1958 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

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1958 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season 1958
Teams26
Finals site
Champions Southern California  (2nd title)
Runner-up Missouri (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Rod Dedeaux  (2nd title)
MOP Bill Thom (Southern California)

The 1958 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twelfth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 26 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 13 to June 19. The twelfth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bill Thom of Southern California. [2]

Contents

Tournament

District 1

Semifinals Finals
      
Connecticut 110
Dartmouth 0 0
Connecticut 1 10
Holy Cross2
Holy Cross 45
Colby 3 1

District 2

Semifinals Finals
    
NYU 2
Villanova 1
NYU 1
Lafayette5
Lafayette 9
Penn State 1

District 3

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Florida State 3
George Washington 1
Florida State1
Florida2
Florida 8
Clemson 6
Florida141
Clemson153
Lower round 1Lower final
Florida State5 10
George Washington2Clemson8
Clemson4

District 4

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Valparaiso 2
Notre Dame 0
Valparaiso2
Western Michigan24
Western Michigan 4
Minnesota 0
Western Michigan5
Notre Dame4
Lower round 1Lower final
Valparaiso4
Notre Dame11Notre Dame10
Minnesota7

District 5

Finals
    
Missouri 1113
Northern Iowa 7 3

District 6

Semifinal Final
Texas 144 2
Texas 3 Arizona 3 165
Houston 2

District 7

Finals
    
BYU 40 9
Colorado State College 3 85

Brigham Young University withdrew from district. Colorado State College was selected as District 7 representative in the College World Series.

District 8

Semifinals Finals
        
Portland 2 33
Occidental 50 0
Portland 0 1
Southern California 611

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona Border 37–12 (7–1) Frank Sancet 3
(last: 1956)
2nd
(1956)
7–6
Clemson ACC 21–6 (12–3) Bill Wilhelm 0
(last: none)
none0–0
Colorado State College [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] RMC 20–8 Pete Butler 4
(last: 1957)
5th
(1955)
1–8
Holy Cross Independent16–4 Jack Barry 1
(last: 1952)
1st
(1952)
6–1
Lafayette Independent19–8 Charlie Gelbert 2
(last: 1954)
3rd
(1953)
3–4
Missouri Big 8 17–5 (12–3) Hi Simmons 2
(last: 1954)
1st
(1954)
8–3
USC CIBA 24–2 (14–2) Rod Dedeaux 4
(last: 1955)
1st
(1948)
5–7
Western Michigan MAC 21–6–1 (10–0) Charlie Maher 2
(last: 1955)
2nd
(1955)
5–4

Brackets

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Missouri 3
Western Michigan 1
Missouri11
Colorado State College2
Colorado State College 10
Lafayette 5
Missouri4
Holy Cross1
Holy Cross 3
Missouri3
Southern California 0
Holy Cross17Western Michigan1
Clemson4
Arizona 1
Clemson 4
Missouri07
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California7812
Clemson3
Western Michigan410Western Michigan5
Holy Cross2
Lafayette3
Southern California6
Southern California12
Southern California4Colorado State College1
Arizona0

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 13Game 1 Missouri 3–1 Western Michigan
June 14Game 2 Colorado State College 10–5 Lafayette
Game 3 Holy Cross 3–0 Southern California
Game 4 Clemson 4–1 Arizona
June 15Game 5 Western Michigan 4–3 (10 innings) Lafayette Lafayette eliminated
Game 6 USC 4–0 Arizona Arizona eliminated
Game 7 Missouri 11–2 Colorado State College
Game 8 Holy Cross 17–4 Clemson
June 16Game 9 Western Michigan 5–3 Clemson Clemson eliminated
Game 10 Southern California 12–1 Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated
Game 11 Missouri 4–1 Holy Cross
June 17Game 12 Southern California 6–2 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated
Game 13 Missouri 3–1 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated
June 18Game 14 Southern California 7–0 Missouri
June 19Final Southern California 8–7 (12 innings) Missouri Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Doug Gulick Missouri
Bill Thom (MOP)USC
C Hank Kuhlmann Missouri
1B Sonny Siebert Missouri
2B Mike Castanon USC
3B Ken Komodzinski Holy Cross
SS Fred Scott USC
OF Ron Fairly USC
Martin Toft Missouri
Marvin Winegar Western Michigan

Notable players

Quick facts

Notes

  1. Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.
  2. BYU withdrew from district. Northern Colorado was selected as District 7 representative.

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References

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  2. "1958 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.