The 1969 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1969 NCAA University Division 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-third 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 23 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The twenty-third tournament's champion was Arizona State, coached by Bobby Winkles. The Most Outstanding Player was John Dolinsek of Arizona State.
Tournament The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
District 1 at Amherst, MA
District 2 at Coplay, PA
District 3 at Gastonia, NC
District 4 at Minneapolis, MN
District 5 at Tulsa, OK
District 6 at Austin, TX
District 7 at Mesa, AZ
District 8 at Los Angeles, CA
College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona State WAC 51–10 (15–3) Bobby Winkles 3(last: 1967) 1st(1965, 1967) 11–4 Yankee 21–8 (9–1) Dick Berquist 1(last: 1954) 5th(1954) 1–2 Ole Miss SEC 26–13 (11–5) Tom Swayze 2(last: 1964) 4th(1956) 2–4 NYU Independent 19–6–1 Larry Geracioti 1(last: 1956) 7th(1956) 0–2 Independent 36–7 Joe Lutz 1(last: 1968) 2nd(1968) 3–2 Texas SWC 33–4 (14–2) Cliff Gustafson 11(last: 1968) 1st(1949, 1950) 21–19 Tulsa MVC 36–3 (7–1) Gene Shell 0(last: none) none 0–0 UCLA Pac-8 42–10–1 (17–4) Art Reichle 0(last: none) none 0–0
Results Bracket
*extra innings
Game results
Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 13 Game 1 Texas 4–0 Arizona State Game 2 Tulsa 6–5 (10 innings) UCLA June 14 Game 3 2–0 Game 4 NYU 8–3 Ole Miss Game 5 Arizona State 2–1 (11 innings) UCLA UCLA eliminated June 16 Game 6 Ole Miss 8–1 Southern Illinois eliminated Game 7 Tulsa 4–2 Texas Game 8 NYU 9–2 June 17 Game 9 Texas 14–1 Ole Miss Ole Miss eliminated Game 10 Arizona State 4–2 Massachusetts eliminated Game 11 Tulsa 2–0 NYU June 18 Game 12 NYU 3–2 Texas Texas eliminated Game 13 Arizona State 11–3 Tulsa June 19 Game 14 Arizona State 4–1 NYU NYU eliminated June 20 Final Arizona State 10–1 Tulsa Arizona State wins CWS
All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position Player School P Larry Gura Arizona State Burt Hooton Texas C Billy Cotton Arizona State 1B Steve Caves 2B Lou Bagwell Texas 3B Les Rogers SS Roger Detter Arizona State OF Jim Cardasis John Dolinsek (MOP) Arizona State Paul Powell Arizona State
Notable players Arizona State: Jim Crawford, Ralph Dickenson, Larry Fritz, Larry Gura, Lerrin LaGrow, Paul Powell, Lenny Randle, Craig Swan Massachusetts: Bob Hansen Ole Miss: Steve Dillard, Archie Manning NYU: Ellsworth “Schottie” Jones Southern Illinois: Skip Pitlock, Mike Rogodzinski, Bill Stein, Steve Webber Texas: Dave Chalk, Larry Hardy, Burt Hooton, James Street Tulsa: Steve Rogers UCLA: Bill Bonham, Chris Chambliss, Mike Reinbach, Jim York
See also 1969 NCAA College Division baseball tournament 1969 NAIA World Series
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