# 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.
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.

## Schedule

1976 Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball game log :
Regular season :
March (7–6)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
March 19at California State12–51–0–
March 20at Loyola Marymount6–52–0–
March 20at Loyola Marymount3–42–1–
March 22at Oregon State5–13–1–
March 23at Stanford3–43–2–
March 24Tulsa7–54–2–
March 24UC Riverside2–104–3–
March 25Delaware11–55–3–
March 26BYU0–15–4–
March 27Arizona State7–66–4–
March 28Chapman6–86–5–
March 28Chapman2–36–6–
March 29California6–47–6– :
April (21–3)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
April 2Albion7–18–6–
April 2Albion9–69–6–
April 4Cincinnati4–010–6–
April 4Cincinnati11–011–6–
April 6Oakland7–811–7–
April 6Oakland6–212–7–
April 9Michigan State5–013–7–
April 9Michigan State9–214–7–
April 10Lewis3–414–8–
April 10Lewis8–415–8–
April 13Detroit7–516–8–
April 13Detroit8–217–8–
April 16Miami (OH)8–318–81–0
April 16Miami (OH)5–419–82–0
April 17Ball State17–820–83–0
April 17Ball State8–221–84–0
April 23Alma6–022–84–0
April 23Alma9–223–84–0
April 24Central Michigan3–523–94–1
April 24Central Michigan4–024–95–1
April 25Michigan9–125–95–1
April 25Michigan5–426–95–1
April 30Ohio11–127–96–1
April 30Ohio12–228–97–1 :
May (12–4)
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMAC record
May 1Kent State5–429–98–1
May 4Michigan State12–730–98–1
May 4Michigan State7–631–98–1
May 7Western Michigan0–531–108–2
May 7Western Michigan1–231–118–3
May 8Northern Illinois2–532–119–3
May 8Northern Illinois11–133–1110–3
May 10Wayne State5–234–1110–3
May 10Wayne State3–934–1210–3
May 14Bowling Green5–435–1211–3
May 14Bowling Green6–436–1212–3
May 15Detroit5–1036–1312–3
May 19Michigan7–637–1312–3
May 19Michigan5–038–1312–3
May 23Detroit10–139–1312–3
May 23Detroit3–040–1312–3 :
Postseason :
Mid-East Regional (3–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
May 28vs MichiganOestrike Stadium6–041–1312–3
May 29vs Illinois StateOestrike Stadium3–042–1312–3
May 30vs MichiganOestrike Stadium3–942–1412–3
May 30vs MichiganOestrike Stadium6–043–1412–3 :
1976 College World Series (3–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
June 11vs MaineRosenblatt Stadium3–244–1412–3
June 13vs ClemsonRosenblatt Stadium3–245–1412–3
June 15vs Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium2–146–1412–3
June 16vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium6–1146–1512–3
June 18vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium1–746–1612–3 :

## Awards and honors
### Dan Schmitz

* All-Tournament Team

### Brian Petroff

* All-Tournament Team

### Bob Owchinko

* All-Tournament Team

## 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.
| 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 |