1974 NJCAA Baseball World Series

The 1974 NJCAA Baseball World Series was held May 25-29 at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. Meramec Community College defeated Miami-Dade Community College North in the championship game. Steve Viefhaus of Meramec was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach
Anne Arundel Community College	20-7-1	Skip Brown
Kankakee Community College	30-13	Irish O'Reilly
Meramec Community College	29-5	Ric Lessmann
Mesa State College*	17-9	Bus Bergman
Miami-Dade Community College North	40-13	Demie Mainieri
Mitchell Community College	39-4	Don Spencer
San Jacinto Junior College	48-5	Bragg Stockton
Scottsdale Community College	38-14	Jerry Droscher

* Mesa State was a last minute replacement for Ricks College which forfeited its place due to church policy against playing on Sundays.

Results

1974 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Meramec	12
		Mitchell	6
							Meramec	7
							Anne Arundel	5
		Anne Arundel	10
		Kankakee	2
												Meramec	5
												Miami-Dade North	3
		San Jacinto	11
		Mesa St.	1
							San Jacinto	0
							Miami-Dade North	14
		Miami-Dade North	13
		Scottsdale	4
						Loser's bracket
							Mitchell	10
							Kankakee	4				San Jacinto	13
												Mitchell	10
							Mesa St.	7
							Scottsdale	4				Anne Arundel	4
												Mesa St.	2

	Semifinals					Finals
		Meramec	5
		Anne Arundel	2
							Meramec	6
							Miami-Dade North	4
		Miami-Dade North	19
		San Jacinto	10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Meramec Community College	12-6 (6)	Mitchell Community College
Game 2	Anne Arundel Community College	10-2 (7)	Kankakee Community College
Game 3	San Jacinto Junior College	11-1 (6)	Mesa State College
Game 4	Miami-Dade Community College North	13-4 (7)	Scottsdale Community College
May 26
Game 5	Mitchell Community College	10-4	Kankakee Community College	Kankakee eliminated
Game 6	Mesa State College	7-4	Scottsdale Community College	Scottsdale eliminated
Game 7	Meramec Community College	7-5	Anne Arundel Community College
Game 8	Miami-Dade Community College North	14-0 (6)	San Jacinto Junior College
May 27
Game 9	San Jacinto Junior College	13-10	Mitchell Community College	Mitchell eliminated
Game 10	Anne Arundel Community College	4-2	Mesa State College	Mesa eliminated
Game 11	Meramec Community College	5-3 (10)	Miami-Dade Community College North
May 28
Game 12	Miami-Dade Community College North	19-10 (7)	San Jacinto Junior College	San Jacinto eliminated
Game 13	Meramec Community College	5-2	Anne Arundel Community College	Anne Arundel eliminated
May 29
Game 14	Meramec Community College	6-4	Miami-Dade Community College North	Meramec wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B: Pat Putnam, Miami-Dade
• 2B: Carl Gardner, Miami-Dade
• SS: Steve Viefhaus, Meramec
• 3B: Jim Britt, Anne Arundel
• C: Greg Keithley, Miami-Dade
• C: Tom Gallagher, Meramec
• OF: Gene Ashley, Miami-Dade
• OF: Mike Higgins, Mesa, Colo.
• OF: Steve Cook, Miami-Dade
• OF: Johnny Ray Gordon, Mitchell
• OF: Jeff Herrick, Anne Arundel
• OF: Tony Baryiski, Meramec
• OF: Tom Laseter, San Jacinto
• U: Bob Blaser, Mesa, Colo.
• P: Mike Murphy, Meramec
• P: Joe Muich, Meramec

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