1976 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1976 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 19. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The thirtieth tournament's champion was the University of Arizona coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Powers of the University of Arizona.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Arizona	Western Athletic Conference	51 - 16 (12 - 6, 5 GB)	Jerry Kindall	9 (last: 1970)	2nd (1956, 1958, 1960)	17 - 18
	Arizona State University	Western Athletic Conference	62 - 8 (17 - 1, 0 GB)	Jim Brock	7 (last: 1975)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969)	26 - 11
	Auburn University	Southeastern Conference	37 - 13 (12 - 7, 0 GB)	Paul Nix	1 (last: 1967)	4th (1967)	2 - 2
	Clemson University	Atlantic Coast Conference	35 - 13 (10 - 2, 0 GB)	Bill Wilhelm	2 (last: 1959)	5th (1958, 1959)	2 - 4
	Eastern Michigan University	Mid-American Conference	43 - 14 (12 - 3, 0 GB)	Ron Oestrike	1 (last: 1975)	6th (1975)	1 - 2
	University of Maine	Yankee Conference	27 - 7 (6-2)	John Winkin	1 (last: 1964)	3rd (1964)	3 - 2
	University of Oklahoma	Big Eight Conference	62 - 17 (4 - 1, 0 GB)	Enos Semore	5 (last: 1975)	1st (1951)	9 - 8
	Washington State University	Pacific Eight Conference	42 - 13 (16 - 2, 0 GB)	Chuck Brayton	3 (last: 1965)	2nd (1950)	5 - 6

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Clemson	9
		Auburn	4
							Clemson	2
							Eastern Michigan	3
		Eastern Michigan	3
		Maine	2
												Eastern Michigan	2
												Arizona State	1
		Arizona State	7
		Arizona	6
							Arizona State	9
							Washington State	3
		Washington State	6
		Oklahoma	1
						Loser's bracket
							Auburn	8
							Maine	9				Washington State	3
												Maine	6
							Arizona	10
							Oklahoma	2				Clemson	6
												Arizona	10

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Eastern Michigan	6									Eastern Michigan	1
		Arizona	11									Arizona	7
							Arizona	5
							Arizona State	1
		Arizona State	7
		Maine	0

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 11	Game 1	Clemson	9 - 4	Auburn
	Game 2	Eastern Michigan	3 - 2	Maine
June 12	Game 3	Arizona State	7 - 6 (10 innings)	Arizona
	Game 4	Washington State	6 - 1	Oklahoma
	Game 5	Maine	9 - 8	Auburn	Auburn eliminated
June 13	Game 6	Arizona	10 - 2	Oklahoma	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	Maine	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	Maine	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	Class	School
Pitcher	Bob Chaulk	Junior	Arizona
	Bob Owchinko	Senior	Eastern Michigan
Catcher	Ron Hassey	Senior	Arizona
First baseman	Ken Phelps	Senior	Arizona State
Second baseman	Dan Schmitz	Junior	Eastern Michigan
Third baseman	Brian Petroff	Freshman	Eastern Michigan
Shortstop	Russ Quetti	Sophomore	Maine
Outfielder	Ken Landreaux	Junior	Arizona State
	Dave Stegman	Senior	Arizona
	Pete Van Horne	Junior	Arizona
Designated hitter	Steve Powers	Senior	Arizona

Notable Players

• University of Arizona: Ron Hassey, Dave Stegman
• Arizona State University: 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 University: Joe Beckwith, Terry Leach
• Clemson University: Ron Musselman, Chuck Porter, Kurt Seibert
• Eastern Michigan University: Glenn Gulliver, John Martin, Bob Owchinko, Bob Welch
• University of Maine: Jack Leggett, Bert Roberge
• University of Oklahoma: Terry Bogener, Keith Drumright, George Frazier, Gene Krug, Roger LaFrancois
• Washington State University: Dave Edler, Eric Wilkins

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 becomes the first person to win a College World Series as both a player (1956, Minnesota) and a coach. Keith Drumright appears in his fourth College World Series.

Related Sites

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