1977 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1977 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 18. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The Thirty-first tournament's champion was Arizona State University coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Horner of Arizona State University.

Participating Teams

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	Arizona State University	Western Athletic Conference	52 - 11 (15 - 3, 0 GB)	Jim Brock	8 (last: 1976)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969)	29 - 13
	Baylor University	Southwest Conference	43 - 13 (15 - 9, 4 GB)	Mickey Sullivan	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	Clemson University	Atlantic Coast Conference	41 - 8 (9 - 1, 0 GB)	Bill Wilhelm	3 (last: 1976)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	3 - 6
	California State University, Los Angeles	Southern California Baseball Association	40 - 20 (17 - 7, 0 GB)	Jack Deutsch	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
	University of Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	38 - 10 (15 - 3, 0 GB)	Dick Siebert	4 (last: 1973)	1st (1956, 1960, 1964)	16 - 5
	University of South Carolina	Division-I Independent	40 - 10 - 1 (n/a)	June Raines	1 (last: 1975)	2nd (1975)	4 - 2
	Southern Illinois University	Missouri Valley Conference	38 - 10 (n/a)	Richard "Itch" Jones	4 (last: 1974)	2nd (1968, 1971)	9 - 8
	Temple University	East Coast Conference	34 - 7 (9-0)	Skip Wilson	1 (last: 1972)	3rd (1972)	2 - 2

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Southern Illinois	10
		Temple	5
							Southern Illinois	3
							Arizona State	2
		Arizona State	10
		Clemson	7
												Southern Illinois	4
												South Carolina	5
		CSU-Los Angeles	7
		Minnesota	4
							CSU-Los Angeles	2
							South Carolina	6
		South Carolina	3
		Baylor	2
						Loser's bracket
							Temple	4
							Clemson	13				CSU-Los Angeles	1
												Clemson	0
							Minnesota	4
							Baylor	3				Arizona State	8
												Minnesota	4

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		South Carolina	2									South Carolina	1
		Arizona State	6									Arizona State	2
							Arizona State	10
							Southern Illinois	0
		Southern Illinois	9
		CSU-Los Angeles	7

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 10	Game 1	Southern Illinois	10 - 5	Temple
	Game 2	Arizona State	10 - 7	Clemson
June 11	Game 3	Cal State Los Angeles	7 - 4	Minnesota
	Game 4	South Carolina	3 - 2 (10 innings)	Baylor
	Game 5	Clemson	13 - 4	Temple	Temple eliminated
June 12	Game 6	Minnesota	4 - 3 (11 innings)	Baylor	Baylor eliminated
June 13	Game 7	Southern Illinois	3 - 2	Arizona State
	Game 8	South Carolina	6 - 2	Cal State Los Angeles
June 14	Game 9	Arizona State	8 - 4	Minnesota	Minnesota eliminated
	Game 10	Cal State Los Angeles	1 - 0	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
June 15	Game 11	South Carolina	5 - 4	Southern Illinois
June 16	Game 12	Southern Illinois	9 - 7	Cal State Los Angeles	Cal State Los Angeles eliminated
	Game 13	Arizona State	6 - 2	South Carolina
June 17	Game 14	Arizona State	10 - 0	Southern Illinois	Southern Illinois eliminated
June 18	Final	Arizona State	2 - 1	South Carolina	Arizona State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Randy Martz	Junior	South Carolina
	Jerry Vasquez	Junior	Arizona State
Catcher	Steve Stieb	Junior	Southern Illinois
First baseman	Chris Nyman	Senior	Arizona State
Second baseman	Bob Horner	Sophomore	Arizona State
Third baseman	Brandt Humphry	Junior	Arizona State
Shortstop	Mike Henderson	Senior	Arizona State
Left fielder	Chuck McLean	Junior	South Carolina
	Mookie Wilson	Junior	South Carolina
	David Caldwell	Junior	Clemson
Designated hitter	Jamie Allen	Freshman	Arizona State

Notable Players

• Arizona State University: Jamie Allen, Chris Bando, Hubie Brooks, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters
• Baylor University: Andy Beene, Jaime Cocanower, Fritzie Connally, Steve Macko
• California State University, Los Angeles: Darrell Brown, Alfredo Martinez
• Clemson University: Ron Musselman, Bill Schroeder, Brian Snyder
• University of Minnesota: Brian Denman, Paul Molitor, Dan Morgan, Jerry Ujdur
• University of South Carolina: Jim Lewis, Ed Lynch, Randy Martz, Mookie Wilson
• Southern Illinois University: Neil Fiala, Rickey Keeton, Bill Lyons, Dewey Robinson, George Vukovich
• Temple University: Pete Filson

Related Sites

• BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
• BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball