1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team

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1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record46-16 (12–3 MAC)
Head coach
  • Ron Oestrike (13th season)
Home stadium Oestrike Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Eastern Michigan  ‍†‍‍y12–3 .80046–16 .742
Ohio  ‍‍‍11–7 .61125–20 .556
Toledo  ‍‍‍8–6 .57133–11 .750
Miami  ‍‍‍10–8 .55640–20 .667
Ball State  ‍‍‍9–9 .50034–14 .708
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍8–8 .50033–20 .623
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍8–10 .44425–22 .532
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍7–11 .38929–16 .644
Kent State  ‍‍‍6–11 .35314–26 .350
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍4–10 .28615–22 .405
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurons played their home games at Oestrike Stadium. The team was coached by Ron Oestrike in his 13th season at Eastern Michigan.

Contents

The Hurons lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game. No northern school would play for a College World Series title for 43 years, until Michigan in 2019.

Roster

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons roster
 

Pitchers

 

Infielders

Catchers

 

Outfielders

  • Thomas Boutin
  • Ted Dasen
  • Mike Lauerman
  • Bob Vizthum

Coaches

  • Ron Oestrike - 13th Season
 

Schedule

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball game log
Regular season
March (7–6)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
March 19at California State12–51–0–
March 20at Loyola Marymount 6–52–0–
March 20at Loyola Marymount3–42–1–
March 22at Oregon State 5–13–1–
March 23at Stanford 3–43–2–
March 24 Tulsa 7–54–2–
March 24 UC Riverside 2–104–3–
March 25 Delaware 11–55–3–
March 26 BYU 0–15–4–
March 27 Arizona State 7–66–4–
March 28 Chapman 6–86–5–
March 28Chapman2–36–6–
March 29 California 6–47–6–
April (21–3)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
April 2 Albion 7–18–6–
April 2Albion9–69–6–
April 4 Cincinnati 4–010–6–
April 4Cincinnati11–011–6–
April 6 Oakland 7–811–7–
April 6Oakland6–212–7–
April 9 Michigan State 5–013–7–
April 9Michigan State9–214–7–
April 10 Lewis 3–414–8–
April 10Lewis8–415–8–
April 13 Detroit 7–516–8–
April 13Detroit8–217–8–
April 16 Miami (OH) 8–318–81–0
April 16Miami (OH)5–419–82–0
April 17 Ball State 17–820–83–0
April 17Ball State8–221–84–0
April 23 Alma 6–022–84–0
April 23Alma9–223–84–0
April 24 Central Michigan 3–523–94–1
April 24Central Michigan4–024–95–1
April 25 Michigan 9–125–95–1
April 25Michigan5–426–95–1
April 30 Ohio 11–127–96–1
April 30Ohio12–228–97–1
May (12–4)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
May 1 Kent State 5–429–98–1
May 4Michigan State12–730–98–1
May 4Michigan State7–631–98–1
May 7 Western Michigan 0–531–108–2
May 7Western Michigan1–231–118–3
May 8 Northern Illinois 2–532–119–3
May 8Northern Illinois11–133–1110–3
May 10 Wayne State 5–234–1110–3
May 10Wayne State3–934–1210–3
May 14 Bowling Green 5–435–1211–3
May 14Bowling Green6–436–1212–3
May 15Detroit5–1036–1312–3
May 19Michigan7–637–1312–3
May 19Michigan5–038–1312–3
May 23Detroit10–139–1312–3
May 23Detroit3–040–1312–3
Postseason
Mid-East Regional (3–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
May 28vs Michigan Oestrike Stadium 6–041–1312–3
May 29vs Illinois State Oestrike Stadium3–042–1312–3
May 30vs MichiganOestrike Stadium3–942–1412–3
May 30vs MichiganOestrike Stadium6–043–1412–3
1976 College World Series (3–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
June 11vs Maine Rosenblatt Stadium 3–244–1412–3
June 13vs Clemson Rosenblatt Stadium3–245–1412–3
June 15vs Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium2–146–1412–3
June 16vs Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium6–1146–1512–3
June 18vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium1–746–1612–3

Awards and honors

Dan Schmitz
Brian Petroff
Bob Owchinko

Hurons in the 1976 MLB draft

The following members of the Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball program were drafted in the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft. [3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
15 Bob Owchinko P San Diego Padres
4109 Glenn Gulliver SS Detroit Tigers
10219 Jerry Keller C Atlanta Braves
39711Thomas Boutin OF San Francisco Giants

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Eastern Michigan University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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