1972 NJCAA Baseball World Series

The 1972 NJCAA Baseball World Series was held May 27 to June 1 at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. Mesa Community College defeated Manatee Junior College in the championship game. The win was Mesa's third straight championship. Greg Snowden of Mesa was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach
Columbia State Community College		Dave Hall, Jim Painter
Kingsborough Community College	11-3	Lou Shor
Manatee Junior College		Bob Wynn
Meramec Community College	32-10	Ric Lessmann
Mesa Community College	34-12	Jim Frye
San Jacinto Junior College	39-4	Bragg Stockton
College of Southern Idaho	20-17	Bob Banfield
St. Clair County Community College	35-8	Dick Groch

Results

1972 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Columbia St.	10
		Manatee	2
							Columbia St.	4
							San Jacinto	5
		San Jacinto	13
		St. Clair County	1
												San Jacinto	5
												Mesa (AZ)	2
		Mesa (AZ)	13
		Meramec	8
							Mesa (AZ)	12
							Kingsborough	3
		Kingsborough	10
		Southern Idaho	2
						Loser's bracket
							Manatee	3
							St. Clair County	2				Kingsborough	4
												Manatee	23
							Meramec	12
							Southern Idaho	10				Columbia St.	12
												Meramec	8

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		San Jacinto	2									Manatee	2
		Manatee	4									Mesa (AZ)	4
							San Jacinto	6
							Mesa (AZ)	7
		Mesa (AZ)	8
		Columbia St.	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Columbia State Community College	10-2	Manatee Junior College
Game 2	San Jacinto Junior College	13-1	St. Clair County Community College
Game 3	Mesa Community College	13-8	Meramec Community College
Game 4	Kingsborough Community College	10-2	College of Southern Idaho
May 28
Game 5	Manatee Junior College	3-2	St. Clair County Community College	St. Clair eliminated
Game 6	Meramec Community College	12-10	College of Southern Idaho	Southern Idaho eliminated
Game 7	Mesa Community College	12-3	Kingsborough Community College
Game 8	San Jacinto Junior College	5-4	Columbia State Community College
May 29
Game 9	Manatee Junior College	23-4	Kingsborough Community College	Kingsborough eliminated
Game 10	Columbia State Community College	12-8	Meramec Community College	Meramec eliminated
Game 11	San Jacinto Junior College	5-2	Mesa Community College
May 30
Game 12	Mesa Community College	8-2	Columbia State Community College	Columbia State eliminated
Game 13	Manatee Junior College	4-2	San Jacinto Junior College
May 31
Game 14	Mesa Community College	7-6	San Jacinto Junior College	San Jacinto eliminated
June 1
Game 15	Mesa Community College	4-2	Manatee Junior College	Mesa wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B: Tim Bull, Meramec
• 2B: Randy Davidson, Columbia
• 3B: Carl Russ, San Jacinto
• SS: Jeff Oscarson, Mesa, Ariz.
• IF: Dave Collins, Mesa, Ariz.
• IF: Bob Gentile, Kingborough
• IF: Dave Lampley, Manatee
• OF: Greg Snowden, Mesa, Ariz.
• OF: Gene Essie, Columbia
• OF: Rick Langford, Manatee
• OF: Ed McClendon, Meramec
• C: Wayne Cato, San Jacinto
• C: Steve Gowens, Mesa, Ariz.
• P: Rick Burley, San Jacinto
• P: Doug Slocum, Mesa, Ariz.
• P: Charlie Rogers, Columbia

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