# 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 Glassboro State, who defeated Stanislaus State for the championship.

## Bids

The 24 competing teams were:
| School | Nickname | Location | Conference | Tournament appearance | Last appearance | Consecutive tournament appearances | Previous best performance |
| Albion College | Britons | Albion, MI | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Ashland College | Eagles | Ashland, OH | Independent/Great Lakes Valley Conference(NCAA D-II) | 2nd | 1976 | 1 | Regional third place (1976) |
| Brandeis University | Judges | Waltham, MA | Independent | 4th | 1978 | 4 | World Series Runner-Up (1977) |
| Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 4th | 1978 | 4 | National Champion (1976, 1977) |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | Stags | Claremont, CA | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1978 | 2 | Regional third place (1978) |
| DePauw University | Tigers | Greencastle, IN | Independent | 3rd | 1978 | 3 | Regional third place (1977) |
| Eastern Connecticut State College | Warriors | Willimantic, CT | Independent | 4th | 1978 | 4 | Regional third place (1976, 1978) |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Scarlet Hawks | Chicago, IL | Independent/Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA) | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Ithaca College | Bombers | Ithaca, NY | Inedependent College Athletic Conference | 4th | 1978 | 4 | World Series Runner-Up (1976) |
| Lawrence University | Vikings | Appleton, WI | Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2nd | 1977 | 1 | Regional Fourth place (1977) |
| Mansfield State College | Mountaineers | Mansfield, PA | Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) | 2nd | 1976 | 1 | Regional Runner-Up (1976) |
| Marietta College | Pioneers | Marietta, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 4th | 1978 | 4 | World Series Runner-Up (1978) |
| Pace University | Setters | New York City, NY | Independent | 3rd | 1978 | 3 | Regional Fifth place (1977, 1978) |
| Rhode Island College | Anchormen | Providence, RI | New England State College Conference | 2nd | 1978 | 2 | Regional Fourth place (1978) |
| Glassboro State College | Profs | Glassboro, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 4th | 1978 | 4 | National Champion (1978) |
| St. Olaf College | Oles | Northfield, MN | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 3rd | 1978 | 3 | Regional third place (1977) |
| Stillman College | Tigers | Tuscaloosa, AL | Independent | 2nd | 1978 | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1978) |
| The College of Wooster | Fighting Scots | Wooster, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 3rd | 1978 | 3 | Regional Runner-Up (1978) |
| Trenton State College | Lions | Ewing, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Lynchburg College | Hornets | Lynchburg, VA | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 4th | 1978 | 4 | Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978) |
| Upsala College | Vikings | East Orange, NJ | Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3rd | 1978 | 2 | Regional third place (1976) |
| Virginia Wesleyan College | Marlins | Virginia Beach, VA | Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Westfield State College | Owls | Westfield, MA | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 4th | 1978 | 4 | Regional Runner-Up (1977) |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Titans | Oshkosh, WI | Wisconsin State University Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |

## Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

### South Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Glassboro State | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stillman | 1 | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Trenton State | 2 | | | | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lynchburg | 1 | | | | Trenton State | Trenton State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Trenton State | Trenton State | 5 | | | | | | | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 6 | -- |
| | | | Upsala | Upsala | 2 | | | | | | | Trenton State | Trenton State | 0 | -- |
| 3 | Upsala | 8 | | | | | | | Trenton State | Trenton State | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Virginia Wesleyan | 1 | | | | Upsala | Upsala | 2 | Upsala | Upsala | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Stillman | Stillman | 1 | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mansfield State | 3 | Marietta | Marietta | 9 | Marietta | Marietta | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wooster | 2 | | | | Wooster | Wooster | 5 | Wooster | Wooster | 4 | |
| 6 | Wooster | 2 | Wooster | Wooster | 15 | Wooster | Wooster | 5 | Wooster | Wooster | 4 | |
| | | | Wooster | Wooster | 15 | | | | Ashland | Ashland | 1 | |
| | | | DePauw | DePauw | 8 | | | | Ashland | Ashland | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Ashland | 4 | DePauw | DePauw | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ashland | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Wooster | Wooster | 3 |
| 5 | DePauw | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Wooster | Wooster | 3 |
| 5 | DePauw | 1 | Ashland | Ashland | 19 | | | | | | | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 4 |
| | | | Albion | Albion | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Albion | 8 | Albion | Albion | 12 | Ashland | Ashland | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Marietta | 7 | | | | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 9 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Marietta | 7 | Mansfield | Mansfield | 17 | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Albion | Albion | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### West Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Third round/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 7 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Olaf | 4 | | | | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 9 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 2 | |
| 6 | St. Olaf | 4 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 11 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 9 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 2 | |
| | | | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 11 | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 19 | |
| | | | Lawrence | Lawrence | 6 | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 19 | | | |
| 2 | Stanislaus State | 13 | Lawrence | Lawrence | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Stanislaus State | 13 | | | | | | | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 22 |
| 5 | Lawrence | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 22 |
| 5 | Lawrence | 1 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 20 | | | | | | | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 0 |
| | | | Illinois Tech | Illinois Tech | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Illinois Tech | 4 | Illinois Tech | Illinois Tech | 2 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 0 | | | | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 0 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 2 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Illinois Tech | Illinois Tech | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Northeast Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rhode Island College | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brandeis | 0 | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Westfield State | Westfield State | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ithaca | 9 | | | | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pace | 0 | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 2 | | | | | | | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 0 | 7 |
| | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | | | | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | | | | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Westfield State | 2 | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 17 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 5 | Pace | Pace | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pace | Pace | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## World Series
### Participants

| 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 | 3rd | 1978 | 3 | National Champion (1978) |
| Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 4th | 1978 | 4 | National Champion (1976, 1977) |
| Mansfield State College | Mountaineers | Mansfield, PA | Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Rhode Island College | Anchormen | Providence, RI | Independent | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |

### Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
| First round/Elimination First Round | First round/Elimination First Round | First round/Elimination First Round | Semifinal/Elimination final | Semifinal/Elimination final | Semifinal/Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 3 | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 18 | | | | |
| | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 2 | | | | |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 12 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 2 | | | | |
| Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 4 | | | | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 3 | – |
| | | | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 0 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 0 | – |
| | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 8 | | | | |
| Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 13 | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 6 | | | | |
| Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 0 | | | | | | | |