1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1977 Division I NCAA 70s logo.svg 34 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska Arizona State 4th South Carolina 2nd Jim Brock 1st Bob Horner Arizona State Home Box Office (championship game) NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty-first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA August 23, 2014 195 2009 The thirty-first tournament's champion was Arizona State, coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Horner of Arizona State. Regionals The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 201 2009 The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. Atlantic Regional at Columbia, SC 1977 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 6 1977 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 3 1977 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 7 South Carolina 6 East Carolina 1 South Carolina 4 Wake Forest 9 South Alabama 6 South Alabama 2 South Carolina 11 Wake Forest 2 1 South Carolina 5 6 Mideast Regional at Minneapolis, MN 1977 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 2 1977 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 1 Minnesota 7 1977 Florida Gators Florida 0 Virginia Tech 4 Florida 9 Central Michigan 2 Minnesota 13 Central Michigan 11 Florida 13 Minnesota 5 — Florida 1 — Midwest Regional at Norman, OK 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 4 1977 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 1 1977 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 3 1977 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 1 Texas A&M 4 Michigan 13 Southern Illinois 7 Oklahoma 3 Oklahoma 2 Michigan 5 Southern Illinois 9 — Michigan 0 — Northeast Regional at Storrs, CT 1977 Cornell Big Red Cornell 10* 1977 St. John's Redmen St. John's 7* 1977 Catholic University Cardinals Catholic 4 1977 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 3 1977 Temple Owls Temple 9 1977 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 7 Cornell 9 Connecticut 7 Catholic 3 Temple 10 St. John's 3 Seton Hall 2 Cornell 6 Temple 9 Catholic 3 St. John's 8 Cornell 9 St. John's 11 Temple 8 — St. John's 6 — Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ 1977 Washington State Cougars Washington State 8 1977 Portland State Vikings Portland State 7 Arizona State 6 1977 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 2 Portland State 3 Cal State Fullerton 5 Washington State 7 Arizona State 11 Washington State 6 Cal State Fullerton 5 Arizona State 3 — Washington State 2 — South Regional at Coral Gables, FL Clemson 8 1977 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 7 1977 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) 6 1977 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State 1 Ole Miss 5 Morehead State 2 Clemson 7 Miami (FL) 2 Ole Miss 2 Miami (FL) 5 Clemson 3 10 Miami (FL) 10 9 South Central Regional at Arlington, TX 1977 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 1 1977 Lamar Cardinals Lamar 0 1977 Baylor Bears Baylor 10 1977 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 1 Lamar 2 New Orleans 5 Miami (OH) 7 Baylor 3 Baylor 7 New Orleans 1 Miami (OH) 7 0 Baylor 12 2 West Regional at Honolulu, HI 1977 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 7 Cal State Los Angeles 4 1977 USC Trojans baseball Southern California 6 1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii 1 Cal State Los Angeles 8 Hawaii 4 Fresno State 3 Southern California 7 Cal State Los Angeles 15 Fresno State 11 Southern California 5 6 Cal State Los Angeles 6 7 College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona State WAC 52–11 (15–3) Jim Brock 8(last: 1976) 1st(1965, 1967, 1969) 29–13 1977 Baylor Bears Baylor SWC 43–13 (15–9) Mickey Sullivan 0(last: none) none 0–0 Clemson ACC 41–8 (9–1) Bill Wilhelm 3(last: 1976) 5th(1958, 1959, 1976) 3–6 Cal State Los Angeles SCBA 40–20 (17–7) Jack Deutsch 0(last: none) none 0–0 Minnesota Big 10 38–10 (15–3) Dick Siebert 4(last: 1973) 1st(1956, 1960, 1964) 16–5 South Carolina Independent 40–10–1 June Raines 1(last: 1975) 2nd(1975) 4–2 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois MVC 38–10 (n/a) Richard Jones 4(last: 1974) 2nd(1968, 1971) 9–8 1977 Temple Owls Temple East Coast Conference 34–7 (n/a) Skip Wilson 1(last: 1972) 3rd(1972) 2–2 Results Bracket 2 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 10 1977 Temple Owls Temple 5 Arizona State 10 Clemson 7 Cal State Los Angeles 7 Minnesota 4 South Carolina 310 1977 Baylor Bears Baylor 2 Southern Illinois 3 Arizona State 2 Cal State Los Angeles 2 South Carolina 6 Temple 4 Clemson 13 Minnesota 411 Baylor 3 Southern Illinois 4 South Carolina 5 Cal State Los Angeles 1 Clemson 0 Arizona State 8 Minnesota 4 South Carolina 2 Arizona State 6 Southern Illinois 9 Cal State Los Angeles 7 Arizona State 10 Southern Illinois 0 South Carolina 1 Arizona State 2 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 10 Game 1 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 10–5 1977 Temple Owls Temple Game 2 Arizona State 10–7 Clemson June 11 Game 3 Cal State Los Angeles 7–4 Minnesota Game 4 South Carolina 3–2 (10 innings) 1977 Baylor Bears Baylor Game 5 Clemson 13–4 1977 Temple Owls Temple Temple eliminated June 12 Game 6 Minnesota 4–3 (11 innings) 1977 Baylor Bears Baylor Baylor eliminated June 13 Game 7 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 3–2 Arizona State Game 8 South Carolina 6–2 Cal State Los Angeles June 14 Game 9 Arizona State 8–4 Minnesota Minnesota eliminated Game 10 Cal State Los Angeles 1–0 Clemson Clemson eliminated June 15 Game 11 South Carolina 5–4 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois June 16 Game 12 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 9–7 Cal State Los Angeles Cal State Los Angeles eliminated Game 13 Arizona State 6–2 South Carolina June 17 Game 14 Arizona State 10–0 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Southern Illinois eliminated June 18 Final Arizona State 2–1 South Carolina Arizona State wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Randy Martz white South Carolina Jerry Vasquez Arizona State C Steve Stieb white Southern Illinois 1B Chris Nyman Arizona State 2B Bob Horner (MOP) Arizona State 3B Brandt Humphry Arizona State SS Mike Henderson Arizona State OF Chuck McLean white South Carolina Mookie Wilson white South Carolina David Caldwell Clemson DH Jamie Allen Arizona State Notable players Arizona State: Jamie Allen, Chris Bando, Hubie Brooks, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters, Patt Rooney, Thomas Hawk Baylor: Andy Beene, Jaime Cocanower, Fritzie Connally, Steve Macko Cal State Los Angeles: Darrell Brown, Alfredo Esparza Clemson: Ron Musselman, Bill Schroeder, Brian Snyder Minnesota: Brian Denman, Paul Molitor, Jerry Ujdur South Carolina: Jim Lewis, Ed Lynch, Randy Martz, Mookie Wilson Southern Illinois: Neil Fiala, Rickey Keeton, Bill Lyons, Dewey Robinson, George Vukovich Temple: Pete Filson See also 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1977 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:1977 NCAA Division I baseball season Category:Baseball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex