1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Dick Siebert, serving his 30th year.

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
Big Ten Conference
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 6
1977 record39–12 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Molitor (Junior year)
Home stadiumBierman Field
1977 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .833  39–12 .765
No. 19 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 14–4 .778  33–15 .688
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  25–24 .510
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  40–14 .741
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  28–26 .519
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  23–25 .479
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  27–16 .628
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  22–27 .449
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  21–26 .447
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .111  14–27 .341
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1977[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Golden Gophers lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster
1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
LHP Mike Bailey /
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—
LHP Brad Barclay /
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—
LHP Perry Bauer /
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—
 Jr
LHP Bob Blake /
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—
 Jr
INF Tarry Boelter /
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—
INF Mike Bruss /
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—
INF Jerry Chapman /
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—
U Brian Denman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Richfield, Minnesota
C George Dierberger /
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—
RHP Doug Gronseth /
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—
C Tom Jagiela /
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—
 Jr
OF Jeff Kendall /
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—
C Joe Lentsch /
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—
OF Tim Loberg R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Robbinsdale, Minnesota
INF Ken Mauer /
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—
 Sr St. Paul, Minnesota
INF Dan McEachran /
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—
OF Tom Mee L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Prior Lake, Minnesota
INF Paul Molitor (C) R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Paul, Minnesota
RHP Dan Morgan R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Superior, Wisconsin
OF Jeff Neutzling /
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—
 Sr Albany, Minnesota
RHP Scott Rosenthal /
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—
OF Jerry Shimek /
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—
OF Dan Sieling /
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—
RHP Jerry Ujdur R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hermantown, Minnesota
RHP Chuck Viskocil /
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—
 Sr
Head coach

Dick Siebert

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule
1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (2–6)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
1March 20at Texas LutheranUnknown • Seguin, Texas3–11–00–0
2March 20 at Texas LutheranUnknown • Seguin, Texas, Texas4–51–10–0
3March 21 vs TulsaDisch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas5–42–10–0
4March 21at TexasDisch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas2–32–20–0
5March 22at TexasDisch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas2–32–30–0
6March 22at TexasDisch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas2–52–40–0
7March 24at Texas A&MTravis Field • College Station, Texas1–82–50–0
8March 24at Texas A&MTravis Field • College Station, Texas5–92–60–0
April (18–3)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
9April 9at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa6–72–70–0
10April 9at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa4–03–70–0
11April 10at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa2–04–70–0
12April 10at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa4–25–70–0
13April 12St. Cloud StateBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota4–16–70–0
14April 12St. Cloud StateBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota19–47–70–0
15April 13AugsburgBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota2–18–70–0
16April 13St. Thomas (MN)Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota2–19–70–0
17April 16at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan8–010–71–0
18April 16at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan2–310–81–1
19April 17at Michigan StateJohn H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan5–411–82–1
20April 17at Michigan StateJohn H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan6–212–83–1
21April 19Minnesota MorrisBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota8–113–83–1
22April 23 PurdueBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota7–314–84–1
23April 23 PurdueBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota13–115–85–1
24April 24 IllinoisBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota15–716–86–1
25April 24 IllinoisBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota8–217–87–1
26April 26 Wisconsin–OshkoshBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota5–318–87–1
27April 26 Wisconsin–OshkoshBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota12–219–87–1
28April 30 at NorthwesternWells Field • Evanston, Illinois3–619–97–2
29April 30 at NorthwesternWells Field • Evanston, Illinois6–120–98–2
May (15–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
30May 1 at WisconsinGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin6–321–99–2
31May 1at WisconsinGuy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin12–022–910–2
32May 3 vs Winona StateBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota4–323–910–2
33May 3 vs Winona StateBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota13–024–910–2
34May 7Wisconsin–Stevens PointBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota2–125–910–2
35May 7 Wisconsin–Stevens PointBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota8–726–910–2
36May 8 Wisconsin–La CrosseBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota13–027–910–2
37May 8Wisconsin–La CrosseBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota7–228–910–2
38May 11St. OlafBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota9–129–910–2
39May 11St. OlafBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota8–330–910–2
40May 14 IndianaBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota4–231–911–2
41May 14 IndianaBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota6–032–912–2
42May 15 Ohio StateBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota3–033–913–2
43May 15 Ohio StateBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota3–234–914–2
44May 21 at IowaIowa Field • Iowa City, Iowa2–634–1014–3
45May 21 at IowaIowa Field • Iowa City, Iowa10–135–1015–3
Postseason
Mideast Regional (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
46May 26 FloridaBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota7–036–1015–3
47May 27 Central MichiganBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota13–237–1015–3
48May 29 FloridaBierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota5–138–1015–3
vs
1977 College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big Ten Record
49June 11vs Cal State Los AngelesJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–738–1115–3
50June 12vs BaylorJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–339–1115–3
51June 14vs Arizona StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–839–1215–3

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Awards and honors
Brian Denman
Jeff Neutzling
  • First Team All-Big Ten[4]

References
  1. 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. "Gophers At NCAA Baseball Meet". University of Minnesota. May 31, 1977. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. "First Team All-Big Ten". www.gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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