Official Souvenir Program— Price 250— 12th NCAA Division II World Series LANPHIER PARK me Springfield, Illinois out to the DIVISION II COLLEGE WORLD SERIES M AY 24/30, 1979 best wishes to the NCAA College World Series from all of your friends at the Franklin Life Insurance Company OSSIE LANGFELDER PAT WARD J MICHAEL HOUSTON MAYOR May 24, 1979 WELCOME NCAA WORLD SERIES PARTICIPANTS: It is my pleasure as Mayor to officially welcome you to the City of Springfield, we are happy to once again have you as our guests. It is my earnest hope that your 1979 World Series will be a full success this year. Thank you once again for choosing the City of Springfield for this special event. Sincerely, v iv\^-c m u u Lx — -- J . mICHAEL HOUSTON MAYOR 1979 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES OFFICERS BILL SMITH GEORGE GATHARD RUTH ANN LECHNER TOM BLANCO President Treasurer Recording Secretary Tournament Director The officers of the Springfield World Series Committee express sincere thanks to our loyal and civic minded advertisers and fans who support this championship event through purchase of advertising space and tickets. Our thanks also go to the following organizations for serving as hosts to NCAA officials and visiting teams at the banquet, and for pro­ viding transportation to the teams during their stay in our city: American Business Club, Downtown Rotary, Kiwanis Downtown, Police Benevolent and Protective Association, Springfield Evening Optimists, Kiwanis North, Glenwood Athletic Booster Club and Evening Lions Club. BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN William Smith Ernest Ostermeier ADVANCE TICKET SALES CIVIC CLUBS PROGRAM CHAIRMAN President Fourth Vice President Robert Lohrenz Charles Westphal John Rapps Frank Schwartz Tim Blanco Thomas B. Blanco GATE TICKET SELLERS 1st Vice President Tournament Manager Harold Walker HOUSING Ethel Boyle Paul Hafel John Marsaglia BALL PARK Ruth Ann Lechner Mike Cross 2nd Vice President Secretary John Marsaglia GATE TICKET TAKERS Robert Engel Earl Grigsby Arnold Delattre George Gathard PUBLICITY Third Vice President Treasurer BANQUET HOSPITALITY Coley Cowan Sal Raymond Albert Betts Ray Bullinski GENERAL COMMITTEE William B. Smith Ruth Ann Lechner Sal Raymond Mike Cross Sam McGaw Tim Blanco George Gathard Charles Westphal John Rapps George Casey John Marsaglia Robert Lohrenz Ethel Boyle Coley Cowan Bob Clifford Arnold Delattre Frank Schwartz Earl Grigsby Ray Bullinski J. D. Washington Ernest Ostermeier Harold Walker Albert Betts Norm Billington Danny Day Thomas B. Blanco Robert Engel Paul Hafel Joshua Johnson 1979 BASEBALL COMMITTEES Members of the NCAA Baseball Committee are elected by the NCAA convention for terms of three years. The administration and con­ duct of Division II Baseball Championship is under the control, direction and supervision of the Division II representatives of the NCAA Baseball Committee. Members of the present committee are: Donald K. Edwards, University of California, Riverside; Harold Kraft, Univer­ sity of North Dakota; James A. Martin, Tuskegee Institute. The Baseball Committee annually appoints games committees to actively supervise the conduct of the finals of the three division cham­ pionships. Members of the Games Committee for 1979 for Division II are: Edwards, chairman; Kraft, Martin and Tom Blanco and Charles Westphal from the local committees. The Division II Baseball Championship provides for a maximum field of 32 teams. All teams are selected at large by eight regional selec­ tion committees and conference champions do not qualify automatically. Winners of the eight regional tournaments qualify for the double-elimination championship at Lanphier Park. DON EDWARDS HAROLD (Pinky) JIM MARTIN CHUCK WESTPHAL KRAFT Ralph McFillen, NCAA Assistant Director of Events is the contact person who works the year around with the Springfield Baseball World Series Committee in plan­ ning the National Championship. He performs a multitude of chores during the regional tour­ naments in getting information passed on to the Springfield Com­ mittee. All members of the Springfield World Series Committee take this opportunity to express thanks to RALPH McFILLEN him for his valuable assistance in NCAA Assistant Director of Events making the National Champion­ ship a successful event. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU The success of an event of the magnitude of a College Baseball National Championship depends on the cooperation and work of many individuals, groups and organizations. The following deserve a big vote of thanks: Board of Directors who sold ads and/or advance tickets:Tim Blanco, Ethel Boyle, George Casey, Col­ ey Cowan, Earl Grigsby, Robert Lohrenz, Sam McGaw, Ernie Ostermeier, Ed Pree, John Rapps, Frank Schwartz, Harold Walker, Charles Westphal, Howard Willcockson, the Springfield Recreation Depart­ ment employees, The Municipal Band, The Auxiliary Police, representatives of the News Media; The State Journal-Register; WICS Television; radio stations WTAX; WCVS; WMAY. Game Announcers: Coley Cowan, Bill Blackwell, Pat Gordon, Bob Murray, Tony Trent and Jim Turpin. Championship Results Year Champion Score Runner-Up Third Place Fourth Place 1968 ‘ Chapman 11-0 Delta State Arkansas State Long Island 1969 ‘ Illinois State 12-0 SW Missouri St. Florida Southern Puget Sound 1970 Northridge State 2-1 Nicholls State SW Missouri St. Springfield 1971 Florida Southern 4-0 Central Michigan San Diego Mankato State 1972 Florida Southern 5-1 NorthridC)6 State SlU-Edwardsville Mo.-St. Louis 1973 *Cal.-lrvine 9-6 Ithaca Eastern Illinois Mo.-St. Louis 1974 Cal.-Irvine 14-1 New O rle a n s New Haven Central Mo. St. 1975 Florida Southern 10-7 Marietta Montclair State SE Louisiana 1976 Cal. Poly-Pomona 17-3 SlU-Edwardsville SE Missouri State Livingston 1977 Cal.-Riverside 4-1 Eckerd Delta State Valdosta State 1978 Florida Southern 7-2 Delta State New Haven Valdosta State ‘ Indicates undefeated teams. Site: Springfield, Missouri through 1971. Present Site: Springfield, Illinois. Year Coaches of Team Champions Outstanding Player Award 1968 Paul Deese, Chapman Tony Spano, of, Chapman 1969 Duffy Bass, Illinois State Tom Klein, 1b, Illinois State 1970 Bob Hiegert, Northridge State Chuck Stone, of, Northridge State 1971 Hal Smeltzly, Florida Southern Greg Pryor, 2b, Florida Southern Kevin Bryant, 3b, Florida Southern 1972 Hal Smeltzly, Florida Southern Jay Smith, p, Florida Southern 1973 Gary Adams, California-lrvine Terry Stupy, c, California-lrvine 1974 Gary Adams, California-lrvine Jeff Malinoff, 1b, California-lrvine 1975 Hal Smeltzly, Florida Southern Joe Yazombek, c, Marietta 1976 John Scolinos, Cal. Poly-Pomona Ken Hellyer, of, Cal. Poly-Pomona 1977 Jack Smitheran, Cal.-Riverside Joe LeFebvre, of-p, Eckerd Steve Glaum, p, Cal.-Riverside 1978 Joe Arnold, Florida Southern Ricky Perkins, 3b, Delta State BEST WISHES FROM YOUR HOST WHILE VISITING SPRINGFIELD AND ITS SHRINES 2670 ROOMS TO ACCOMMODATE THE SPRINGFIELD TOURIST A. 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