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1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
Season
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UC Riverside (1 title)
Eckerd (1st CWS Appearance)
Jack Smitherman (1st title)
Joe Lefebvre (OF-P) and Steve Glaum (P) (Eckerd Tritons and UC Riverside)
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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. 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.
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.
Team
Wins
Losses
Shippensburg
3
0
California (PA)
1
2
UMBC
0
2
Team
Wins
Losses
Valdosta State
4
1
West Georgia
2
2
Columbus
1
2
Randolph–Macon
0
2
Team
Wins
Losses
Eckerd
3
0
Florida Southern
2
2
Jacksonville State
1
2
Troy State
0
2
Team
Wins
Losses
SIU Edwardsville
3
0
Northern Kentucky
2
2
Wright State
1
2
Youngstown State
0
2
Team
Wins
Losses
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
Team
Wins
Losses
Delta State
2
1
Nicholls State
1
2
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
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
1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
1977 NAIA World Series
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