1979 Division II College World Series

The 1979 Division II College World Series was held at Robin Roberts Park in Springfield, IL. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Valdosta State College, coached by Tommy Thomas. The runner-up was Florida Southern College. Valdosta St. outfielder Frank DeGennaro was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association	43-26-1 (16-8)	John Scolinos	1 (last:1976)	1st
Florida Southern College	Sunshine State Conference	40-12 (10-5)	Joe Arnold	7 (last:1978)	1st
Jacksonville State University	Gulf South Conference	43-7 (7-5)	Rudy Abbott	1 (last:1973)	6th
LeMoyne College	Independent	31-8	Dick Rockwell	1 (last:1978)	7th
Mankato State University	Northern Intercollegiate Conference	26-11-1 (14-4)	Dean Bowyer	1 (last:1971)	4th
University of New Haven		29-11	Frank Vieira	3 (last:1978)	3rd
Northern Kentucky University	Independent	36-15	Bill Aker	0 (last:None)	None
Valdosta State College	South Atlantic Conference	47-14-1 (8-4)	Tommy Thomas	3 (last:1978)	3rd

Results

1979 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		LeMoyne	6
		Mankato St.	2
							LeMoyne	3
							Florida Southern	15
		Florida Southern	4
		Cal Poly Pomona	3
												Florida Southern	4
												New Haven	3
		Valdosta St.	15
		Jacksonville St.	4
							Valdosta St.	3
							New Haven	4
		New Haven	6
		Northern Kentucky	3
						Loser's bracket
							Mankato St.	4
							Cal Poly Pomona	10				Valdosta St.	6
												Cal Poly Pomona	3
							Jacksonville St.	9
							Northern Kentucky	8				LeMoyne	7
												Jacksonville St.	0

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
		Florida Southern	3									Florida Southern	2
		Valdosta St.	11									Valdosta St.	3
							Valdosta St.	8
							LeMoyne	3
		New Haven	2
		LeMoyne	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	LeMoyne College	6 - 2	Mankato State University
Game 2	Florida Southern College	4 - 3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
May 25
Game 3	Valdosta State College	15 - 4	Jacksonville State University
Game 4	University of New Haven	6 - 3	Northern Kentucky University
May 26
Game 5	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	10 - 4	Mankato State University	Mankato St. elminated
May 27
Game 6	Jacksonville State University	9 - 8	Northern Kentucky University	N. Kentucky elminated
Game 7	Florida Southern College	15 - 3	LeMoyne College
Game 8	University of New Haven	4 - 3	Valdosta State College
May 28
Game 9	Florida Southern College	4 - 3	University of New Haven
Game 10	Valdosta State College	6 - 3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Cal Poly Pomona elminated
Game 11	LeMoyne College	7 - 0	Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville St. elminated
Game 12	Valdosta State College	11 - 3	Florida Southern College
May 29
Game 13	LeMoyne College	3 - 2	University of New Haven	New Haven elminated
Game 14	Valdosta State College	8 - 3	LeMoyne College	LeMoyne elminated
May 30
Game 15	Valdosta State College	3 - 2	Florida Southern College	Valdosta St. wins CWS