1974 Division II College World Series

The 1974 Divsion II College World Series was held at Lanphier Park in Springfield, IL. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. For the second straight year the tournament was won by UC Irvine, coached by Gary Adams. The runner-up was University of New Orleans. UC Irvine first basemen Jeff Malinoff was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
University of California, Irvine	Independent	48-8	Gary Adams	1 (last:1973)	1st
Central Missouri State University	MIAA	27-13 (9-3)	Bob Tompkins	0 (last:none)	none
University of New Haven	Independent	26-8	Frank Vieira	0 (last:none)	none
University of New Orleans	Independent	34-14	Ron Maestri	0 (last: none)	none
Ohio Northern University	Ohio Athletic Conference	23-9 (12-1)	Herb Strayer	0 (last: none)	none
Valdosta State College	South Atlantic Conference	38-13 (16-2)	Tommy Thomas	0 (last: none)	none

Results

1974 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
		UC Irvine	6
		New Haven	2				UC Irvine	8
							Ohio Northern	1
		New Orleans	13									UC Irvine	12
		Valdosta St.	9									New Orleans	6
							New Orleans	6														UC Irvine	6	14
							Central Miss. St.	2														New Orleans	7	1
		Central Miss. St.	2														New Orleans	9
		Ohio Northern	0									Central Miss. St.	0				New Haven	2
							New Haven	1				New Haven	4
							Valdosta St.	0

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 1
Game 1	University of California, Irvine	6 - 2	University of New Haven
Game 2	University of New Orleans	13 - 9	Valdosta State College
Game 3	Central Missouri State University	2 - 0	Ohio Northern University
June 2
Game 4	University of New Haven	1 - 0	Valdosta State College	Valdosta St. elminated
Game 5	University of California, Irvine	8 - 1	Ohio Northern University	Ohio Northern eliminated
Game 6	University of New Orleans	6 - 2	Central Missouri State University
June 3
Game 7	University of New Haven	4 - 0	Central Missouri State University	Central Missouri St. elminated
Game 8	University of California, Irvine	12 - 6	University of New Orleans
June 4
Game 9	University of New Orleans	9 - 2	University of New Haven	New Haven eliminated
Game 10	University of New Orleans	7 - 6	University of California, Irvine
June 5
Game 11	University of California, Irvine	14 - 1	University of New Orleans	UC Irvine wins CWS