1974 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Tournament[]

College World Series[]

Tournament Notes[]

References[]

District 1 at Cambridge, MA[]

District 2 at West Windsor, NJ[]

District 3 at Starkville, MS[]

District 4 at Minneapolis, MN[]

District 5 at Oklahoma City, OK[]

District 6 at Arlington, TX[]

District 7 at Greeley, CO[]

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA[]

Participants[]

Results[]

All-Tournament Team[]

Notable players[]

Bracket[]

Game results[]

1974 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season	1974
Teams	28
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium; Omaha, NE;
Champions	Southern California (10th title)
Runner-up	Miami (FL) (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Rod Dedeaux (10th title)
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	← 1973; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship; 1975 →;

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.

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.


Harvard	2

Providence	1
		Harvard	10	6

		New Hampshire	1	0
New Hampshire	2

Providence	1



Saint Joseph's	4
St. John's	1
		St. Joseph's	3

		Seton Hall	4
Penn State	1

Seton Hall	4
				Seton Hall	11	—

				St. John's	7	—
St. John's	5*

Penn State	4*
		St. John's	8

		St. Joseph's	0



South Carolina	9
NC State	0	South Carolina	5
		East Carolina	1
Miami (FL)	2			South Carolina	0
Georgia Southern	1			Miami (FL)	5
		Miami (FL)	7					Miami (FL)	1	2
		Vanderbilt	1					South Carolina	3	1
Vanderbilt	2					South Carolina	1
East Carolina	1			Vanderbilt	3	Georgia Southern	0
		NC State	1	Georgia Southern	5
		Georgia Southern	8



Miami (OH)	3
Cincinnati	0
		Miami	3

		Minnesota	4
Minnesota	9

Southern Illinois	4
				Minnesota	2	3

				Southern Illinois	10	4
Southern Illinois	6

Cincinnati	1
		Southern Illinois	6*

		Miami (OH)	2*


Louisiana Tech	3

Texas–Pan American	2
		Louisiana Tech	5	0	2

		Texas	4	8	12
Texas	7

Texas–Pan American	0

Semifinals				Finals

				Arizona	5	2	—

				Northern Colorado	6	6	—
Northern Colorado	6	0	6

Gonzaga	3	12	2

Semifinals				Finals

				Pepperdine	4	1	1

				Southern California	2	4	12
Cal State Los Angeles	2	7	9

Southern California	9	6	11

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Harvard	EIBL	28–9 (10–4)	Loyal Park	3 (last: 1973)	5th (1971)	1–6
Miami	Independent	48–9	Ron Fraser	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Northern Colorado	GPAC	31–11 (–)		9 (last: 1962)	5th (1955)	2–18
Oklahoma	Big 8	42–6 (18–3)	Enos Semore	3 (last: 1973)	1st (1951)	6–4
Seton Hall	Independent	33–8–1		2 (last: 1971)	5th (1964)	1–4
Southern Illinois	Independent	47–10	Richard Jones	3 (last: 1971)	2nd (1968, 1971)	6–6
Texas	SWC	52–6 (20–4)	Cliff Gustafson	15 (last: 1973)	1st (1949, 1950)	30–27
Southern California	Pac-8	45–19 (11–7)	Rod Dedeaux	15 (last: 1973)	1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)	53–18

First Round			Second Round			Third Round

Winner's Bracket
	Miami	4
	Harvard	1
				Miami	5
				Oklahoma	1
	Oklahoma	10
	Northern Colorado	1
							Miami	7
							Southern California	3
	Southern California	9
	Texas	2
				Southern California	5
				Southern Illinois	3
	Southern Illinois	5
	Seton Hall	1
			Loser's Bracket
				Harvard	2
				Northern Colorado	4		Northern Colorado	2
							Southern Illinois	5
				Texas	12
				Seton Hall	2		Texas	10
							Oklahoma	4

Semifinals			Finals			if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals
	Miami	3					Miami	3
	Southern Illinois	4					Southern California	7
				Southern Illinois	2
				Southern California	7
	Southern California	5
	Texas	3

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 7	Game 1	Miami	4–1	Harvard
June 7	Game 2	Oklahoma	10–1	Northern Colorado
June 8	Game 3	Southern California	9–2	Texas
June 8	Game 4	Southern Illinois	5–1	Seton Hall
June 10	Game 5	Northern Colorado	4–2	Harvard	Harvard eliminated
	Game 6	Texas	12–2	Seton Hall	Seton Hall eliminated
	Game 7	Miami	5–1	Oklahoma
	Game 8	Southern California	5–3	Southern Illinois
June 11	Game 9	Southern Illinois	5–2	Northern Colorado	Northern Colorado eliminated
June 11	Game 10	Texas	10–4	Oklahoma	Oklahoma eliminated
June 12	Game 11	Miami	7–3	Southern California
June 13	Game 12	Southern Illinois	4–3	Miami
June 13	Game 13	Southern California	5–3	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 14	Game 14	Southern California	7–2	Southern Illinois	Southern Illinois eliminated
June 15	Final	Southern California	7–3	Miami	Southern California wins CWS

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Mark Barr	Senior	Southern California
		Sophomore	Miami (FL)
	George Milke	Sophomore	Southern California
Catcher	Ron Scott	Junior	Miami (FL)
First baseman	Orlando Gonzalez	Senior	Miami (FL)
Second baseman		Senior	Southern California
Third baseman	Rich Dauer	Senior	Southern California
Shortstop	Marvin Cobb	Junior	Southern California
Outfielder		Senior	Texas
	Bob Mitchell	Freshman	Southern California
		Senior	Miami (FL)

Harvard:
Miami (FL): Orlando Gonzalez, Wayne Krenchicki
Northern Colorado: Tom Runnells, Joe Strain
Oklahoma: Keith Drumright, Bob Shirley
Seton Hall: Rick Cerone, Charlie Puleo
Southern California: Rich Dauer, Steve Kemp, Dennis Littlejohn, , Ed Putman, Pete Redfern
Southern Illinois:
Texas: Bobby Cuellar, Jim Gideon, Keith Moreland, Rich Wortham

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

Oklahoma

^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 199. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

[NCAA-1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 199. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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