1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NCAA Baseball Tournament The 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1976 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 thirtieth 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.[1] The thirtieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Powers of Arizona.
Regionals
Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series.
Atlantic Regional
Games played in Columbia, South Carolina.
Rocky Mountain Regional
Games played in Tempe, Arizona.
Mideast Regional
Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
South Regional
Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.
Midwest Regional
Games played in Edinburg, Texas.
South Central Regional
Games played in Arlington, Texas.
West Regional
Games played in Pullman, Washington.
Northeast Regional
Games played in Storrs, Connecticut.
College World Series
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | WAC | 51–16 (12–6) | Jerry Kindall | 9 (last: 1970) |
2nd (1956, 1958, 1960) |
17–18 |
| Arizona State | WAC | 62–8 (17–1) | Jim Brock | 7 (last: 1975) |
1st (1965, 1967, 1969) |
26–11 |
| Template:CBSB link | SEC | 37–13 (12–7) | Paul Nix | 1 (last: 1967) |
4th (1967) |
2–2 |
| Clemson | ACC | 35–13 (10–2) | Bill Wilhelm | 2 (last: 1959) |
5th (1958, 1959) |
2–4 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | 43–14 (12–3) | Ron Oestrike | 1 (last: 1975) |
6th (1975) |
1–2 |
| Template:CBSB link | Eastern Collegiate | 27–7 (n/a) | John Winkin | 1 (last: 1964) |
3rd (1964) |
3–2 |
| Template:CBSB link | Big 8 | 62–17 (4–1) | Enos Semore | 5 (last: 1975) |
1st (1951) |
9–8 |
| Washington State | Pac-8 | 42–13 (16–2) | Chuck Brayton | 3 (last: 1965) |
2nd (1950) |
5–6 |
Results
Bracket
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11 | Game 1 | Clemson | 9–4 | Template:CBSB link | |
| Game 2 | Eastern Michigan | 3–2 | Template:CBSB link | ||
| June 12 | Game 3 | Arizona State | 7–6 (10 innings) | Arizona | |
| Game 4 | Washington State | 6–1 | Template:CBSB link | ||
| Game 5 | Template:CBSB link | 9–8 | Template:CBSB link | Auburn eliminated | |
| June 13 | Game 6 | Arizona | 10–2 | Template:CBSB link | Oklahoma eliminated |
| Game 7 | Eastern Michigan | 3–2 (10 innings) | Clemson | ||
| Game 8 | Arizona State | 9–3 | Washington State | ||
| June 14 | Game 9 | Arizona | 10–6 | Clemson | Clemson eliminated |
| Game 10 | Template:CBSB link | 6–3 | Washington State | Washington State eliminated | |
| June 15 | Game 11 | Eastern Michigan | 2–1 | Arizona State | |
| June 16 | Game 12 | Arizona State | 7–0 | Template:CBSB link | Maine eliminated |
| Game 13 | Arizona | 11–6 | Eastern Michigan | ||
| June 18 | Game 14 | Arizona | 5–1 | Arizona State | Arizona State eliminated |
| June 19 | Final | Arizona | 7–1 | Eastern Michigan | Arizona wins CWS |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Bob Chaulk | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona |
| Bob Owchinko | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Eastern Michigan | |
| C | Ron Hassey | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona |
| 1B | Ken Phelps | style=Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State |
| 2B | Dan Schmitz | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Eastern Michigan |
| 3B | Brian Petroff | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Eastern Michigan |
| SS | Russ Quetti | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Maine |
| OF | Ken Landreaux | style=Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State |
| Dave Stegman | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona | |
| Pete Van Horne | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona | |
| DH | Steve Powers (MOP) | style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona |
Notable players
- Arizona: Ron Hassey, Dave Stegman
- Arizona State: Gary Allenson, Chris Bando, Floyd Bannister, Mike Colbern, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Ken Landreaux, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters, Ken Phelps, Gary Rajsich
- Auburn: Joe Beckwith, Terry Leach
- Clemson: Ron Musselman, Chuck Porter, Kurt Seibert
- Eastern Michigan: Glenn Gulliver, John Martin, Bob Owchinko, Bob Welch
- Maine: Jack Leggett, Bert Roberge
- Oklahoma: Terry Bogener, Keith Drumright, George Frazier, Gene Krug, Roger LaFrancois
- Washington State: Dave Edler, Eric Wilkins, Tom Niedenfuer
Tournament Notes
- The Arizona State team featured 13 future Major League players – a record matched by the school's team from the previous year.
- Arizona head coach Jerry Kindall became the first person to win a College World Series as both a player (1956, Minnesota) and a coach.
- Keith Drumright appeared in his fourth College World Series.
- Eastern Michigan was the last northern school to play in the final game of the College World Series for 43 years, until Michigan in 2019.
See also
- 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament (inaugural edition)
- 1976 NAIA World Series
References
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