1977 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

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]

1977 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season1977
Teams22
Finals site
ChampionsStanislaus State (2nd title)
Runner-upBrandeis
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Bids

The 22 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent2nd19762Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Coe CollegeKohawksCedar Rapids, IAMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
DePauw UniversityTigersGreencastle, INIndependent/Indiana Collegiate Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent2nd19762Regional Third place (1976)
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference2nd19762World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Lawrence UniversityVikingsAppleton, WIMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Maryville CollegeScotsMaryville, TNIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Methodist CollegeMonarchsFayetteville, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
North Adams State CollegeMohawksNorth Adams, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Pace UniversitySettersNew York City, NYKnickerbocker Conference1stDebut1Debut
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent/Mason-Dixon Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent2nd19762National Champion (1976)
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Widener CollegePioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Wilkes CollegeColonelsWilkes-Barre, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762World Series Fourth place (1976)
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
York College of PennsylvaniaSpartansYork, PAIndependent1stDebut1Debut

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 CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent2nd19762National Champion (1976)
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut

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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