1973 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

The 1973 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1973 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-seventh year.

1973 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament
Season1973
Teams32
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (9th title)
Runner-upArizona State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (9th title)
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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 32 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1]

The twenty-seventh tournament's champion was Southern California, led by head coach Rod Dedeaux, and Dave Winfield of Minnesota. was the Most Outstanding Player. He was the starting pitcher in two games, tossing 17⅓ innings, allowing nine hits, one earned run, and striking out 29. In addition, Winfield batted .467 in the Series.

USC became the first team to win four consecutive College World Series and was undefeated (5–0) in the double-elimination format. The final game drew 12,050, the sixth highest to date, and attendance for the fourteen-game Series was 65,356, a new record by nearly seven thousand.[2]

Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between three and six teams.[3] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

District 1 at Boston, MA
 
                             
Northeastern 3  
Providence 2  
  Northeastern 1  
  Harvard 11  
Harvard 4
UMass 2  
  Harvard 8 —
  Providence 1 —
Providence 8  
UMass 7  
  Providence 5
  Northeastern 4  

District 2 at West Windsor, NJ
 
                             
Buffalo 1  
Temple 0  
  Buffalo 1  
  Penn State 3  
Penn State 5
Seton Hall 3  
  Penn State 4 —
  Temple 2 —
Temple 4  
Seton Hall 2  
  Temple 4*
  Buffalo 3*  

District 3 at Starkville, MS
 
                                               
  Miami (FL) 5  
  South Alabama 3     Miami (FL) 0  
    Georgia Southern 1    
      Miami (FL) 13  
      Appalachian State 6     Miami (FL) 6  
  Appalachian State 2         Vanderbilt 5    
  South Alabama 1        
  NC State 5         Miami (FL) 1
  Appalachian State 1           Georgia Southern 4
      Vanderbilt 4*        
      NC State 2*          
  Vanderbilt 6           Georgia Southern 5              
  Georgia Southern 2         Vanderbilt 2            
  Appalachian State 4    
  NC State 3  

District 4 at Carbondale, IL
 
                             
Southern Illinois 5  
Marshall 2  
  Southern Illinois 0  
  Minnesota 2  
Minnesota 3
Miami (OH) 2  
  Minnesota 7* —
  Southern Illinois 6* —
Miami (OH) 5  
Marshall 1  
  Southern Illinois 8
  Miami (OH) 1  

District 5 at Tulsa, OK
 
                             
Oklahoma 8  
Creighton 1  
  Oklahoma 4  
  Tulsa 1  
Tulsa 6
Oral Roberts 0  
  Oklahoma 5* —
  Tulsa 1* —
Creighton 4  
Oral Roberts 11  
  Tulsa 2
  Oral Roberts 1  

District 6 at San Antonio, TX
 
                             
Trinity 6  
Arkansas 0  
  Trinity 2  
  Texas 17  
Texas 7
Texas–Pan American 1  
  Texas 1410 —
  Texas–Pan American 12 —
Texas–Pan American 410  
Arkansas 2  
  Texas–Pan American 410
  Trinity 3  

District 7 at Spokane, WA & Mesa, AZ
  Spokane, WA     Mesa, AZ
                         
    Arizona State 14 — —
  Denver 2 4 4     Denver 1 — —
  Gonzaga 8 3 3  

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA
     
                         
    Cal State Los Angeles 3 6 —
  Loyola Marymount 8 1 —     Southern California 4 13 —
  Southern California 9 2 —  

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
Arizona StateWAC56–6 (16–1)Jim Brock5
(last: 1972)		1st
(1965, 1967, 1969)		20–7
Georgia SouthernIndependent42–10Ron Polk0
(last: none)		none0–0
HarvardEIBL35–3 (11–2)Loyal Park2
(last: 1971)		5th
(1971)		1–4
MinnesotaBig 1029–14–2 (14–4)Dick Siebert3
(last: 1964)		1st
(1956, 1960, 1964)		14–3
OklahomaBig 847–10 (17–4)Enos Semore2
(last: 1972)		1st
(1951)		5–2
Penn StateIndependent19–5Chuck Medlar4
(last: 1963)		2nd
(1957)		8–8
Southern CaliforniaPac-846–11 (14–4)Rod Dedeaux14
(last: 1972)		1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968,
1970, 1971, 1972)		48–18
TexasSouthwest48–5 (15–3)Cliff Gustafson14
(last: 1972)		1st
(1949, 1950)		28–25

