1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1977 Division II Lanphier Park Springfield, IL 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 1 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 1st Jack Smitherman 1st Joe Lefebvre (OF-P) and Steve Glaum (P) Eckerd Tritons and UC Riverside 11,817 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship 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 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Highlanders won their first national championship, beating the 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd Tritons.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Records Book 3 NCAA August 15, 2022 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Records Book 4 NCAA August 15, 2022 Regionals The regionals consisted of 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf Division II Baseball Championships Record Book NCAA 13 August 15, 2022 New England Regional First round Semi-finals Finals 1977 New Haven Chargers New Haven 10 1977 LIU Post Pioneers LIU Post 6 1977 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 13 1977 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi 12 Adelphi 11 LIU Post 4 New Haven 20 Le Moyne 3 Le Moyne 8 Adelphi 7 New Haven 5 10 Le Moyne 6 5 Middle Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1977 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 3 0 1977 California Vulcans California (PA) 1 2 1977 UMBC Retrievers UMBC 0 2 South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1977 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 4 1 1977 West Georgia Braves West Georgia 2 2 1977 Columbus State Cougars Columbus 1 2 1977 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon 0 2 South Regional Team Wins Losses 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 3 0 1977 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 2 2 1977 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 1 2 1977 Troy State Trojans Troy State 0 2 Great Lakes Regional Team Wins Losses 1977 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 3 0 1977 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky 2 2 1977 Wright State Raiders Wright State 1 2 1977 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 0 2 North Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1977 UMSL Tritons UMSL 4 0 1977 Omaha Mavericks Omaha 3 2 1977 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 2 2 1977 Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 1 2 1977 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State 0 2 1977 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State 0 2 South Central Regional Team Wins Losses 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 2 1 1977 Nicholls State Colonels baseball Nicholls State 1 2 West Regional First round Semi-finals Finals 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 4 1977 Cal State East Bay Pioneers Cal State Hayward 1 1977 Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball Cal State Northridge 16 1977 Cal Poly Mustangs baseball Cal Poly 1 Cal State Hayward W Cal Poly L UC Riverside W Cal State Northridge L Cal State Hayward W Cal State Northridge L UC Riverside 3 W Cal State Hayward 7 L College World Series Participants School Conference Record Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish Finals record 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Gulf South Conference 41–17 Boo Ferries 1 (last: 1968) 2nd 2–2 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd Independent 34–9 Bill Livesey 0 (last: none) None 0–0 1977 New Haven Chargers New Haven Independent 28–4 Frank Vieira 1 (last: 1974) 3rd 2–2 1977 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 32–11 Art Fairchild 0 (last: none) None 0–0 1977 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Independent 25-18-1 Roy Lee 2 (last: 1976) 2nd 4–4 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside California Collegiate Athletic Association 43–19 Jack Smitherman 0 (last: none) None 0–0 1977 UMSL Tritons UMSL Independent 30–13 Jim Dix 2 (last: 1973) 4th 1–4 1977 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Independent 47–16 Tommy Thomas 1 (last: 1974) 6th 0–2 Bracket 2 1977 New Haven Chargers New Haven 6 1977 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 1 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 2 1977 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 1 1977 UMSL Tritons UMSL 9 1977 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 5 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside 8 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 2 New Haven 2 Eckerd 14 UMSL 0 UC Riverside 12 Shippensburg 1 Valdosta State 2 SIU Edwardsville 4 Delta State 5 Eckerd 8 UC Riverside 2 UM St. Louis 4 Valdosta State 11 New Haven 3 Delta State 5 Eckerd 6 Delta State 8 UC Riverside 8 Valdosta State 7 Delta State 3 UC Riverside 5 Eckerd 1 UC Riverside 4 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 28 1 1977 New Haven Chargers New Haven 6–1 1977 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 2 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 2–1 1977 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 3 1977 UMSL Tritons UMSL 9–5 1977 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 4 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders baseball UC Riverside 8–2 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State May 29 5 1977 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 2–1 (13) 1977 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg Shippensburg eliminated 6 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 5–4 1977 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville SIU Edwardsville eliminated 7 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 14–2 1977 New Haven Chargers New Haven 8 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders baseball UC Riverside 12–0 1977 UMSL Tritons UMSL May 30 9 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 5–3 1977 New Haven Chargers New Haven New Haven eliminated 10 1977 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 11–4 1977 UMSL Tritons Missouri-St. Louis UMSL eliminated 11 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 8–2 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders baseball UC Riverside May 31 12 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 8–6 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 13 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders baseball UC Riverside 8–7 1977 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Valdosta St. eliminated June 1 14 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders baseball UC Riverside 5–3 1977 Delta State Statesmen Delta State Delta State eliminated June 2 15 1977 UC Riverside Highlanders baseball UC Riverside 4–1 1977 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd UC Riverside wins CWS See also 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1977 NAIA World Series References NCAA Division II tournament Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament