1971 NJCAA Baseball World Series

The 1971 NJCAA Baseball World Series was held May 29 to June 3 at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. Defending champion Mesa Community College defeated Miami-Dade Community College North in the championship game. Jim Otten of Mesa was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach
Genesee Community College	36-10	Ernie Myers
Hudson Valley Community College	24-1	John Pastore
Louisburg College	28-5	Russ Frazier
Meramec Community College	29-6	Ric Lessmann
Mesa Community College	30-14	Jim Brock
Miami-Dade Community College North	40-11	Demie Mainieri
Mt. Hood Community College	37-8	Ron Walp
San Jacinto Junior College	41-7	Bragg Stockton

Results

1971 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Miami-Dade North	12
		San Jacinto	0
							Miami-Dade North	6
							Mesa (AZ)	1
		Mesa (AZ)	5
		Genesee	3
												Miami-Dade North	8
												Mt. Hood	4
		Hudson Valley	2
		Louisburg	1
							Hudson Valley	3
							Mt. Hood	7
		Mt. Hood	16
		Meramec	7
						Loser's bracket
							San Jacinto	5
							Genesee	13				Hudson Valley	4
												Genesee	13
							Louisburg	3
							Meramec	1				Mesa (AZ)	10
												Louisburg	2

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Miami-Dade North	3									Miami-Dade North	2
		Genesee	2									Mesa (AZ)	7
							Miami-Dade North	1
							Mesa (AZ)	2
		Mt. Hood	2
		Mesa (AZ)	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 29
Game 1	Miami-Dade Community College North	12-0	San Jacinto Junior College
Game 2	Mesa Community College	5-3	Genesee Community College
May 30
Game 3	Hudson Valley Community College	2-1	Louisburg College
Game 4	Mt. Hood Community College	16-7	Meramec Community College
Game 5	Genesee Community College	13-5	San Jacinto Junior College	San Jacinto eliminated
Game 6	Louisburg College	3-1	Meramec Community College	Meramec eliminated
Game 7	Miami-Dade Community College North	6-1	Mesa Community College
May 31
Game 8	Mt. Hood Community College	7-3	Hudson Valley Community College
Game 9	Mesa Community College	10-2	Louisburg College	Louisburg eliminated
Game 10	Genesee Community College	13-4	Hudson Valley Community College	Hudson Valley eliminated
Game 11	Miami-Dade Community College North	8-4	Mt. Hood Community College
June 1
Game 12	Mesa Community College	4-2	Mt. Hood Community College	Mt. Hood eliminated
Game 13	Miami-Dade Community College North	3-2	Genesee Community College	Genesee eliminated
June 2
Game 14	Mesa Community College	2-1	Miami-Dade Community College North
June 3
Game 15	Mesa Community College	7-2	Miami-Dade Community College North	Mesa wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 3B: Clarence Poitier, Miami-Dade
• 2B: Bob Jablanski, Hudson Valley
• 1B: Vernon Wilkins, Mesa, Ariz.
• SS: Pat Leary, Mt. Hood
• IF: Jeff Oscarson, Mesa, Ariz.
• IF: Jorge Perez, Miami-Dade
• OF: Greg Snowden, Mesa, Ariz.
• OF: Gary Conley, Miami-Dade
• OF: Bruce Fox, Mt. Hood
• OF: Dave Arnott, Genessee
• OF: Mark Reinke, Mesa, Ariz.
• C: Marty Stajuhar, Mesa, Ariz.
• C: John Tamargo, Miami-Dade
• P: Stan Butkus, Miami-Dade
• P: Gary Walcott, Hudson Valley
• P: Jim Otten, Mesa, Ariz.

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