Season | 1974 |
---|---|
Teams | 25 |
Finals site | |
Champions | UC Irvine (2nd title) |
Runner-up | New Orleans (1st CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Gary Adams (2nd title) |
MOP | Jeff 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 round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
New Haven | 2 | UC Irvine | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Northern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 13 | UC Irvine | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valdosta State | 9 | New Orleans | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 6 | UC Irvine | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Central Missouri | 2 | New Orleans | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Central Missouri | 2 | New Orleans | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Northern | 0 | Central Missouri | 0 | New Haven | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
New Haven | 1 | New Haven | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valdosta State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- ↑ "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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