1977 NAIA College World Series

The 1977 NAIA College World Series was held at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, MO. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. David Lipscomb College defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State University in the championship game. Steve Fletcher of David Lipscomb was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
David Lipscomb College			Ken Dugan	3 (last1974)	2nd
La Verne College			Ben Hines	4 (last:1975)	none
Lewis University	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	50-19	Tom Dedin	8 (last:1976)	1st
Lubbock Christian College	Texoma Athletic Conference	44-27	Larry Hays	0 (last:none)	none
Monmouth College		25-6	Bob Sprague	0 (last:none)	none
Newberry College			Horace Turbeville	0 (last:none)	none
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference	56-8	Don Parham	0 (last:none)	none
William Jewell College	Heart of America Athletic Conference		Fred Flook	5 (last:1976)	1st

Results

1977 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		SE Oklahoma St.	13
		Newberry	0
							SE Oklahoma St.	1
							La Verne	7
		La Verne	11
		David Lipscomb	1
												La Verne	11
												Lewis	3
		Lubbock Christian	17
		Monmouth	2
							Lubbock Christian	0
							Lewis	5
		Lewis	13
		William Jewell	2
						Loser's bracket
							Newberry	3
							David Lipscomb	8				Lubbock Christian	1
												David Lipscomb	7
							Monmouth	2
							William Jewell	6				SE Oklahoma St.	10
												William Jewell	3

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		La Verne	2									David Lipscomb	2
		David Lipscomb	4									SE Oklahoma St.	1
							La Verne	7
							SE Oklahoma St.	8
		Lewis	5
		SE Oklahoma St.	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 27
Game 1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	13-0	Newberry College
Game 2	La Verne College	11-1	David Lipscomb College
May 28
Game 3	David Lipscomb College	8-3	Newberry College	Newberry eliminated
Game 4	Lubbock Christian College	17-2	Monmouth College
Game 5	Lewis University	13-2	William Jewell College
May 29
Game 6	William Jewell College	6-2	Monmouth College	Monmouth eliminated
Game 7	La Verne College	7-1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Game 8	Lewis University	5-0	Lubbock Christian College
May 31
Game 9	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	10-3	William Jewell College	William Jewell eliminated
Game 10	David Lipscomb College	7-1	Lubbock Christian College	Lubbock Christian eliminated
Game 11	La Verne College	11-3	Lewis University
June 1
Game 12	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	6-5	Lewis University	Lewis eliminated
Game 13	David Lipscomb College	4-2	La Verne College
June 2
Game 14	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	8-7	La Verne College	La Verne eliminated
Game 15	David Lipscomb College	2-1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Lipscomb wins CWS