1970 NCAA College Division Baseball Tournament

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1970 NCAA College Division
Baseball Tournament
Season1970
Teams14
Finals site
ChampionsValley State (1st title)
Runner-upNicholls State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach (1st title)
()
  • 1969 
  • NCAA Division II Baseball Championship
  • 1971

The 1970 NCAA College Division Baseball Tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1970 season. This was the third such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The Valley State Matadors (now Cal State Northridge) won the championship by defeating the Nicholls State.[1]

Format[]

Fourteen teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Three regions consisted of four teams, while the Midwest Region had two. 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
Springfield 3 1
Florida Southern 3 2
Ithaca 1 2
Stetson 0 2

Mideast Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Nicholls State 4 1
SIU Edwardsville 2 2
Illinois State 1 2
Union (TN) 0 2

Midwest Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Southwest Missouri State 2 1
Minnesota State–Mankato 1 2

West Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Valley State 3 1
Chapman 3 2
Sacramento State 1 2
UC Irvine 0 2

Finals[]

Participants[]

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach Previous Finals Appearances Best Finals Finish Finals Record
Valley State CCAA 41–21 (18–6) 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Southwest Missouri State Missouri Intercollegiate 23–13 (9–3) 1
(last: 1969)
2nd 2–2
Nicholls State GSC 35–19 (14–8) Raymond Didier 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Springfield Independent 20–9–1 Archie Allen 0
(last: none)
none 0–0

Results[]

Bracket[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Nicholls State 3  
Springfield 1  
  Nicholls State 8  
  Southwest Missouri State 5  
Southwest Missouri State 6
Valley State 2  
  Nicholls State 5 1
  Valley State 9 2
Springfield 3  
Valley State 5  
  Southwest Missouri State 1
  Valley State 6  

Game results[]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Nicholls State 3–1 Springfield
Game 2 Southwest Missouri State 6–2 Valley State
Game 3 Valley State 5–3 Springfield Springfield eliminated
Game 4 Nicholls State 8–5 Southwest Missouri State
Game 5 Valley State 6–1 Southwest Missouri State Southwest Missouri State eliminated
Game 6 Valley State 9–5 Nicholls State
Game 7 Valley State 2–1 Nicholls State Valley State wins National Championship

References[]

  1. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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