1977 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

1977 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season 1977
Teams 34
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
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
Game 8 South Carolina 6–2 Cal State Los Angeles
June 14 Game 9 Arizona State 8–4 Minnesota Minnesota eliminated
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
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
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

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 22 April 2012.
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