1977 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

1977 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament

Season

1977

Teams

College World
Series Site

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, NE

Champions

Arizona State (4th title)

Runner-Up

South Carolina (2nd CWS Appearance)

Winning coach

Jim Brock (1st title)

MOP

Bob Horner (Arizona State)

NCAA Baseball Tournaments

«1976

1978»

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.

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



Wake Forest	6
East Carolina	3
		Wake Forest	9

		South Alabama	6
South Alabama	7

South Carolina	6
				Wake Forest	2	1

				South Carolina	5	6
East Carolina	1

South Carolina	4
		South Alabama	2

		South Carolina	11

Mideast Regional at Minneapolis, MN



Central Michigan	2
Virginia Tech	1
		Central Michigan	2

		Minnesota	13
Minnesota	7

Florida	0
				Minnesota	5	—

				Florida	1	—
Virginia Tech	4

Florida	9
		Central Michigan	11

		Florida	13

Midwest Regional at Norman, OK



Southern Illinois	4
Texas A&M	1
		Southern Illinois	7

		Oklahoma	3
Oklahoma	3

Michigan	1
				Southern Illinois	9	—

				Michigan	0	—
Texas A&M	4

Michigan	13
		Oklahoma	2

		Michigan	5

Northeast Regional at Storrs, CT



Cornell	10*
St. John's	7*	Cornell	9
		Connecticut	7
Catholic	4			Cornell	6
Seton Hall	3			Temple	9
		Catholic	3					Temple	8	—
		Temple	10					St. John's	6	—
Temple	9					Cornell	9
Connecticut	7			Catholic	3	St. John's	11
		St. John's	3	St. John's	8
		Seton Hall	2

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ



Washington State	8
Portland State	7
		Washington State	7

		Arizona State	11
Arizona State	6

Cal State Fullerton	2
				Arizona State	3	—

				Washington State	2	—
Portland State	3

Cal State Fullerton	5
		Washington State	6

		Cal State Fullerton	5

South Regional at Coral Gables, FL



Clemson	8
Ole Miss	7
		Clemson	7

		Miami (FL)	2
Miami (FL)	6

Morehead State	1
				Clemson	3	10

				Miami (FL)	10	9
Ole Miss	5

Morehead State	2
		Ole Miss	2

		Miami (FL)	5

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX



Miami (OH)	1
Lamar	0
		Miami (OH)	7

		Baylor	3
Baylor	10

New Orleans	1
				Miami (OH)	7	0

				Baylor	12	2
Lamar	2

New Orleans	5
		Baylor	7

		New Orleans	1

West Regional at Honolulu, HI



Fresno State	7
Cal State Los Angeles	4
		Fresno State	3

		Southern California	7
Southern California	6

Hawaii	1
				Southern California	5	6

				Cal State Los Angeles	6	7
Cal State Los Angeles	8

Hawaii	4
		Cal State Los Angeles	15

		Fresno State	11

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS 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)	none	0–0
Clemson	ACC	41–8 (9–1)	Bill Wilhelm	3 (last: 1976)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	3–6
Cal State Los Angeles	CCAA	40–20 (17–7)	Jack Deutsch	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Minnesota	Big 10	38–10 (15–3)	Dick Siebert	4 (last: 1973)	1st (1956, 1960, 1964)	16–5
South Carolina	Independent	40–10–1	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

First Round			Second Round			Third Round

Winner's Bracket
	Southern Illinois	10
	Temple	5
				Southern Illinois	3
				Arizona State	2
	Arizona State	10
	Clemson	7
							Southern Illinois	4
							South Carolina	5
	Cal State Los Angeles	7
	Minnesota	4
				Cal State Los Angeles	2
				South Carolina	6
	South Carolina	3¹⁰
	Baylor	2
			Loser's Bracket
				Temple	4
				Clemson	13		Cal State Los Angeles	1
							Clemson	0
				Minnesota	4¹¹
				Baylor	3		Arizona State	8
							Minnesota	4

Semifinals			Finals			if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals
	South Carolina	2					South Carolina	1
	Arizona State	6					Arizona State	2
				Arizona State	10
				Southern Illinois	0
	Southern Illinois	9
	Cal State Los Angeles	7

Game results

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

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Randy Martz	Junior	South Carolina
Pitcher	Jerry Vasquez	Junior	Arizona State
Catcher	Steve Stieb	Junior	Southern Illinois
First baseman	Chris Nyman	Senior	Arizona State
Second baseman	Bob Horner	Sophomore	Arizona State
Third baseman	Brandt Humphry	Junior	Arizona State
Shortstop	Patt Rooney	Junior	Arizona State
Out fielder	Chuck McLean	Junior	South Carolina
	Mookie Wilson	Junior	South Carolina
	David Caldwell	Junior	Clemson
Designated hitter	Jamie Allen	Freshman	Arizona State

Notable players

Arizona State: Jamie Allen, Chris Bando, Hubie Brooks, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters, Patt Rooney, Thomas Hawk
Baylor: Andy Beene, Jaime Cocanower, Fritzie Connally, Steve Macko
Cal State Los Angeles: Darrell Brown, Alfredo Martínez
Clemson: Ron Musselman, Bill Schroeder, Brian Snyder
Minnesota: Brian Denman, Paul Molitor, Jerry Ujdur
South Carolina: Jim Lewis, Ed Lynch, Randy Martz, Mookie Wilson
Southern Illinois: Neil Fiala, Rickey Keeton, Bill Lyons, Dewey Robinson, George Vukovich
Temple: Pete Filson

References

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

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