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The 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 28 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The twenty-eighth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was George Milke of Southern California.

Quick Facts Season, Teams ...
1974 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1974
Teams28
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (10th title)
Runner-upMiami (FL) (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (10th title)
MOPGeorge Milke (Southern California)
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Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and six teams.[2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

District 1 at Cambridge, MA

Semifinals Finals
      
Harvard 2
Providence 1
Harvard 10 6 –
New Hampshire 1 0 –
New Hampshire 2
Providence 1

District 2 at West Windsor, NJ

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Saint Joseph's4
St. John's1
St. Joseph's3
Seton Hall4
Penn State1
Seton Hall4
Seton Hall11—
St. John's7—
Lower round 1Lower final
St. John's8
St. John's5*St. Joseph's0
Penn State4*

District 3 at Starkville, MS

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
South Carolina9
NC State0South Carolina5
East Carolina1
Miami (FL)2South Carolina0
Georgia Southern1Miami (FL)5
Miami (FL)7Miami (FL)12
Vanderbilt1South Carolina31
Vanderbilt2South Carolina1
East Carolina1Vanderbilt3Georgia Southern0
NC State1Georgia Southern5
Georgia Southern8

District 4 at Minneapolis, MN

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Miami (OH)3
Cincinnati0
Miami3
Minnesota4
Minnesota9
Southern Illinois4
Minnesota23
Southern Illinois104
Lower round 1Lower final
Southern Illinois6*
Southern Illinois6Miami (OH)2*
Cincinnati1

District 5 at Oklahoma City, OK

Finals
    
Oklahoma 6 5 —
Tulsa 2 4 —

District 6 at Arlington, TX

Semifinals Finals
      
Louisiana Tech 3
Texas–Pan American 2
Louisiana Tech 5 0 2
Texas 4 8 12
Texas 7
Texas–Pan American 0

District 7 at Greeley, CO

Semifinal Final
Arizona 5 2 —
Northern Colorado 6 0 6 Northern Colorado 6 6 —
Gonzaga 3 12 2

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

Semifinal Final
Pepperdine 4 1 1
Cal State Los Angeles 2 7 9 Southern California 2 4 12
Southern California 9 6 11

College World Series

Participants

More information School, Conference ...
SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
HarvardEIBL28–9 (10–4)Loyal Park3
(last: 1973)		5th
(1971)		1–6
MiamiIndependent48–9Ron Fraser0
(last: none)		none0–0
Northern ColoradoGPAC31–11 (–)Tom Petroff9
(last: 1962)		5th
(1955)		2–18
OklahomaBig 842–6 (18–3)Enos Semore3
(last: 1973)		1st
(1951)		6–4
Seton HallMetro33–8–1 (14–2)Mike Sheppard2
(last: 1971)		5th
(1964)		1–4
Southern IllinoisIndependent47–10Richard Jones3
(last: 1971)		2nd
(1968, 1971)		6–6
TexasSWC52–6 (20–4)Cliff Gustafson15
(last: 1973)		1st
(1949, 1950)		30–27
Southern CaliforniaPac-845–19 (11–7)Rod Dedeaux15
(last: 1973)		1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968,
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)		53–18
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Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Miami4
Harvard1
Miami5
Oklahoma1
Oklahoma10
Northern Colorado1
Miami7
Southern California3
Southern California9
Miami3
Texas2
Southern California5Southern Illinois4
Southern Illinois3
Southern Illinois5
Seton Hall1Miami3
Southern Illinois2Southern California7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California7
Northern Colorado2
Harvard2Southern Illinois5
Southern California5
Northern Colorado4
Texas3
Texas10
Texas12Oklahoma4
Seton Hall2

Game results

More information Date, Game ...
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 7Game 1Miami4–1Harvard
Game 2Oklahoma10–1Northern Colorado
June 8Game 3Southern California9–2Texas
Game 4Southern Illinois5–1Seton Hall
June 10Game 5Northern Colorado4–2HarvardHarvard eliminated
Game 6Texas12–2Seton HallSeton Hall eliminated
Game 7Miami5–1Oklahoma
Game 8Southern California5–3Southern Illinois
June 11Game 9Southern Illinois5–2Northern ColoradoNorthern Colorado eliminated
Game 10Texas10–4OklahomaOklahoma eliminated
June 12Game 11Miami7–3Southern California
June 13Game 12Southern Illinois4–3Miami
Game 13Southern California5–3TexasTexas eliminated
June 14Game 14Southern California7–2Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois eliminated
June 15FinalSouthern California7–3MiamiSouthern California wins CWS
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All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

More information Position, Player ...
PositionPlayerSchool
PMark BarrUSC
Stan JakubowskiMiami (FL)
George Milke (MOP)USC
CRon ScottMiami (FL)
1BOrlando GonzalezMiami (FL)
2BRob AdolphUSC
3BRich DauerUSC
SSMarvin CobbUSC
OFTom BallTexas
Bob MitchellUSC
Manny TrujilloMiami (FL)
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Notable players

Tournament Notes

  • Southern California becomes the first team to win five consecutive College World Series.
  • Tom Petroff becomes the first head coach to lead two different schools to the College World Series; he led Rider University to Omaha in 1967.

See also

References

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