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The 1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason
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hosted by the
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to determine the national champion of
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among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division II baseball season. Valdosta State defeated defending champions
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in the championship game, 3–2, of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Blazers' first national title. Valdosta State was coached by Tommy Thomas.


Regionals

The regionals consisted 32 teams in eight groupings. Each regional consisted of a 4-team bracket. All brackets were double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1979 Division II College World Series.


New England Regional


Middle Atlantic Regional


South Atlantic Regiona


South Regional


Great Lakes Regional


North Central Regional


South Central Regional


West Regional


Finals


Participants


Results


Bracket


Game Results


See also

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1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament The 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Seri ...
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1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament The 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fourth national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four t ...
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1979 NAIA World Series The 1979 NAIA World Series was the 23rd annual NAIA World Series, tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of college baseball, baseball among its member colleges and universiti ...


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NCAA Division II baseball tournament The NCAA Division II baseball tournament (formerly the NCAA College Division baseball tournament) is an annual college baseball tournament held at the culmination of the spring regular season and which determines the National Collegiate Athletic ...