1978 Gulf South Conference Tournament

The 1978 Gulf South Conference baseball tournament was held in Cleveland, MS. The title game between #1 Delta State University and #2 Southeastern Louisiana University was rained out. The teams were declared co-champions.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Delta State University	14-4	Boo Ferriss
2	Southeastern Louisiana University	11-6	Carl Torbush
3	Livingston University	10-6	Hoss Bowlin
4	Troy State University	8-5	Joe Hollis

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	1	Delta State	8
	4	Troy State	6
						1	Delta State	4
						2	Southeastern Lou.	5
	2	Southeastern Lou.	12
	3	Livingston	8
											2	Southeastern Lou.	rain	rain
											1	Delta State	rain	rain
						1	Delta State	8
	4	Troy State	2			3	Livingston	2
	3	Livingston	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Southeastern Louisiana University	12-8	Livingston University
Game 2	Delta State University	8-6 (10)	Troy State University
Game 3	Livingston University	4-2	Troy State University	Troy State eliminated
Game 4	Southeastern Louisiana University	5-4 (10)	Delta State University
Game 5	Delta State University	8-2	Livingston University	Livingston eliminated
Game 6	Title game between Delta St. and SE Louisiana rained out			Delta St. and SE Louisiana both advance to NCAA tournament