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1976 Season (NCAA)
May 1976:
NCAA: The Montana Grizzlies defeated the Oregon State Beavers in the NCAA final by a score of 7-2, completing the ever-elusive back-to-back NCAA Title. Montana’s 1B Nick Corbin was named PoTG after coming through with a 2 for 5 day that included 2 homers, 4 RBIs, and 2 runs.
1976 NCAA Final Four: Oregon State Beavers defeated the Western Washington Vikings by a score of 8-1; Montana Grizzlies defeated the Whitworth University Pirates by a score of 10-6.
1976 NCAA Championship: Montana Grizzlies defeat Oregon State Beavers, 7-2.
Top Hitter: C AJ Primo, Whitman College - His winning campaign featured a .382 batting average and a .500 on-base percentage this year. In 49 games he piled up 73 hits, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 38 RBIs, and 53 runs scored.
Top Pitcher: SP Bobby Cloutier, Edmonds College Tritons Cloutier compiled a 7-3 record in 12 starts, tallied 170 strikeouts in 100 innings and recorded a 1.62 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .185 batting average against him.
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