1978 NAIA District Tournaments

The field of teams in the 1978 NAIA Baseball Championship is broken down into 31 geographically based District Tournaments. The 4, 5, and 6 team District tournaments are a double elimination format, while the 2 team tournaments are best of three format. The top team in each bracket advances to one of eight Area Tournaments.

District 1

• Lewiston, ID

May 13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Eastern Washington University	0-2	2nd
	Lewis-Clark State College	2-0	Advances to Area 1 Tournament

District 2

• Medford, OR

May 12-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Eastern Oregon State College	0-2	4th
	Lewis & Clark College	4-1	Advances to Area 1 Tournament
	Southern Oregon State College	1-2	3rd
	Willamette University	2-2	2nd

District 3

• Biola, CA

May 11-13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Azusa Pacific College	0-2	4th
	California State University, Dominguez Hills		2nd
	University of La Verne		Advances to Area 1 Tournament
	Southern California College	1-2	3rd

District 4

• San Antonio, TX & Huntsville, TX

May 9-11

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	St. Mary's University	2-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Sam Houston State University	0-2	2nd

District 5

• Concord, NH

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Castleton State College	1-0	advances to District finals
	Western New England College	0-1

• Henniker, NH

May 11-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Castleton State College	0-2	2nd
	University of Maine at Portland-Gorham	2-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament

District 6

• Sumter, SC

May 5-7

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	3-0	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
	Erskine College	0-2	4th
	Francis Marion College	1-2	3rd
	Newberry College	2-2	2nd

District 7

• Grand Junction, CO

May 11-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Grand Canyon College	3-2	2nd
	Mesa State College	3-1	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Regis College	1-2	3rd
	Southern Utah State College	0-2	4th

District 8

• Arlington, TX

May ?-10

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Texas Wesleyan College	2-2	2nd
2	Lubbock Christian College	3-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
3	Jarvis Christian College	0-1	5th
4	University of Dallas	0-1	5th
5	Midwestern State University	1-2	4th
6	Dallas Baptist College	2-2	3rd

District 9

• Oklahoma City, OK

May 5-7

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Oklahoma Christian College	0-2	4th
	Phillips University	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	2-2	2nd
	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	1-2	3rd

District 10

• Hays, KS

May 11-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Benedictine College	2-2	2nd
	Bethany College	0-2	4th
	Emporia State University	4-1	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Fort Hays State University	1-2	3rd

District 11

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Bellevue College	0-2	4th
	Chadron State College	1-2	3rd
	Dana College		2nd
	Kearney State College		Advances to Area 3 Tournament

District 12

• Mayville, ND

May 13-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Black Hills State College	1-2	2nd
	Mayville State College	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Northern State College	0-2	2nd

District 13

• St. Peter, MN

May 12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Gustavus Adolphus College	0-2	2nd
	Winona State University	2-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament

District 14

• Appleton, WI

May 14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Milton College	0-1
	St. Norbert College	0-1
	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	2-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	1-1

The District 14 tournament was scheduled to be a double elimination format from May 12 to 13. Rain postponed the tournament and forced the format to be a single elimination tournament on May 14.

District 15

• Marshalltown, IA

May 11

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Graceland College	0-1
	Northwestern College	1-0	advances to District finals

• Marshalltown, IA

May 11

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Iowa Wesleyan College	1-0	advances to District finals
	Loras College	0-1

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Iowa Wesleyan College	2-1	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	Northwestern College	1-2	2nd

District 16

• Springfield, MO

May 10-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Missouri Southern State College	3-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	Missouri Western State College	2-2	2nd
	Southwest Baptist College	0-2	4th
	William Jewell College	1-2	3rd

District 17

• Conway, AR

May 12-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	John Brown University	3-1	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
2	Henderson State University	3-2	2nd
3	University of Central Arkansas	0-2	4th
4	Southern Arkansas University	1-2	3rd

District 18

• Freeport, PA

May 12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Point Park College	2-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament *
2	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	1-1
3	Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College	1-1
4	Westminster College	0-2

*The District 18 tournament was rained out on May 13 and 14. Point Park was declared champion.

District 19

• Fairfax, VA

May 12-13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Coppin State College	1-2	3rd
	Delaware State College	0-2	4th
	George Mason University	2-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament *
	Norfolk State College	2-1	2nd

* The District 19 tournament was rained out on May 14. George Mason was declared champion.

District 20

• Romeoville, IL & Joliet, IL

May 10-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Saint Xavier College
2	College of St. Francis		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
3	Lewis University
4	Illinois Benedictine College
5	McKendree College
6	Elmhurst College
	Aurora College?

District 21

• Mishawaka, IN

May 11-13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Anderson College		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Bethel College	0-2	4th
	Hanover College		2nd
	Huntington College	1-2	3rd

District 22

• Wilberforce, OH & Cedarville, OH

May 11-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Cedarville College
	Central State University
	Malone College		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Rio Grande College

District 23

• Grand Rapids, MI

May 11-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Aquinas College	3-2	2nd
	Ferris State College
	Grand Valley State College	3-1	Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Northwood Institute

District 24

• Johnson City, TN

May 10-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	David Lipscomb College	3-0	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Milligan College	2-2	2nd
	Tennessee Wesleyan College	1-2	3rd
4	Trevecca Nazarene College	0-2	4th

District 25

• Atlanta, GA

May 10-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Georgia Southwestern College		Advances to Area 5 Tournament
2	Shorter College	0-2	4th
3	Georgia College	1-2	3rd
4	Mercer University - Atlanta		2nd

District 26

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Catawba College	2-2	2nd
	Elon College	0-2	4th
	High Point College	3-0	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
	Pfeiffer College	1-2	3rd

District 27

• Birmingham, AL

May 10-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Birmingham-Southern College
4	Huntingdon College	0-2
	University of Montevallo		Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Southern Benedictine College

District 28

West Virginia State College wins District 28 championship probably based on West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. West Liberty advances to Area 7 Tournament

District 30

• Hattiesburg, MS

May 10-12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Jackson State University	2-2	2nd
	Southern University and A&M College	1-2	3rd
	Tougaloo College	0-2	4th
	William Carey College	3-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament

District 31

• West Long Branch, NJ

May 13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Dowling College	0-2	2nd
	Monmouth College	2-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament

District 32

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Campbellsville College	1-2	2nd
	Union College	2-1	Advances to Area 5 Tournament