Mansfield University Athletic Hall of Fame
The 1979 baseball team under the direction of head coach Dr. John Heaps was the first Mansfield baseball team to advance to the NCAA Division III World Series where the Mountaineers finished third.
Mansfield earned a berth in the NCAA Division III World Series in dramatic fashion after winning the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional when Jerry Keating scored on a Dave Mielnicki two-strike squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth inning to push the Mounties to a 4-3 victory over Wooster (Ohio) College in the Mideast Regional final.
The team finished the season with a 25-8 overall record.
