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1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

FieldValue
Year1975
DivisionDivision I
ImageNCAA 70s logo.svg
Teams32
CollegeWorldSeriesBallparkJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium
CityOmaha, NE
ChampionsTexas
TitleCount3rd
Runner-UpSouth Carolina
CWSCount1st
CoachCliff Gustafson
CoachCount1st
MOPMickey Reichenbach
MOPTeamTexas
tournament_linkNCAA Division I Baseball Championship

| Runner-Up=South Carolina

The 1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1975 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-ninth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region held a four team, double-elimination tournament, resulting in 32 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The twenty-ninth tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Cliff Gustafson, their first in a quarter-century. The Most Outstanding Player was Mickey Reichenbach of Texas. This was the first year the tournament used the regionals.

The 1975 tournament marked the first appearance for LSU, which would become a college baseball superpower in the succeeding decades, claiming seven national championships between 1991 and 2023. LSU had earlier won the 1961 Southeastern Conference championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but declined the bid to avoid playing integrated teams.

This season also marked the first appearance for Cal State Fullerton, which would claim four national championships from 1979 through 2004. Head coach Augie Garrido guided the Titans to three titles before moving to Texas, where he claimed three more titles from 2002 through 2009.

Regionals

1975 was the first year the NCAA featured the Regional format for the tournament, which is still in use today, although it has been modified.

Northeast Regional

Games played in Stamford, CT.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Seton Hall | RD1-score1=7 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=5 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=17 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Maine | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Penn | RD1-score6=0 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Seton Hall | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=St. John's | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Maine | RD2-score3=6* | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=St. John's | RD2-score4=5* | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Seton Hall | RD3-score1-1=11 | RD3-score1-2=— | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Maine | RD3-score2-1=5 | RD3-score2-2=—

Atlantic Regional

Games played in Columbia, SC. | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=South Carolina | RD1-score3=11 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=NC State | RD1-score5=16 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=The Citadel | RD1-score6=3 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=South Carolina | RD2-score1=15 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Temple | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Temple | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=NC State | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=South Carolina | RD3-score1-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=— | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=NC State | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score2-2=—

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ypsilanti, MI.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Penn State | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Clemson | RD1-score6=4 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Eastern Michigan | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Michigan | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Michigan | RD2-score3=10 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Penn State | RD2-score4=7 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Michigan | RD3-score1-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Eastern Michigan | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score2-2=2

South Regional

Games played in Starkville, MS.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Florida State | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=7 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Miami (FL) | RD1-score5=8 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Murray State | RD1-score6=7 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Florida State | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=LSU | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Miami (FL) | RD2-score3=8 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=LSU | RD2-score4=1 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Florida State | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=— | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Miami (FL) | RD3-score2-1=5 | RD3-score2-2=—

Midwest Regional

Games played in Norman, OK.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=3* | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2* | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Oklahoma | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Texas A&M | RD1-score5=9 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Iowa | RD1-score6=6 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tulsa | RD2-score1=4* | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Oklahoma | RD2-score2=3* | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Oklahoma | RD2-score3=6 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Texas A&M | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Oklahoma | RD3-score1-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=8 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Tulsa | RD3-score2-1=1 | RD3-score2-2=5

South Central Regional

Games played in Arlington, TX.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=8 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=7 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Texas | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Texas–Pan American | RD1-score5=87 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Louisiana Tech | RD1-score6=1 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Texas | RD2-score1=7 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=South Alabama | RD2-score2=4 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=South Alabama | RD2-score3=8 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Texas–Pan American | RD2-score4=9 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Texas | RD3-score1-1=9 | RD3-score1-2=— | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Texas–Pan American | RD3-score2-1=2 | RD3-score2-2=—

Rocky Mountain Regional

Games played in Tempe, AZ.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Arizona State | RD1-score1=18 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=11 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Washington State | RD1-score5=7 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Northern Colorado | RD1-score6=2 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Arizona State | RD2-score1=20 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Puget Sound | RD2-score2=3 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Puget Sound | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Washington State | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Arizona State | RD3-score1-1=7 | RD3-score1-2=5 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Washington State | RD3-score2-1=8 | RD3-score2-2=1

West Regional

Games played in Los Angeles.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Arizona | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Cal State Fullerton | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Arizona | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Southern California | RD1-score6=1 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Cal State Fullerton | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Pepperdine | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Southern California | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Pepperdine | RD2-score4=5 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Cal State Fullerton | RD3-score1-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Pepperdine | RD3-score2-1=5 | RD3-score2-2=4

