1977 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

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1977 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season1977
Teams22
Finals site
ChampionsStanislaus State (2nd title)
Runner-upBrandeis
()
  • ← 1976 
  • NCAA Division III Baseball Championship
  • 1978 →

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
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Consecutive
tournament
appearances 		Previous best
performance
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[]

[2] Bold indicates winner.

South Regional[]

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Glassboro State 4  
    Lynchburg 2     Glassboro State 12  
    Maryville (TN) 1    
  William Paterson 2         Glassboro State 5            
  Methodist 0           Salisbury State 2              
      William Paterson 3           Glassboro State 11 --
      Salisbury State 10         Lynchburg 5 --
  Salisbury State 25         Salisbury State 2    
  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 3  
    Pace 2     Brandeis 4  
    Ithaca 5    
      Ithaca 7  
      North Adams State 1     Ithaca 7  
  Pace 3         Westfield State 12    
  North Adams State 12        
  Westfield State 16         Westfield State 3
  North Adams State 13           Brandeis 5
      Westfield State 10        
      Eastern Connecticut State 9          
  Eastern Connecticut State 9           Westfield State 6              
  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 --
  Coe 6  
  Lawrence 0  
    St. Olaf 0
    Coe 8  

Mideast Regional[]

  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals Final
                                       
  DePauw 9  
    Widener 6     DePauw 1  
    Wooster 5    
      Wooster 9  
      Widener 12    
  Widener 10          
  Wilkes 9        
  Marietta 4         Widener 7 2
  Wilkes 1           Marietta 1 3
      Marietta 10        
      York (PA) 1          
  York (PA) 5           Marietta 13    
  Wooster 1         DePauw 4  
  DePauw 12    
  York (PA) 6  

World Series[]

[3]

Participants[]

School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Consecutive
World Series
appearances 		Previous best
performance
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 2nd 1976 2 National Champion (1976)
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut

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 --
  Brandeis 11  
  Marietta 9  
    Glassboro State 10
    Brandeis 13  

References[]

  1. ^ "Cal State Stanislaus repeats for 1977 title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "1977 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 8, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "1977 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 7, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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