1978 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1978
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (4th title)
Runner-upDelta State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (1st title)
MOPRicky Perkins (3B) (Delta State)
Attendance625

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

College World Series

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemifinalsPreliminary FinalChampionship
Delta State12
SW Missouri State2
Delta State6
San Diego1
Eastern Illinois6
San Diego15
Delta State8
Florida Southern13
Florida Southern14
Florida Southern8
New Haven9
Florida Southern13New Haven14
Valdosta State7
Le Moyne9
Valdosta State10Florida Southern7
New Haven11Delta State2
Consolation First RoundConsolation Second RoundDelta State12
San Diego5
New Haven7New Haven11
Delta State9
Le Moyne6
Valdosta State5
Valdosta State11
SW Missouri State11Eastern Illinois9
Eastern Illinois21

See also

References

  1. "DIVISION II BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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