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Minnesota 1  
  Oklahoma 0    
      Minnesota 0  
      Arizona State 3    
  Arizona State 3          
  Penn State 1        
      Arizona State 1
      Southern California 3
  Texas 6        
  Georgia Southern 3          
      Texas 1    
      Southern California 4  
  Southern California 4    
  Harvard 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Oklahoma 6  
  Penn State 0     Texas 10
    Oklahoma 2
  Georgia Southern 8  
  Harvard 0     Minnesota 6
    Georgia Southern 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Southern California 8      
  Minnesota 7          
      Southern California 4    
      Arizona State 3  
  Arizona State 6    
  Texas 5  

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 8Game 1Minnesota1–0OklahomaDave Winfield: 14 Ks, 6-hit shutout.[4]
Game 2Arizona State3–1Penn State
June 9Game 3Texas6–3Georgia Southern
Game 4Southern California4–1Harvard
Game 5Oklahoma6–0Penn StatePenn State eliminated
June 10Game 6Georgia Southern8–0HarvardHarvard eliminated
Game 7Arizona State3–0Minnesota
Game 8Southern California4–1Texas
June 11Game 9Minnesota6–2Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern eliminated
Game 10Texas10–2OklahomaOklahoma eliminated
Game 11Southern California3–1Arizona State
June 12Game 12Arizona State6–5TexasTexas eliminated[5]
Game 13Southern California8–7MinnesotaMinnesota eliminated[5]
June 13FinalSouthern California4–3Arizona StateSouthern California wins CWS[2]
Final game was on Wednesday night, with an attendance of 12,050.[2]

The Minnesota vs. USC semi final game

Recalled each year as perhaps the most amazing game in CWS history, Minnesota faced a USC team that featured future major leaguers Rich Dauer, Fred Lynn, and Roy Smalley. Dave Winfield was the starting pitcher for Minnesota. In his first game vs. Oklahoma, he struck out 14 in shutting out the Sooners, 1-0. In the semi final vs. defending champion USC, Winfield had struck out 15 through 8 innings, allowing only an infield single as Minnesota built a 7-0 lead. USC's Rich Dauer said "In my whole career, even facing the big boys in the majors, I have never seen anything like that," When Dave let go of the ball, it was three feet in front of your face and it seemed like it was going 110 miles an hour."[6]

In the ninth inning, USC opened with a base hit but the next batter grounded into what appeared to be a double play. Television replays indicated the batter was out at first base, but the umpire called him safe and Minnesota coach Dick Siebert was thrown out of the game arguing the call. Two more singles and a key error by the first baseman led to three runs and Winfield was relieved and went to left field. Two relievers allowed five more runs and USC won the game 8–7.[5] "I have played in a lot of memorable big games during my career," Winfield said. "World Series games, league championship games, all-star games, all kinds. But I will never forget that game against USC. Never."[7]

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherEddie BaneJuniorArizona State
Randy ScarberyJuniorSouthern California
Bob ShirleyFreshmanOklahoma
Dave WinfieldSeniorMinnesota
CatcherClint MeyersJuniorArizona State
First basemanClay WestlakeFreshmanArizona State
Second basemanBill BergerSeniorArizona State
Third basemanKeith MorelandFreshmanTexas
ShortstopRoy SmalleyJuniorSouthern California
OutfielderKen HuizengaSophomoreSouthern California
Carl PersonJuniorGeorgia Southern
Terry PykaJuniorTexas

Notable players

References
  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  2. "Trojans capture fourth straight". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 15, 1973. p. 32.
  3. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 198-99. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  4. "Arizona, Gophers capture openers". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 9, 1973. p. 11.
  5. "USC gets eight in ninth for win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 13, 1973. p. 16.
  6. Hoffbeck, Stephen R. (2005). Swinging for the Fences: Black Baseball in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 176.
  7. Schwarz, Alan (June 11, 2002). "Greatest College World Series moments". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
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