1978 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
| Season | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Florida Southern (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Delta State (2nd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Joe Arnold (1st title) |
| MOP | Ricky Perkins (3B) (Delta State) |
| Attendance | 625 |
The 1978 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division II baseball season.[1]
Florida Southern defeated Delta State in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament, 7–2, winning the Moccasins' fourth national title. Florida Southern were coached by Joe Arnold.
Bracket[edit]
College World Series[edit]
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Preliminary Final | Championship | |||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 13 | New Haven | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 10 | Florida Southern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 11 | Delta State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolation First Round | Consolation Second Round | Delta State | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 7 | New Haven | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 11 | Eastern Illinois | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
- 1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1978 NAIA World Series
References[edit]
- ^ "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 6, 2023.