1969 NCAA College Division Baseball Tournament

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1969 NCAA College Division
Baseball Tournament
Season1969
Teams17
Finals site
ChampionsIllinois State Redbirds (1st title)
Runner-upSouthwest Missouri State Bears (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach (1st title)
()
  • 1968 
  • NCAA Division II Baseball Championship
  • 1970

The 1969 NCAA College Division Baseball Tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1969 season. This was the second such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The Illinois State Redbirds won the championship by defeating the Southwest Missouri State Bears.[1]

Format[]

Seventeen teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Three regions consisted of four teams, while the West Region had five. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format.

Regionals[]

East Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Florida Southern 3 0
Springfield 2 2
Ithaca 1 2
Upsala 0 2

Mideast Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Illinois State 3 0
Delta State 2 2
Valparaiso 1 2
Tuskegee 0 2

Midwest Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Southwest Missouri State 3 0
North Dakota State 2 2
Minnesota 1 2
Luther 0 2

West Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Puget Sound 5 2
Chapman 2 2
Portland State 2 2
Seattle Pacific 1 2
Sacramento State 0 2

Finals[]

Participants[]

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach Previous Finals Appearances Best Finals Finish Finals Record
Florida Southern Independent 28–6–2 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Illinois State Interstate 33–5 (3–3) 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Puget Sound Independent 25–7–1 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Southwest Missouri State Missouri Intercollegiate 27–10 (11–1) 0
(last: none)
none 0–0

Results[]

Bracket[]

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
Illinois State 5  
Puget Sound 3  
  Illinois State 5  
  Southwest Missouri State 1  
Southwest Missouri State 6
Florida Southern 3  
  Illinois State 12
  Southwest Missouri State 0
Puget Sound 10  
Florida Southern 13  
  Southwest Missouri State 11
  Florida Southern 5  

Game results[]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Illinois State 5–3 Puget Sound
Game 2 Southwest Missouri State 6–3 Florida Southern
Game 3 Florida Southern 13–10 Puget Sound Puget Sound eliminated
Game 4 Illinois State 5–1 Southwest Missouri State
Game 5 Southwest Missouri State 11–5 Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated
Game 6 Illinois State 12–0 Florida Southern Illinois State wins National Championship

References[]

  1. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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