1969 NCAA College Division baseball tournament explained

Year:	1969
Division:	College Division
Teams:	17
Collegeworldseriesballpark:	Meador Park
City:	Springfield, Missouri
Titlecount:	1st
Cwscount:	1st
Coach:	Duffy Bass
Coachcount:	1st
Mop:	Tom Klein
Mopteam:	Illinois State
Tournament Link:	NCAA Division II Baseball Championship

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 won the championship by defeating the .^[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
	3	0
	2	2
	1	2
	0	2

Mideast Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
	3	0
	2	2
	1	2
	0	2

Midwest Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
	3	0
	2	2
	1	2
	0	2

West Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
	5	2
	2	2
	2	2
	1	2
	0	2

Finals

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous finals appearances	Best finals finish	Finals record
	Independent	28–6–2		0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
		33–5 (3–3)		0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	Independent	25–7–1		0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
		27–10 (11–1)		0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0

Results

Game results

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

See also

• 1969 NCAA University Division baseball tournament
• 1969 NAIA World Series

Notes and References

1. Web site: Division II Baseball Championships Record Book. NCAA. February 22, 2021.