1979 NAIA Area Tournaments

The winners of the 1979 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 1979 NAIA College World Series.

The Area 2 tournament featured 4 of the top 10 teams in the final NAIA poll: #1 Grand Canyon, #2 William Carey, #6 Sam Houston, and #10 Lubbock Christian.

Area 1

• Lewiston, ID

May 17-19

First Round

Second Round

Final

Linfield

4

Lewis-Clark St. (ID)

11

Lewis-Clark St. (ID)

5

Southern California Coll.

3

Lewis-Clark St. (ID)

7

x

Southern California Coll.

6

x

Linfield

1

Southern California Coll.

7

Area 2

• Brazell Field - Phoenix, AZ

May 16-18

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Grand Canyon	7
		Sam Houston St.	2
							Grand Canyon	8
							William Carey	5
		William Carey	10
		Lubbock Christian	5
												Grand Canyon	10	x
												Sam Houston St.	3	x
							William Carey	5
		Sam Houston St.	12				Sam Houston St.	6
		Lubbock Christian	8

Area 3

• Hutchinson, KS

May 17-18

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Southeastern Oklahoma St.	5
		Emporia St.	4
							Southeastern Oklahoma St.	13
							Wayne St. (NE)	3
		Wayne St. (NE)	7
		Black Hills St.	6
												Southeastern Oklahoma St.	20	x
												Black Hills St.	0	x
							Wayne St. (NE)	10
		Emporia St.	7				Black Hills St.	13
		Black Hills St.	8

Area 4

• Phil Welch Stadium - St. Joseph, MO

May 17-18

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Wisconsin-La Crosse	8
		William Jewell	7
							Wisconsin-La Crosse	4
							Winona St.	1
		Winona St.	5
		Northwestern (IA)	0
												Wisconsin-La Crosse	8	x
												Winona St.	0	x
							Winona St.	5
		William Jewell	13				William Jewell	4
		Northwestern (IA)	4

Area 5

• Rickwood Field - Birmingham, AL

May 17-20

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Birmingham-Southern	5
		John Brown	4
							Birmingham-Southern	6
							David Lipscomb	3
		David Lipscomb	5
		Georgia Coll.	2
												Birmingham-Southern	6	x
												David Lipscomb*	3	x
							David Lipscomb	5
		John Brown	6				Georgia Coll.	1
		Georgia Coll.	7

* Lipscomb advances to CWS as highest ranked NAIA team to not win an area tournament.

Area 6

• Hanover, IN

May 17-18

First Round

Second Round

Final

Saint Xavier

9

Aquinas

8

Saint Xavier

5

Hanover

2

Hanover

7

Malone

6

Saint Xavier

Hanover

Hanover

W

Aquinas

14

Aquinas

L

Malone

3

Day 2 scores currently unavailable

Area 7

• Bluefield, WV

May 17-20

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		High Point	12
		Cumberland (KY)	8
							High Point	4
							West Virginia St.	1
		West Virginia St.	7
		Coastal Carolina	5
												High Point	7	13
												Coastal Carolina	9	9
							West Virginia St.	4
		Cumberland (KY)	0				Coastal Carolina	5
		Coastal Carolina	4

Area 8

• Springfield, MA

May 18-19

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Point Park	6
		Western New England	3
							Point Park	18
							Dowling	3
		Dowling	1
		George Mason	0
												Point Park	5	x
												George Mason	4	x
							Dowling	0
		Western New England	2				George Mason	16
		George Mason	7