1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team

The 1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurons played their home games at Oestrike Stadium. The team was coached by Ron Oestrike in his 13th season at Eastern Michigan.

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record46-16 (12–3 MAC)
Head coach
  • Ron Oestrike (13th season)
Home stadiumOestrike Stadium
1976 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Eastern Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 12–3 .80046–16 .742
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61125–20 .556
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .57133–11 .750
Miami  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55640–20 .667
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50034–14 .708
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50033–20 .623
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44425–22 .532
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38929–16 .644
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35314–26 .350
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .28615–22 .405
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Hurons lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game. No northern school would play for a College World Series title for 43 years, until Michigan in 2019.

Roster
1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons roster
 

Pitchers

  

Infielders

Catchers

  

Outfielders

  • Thomas Boutin
  • Ted Dasen
  • Mike Lauerman
  • Bob Vizthum

Coaches

  • Ron Oestrike - 13th Season
  

Schedule
1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball game log
Regular season
March (7–6)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
March 19at California State12–51–0–
March 20at Loyola Marymount6–52–0–
March 20at Loyola Marymount3–42–1–
March 22at Oregon State5–13–1–
March 23at Stanford3–43–2–
March 24Tulsa7–54–2–
March 24UC Riverside2–104–3–
March 25Delaware11–55–3–
March 26BYU0–15–4–
March 27Arizona State7–66–4–
March 28Chapman6–86–5–
March 28Chapman2–36–6–
March 29California6–47–6–
April (21–3)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
April 2Albion7–18–6–
April 2Albion9–69–6–
April 4Cincinnati4–010–6–
April 4Cincinnati11–011–6–
April 6Oakland7–811–7–
April 6Oakland6–212–7–
April 9Michigan State5–013–7–
April 9Michigan State9–214–7–
April 10Lewis3–414–8–
April 10Lewis8–415–8–
April 13Detroit7–516–8–
April 13Detroit8–217–8–
April 16Miami (OH)8–318–81–0
April 16Miami (OH)5–419–82–0
April 17Ball State17–820–83–0
April 17Ball State8–221–84–0
April 23Alma6–022–84–0
April 23Alma9–223–84–0
April 24Central Michigan3–523–94–1
April 24Central Michigan4–024–95–1
April 25Michigan9–125–95–1
April 25Michigan5–426–95–1
April 30Ohio11–127–96–1
April 30Ohio12–228–97–1
May (12–4)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
May 1Kent State5–429–98–1
May 4Michigan State12–730–98–1
May 4Michigan State7–631–98–1
May 7Western Michigan0–531–108–2
May 7Western Michigan1–231–118–3
May 8Northern Illinois2–532–119–3
May 8Northern Illinois11–133–1110–3
May 10Wayne State5–234–1110–3
May 10Wayne State3–934–1210–3
May 14Bowling Green5–435–1211–3
May 14Bowling Green6–436–1212–3
May 15Detroit5–1036–1312–3
May 19Michigan7–637–1312–3
May 19Michigan5–038–1312–3
May 23Detroit10–139–1312–3
May 23Detroit3–040–1312–3
Postseason
Mid-East Regional (3–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
May 28vs MichiganOestrike Stadium6–041–1312–3
May 29vs Illinois StateOestrike Stadium3–042–1312–3
May 30vs MichiganOestrike Stadium3–942–1412–3
May 30vs MichiganOestrike Stadium6–043–1412–3
1976 College World Series (3–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
June 11vs MaineRosenblatt Stadium3–244–1412–3
June 13vs ClemsonRosenblatt Stadium3–245–1412–3
June 15vs Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium2–146–1412–3
June 16vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium6–1146–1512–3
June 18vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium1–746–1612–3

Awards and honors
Dan Schmitz
  • All-Tournament Team[2]
Brian Petroff
  • All-Tournament Team[2]
Bob Owchinko
  • All-Tournament Team[2]

Hurons in the 1976 MLB Draft

The following members of the Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball program were drafted in the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
15Bob OwchinkoPSan Diego Padres
4109Glenn GulliverSSDetroit Tigers
10219Jerry KellerCAtlanta Braves
39711Thomas BoutinOFSan Francisco Giants

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Eastern Michigan University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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