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

The 1977 NCAA Division II baseball 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]

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 Haven10
LIU Post6
New Haven20
Le Moyne3
Le Moyne13
Adelphi12
New Haven510
Le Moyne65
Lower round 1Lower final
Le Moyne8
Adelphi11Adelphi7
LIU Post4

Middle Atlantic Regional

Shippensburg (3–0)
California (PA) (1–2)
UMBC (0–2)

Shippensburg State won regional

South Atlantic Regional

Valdosta State (4–1)
West Georgia (2–2)
Columbus (1–2)
Randolph–Macon (0–2)

Valdosta State won regional

South Regional

Eckerd (3–0)
Florida Southern (2–2)
Jacksonville State (1–2)
Troy State (0–2)

Eckerd College won regional

Great Lakes Regional

SIU Edwardsville (3–0)
Northern Kentucky (2–2)
Wright State (1–2)
Youngstown State (0–2)

SIU Edwardsville won regional

North Central Regional

UMSL (4–0)
Omaha (3–2)
Southeast Missouri State (2–2)
Southwest Missouri State (1–2)
Minnesota State (0–2)
South Dakota State (0–2)

UMSL won regional

South Central Regional

Delta State (2–1)
Nicholls State (1–2)

Delta State won regional

West Regional

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
UC Riverside4
Cal State Hayward1
UC RiversideW
Cal State NorthridgeL
Cal State Northridge16
Cal Poly1
UC Riverside3W
Cal State Hayward7L
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal State HaywardW
Cal State HaywardWCal State NorthridgeL
Cal PolyL

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish
Delta State Gulf South Conference 41–17 Boo Ferries 1
(last: 1968)		 2nd
Eckerd Independent 34–9 Bill Livesey 0
(last: none)		 None
New Haven Independent 28–4 Frank Vieira 1
(last: 1974)		 3rd
Shippensburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 32–11 Art Fairchild 0
(last: none)		 None
SIU Edwardsville Independent 25-18-1 Roy Lee 2
(last: 1976)		 2nd
UC Riverside California Collegiate Athletic Association 43–19 Jack Smitherman 0
(last: none)		 None
UMSL Independent 30–13 Jim Dix 2
(last: 1973)		 3rd
Valdosta State Independent 47–16 Tommy Thomas 1
(last: 1974)		 6th

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
New Haven6
Shippensburg1
New Haven2
Eckerd14
Eckerd2
Valdosta State1
Eckerd8
UC Riverside2
UMSL9
Eckerd6
SIU Edwardsville5
UMSL0Delta State8
UC Riverside12
UC Riverside8
Delta State2Eckerd1
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

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 28 1 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 29 5 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 30 9 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 31 12 Delta State 8–6 Eckerd
13 UC Riverside 8–7 Valdosta State Valdosta St. eliminated
June 1 14 UC Riverside 5–3 Delta State Delta State eliminated
June 2 15 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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