1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team

American college baseball season

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 46-16 (12–3 MAC)
Head coach|

* Ron Oestrike (13th season)

Home stadium| Oestrike Stadium

Seasons

<- 1975

1977 ->

1976 Mid-American Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 2 Eastern Michigan ‍†‍‍y | 12 | - | 3 |  | .800 |  |  | 46 | - | 16 |  | .742
Ohio ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 25 | - | 20 |  | .556
Toledo ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 33 | - | 11 |  | .750
Miami ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 40 | - | 20 |  | .667
Ball State ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 34 | - | 14 |  | .708
Bowling Green ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 33 | - | 20 |  | .623
Western Michigan ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 25 | - | 22 |  | .532
Central Michigan ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 29 | - | 16 |  | .644
Kent State ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 11 |  | .353 |  |  | 14 | - | 26 |  | .350
Northern Illinois ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 10 |  | .286 |  |  | 15 | - | 22 |  | .405
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurons played their home games at Oestrike Stadium. The team was coached by Ron Oestrike in his 13th season at Eastern Michigan.

The Hurons lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game. No northern school would play for a College World Series title for 43 years, until Michigan in 2019.

## Roster

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1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons roster

Pitchers

* Bob Owchinko
* Bob Welch

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Infielders

* Glenn Ambrose
* Doug Carreri
* Glenn Gulliver
* Brian Petrof
* Danny Schmitz

Catchers

* Jerry Keller

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Outfielders

* Thomas Boutin
* Ted Dasen
* Mike Lauerman
* Bob Vizthum

Coaches

* Ron Oestrike - 13th Season

## Schedule

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1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball game log

Regular season

March (7–6)

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March 19 | at California State | 12–5 | 1–0 | –
March 20 | at Loyola Marymount | 6–5 | 2–0 | –
March 20 | at Loyola Marymount | 3–4 | 2–1 | –
March 22 | at Oregon State | 5–1 | 3–1 | –
March 23 | at Stanford | 3–4 | 3–2 | –
March 24 | Tulsa | 7–5 | 4–2 | –
March 24 | UC Riverside | 2–10 | 4–3 | –
March 25 | Delaware | 11–5 | 5–3 | –
March 26 | BYU | 0–1 | 5–4 | –
March 27 | Arizona State | 7–6 | 6–4 | –
March 28 | Chapman | 6–8 | 6–5 | –
March 28 | Chapman | 2–3 | 6–6 | –
March 29 | California | 6–4 | 7–6 | –

April (21–3)

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April 2 | Albion | 7–1 | 8–6 | –
April 2 | Albion | 9–6 | 9–6 | –
April 4 | Cincinnati | 4–0 | 10–6 | –
April 4 | Cincinnati | 11–0 | 11–6 | –
April 6 | Oakland | 7–8 | 11–7 | –
April 6 | Oakland | 6–2 | 12–7 | –
April 9 | Michigan State | 5–0 | 13–7 | –
April 9 | Michigan State | 9–2 | 14–7 | –
April 10 | Lewis | 3–4 | 14–8 | –
April 10 | Lewis | 8–4 | 15–8 | –
April 13 | Detroit | 7–5 | 16–8 | –
April 13 | Detroit | 8–2 | 17–8 | –
April 16 | Miami (OH) | 8–3 | 18–8 | 1–0
April 16 | Miami (OH) | 5–4 | 19–8 | 2–0
April 17 | Ball State | 17–8 | 20–8 | 3–0
April 17 | Ball State | 8–2 | 21–8 | 4–0
April 23 | Alma | 6–0 | 22–8 | 4–0
April 23 | Alma | 9–2 | 23–8 | 4–0
April 24 | Central Michigan | 3–5 | 23–9 | 4–1
April 24 | Central Michigan | 4–0 | 24–9 | 5–1
April 25 | Michigan | 9–1 | 25–9 | 5–1
April 25 | Michigan | 5–4 | 26–9 | 5–1
April 30 | Ohio | 11–1 | 27–9 | 6–1
April 30 | Ohio | 12–2 | 28–9 | 7–1

May (12–4)

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May 1 | Kent State | 5–4 | 29–9 | 8–1
May 4 | Michigan State | 12–7 | 30–9 | 8–1
May 4 | Michigan State | 7–6 | 31–9 | 8–1
May 7 | Western Michigan | 0–5 | 31–10 | 8–2
May 7 | Western Michigan | 1–2 | 31–11 | 8–3
May 8 | Northern Illinois | 2–5 | 32–11 | 9–3
May 8 | Northern Illinois | 11–1 | 33–11 | 10–3
May 10 | Wayne State | 5–2 | 34–11 | 10–3
May 10 | Wayne State | 3–9 | 34–12 | 10–3
May 14 | Bowling Green | 5–4 | 35–12 | 11–3
May 14 | Bowling Green | 6–4 | 36–12 | 12–3
May 15 | Detroit | 5–10 | 36–13 | 12–3
May 19 | Michigan | 7–6 | 37–13 | 12–3
May 19 | Michigan | 5–0 | 38–13 | 12–3
May 23 | Detroit | 10–1 | 39–13 | 12–3
May 23 | Detroit | 3–0 | 40–13 | 12–3

Postseason

Mid-East Regional (3–1)

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May 28 | vs Michigan | Oestrike Stadium | 6–0 | 41–13 | 12–3
May 29 | vs Illinois State | Oestrike Stadium | 3–0 | 42–13 | 12–3
May 30 | vs Michigan | Oestrike Stadium | 3–9 | 42–14 | 12–3
May 30 | vs Michigan | Oestrike Stadium | 6–0 | 43–14 | 12–3

1976 College World Series (3–2)

| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MAC record

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June 11 | vs Maine | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–2 | 44–14 | 12–3
June 13 | vs Clemson | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–2 | 45–14 | 12–3
June 15 | vs Arizona State | Rosenblatt Stadium | 2–1 | 46–14 | 12–3
June 16 | vs Arizona | Rosenblatt Stadium | 6–11 | 46–15 | 12–3
June 18 | vs Arizona | Rosenblatt Stadium | 1–7 | 46–16 | 12–3

## Awards and honors

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Dan Schmitz

* All-Tournament Team[2]

Brian Petroff

* All-Tournament Team[2]

Bob Owchinko

* All-Tournament Team[2]

## Hurons in the 1976 MLB Draft

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The following members of the Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball program were drafted in the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | MLB Club

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1 | 5 | Bob Owchinko | P | San Diego Padres
4 | 109 | Glenn Gulliver | SS | Detroit Tigers
10 | 219 | Jerry Keller | C | Atlanta Braves
39 | 711 | Thomas Boutin | OF | San Francisco Giants

## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. ^ a b c "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
3. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Eastern Michigan University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

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