1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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]

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

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
SchoolConferenceRecordHead coachCWS appearancesCWS best finish
Delta StateGulf South Conference41–17Boo Ferries1
(last: 1968)		2nd
EckerdIndependent34–9Bill Livesey0
(last: none)		None
New HavenIndependent28–4Frank Vieira1
(last: 1974)		3rd
ShippensburgPennsylvania State Athletic Conference32–11Art Fairchild0
(last: none)		None
SIU EdwardsvilleIndependent25-18-1Roy Lee2
(last: 1976)		2nd
UC RiversideCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association43–19Jack Smitherman0
(last: none)		None
UMSLIndependent30–13Jim Dix2
(last: 1973)		3rd
Valdosta StateIndependent47–16Tommy Thomas1
(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
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 281New Haven6–1Shippensburg
2Eckerd2–1Valdosta State
3UMSL9–5SIU Edwardsville
4UC Riverside8–2Delta State
May 295Valdosta State2–1 (13)ShippensburgShippensburg eliminated
6Delta State5–4SIU EdwardsvilleSIU Edwardsville eliminated
7Eckerd14–2New Haven
8UC Riverside12–0UMSL
May 309Delta State5–3New HavenNew Haven eliminated
10Valdosta State11–4Missouri-St. LouisUMSL eliminated
11Eckerd8–2UC Riverside
May 3112Delta State8–6Eckerd
13UC Riverside8–7Valdosta StateValdosta St. eliminated
June 114UC Riverside5–3Delta StateDelta State eliminated
June 215UC Riverside4–1EckerdUC 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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