1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1977 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
NCAA 70s logo.svg
Season 1977
Teams34
Finals site
Champions Arizona State  (4th title)
Runner-up South Carolina (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Jim Brock  (1st title)
MOP Bob Horner (Arizona State)

The 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty-first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The thirty-first tournament's champion was Arizona State, coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Horner of Arizona State.

Contents

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams. [2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Columbia, SC

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Wake Forest 6
East Carolina 3
Wake Forest9
South Alabama6
South Alabama 7
South Carolina 6
Wake Forest21
South Carolina56
Lower round 1Lower final
South Alabama2
East Carolina1South Carolina11
South Carolina4

Mideast Regional at Minneapolis, MN

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Central Michigan 2
Virginia Tech 1
Central Michigan2
Minnesota13
Minnesota 7
Florida 0
Minnesota5—
Florida1—
Lower round 1Lower final
Central Michigan11
Virginia Tech4Florida13
Florida9

Midwest Regional at Norman, OK

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Southern Illinois 4
Texas A&M 1
Southern Illinois7
Oklahoma3
Oklahoma 3
Michigan 1
Southern Illinois9—
Michigan0—
Lower round 1Lower final
Oklahoma2
Texas A&M4Michigan5
Michigan13

Northeast Regional at Storrs, CT

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Cornell 10*
St. John's 7*Cornell9
Connecticut7
Catholic 4Cornell6
Seton Hall 3Temple9
Catholic3Temple8—
Temple10St. John's6—
Temple 9Cornell9
Connecticut 7Catholic3St. John's11
St. John's3St. John's8
Seton Hall2

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Washington State 8
Portland State 7
Washington State7
Arizona State11
Arizona State 6
Cal State Fullerton 2
Arizona State3—
Washington State2—
Lower round 1Lower final
Washington State6
Portland State3Cal State Fullerton5
Cal State Fullerton5

South Regional at Coral Gables, FL

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Clemson 8
Ole Miss 7
Clemson7
Miami (FL)2
Miami (FL) 6
Morehead State 1
Clemson310
Miami (FL)109
Lower round 1Lower final
Ole Miss2
Ole Miss5Miami (FL)5
Morehead State2

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Miami (OH) 1
Lamar 0
Miami (OH)7
Baylor3
Baylor 10
New Orleans 1
Miami (OH)70
Baylor122
Lower round 1Lower final
Baylor7
Lamar2New Orleans1
New Orleans5

West Regional at Honolulu, HI

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fresno State 7
Cal State Los Angeles 4
Fresno State3
Southern California7
Southern California 6
Hawaii 1
Southern California56
Cal State Los Angeles67
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal State Los Angeles15
Cal State Los Angeles8Fresno State11
Hawaii4

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona State WAC 52–11 (15–3) Jim Brock 8
(last: 1976)		1st
(1965, 1967, 1969)		29–13
Baylor SWC 43–13 (15–9) Mickey Sullivan 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Clemson ACC 41–8 (9–1) Bill Wilhelm 3
(last: 1976)		5th
(1958, 1959, 1976)		3–6
Cal State Los Angeles SCBA 40–20 (17–7) Jack Deutsch 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Minnesota Big 10 38–10 (15–3) Dick Siebert 4
(last: 1973)		1st
(1956, 1960, 1964)		16–5
South Carolina Independent40–10–1 June Raines 1
(last: 1975)		2nd
(1975)		4–2
Southern Illinois MVC 38–10 (n/a) Richard Jones 4
(last: 1974)		2nd
(1968, 1971)		9–8
Temple 34–7 (n/a) Skip Wilson 1
(last: 1972)		3rd
(1972)		2–2

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Southern Illinois 10
Temple 5
Southern Illinois3
Arizona State2
Arizona State 10
Clemson 7
Southern Illinois4
South Carolina5
Cal State Los Angeles 7
South Carolina2
Minnesota 4
Cal State Los Angeles2Arizona State6
South Carolina6
South Carolina 310
Baylor 2South Carolina1
Arizona State10Arizona State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern Illinois0
Cal State Los Angeles1
Temple4Clemson0
Southern Illinois9
Clemson13
Cal State Los Angeles7
Arizona State8
Minnesota411Minnesota4
Baylor3

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 10Game 1 Southern Illinois 10–5 Temple
Game 2 Arizona State 10–7 Clemson
June 11Game 3 Cal State Los Angeles 7–4 Minnesota
Game 4 South Carolina 3–2 (10 innings) Baylor
Game 5 Clemson 13–4 Temple Temple eliminated
June 12Game 6 Minnesota 4–3 (11 innings) Baylor Baylor eliminated
June 13Game 7 Southern Illinois 3–2 Arizona State
Game 8 South Carolina 6–2 Cal State Los Angeles
June 14Game 9 Arizona State 8–4 Minnesota Minnesota eliminated
Game 10 Cal State Los Angeles 1–0 Clemson Clemson eliminated
June 15Game 11 South Carolina 5–4 Southern Illinois
June 16Game 12 Southern Illinois 9–7 Cal State Los Angeles Cal State Los Angeles eliminated
Game 13 Arizona State 6–2 South Carolina
June 17Game 14 Arizona State 10–0 Southern Illinois Southern Illinois eliminated
June 18Final Arizona State 2–1 South Carolina Arizona State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Randy Martz South Carolina
Jerry Vasquez Arizona State
C Steve Stieb Southern Illinois
1B Chris Nyman Arizona State
2B Bob Horner (MOP)Arizona State
3B Brandt Humphry Arizona State
SS Mike Henderson Arizona State
OF Chuck McLean South Carolina
Mookie Wilson South Carolina
David Caldwell Clemson
DH Jamie Allen Arizona State

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 201. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
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