Team Wins Losses
Ohio Northern 3 1
Western Illinois 3 2
Valparaiso 1 2
SIU Edwardsville 0 2

South Region

Team Wins Losses
New Orleans 4 1
Nicholls State 2 2
Maryville 1 2
Alabama State 0 2

Midwest Region

Team Wins Losses
Central Missouri 3 1
Minnesota State 2 2
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 2

West Region

Team Wins Losses
UC Irvine 3 0
Sacramento State 2 2
Puget Sound 1 2
Cal State Fullerton 0 2

Finals

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record
Central Missouri MIAA 27–13 (9–3) Bob Tompkins 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
New Haven Independent 26–8 Frank Vieira 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
New Orleans Independent 34–14 Ron Maestri 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Ohio Northern OAC 23–9 (12–1) Herb Strayer 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
UC Irvine Independent 48–8 Gary Adams 2
(last: 1973)		 1st 4–2
Valdosta State SAC 38–13 (16–2) Tommy Thomas 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0

Results

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UC Irvine6
6New Haven2UC Irvine8
Ohio Northern1
2New Orleans13UC Irvine12
5Valdosta State9New Orleans6
New Orleans6UC Irvine614
Central Missouri2New Orleans71
3Central Missouri2New Orleans9
4Ohio Northern0Central Missouri0New Haven2
New Haven1New Haven4
Valdosta State0

Game results

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 UC Irvine 6–2 New Haven
Game 2 New Orleans 13–9 Valdosta State
Game 3 Central Missouri 2–0 Ohio Northern
Game 4 New Haven 1–0 Valdosta State Valdosta State eliminated
Game 5 UC Irvine 8–1 Ohio Northern Ohio Northern eliminated
Game 6 New Orleans 6–2 Central Missouri
Game 7 New Haven 4–0 Central Missouri Central Missouri eliminated
Game 8 UC Irvine 12–6 New Orleans
Game 9 New Orleans 9–2 New Haven New Haven eliminated
Game 10 New Orleans 7–6 UC Irvine
Game 11 UC Irvine 14–1 New Orleans UC Irvine wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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