1978 Division II College World Series

The 1978 Division II College World Series was held at Lanphier Park in Springfield, IL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Florida Southern College, coached by Joe Arnold. The runner-up was Delta St.. Delta St. third baseman Ricky Perkins was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Delta State University	Gulf South Conference	43-19 (14-4)	Boo Ferriss	2 (last:1977)	2nd
Eastern Illinois University	Independent	27-19	Tom McDevitt	1 (last:1973)	3rd
Florida Southern College	Sunshine State Conference	34-11	Joe Arnold	6 (last:1976)	1st
LeMoyne College	Independent	28-12	Dick Rockwell	0 (last:None)	None
Southwest Missouri State University	Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association	28-10 (11-4)	Bill Rowe	2 (last:1970)	2nd
University of New Haven		32-4	Frank Vieira	2 (last:1977)	3rd
University of San Diego		33-22	John Cunningham	1 (last:1971)	3rd
Valdosta State College	South Atlantic Conference	39-20 (9-3)	Tommy Thomas	2 (last:1977)	3rd

Results

1978 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Delta St.	12
		SW Missouri St.	1
							Delta St.	6
							San Diego	1
		San Diego	15
		Eastern Illinois	6
												Delta St.	8
												Florida Southern	13
		Florida Southern	14
		New Haven	9
							Florida Southern	13
							Valdosta St.	7
		Valdosta St.
		LeMoyne
						Loser's bracket
							SW Missouri St.	11
							Eastern Illinois	21				Valdosta St.	11
												Eastern Illinois	9
							New Haven	7
							LeMoyne	6				San Diego	5
												New Haven	11

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
		Florida Southern	8									Florida Southern	7
		New Haven	14									Delta St.	2
							New Haven	1
							Delta St.	12
		Delta St.	9
		Valdosta St.	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Delta State University	12 - 2	Southwest Missouri State University
Game 2	University of San Diego	15 - 6	Eastern Illinois University
May 26
Game 3	Florida Southern College	14 - 9	University of New Haven
Game 4	Valdosta State College	10 - 7	LeMoyne College
May 27
Game 5	Eastern Illinois University	21 - 11	Southwest Missouri State University	SW Missouri St. eliminated
Game 6	University of New Haven	7 - 6 (10)	LeMoyne College	LeMoyne eliminated
Game 7	Delta State University	6 - 1	University of San Diego
Game 8	Florida Southern College	13 - 7	Valdosta State College
May 28
Game 9	University of New Haven	11 - 5	University of San Diego	San Diego eliminated
Game 10	Valdosta State College	11 - 9	Eastern Illinois University	E. Illinois eliminated
May 29
Game 11	Florida Southern College	13 - 8	Delta State University
May 30
Game 12	Delta State University	9 - 5	Valdosta State College	Valdosta St. eliminated
Game 13	University of New Haven	14 - 8	Florida Southern College
May 31
Game 14	Delta State University	12 - 1	University of New Haven	New Haven eliminated
Game 15	Florida Southern College	7 - 2	Delta State University	Florida Southern wins CWS