1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team

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.

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1976 record	46-16 (12–3 MAC)
Head coach	Ron Oestrike (13th season)
Home stadium	Oestrike Stadium

1976 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
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 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

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons roster
	Pitchers Bob Owchinko Bob Welch		Infielders Glenn Ambrose Doug Carreri Glenn Gulliver Brian Petrof Danny Schmitz Catchers Jerry Keller		Outfielders Thomas Boutin Ted Dasen Mike Lauerman Bob Vizthum Coaches Ron Oestrike - 13th Season

Schedule

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (7–6) Date Opponent Score Overall Record MAC Record 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) Date Opponent Score Overall Record MAC Record 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) Date Opponent Score Overall Record MAC Record 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) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record 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 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

Dan Schmitz

• All-Tournament Team[2]

Brian Petroff

• All-Tournament Team[2]

Bob Owchinko

• All-Tournament Team[2]

Hurons in the 1976 MLB Draft

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
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

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1976". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. "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.