# 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 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.

### District 1 at Amherst, MA

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Boston University | 13* | | | |
| Dartmouth | 10* | | | |
| Dartmouth | 10* | Boston University | 6 | 1 |
| | | UMass | 8 | 6 |
| UMass | 5 | UMass | 8 | 6 |
| Dartmouth | 3 | | | |

### District 2 at Coplay, PA

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Colgate | 4 | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 3 | | | | |
| Seton Hall | 3 | Colgate | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| | | NYU | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| NYU | 5 | NYU | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Seton Hall | 3 | | | | |

### District 3 at Gastonia, NC

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 7* | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 6* | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 6* | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 6 | | | | |
| | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 5 | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 3 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 5 | | | | |
| Furman | Furman | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Furman | Furman | 0 | | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 5 | — |
| | | | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 | — |
| | | | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 1 | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 6 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 5 | | | | |
| Furman | Furman | 3 | | | | | | | |

### District 4 at Minneapolis, MN

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 8 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 3* | | | | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4* | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 15 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4* | | | | |
| Ball State | Ball State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | Ball State | 6 | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4 | — |
| | | | | | | Ball State | Ball State | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Ball State | Ball State | 3 | — |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | | | | |
| Ball State | Ball State | 4* | Ball State | Ball State | 4 | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 3* | | | | | | | |

### District 5 at Tulsa, OK

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Tulsa | 5* | 8 | — |
| Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | — |

### District 6 at Austin, TX

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Texas | 10 | 5 | — |
| Trinity | 0 | 0 | — |

### District 7 at Mesa, AZ

| Moscow, ID | Moscow, ID | Moscow, ID | Moscow, ID | Mesa, AZ | Mesa, AZ | Mesa, AZ | Mesa, AZ |
| | | | | Arizona State | 7 | 3 | — |
| Idaho | 3 | 5 | — | Idaho | 1 | 2 | — |
| Air Force | 1 | 4 | — | | | | |

### District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| UCLA | 7 | 2 | — |
| Santa Clara | 5 | 1 | — |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona State | WAC | 51–10 (15–3) | Bobby Winkles | 3 (last: 1967) | 1st (1965, 1967) | 11–4 |
| Massachusetts | Yankee | 21–8 (9–1) | Dick Berquist | 1 (last: 1954) | 5th (1954) | 1–2 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 26–13 (11–5) | Tom Swayze | 2 (last: 1964) | 4th (1956) | 2–4 |
| NYU | Independent | 19–6–1 | Larry Geracioti | 1 (last: 1956) | 7th (1956) | 0–2 |
| Southern Illinois | Independent | 36–7 | Joe Lutz | 1 (last: 1968) | 2nd (1968) | 3–2 |
| Texas | SWC | 33–4 (14–2) | Cliff Gustafson | 11 (last: 1968) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 21–19 |
| Tulsa | MVC | 36–3 (7–1) | Gene Shell | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| UCLA | Pac-8 | 42–10–1 (17–4) | Art Reichle | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 4 | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 5 | Tulsa | Tulsa | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 6$^{10}$ | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | NYU | NYU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | NYU | NYU | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 3 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2 | | | | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 3 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | NYU | NYU | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 3 | NYU | NYU | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NYU | NYU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 4 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 10 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | NYU | NYU | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2$^{11}$ | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2$^{11}$ | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | | NYU | NYU | 3 | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | NYU | NYU | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | | Texas | Texas | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 1 | Texas | Texas | | | | | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*extra innings

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 13 | Game 1 | Texas | 4–0 | Arizona State | |
| June 13 | Game 2 | Tulsa | 6–5 (10 innings) | UCLA | |
| June 14 | Game 3 | Massachusetts | 2–0 | Southern Illinois | |
| June 14 | Game 4 | NYU | 8–3 | Ole Miss | |
| June 14 | Game 5 | Arizona State | 2–1 (11 innings) | UCLA | UCLA eliminated |
| June 16 | Game 6 | Ole Miss | 8–1 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois eliminated |
| June 16 | Game 7 | Tulsa | 4–2 | Texas | |
| June 16 | Game 8 | NYU | 9–2 | Massachusetts | |
| June 17 | Game 9 | Texas | 14–1 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss eliminated |
| June 17 | Game 10 | Arizona State | 4–2 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts eliminated |
| June 17 | Game 11 | Tulsa | 2–0 | NYU | |
| June 18 | Game 12 | NYU | 3–2 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 18 | Game 13 | Arizona State | 11–3 | Tulsa | |
| June 19 | Game 14 | Arizona State | 4–1 | NYU | NYU eliminated |
| June 20 | Final | Arizona State | 10–1 | Tulsa | Arizona State wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Larry Gura | Arizona State |
| P | Burt Hooton | Texas |
| C | Billy Cotton | Arizona State |
| 1B | Steve Caves | Tulsa |
| 2B | Lou Bagwell | Texas |
| 3B | Les Rogers | Tulsa |
| SS | Roger Detter | Arizona State |
| OF | Jim Cardasis | NYU |
| OF | John Dolinsek (MOP) | Arizona State |
| OF | Paul Powell | Arizona State |

### Notable players

* Arizona State: Jim Crawford, Ralph Dickenson, Larry Fritz, Larry Gura, Lerrin LaGrow, Paul Powell, Lenny Randle, Craig Swan
* Massachusetts: Bob Hansen
* Ole Miss: Steve Dillard, Archie Manning
* NYU: Ellsworth “Schottie” Jones
* Southern Illinois: Skip Pitlock, Mike Rogodzinski, Bill Stein, Steve Webber
* Texas: Dave Chalk, Larry Hardy, Burt Hooton, James Street
* Tulsa: Steve Rogers
* UCLA: Bill Bonham, Chris Chambliss, Mike Reinbach, Jim York