The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The head coach was Dick Siebert, serving his 30th year. The Golden Gophers lost the

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, defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

Schedule

! style="" , Regular season , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , , March 20 , , at , , Unknown • Seguin, Texas , , 3–1 , , 1–0 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , , March 20 , , at Texas Lutheran , , Unknown • Seguin, Texas, Texas , , 4–5 , , 1–1 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , , March 21 , , vs , , Disch-Falk Field •

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, , 5–4 , , 2–1 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , , March 21 , , at , , Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas , , 2–3 , , 2–2 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , , March 22 , , at Texas , , Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas , , 2–3 , , 2–3 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , , March 22 , , at Texas , , Disch-Falk Field • Austin, Texas , , 2–5 , , 2–4 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 7 , , March 24 , , at , , Travis Field •

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, , 1–8 , , 2–5 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 8 , , March 24 , , at Texas A&M , , Travis Field • College Station, Texas , , 5–9 , , 2–6 , , 0–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 9 , , April 9 , , at , , Cap Timm Field •

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, , 6–7 , , 2–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , , April 9 , , at Iowa State , , Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa , , 4–0 , , 3–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 11 , , April 10 , , at Iowa State , , Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa , , 2–0 , , 4–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , , April 10 , , at Iowa State , , Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa , , 4–2 , , 5–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , , April 12 , , , , Bierman Field •

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, , 4–1 , , 6–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , , April 12 , , St. Cloud State , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 19–4 , , 7–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 15 , , April 13 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 2–1 , , 8–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , , April 13 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 2–1 , , 9–7 , , 0–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , , April 16 , , at , , Ray Fisher Stadium •

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, , 8–0 , , 10–7 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 18 , , April 16 , , at Michigan , , Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan , , 2–3 , , 10–8 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , , April 17 , , at , , John H. Kobs Field •

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, , 5–4 , , 11–8 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , , April 17 , , at Michigan State , , John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan , , 6–2 , , 12–8 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 21 , , April 19 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 8–1 , , 13–8 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 22 , , April 23 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 7–3 , , 14–8 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 23 , , April 23 , , Purdue , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 13–1 , , 15–8 , , 5–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 24 , , April 24 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 15–7 , , 16–8 , , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , , April 24 , , Illinois , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 8–2 , , 17–8 , , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 26 , , April 26 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 5–3 , , 18–8 , , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , , April 26 , , Wisconsin–Oshkosh , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 12–2 , , 19–8 , , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 28 , , April 30 , , at , , Wells Field •

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, , 3–6 , , 19–9 , , 7–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 29 , , April 30 , , at Northwestern , , Wells Field • Evanston, Illinois , , 6–1 , , 20–9 , , 8–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 30 , , May 1 , , at , , Guy Lowman Field •

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, , 6–3 , , 21–9 , , 9–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 31 , , May 1 , , at Wisconsin , , Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin , , 12–0 , , 22–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , , May 3 , , vs , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 4–3 , , 23–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 33 , , May 3 , , vs Winona State , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 13–0 , , 24–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 34 , , May 7 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 2–1 , , 25–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 35 , , May 7 , , Wisconsin–Stevens Point , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 8–7 , , 26–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 36 , , May 8 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 13–0 , , 27–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , , May 8 , , Wisconsin–La Crosse , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 7–2 , , 28–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , , May 11 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 9–1 , , 29–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 39 , , May 11 , , St. Olaf , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 8–3 , , 30–9 , , 10–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 40 , , May 14 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 4–2 , , 31–9 , , 11–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , , May 14 , , Indiana , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 6–0 , , 32–9 , , 12–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 42 , , May 15 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 3–0 , , 33–9 , , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , , May 15 , , Ohio State , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 3–2 , , 34–9 , , 14–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 44 , , May 21 , , at , , Iowa Field •

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, , 2–6 , , 34–10 , , 14–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 45 , , May 21 , , at Iowa , , Iowa Field • Iowa City, Iowa , , 10–1 , , 35–10 , , 15–3 , - , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , , May 26 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 7–0 , , 36–10 , , 15–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 47 , , May 27 , , , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 13–2 , , 37–10 , , 15–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 48 , , May 29 , , Florida , , Bierman Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota , , 5–1 , , 38–10 , , 15–3 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , , June 11 , , vs Cal State Los Angeles , ,

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, , 4–7 , , 38–11 , , 15–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 50 , , June 12 , , vs , , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , 4–3 , , 39–11 , , 15–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 51 , , June 14 , , vs Arizona State , , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , 4–8 , , 39–12 , , 15–3 , - , - ,

Awards and honors

;Brian Denman * First Team All-

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;Jeff Neutzling * First Team All-Big Ten

References

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College World Series seasons 1970s in Minneapolis