1978 NAIA Area Tournaments

The winners of the 1978 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped. The 4 team brackets are double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1978 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

• Portland, OR

May 18-20

	First Round					Finals
	Lewis & Clark (OR)		1
	La Verne		0
						Lewis & Clark (OR)		1	3	x
						Lewis-Clark St. (ID)		14	5	x
	Lewis-Clark St. (ID)		10
	La Verne		5

Area 2

• Lubbock, TX

May 17-19

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		William Carey	9
		Mesa St.	2
							William Carey	4
							Lubbock Christian	3
		Lubbock Christian	10
		St. Mary's (TX)	7
												William Carey	8	x
												Lubbock Christian	5	x
							Lubbock Christian	10
		Mesa St.	4				St. Mary's (TX)	9
		St. Mary's (TX)	6

Area 3

• Hutchinson, KS

May 18-

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Emporia St.	13
		Kearney St.	0
							Emporia St.	6
							Phillips	4
		Phillips	14
		Mayville St.	1
												Emporia St.	4	6
												Phillips	5	3
							Phillips	7
		Kearney St.	15				Kearney St.	0
		Mayville St.	9

Area 4

• Oshkosh, WI

May 18-19

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Missouri Southern St.	10
		Winona St.	0
							Missouri Southern St.	6
							Wisconsin-La Crosse	2
		Wisconsin-La Crosse	11
		Iowa Wesleyan	2
												Missouri Southern St.	4	x
												Winona St.	0	x
							Wisconsin-La Crosse	9
		Winona St.	12				Winona St.	10
		Iowa Wesleyan	0

Area 5

• Pikeville, KY

May 17-20

First round

Second round

Semifinals

Finals

Montevallo

4

David Lipscomb

16

David Lipscomb

5

Union (KY)

1

John Brown

3

David Lipscomb

'7

16

David Lipscomb

1

John Brown

2

12

John Brown

6

Montevallo

4

Montevallo

3

John Brown

10

Georgia Southwestern

2

Georgia Southwestern

9

Union (KY)

L

Georgia Southwestern

W

Area 6

• Joliet, IL

May 18-20

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		St. Francis (IL)	8
		Malone	0
							St. Francis (IL)	7
							Grand Valley St.	4
		Grand Valley St.	7
		Anderson (IN)	5
												St. Francis (IL)	10	x
												Grand Valley St.	9	x
							Grand Valley St.	11
		Malone	12				Anderson (IN)	0
		Anderson (IN)	13

Area 7

• Bluefield, WV

May 17-18

First Round

Second Round

Final

West Virginia St.

12

Coastal Carolina

14

Coastal Carolina

8

High Point

5

Coastal Carolina

11

x

West Virginia St.

5

x

West Virginia St.

12

High Point

4

Area 8

• Community Field - Freeport, PA

May 19-21

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Point Park	9
		Monmouth (NJ)	6
							Point Park	1
							George Mason	0
		George Mason	9
		Maine-Gorham	8
												Point Park	5	x
												George Mason	4	x
							George Mason	8
		Monmouth (NJ)	11				Monmouth (NJ)	6
		Maine-Gorham	1