1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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1977 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1977
Finals site
Champions UC Riverside  (1 title)
Runner-up Eckerd (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJack Smitherman (1st title)
MOP Joe Lefebvre (OF-P) and Steve Glaum (P) (Eckerd Tritons and UC Riverside)
Attendance11,817

The 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the 10th edition of the NCAA Division II baseball tournament. The 31-team tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 1977 season. The UC Riverside Highlanders won their first national championship, beating the Eckerd Tritons. [1] UC Riverside coach Jack Smitherman won his first title with the team, while Joe Lefebvre of Eckerd and Steve Glaum of UC Riverside were named Tournament Co-Most Outstanding Players. [2]

Contents

Regionals

The regionals consisted 31 teams in eight groupings. There were five 4-team brackets, one 6-team bracket, one 3-team bracket, and one 2-team bracket. All brackets were double elimination format, with the exception of the 2-team bracket which was a best of 3 format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1977 Division II College World Series. [3]

New England Regional

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
New Haven 10
LIU Post 6
New Haven20
Le Moyne3
Le Moyne 13
Adelphi 12
New Haven510
Le Moyne65
Lower round 1Lower final
Le Moyne8
Adelphi11Adelphi7
LIU Post4

Middle Atlantic Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Shippensburg 30
California (PA) 12
UMBC 02

South Atlantic Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Valdosta State 41
West Georgia 22
Columbus 12
Randolph–Macon 02

South Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Eckerd 30
Florida Southern 22
Jacksonville State 12
Troy State 02

Great Lakes Regional

TeamWinsLosses
SIU Edwardsville 30
Northern Kentucky 22
Wright State 12
Youngstown State 02

North Central Regional

TeamWinsLosses
UMSL 40
Omaha 32
Southeast Missouri State 22
Southwest Missouri State 12
Minnesota State 02
South Dakota State 02

South Central Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Delta State 21
Nicholls State 12

West Regional

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
UC Riverside 4
Cal State Hayward 1
UC RiversideW
Cal State NorthridgeL
Cal State Northridge 16
Cal Poly 1
UC Riverside3W
Cal State Hayward7L
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal State HaywardW
Cal State HaywardWCal State NorthridgeL
Cal PolyL

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecordHead coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishFinals record
Delta State Gulf South Conference 41–17 Boo Ferries 1
(last: 1968)		2nd2–2
Eckerd Independent 34–9 Bill Livesey 0
(last: none)		None0–0
New Haven Independent 28–4 Frank Vieira 1
(last: 1974)		3rd2–2
Shippensburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 32–11 Art Fairchild 0
(last: none)		None0–0
SIU Edwardsville Independent 25-18-1 Roy Lee 2
(last: 1976)		2nd4–4
UC Riverside California Collegiate Athletic Association 43–19 Jack Smitherman 0
(last: none)		None0–0
UMSL Independent 30–13 Jim Dix 2
(last: 1973)		4th1–4
Valdosta State Independent 47–16 Tommy Thomas 1
(last: 1974)		6th0–2

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
New Haven 6
Shippensburg 1
New Haven2
Eckerd14
Eckerd 2
Valdosta State 1
Eckerd8
UC Riverside2
UMSL 9
Eckerd6
SIU Edwardsville 5
UMSL0Delta State8
UC Riverside12
UC Riverside 8
Delta State 2Eckerd1
Delta State3UC Riverside4
Lower round 1Lower round 2UC Riverside5
UM St. Louis4
Shippensburg1Valdosta State11
UC Riverside8
Valdosta State2
Valdosta State7
New Haven3
SIU Edwardsville4Delta State5
Delta State5

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 281 New Haven 6–1 Shippensburg
2 Eckerd 2–1 Valdosta State
3 UMSL 9–5 SIU Edwardsville
4 UC Riverside 8–2 Delta State
May 295 Valdosta State 2–1 (13) Shippensburg Shippensburg eliminated
6 Delta State 5–4 SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville eliminated
7 Eckerd 14–2 New Haven
8 UC Riverside 12–0 UMSL
May 309 Delta State 5–3 New Haven New Haven eliminated
10 Valdosta State 11–4 Missouri-St. Louis UMSL eliminated
11 Eckerd 8–2 UC Riverside
May 3112 Delta State 8–6 Eckerd
13 UC Riverside 8–7 Valdosta State Valdosta St. eliminated
June 114 UC Riverside 5–3 Delta State Delta State eliminated
June 215 UC Riverside 4–1 Eckerd UC Riverside wins CWS

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 4. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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