1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
| Season | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UC Riverside (1 title) |
| Runner-up | Eckerd (1st CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Jack Smitherman (1st title) |
| MOP | Joe Lefebvre (OF-P) and Steve Glaum (P) (Eckerd Tritons and UC Riverside) |
| Attendance | 11,817 |
The 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the 10th edition of the NCAA Division II baseball tournament. The 31-team 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
[edit]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
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| New Haven | 10 | |||||||||||||
| LIU Post | 6 | |||||||||||||
| New Haven | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 12 | |||||||||||||
| New Haven | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 11 | Adelphi | 7 | |||||||||||
| LIU Post | 4 | |||||||||||||
Middle Atlantic Regional
[edit]Shippensburg (3–0)
California (PA) (1–2)
UMBC (0–2)
Shippensburg State won regional
South Atlantic Regional
[edit]Valdosta State (4–1)
West Georgia (2–2)
Columbus (1–2)
Randolph–Macon (0–2)
Valdosta State won regional
South Regional
[edit]Eckerd (3–0)
Florida Southern (2–2)
Jacksonville State (1–2)
Troy State (0–2)
Eckerd College won regional
Great Lakes Regional
[edit]SIU Edwardsville (3–0)
Northern Kentucky (2–2)
Wright State (1–2)
Youngstown State (0–2)
SIU Edwardsville won regional
North Central Regional
[edit]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
[edit]Delta State (2–1)
Nicholls State (1–2)
Delta State won regional
West Regional
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 1 | |||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | W | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | L | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | |||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 3 | W | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 7 | L | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | W | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | W | Cal State Northridge | L | |||||||||||
| Cal Poly | L | |||||||||||||
College World Series
[edit]Participants
[edit]| School | Conference | Record | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | Finals record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State | Gulf South Conference | 41–17 | Boo Ferries | 1 (last: 1968) |
2nd | 2–2 |
| Eckerd | Independent | 34–9 | Bill Livesey | 0 (last: none) |
None | 0–0 |
| New Haven | Independent | 28–4 | Frank Vieira | 1 (last: 1974) |
3rd | 2–2 |
| Shippensburg | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 32–11 | Art Fairchild | 0 (last: none) |
None | 0–0 |
| SIU Edwardsville | Independent | 25-18-1 | Roy Lee | 2 (last: 1976) |
2nd | 4–4 |
| UC Riverside | California Collegiate Athletic Association | 43–19 | Jack Smitherman | 0 (last: none) |
None | 0–0 |
| UMSL | Independent | 30–13 | Jim Dix | 2 (last: 1973) |
4th | 1–4 |
| Valdosta State | Independent | 47–16 | Tommy Thomas | 1 (last: 1974) |
6th | 0–2 |
Bracket
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shippensburg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eckerd | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eckerd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eckerd | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMSL | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eckerd | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMSL | 0 | Delta State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 2 | Eckerd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | UC Riverside | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | UC Riverside | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UM St. Louis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shippensburg | 1 | Valdosta State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 4 | Delta State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game results
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1977 NAIA World Series
References
[edit]- ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 4. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved August 15, 2022.