1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

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1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball
District II champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record19–10
Head coach
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
 1957
1959 

The 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 13th year at Lafayette.

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The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos.

Roster

1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
OF Dick Archdeacon/
Bendere/
C Sandy Bing/
INF Phil Bollman/
OF Joe Bozik/
INF Al Caeser/
Sr
P Bill Evanko/
So
INF Frank Farzanegan/
P Vince Gebhard/
So
INF Bob Kessler/
OF Skip Kline/
C Bob Lewis/
OF Bill MacDonald/
Dick Maurer/
INF Tom Morgan (C)/
Sr
OF Dick Nikles/
INF Dick Richter/
C Charlie Rose/
P Irv Sandell/
So
C Ted Sloan/
LHP Ray Smith/
Head coach

Charlie Gelbert

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log
Regular season
April (13–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1April 1at NC State Ernie Shore StadiumWinston-Salem, North Carolina 7–130–1
2April 1vs Massachusetts Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina3–50–2
3April 2vs Princeton Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina6–11–2
4April 4at Quantico Marines Unknown • Quantico, Virginia 2–12–2
5April 5at George Washington Unknown • Washington, D.C. 16–43–2
6April 9at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 7–04–2
7April 10 Muhlenberg Fisher FieldEaston, Pennsylvania 17–75–2
8April 14 Moravian Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania7–26–2
9April 16at La Salle Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7–07–2
10April 18at Bucknell Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 10–28–2
11April 19 Colgate Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania3–29–2
12April 21 Temple Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania10–110–2
13April 23at Gettysburg Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 6–511–2
14April 25at Villanova Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania5–1011–3
15April 26 Rutgers Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania7–012–3
16April 29at Swarthmore Unknown • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 17–713–3
May (3–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
17May 1at Delaware Unknown • Newark, Delaware 3–413–4
18May 10 Lehigh Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania5–014–4
19May 12 Albright Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania8–215–4
20May 14at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey 8–915–5
21May 17at Penn State New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 8–716–5
22May 23DelawareFisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania6–916–6
23May 24 Fordham Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania1–216–7
Postseason
District II Playoff (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
24May 29vs Penn StateUnknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania9–117–7
25May 30vs NYU Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania5–118–7
May / June (1–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
26May 31 Rider Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania6–519–7
27May 29vs Fort Dix Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania7–1019–8
College World Series (0–2)
#priOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
28June 14vs Colorado State College Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 5–1019–9
29June 15vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–419–10

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References

  1. "Lafayette Nine Loses Quickly at Omaha; Season Good". www.ldr.lafayatte.edu. Lafayette College. June 15, 1958. Retrieved December 3, 2020.