1949 NCAA baseball tournament

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1949 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season 1949
Teams8
Finals site
Champions Texas  (1st title)
Runner-up Wake Forest (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Bibb Falk  (1st title)
MOP Tom Hamilton (Texas)

The 1949 NCAA baseball tournament was the third NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The College World Series was played at Wichita Municipal Stadium in Wichita, Kansas from June 22 to June 25. [1] The third tournament's champion was the Texas Longhorns, coached by Bibb Falk. The Most Outstanding Player was named for the first time, with the inaugural award going to Tom Hamilton of Texas. This was the first of six championships for the Longhorns through the 2023 season.

Contents

Tournament

The tournament was divided into four regional brackets, Region A, Region B, Region C and Region D, with each region consisting of two teams playing a best-of-three-game series. The winner of each bracket advanced to the College World Series. This was the first and only year of this format. [2]

Field

As in previous years, each representative of the eight districts were determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs. [2]

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)BerthPrevious NCAA Appearances
Boston College IndependentDistrict I SelectionNone
Colorado State College [lower-alpha 1] RMC District VII Selection1
1948
Notre Dame IndependentWon District IV PlayoffNone
Oklahoma A&M MVC Won District V playoff1
1948
Southern California CIBA 20–3 (12–2)District VIII Selection (Won PCC)1
1948
St. John's MNYC 19–4Won District II PlayoffNone
Texas SWC 18–7 (12–3)District VI Selection (Won SWC)1
1947
Wake Forest Southern 27–2 (13–1)Won District III PlayoffNone

Region A

At Brooklyn, New York June 13 [3] [4] [5]

Region A Playoff
    
St. John's 107
Boston College 5 2

Region B

At South Bend, Indiana June 17–18 [6]

Region B Playoff
    
Wake Forest 410
Notre Dame 1 7

Region C

At Austin, Texas June 16–17 [7]

Region C Playoff
    
Texas 73
Oklahoma A&M 3 2

Region D

At Los Angeles, California June 16–17 [8]

Region D Playoff
    
Southern California 122 8
Colorado State College 2 67

College World Series

Following financial losses in Kalamazoo, Michigan the previous year, the NCAA moved the tournament to Wichita for the 1949 edition. This would be the only year in Wichita, as the 1950 edition would take place in Omaha, Nebraska, as it has been every year since and will be through 2036. [2]

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS appearancesCWS Best finishCWS record
St. John's MNYC 214 (9–1) Frank McGuire 0
(last: none)
none00
Southern California CIBA 224 (122) Sam Barry 1
(last: 1948)
1st
(1948)
21
Texas SWC 207 (123) Bibb Falk 0
(last: none)
none00
Wake Forest Southern 292 (131) Taylor Sanford 0
(last: none)
none00

Results

Bracket

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Wake Forest 2
Southern California 1
Wake Forest1
Texas8
Texas 7
St. John's 1
Texas10
Wake Forest3
Lower round 1Lower final
Wake Forest2 12
Southern California12Southern California1
St. John's4

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 22Game 1 Wake Forest 21 USC
Game 2 Texas 71 St. John's
June 23Game 3 Texas 81 Wake Forest
Game 4 USC 124 St. John's St. John's eliminated
June 24Game 5 Wake Forest 2112 USC Southern California eliminated
June 25Final Texas 103 Wake Forest Texas wins CWS

Notable players

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.

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