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1979 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament

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The 1979 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament was held in May 1979 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the first iteration of the event, and was held at Hershey High School and Lower Dauphin High School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. George Washington earned the first championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

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Format

The tournament followed a double-elimination format, with two teams (George Washington and Duquesne) receiving first round byes.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Second Round Championship Game
George Washington 4
Penn State 4 Penn State 3
Rutgers 3 George Washington 7
Pittsburgh 3
Duquesne 3
Pittsburgh 3 Pittsburgh 12
West Virginia 2

Two games were scheduled to determine place of finish. West Virginia beat Rutgers 13-10 to finish 5th while Penn State won by forfeit over Duquesne to win 3rd.[2]

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