1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1979 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1979
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runner-upArkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MOPTony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)

The 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division I 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 thirty third year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The thirty-third tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Tony Hudson of Cal State Fullerton.

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 24, 2014.