1977 Division II College World Series

The 1977 Division II College World Series was held at Lanphier Park in Springfield, IL. This was the first tournament to have a field of eight teams. The eight schools qualified by winning one of eight regional tournaments. The tournament was won by UC Riverside, coached by Jack Smitheran. The runner-up was Eckerd College. Eckerd outfielder/pitcher Joe Lefebvre and UC Riverside pitcher Steve Glaum were named the series Co-Most Outstanding Players.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Delta State University	Gulf South Conference	41-17 (12-5)	Boo Ferriss	1 (last:1968)	2nd
Eckerd College	Independent	34-9	Bill Livesey	0 (last: none)	none
University of Missouri-St. Louis	Independent	30-13	Jim Dix	2 (last:1973)	3rd
University of New Haven		28-4	Frank Vieira	1 (last:1974)	3rd
Shippensburg State College	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	32-11	Art Fairchild	0 (last: none)	none
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Independent	25-18-1	Roy Lee	2 (last:1976)	2nd
Valdosta State College			Tommy Thomas	1 (last:1974)	6th
University of California, Riverside	California Collegiate Athletic Association	43-19 (15-9)	Jack Smitheran	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1977 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		New Haven	6
		Shippensburg St.	1
							New Haven	2
							Eckerd	14
		Eckerd	2
		Valdosta St.	1
												Eckerd	8
												UC Riverside	2
		UM St. Louis	9
		SIU Edwardsville	5
							UM St. Louis	0
							UC Riverside	12
		UC Riverside	8
		Delta St.	2
						Loser's bracket
							Shippensburg St.	1
							Valdosta St.	2				UM St. Louis	4
												Valdosta St.	11
							SIU Edwardsville	4
							Delta St.	5				New Haven	3
												Delta St.	5

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
		Eckerd	6									Eckerd	1
		Delta St.	8									UC Riverside	4
							Delta St.	3
							UC Riverside	5
		UC Riverside	8
		Valdosta St.	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28
Game 1	University of New Haven	6 - 1	Shippensburg State College
Game 2	Eckerd College	2 - 1	Valdosta State College
Game 3	University of Missouri-St. Louis	9 - 5	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Game 4	University of California, Riverside	8 - 2	Delta State University
May 29
Game 5	Valdosta State College	2 - 1 (13)	Shippensburg State College	Shippensburg elmininated
Game 6	Delta State University	5 - 4	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	SIU Edwardsville elminiated
Game 7	Eckerd College	14 - 2	University of New Haven
Game 8	University of California, Riverside	12 - 0	University of Missouri-St. Louis
May 30
Game 9	Delta State University	5 - 3	University of New Haven	New Haven elminated
Game 10	Valdosta State College	11 - 4	University of Missouri-St. Louis	Missouri-St. Louis elminiated
Game 11	Eckerd College	8 - 2	University of California, Riverside
May 31
Game 12	Delta State University	8 - 6	Eckerd College
Game 13	University of California, Riverside	8 - 7	Valdosta State College	Valdosta St. elmniated
June 1
Game 14	University of California, Riverside	5 - 3	Delta State University	Delta St. elminiated
June 2
Game 15	University of California, Riverside	4 - 1	Eckerd College	UC Riverside wins CWS