College World Series

Seton Hall, South Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Florida St., Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona St. and Cal St. Fullerton won their regionals and moved on to the 1975 College World Series.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona StateWAC58–11 (16–2)Jim Brock6
(last: 1973)1st
(1965, 1967, 1969)23–9
Cal State FullertonPCAA36–14–1 (n/a)Augie Garrido0
(last: none)none0–0
MAC35–17 (12–4)Ron Oestrike0
(last: none)none0–0
Florida Staten/a49–8 (n/a)Woody Woodward5
(last: 1970)2nd
(1970)8–10
OklahomaBig 850–8 (15–3)Enos Semore4
(last: 1974)1st
(1951)7–6
Seton HallMetro31–8 (12–4)Mike Sheppard3
(last: 1974)5th
(1964)1–6
South Carolinan/a47–4 (n/a)Bobby Richardson0
(last: none)none0–0
TexasSWC52–5 (23–1)Cliff Gustafson16
(last: 1974)1st
(1949, 1950)32–29

Results

Bracket

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Arizona State | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cal State Fullerton | RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Texas | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Oklahoma | RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=South Carolina | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Seton Hall | RD1-score6=1

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=210 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Florida State | RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Arizona State | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Texas | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=South Carolina | RD2-score3=56 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Eastern Michigan | RD2-score4=1

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=Cal State Fullerton | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=Oklahoma | RD2-score6=11

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=Seton Hall | RD2-score7=11 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=Florida State | RD2-score8=0

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Arizona State | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=South Carolina | RD3-score2=6

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Eastern Michigan | RD3-score3=0 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Oklahoma | RD3-score4=7

| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5=Texas | RD3-score5=12 | RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6=Seton Hall | RD3-score6=10

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=South Carolina | RD4-score1=6 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Texas | RD4-score2=17

| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3=Arizona State | RD4-score3=111 | RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=Oklahoma | RD4-score4=0

| RD5-seed1= | RD5-team1=South Carolina | RD5-score1=4 | RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2=Arizona State | RD5-score2=1

| RD6-seed1= | RD6-team1=Texas | RD6-score1=5 | RD6-seed2= | RD6-team2=South Carolina | RD6-score2=1

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 6Game 1Arizona State5–3Cal State Fullerton
Game 2Texas4–2Oklahoma
June 7Game 3South Carolina3–1Seton Hall
Game 42–1 (10 innings)Florida State
Game 5Oklahoma11–4Cal State FullertonCal State Fullerton eliminated
June 8Game 6Seton Hall11–0Florida StateFlorida State eliminated
Game 7Arizona State5–2Texas
Game 8South Carolina5–1 (6 innings)
June 9Game 9Texas12–10Seton HallSeton Hall eliminated
Game 10Oklahoma7–0Eastern Michigan eliminated
June 11Game 11South Carolina6–3Arizona State
June 12Game 12Arizona State1–0 (11 innings)OklahomaOklahoma eliminated
Game 13Texas17–6South Carolina
June 13Game 14South Carolina4–1Arizona StateArizona State eliminated
June 14FinalTexas5–1South CarolinaTexas wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
PEarl BassSouth Carolina Gamecocksborder=0}}
Richard WorthamTexas Longhornsborder=0}}Texas
CRick CeroneSeton Hall Piratesborder=0}}
1BMickey Reichenbach (MOP)Texas Longhornsborder=0}}Texas
2BMark Van BeverSouth Carolina Gamecocksborder=0}}
3BGary AllensonArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State
SSBlair StoufferTexas Longhornsborder=0}}Texas
OFRick BradleyTexas Longhornsborder=0}}Texas
Steve CookSouth Carolina Gamecocksborder=0}}
Bob PateArizona State Sun Devilsborder=0}}Arizona State

Notable players

  • Arizona State: Gary Allenson, Chris Bando, Floyd Bannister, Mike Colbern, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Ken Landreaux, Jerry Maddox, Chris Nyman, Rick Peters, Ken Phelps, John Poloni, Gary Rajsich
  • Cal State Fullerton: Danny Boone, George Horton
  • Eastern Michigan: Glenn Gulliver, John Martin, Bob Owchinko, Bob Welch
  • Florida State: Juan Bonilla, Craig Eaton, Mark Gilbert, Terry Kennedy, Carlos Lezcano, Dan O'Brien
  • Oklahoma: Terry Bogener, Keith Drumright, George Frazier, Roger LaFrancois, Bob Shirley
  • Seton Hall: Rick Cerone, Dan Morogiello, Charlie Puleo
  • South Carolina: Garry Hancock, Greg Keatley, Ed Lynch, Jim Pankovits, Hank Small
  • Texas: Jim Gideon, Don Kainer, Keith Moreland, Rich Wortham

Tournament Notes

The Arizona State team featured 13 future Major League players – a record matched by the school's team from the following year.

Texas came back to win the CWS after losing in Game 7 to Arizona State.

References

References

  1. (2009). "NCAA Men's College World Series Records". NCAA.
  2. (June 15, 1975). "Texas captures baseball title". Eugene Register-Guard.
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