1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
Big Ten Conference
1977 College World Series, T-6th
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
CB	No. 6
Record	39–12 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Siebert (30th season);
Captain	Paul Molitor (Junior year)
Home stadium	Bierman Field
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Minnesota ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	3	.833	39	–	12	.765
No. 19 Michigan ‍‍‍^y	14	–	4	.778	33	–	15	.688
Ohio State ‍‍‍	11	–	5	.688	25	–	24	.510
Iowa ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	40	–	14	.741
Michigan State ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	28	–	26	.519
Illinois ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	23	–	25	.479
Northwestern ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	27	–	16	.628
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	22	–	27	.449
Indiana ‍‍‍	4	–	14	.222	21	–	26	.447
Purdue ‍‍‍	2	–	16	.111	14	–	27	.341

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1977^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Dick Siebert, serving his 30th year.

The Golden Gophers lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
LHP	Mike Bailey	/	—	—
LHP	Brad Barclay	/	—	—
LHP	Perry Bauer	/	—	—	Jr
LHP	Bob Blake	/	—	—	Jr
INF	Tarry Boelter	/	—	—
INF	Mike Bruss	/	—	—
INF	Jerry Chapman	/	—	—
	Brian Denman	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Richfield, Minnesota
C	George Dierberger	/	—	—
RHP	Doug Gronseth	/	—	—
C	Tom Jagiela	/	—	—	Jr
OF	Jeff Kendall	/	—	—
C	Joe Lentsch	/	—	—
OF	Tim Loberg	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Robbinsdale, Minnesota
INF	Ken Mauer	/	—	—	Sr	St. Paul, Minnesota
INF	Dan McEachran	/	—	—
OF	Tom Mee	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Prior Lake, Minnesota
INF	Paul Molitor (C)	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Paul, Minnesota
RHP	Dan Morgan	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Superior, Wisconsin
OF	Jeff Neutzling	/	—	—	Sr	Albany, Minnesota
RHP	Scott Rosenthal	/	—	—
OF	Jerry Shimek	/	—	—
OF	Dan Sieling	/	—	—
RHP	Jerry Ujdur	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Hermantown, Minnesota
RHP	Chuck Viskocil	/	—	—	Sr

Head coach

Dick Siebert

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball game log

Regular season

March (2–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
1	March 20	at Texas Lutheran	Unknown • Seguin, Texas	3–1	1–0	0–0
2	March 20	at Texas Lutheran	Unknown • Seguin, Texas, Texas	4–5	1–1	0–0
3	March 21	vs Tulsa	Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas	5–4	2–1	0–0
4	March 21	at Texas	Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas	2–3	2–2	0–0
5	March 22	at Texas	Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas	2–3	2–3	0–0
6	March 22	at Texas	Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas	2–5	2–4	0–0
7	March 24	at Texas A&M	Travis Field • College Station, Texas	1–8	2–5	0–0
8	March 24	at Texas A&M	Travis Field • College Station, Texas	5–9	2–6	0–0

April (18–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
9	April 9	at Iowa State	Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa	6–7	2–7	0–0
10	April 9	at Iowa State	Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa	4–0	3–7	0–0
11	April 10	at Iowa State	Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa	2–0	4–7	0–0
12	April 10	at Iowa State	Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa	4–2	5–7	0–0
13	April 12	St. Cloud State	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	4–1	6–7	0–0
14	April 12	St. Cloud State	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	19–4	7–7	0–0
15	April 13	Augsburg	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	2–1	8–7	0–0
16	April 13	St. Thomas (MN)	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	2–1	9–7	0–0
17	April 16	at Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	8–0	10–7	1–0
18	April 16	at Michigan	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan	2–3	10–8	1–1
19	April 17	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	5–4	11–8	2–1
20	April 17	at Michigan State	John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan	6–2	12–8	3–1
21	April 19	Minnesota Morris	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	8–1	13–8	3–1
22	April 23	Purdue	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	7–3	14–8	4–1
23	April 23	Purdue	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	13–1	15–8	5–1
24	April 24	Illinois	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	15–7	16–8	6–1
25	April 24	Illinois	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	8–2	17–8	7–1
26	April 26	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	5–3	18–8	7–1
27	April 26	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	12–2	19–8	7–1
28	April 30	at Northwestern	Wells Field • Evanston, Illinois	3–6	19–9	7–2
29	April 30	at Northwestern	Wells Field • Evanston, Illinois	6–1	20–9	8–2

May (15–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
30	May 1	at Wisconsin	Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin	6–3	21–9	9–2
31	May 1	at Wisconsin	Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin	12–0	22–9	10–2
32	May 3	vs Winona State	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	4–3	23–9	10–2
33	May 3	vs Winona State	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	13–0	24–9	10–2
34	May 7	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	2–1	25–9	10–2
35	May 7	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	8–7	26–9	10–2
36	May 8	Wisconsin–La Crosse	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	13–0	27–9	10–2
37	May 8	Wisconsin–La Crosse	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	7–2	28–9	10–2
38	May 11	St. Olaf	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	9–1	29–9	10–2
39	May 11	St. Olaf	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	8–3	30–9	10–2
40	May 14	Indiana	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	4–2	31–9	11–2
41	May 14	Indiana	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	6–0	32–9	12–2
42	May 15	Ohio State	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	3–0	33–9	13–2
43	May 15	Ohio State	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	3–2	34–9	14–2
44	May 21	at Iowa	Iowa Field • Iowa City, Iowa	2–6	34–10	14–3
45	May 21	at Iowa	Iowa Field • Iowa City, Iowa	10–1	35–10	15–3

Postseason

Mideast Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
46	May 26	Florida	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	7–0	36–10	15–3
47	May 27	Central Michigan	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	13–2	37–10	15–3
48	May 29	Florida	Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	5–1	38–10	15–3

1977 College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big Ten record
49	June 11	vs Cal State Los Angeles	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–7	38–11	15–3
50	June 12	vs Baylor	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–3	39–11	15–3
51	June 14	vs Arizona State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–8	39–12	15–3

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Awards and honors

Brian Denman

First Team All-Big Ten

Jeff Neutzling

First Team All-Big Ten^[4]

References

^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Gophers At NCAA Baseball Meet". University of Minnesota. May 31, 1977. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "First Team All-Big Ten". www.gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[record-1] 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[3] "Gophers At NCAA Baseball Meet". University of Minnesota. May 31, 1977. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[4] "First Team All-Big Ten". www.gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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