1979 Eastern 8 Tournament

The 1979 Eastern 8 baseball tournament was held April 20 - 21 at Hershey High School and Lower Dauphin High School in Hershey, PA. George Washington University defeated University of Pittsburgh for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Overall Record*	Head Coach
	Duquesne University	13-6	Rich Spear
	George Washington University	35-16	Mike Toomey
	Pennsylvania State University	20-5	Chuck Medlar
	University of Pittsburgh	14-6	Bobby Lewis
	Rutgers-New Brunswick	5-17	Matt Bolger
	West Virginia University	9-13	Dale Ramsburg

* Schools did not play a conference schedule

Results

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							George Washington	4
		Penn State	4				Penn State	3
		Rutgers	3									George Washington	7
												Pitt	3
							Duquesne	3
		Pitt	3				Pitt	12
		West Virginia	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Pennsylvania State University	4-3	Rutgers University	Penn State advances to semi-finals
Game 2	University of Pittsburgh	3-2	West Virginia University	Pitt advances to semi-finals
Game 3	West Virginia University	13-10	Rutgers University	West Virginia finishes 5th
Game 4	George Washington University	4-3	Pennsylvania State University	George Washington advances to finals
Game 5	University of Pittsburgh	12-3	Duquesne University	Pitt advances to finals
Game 6	Pennsylvania State University	forfeit	Duquesne University	Penn State finishes 3rd
Game 7	George Washington University	7-3	University of Pittsburgh	George Washington wins Eastern 8 title