American college baseball tournament
Collegiate baseball tournament
1977 NCAA Division III Season 1977 Teams 22 Finals site Champions Stanislaus State (2nd title)Runner-up Brandeis
The 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the second national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio , for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with three regions consisting of six teams and one consisting of four, for a total of 22 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Stanislaus State , who defeated Brandeis for the championship.[ 1]
Bids
The 22 competing teams were:
School
Nickname
Location
Conference
Tournament
Last
Consecutive
Previous best
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 2nd
1976 2
Regional Runner-Up (1976 )
Coe College Kohawks Cedar Rapids, IA Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st
Debut
1
Debut
DePauw University Tigers Greencastle, IN Independent /Indiana Collegiate Conference (NCAA D-II )1st
Debut
1
Debut
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 2nd
1976 2
Regional third place (1976 )
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
Regional Runner-Up (1976 )
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
World Series Runner-Up (1976 )
Lawrence University Vikings Appleton, WI Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st
Debut
1
Debut
Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
Regional Fifth place (1976 )
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
Regional Fifth place (1976 )
Maryville College Scots Maryville, TN Independent 1st
Debut
1
Debut
Methodist College Monarchs Fayetteville, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
Regional Fifth place (1976 )
North Adams State College Mohawks North Adams, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
Regional Fifth place (1976 )
Pace University Setters New York City, NY Knickerbocker Conference
1st
Debut
1
Debut
Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent /Mason-Dixon Conference (NCAA D-II )1st
Debut
1
Debut
St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st
Debut
1
Debut
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 2nd
1976 2
National Champion (1976 )
Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
Regional Fifth place (1976 )
Widener College Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
Regional Fifth place (1976 )
Wilkes College Colonels Wilkes-Barre, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd
1976 2
World Series Fourth place (1976 )
William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st
Debut
1
Debut
The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1st
Debut
1
Debut
York College of Pennsylvania Spartans York, PA Independent 1st
Debut
1
Debut
Regionals
Bold indicates winner.
South Regional
First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final 1 Glassboro State 4 6 Lynchburg 2 Glassboro State 12 Maryville (TN) 1 2 William Paterson 2 Glassboro State 5 5 Methodist 0 Salisbury State 2 William Paterson 3 Glassboro State 11 -- Salisbury State 10 Lynchburg 5 -- 3 Salisbury State 25 Salisbury State 2 4 Maryville (TN) 4 William Paterson 5 Lynchburg 5 Lynchburg 2 Lynchburg 6 Methodist 0
Northeast Regional
First round Second round/elimination round 1 Third round/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Brandeis 4 Ithaca 5 1 Brandeis 3 Ithaca 7 6 Pace 2 North Adams State 1 Ithaca 7 Pace 3 Westfield State 12 North Adams State 12 2 Westfield State 16 Westfield State 3 5 North Adams State 13 Westfield State 10 Brandeis 5 Eastern Connecticut State 9 3 Eastern Connecticut State 9 Westfield State 6 4 Ithaca 6 Brandeis 11 Brandeis 10 Eastern Connecticut State 5
West Regional
First round/elimination first round Semifinal/elimination final Final Stanislaus State 20 Coe 2 Stanislaus State 10 St. Olaf 4 St. Olaf 8 Lawrence 1 Stanislaus State 22 -- Coe 1 -- Lower round 1 Lower final St. Olaf 0 Coe 6 Coe 8 Lawrence 0
Mideast Regional
First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals Final DePauw 1 Wooster 5 1 DePauw 9 Wooster 9 6 Widener 6 Widener 12 Widener 10 Wilkes 9 2 Marietta 4 Widener 7 2 5 Wilkes 1 Marietta 1 3 Marietta 10 York (PA) 1 3 York (PA) 5 Marietta 13 4 Wooster 1 DePauw 4 DePauw 12 York (PA) 6
World Series
Participants
Bracket
Pioneer Park -Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College )
First round/elimination first round Semifinal/elimination final Final Glassboro State 11 Brandeis 3 Glassboro State 1 Stanislaus State 14 Stanislaus State 5 Marietta 3 Stanislaus State 8 – Brandeis 5 – Lower round 1 Lower final Glassboro State 10 Brandeis 11 Brandeis 13 Marietta 9
See also
References
