1952 Colorado State Bears baseball team

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1952 Colorado State College Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions
District VII playoff champions
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record15–9 (9–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadium Jackson Field
Seasons
 1951
1953 
1952 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State  y91 .900159 .625
Colorado College  24 .333 
Colorado Mines  15 .167 
Western State  02 .000 
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1952 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College of Education in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 10th year at Colorado State.

Contents

The Bears won the District VII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos.

Roster

1952 Colorado State College Bears baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Milton Audrey/
Bob Beigel/
Ronnie Capra/
So
Constable/
Delbert Davies/
INF Bob Distifano/
INF Jim Ditolla/
Durkin/
Richard Howerton/
Jr
Jerry McMillen/
Menardi/
Al Minaya/
Jr
Dick Porter/
So
George Sage/
So
RHP Bob Stewart/R
Jr
OF Cyril Trofholz/
Sr
Don Williams/
Sr
Head coach

Pete Butler

Assistant coach(es)

Art Wollenweber


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

Schedule

1952 Colorado State Bears baseball game log
Regular season
Regular Season (13–7)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordRMC record
1 Colorado Mines Jackson FieldGreeley, Colorado 17–61–01–0
2Colorado MinesJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado12–62–02–0
3vs Lowry Air Force Base Unknown • Unknown, Colorado4–72–12–0
4vs Lowry Air Force BaseUnknown • Unknown, Colorado25–73–12–0
5vs Wyoming Unknown • Unknown4–63–22–0
6vs WyomingUnknown • Unknown4–93–32–0
7vs Denver Unknown • Unknown8–74–32–0
8 vs Colorado College Unknown • Unknown2–64–42–1
9 vs Colorado CollegeUnknown • Unknown13–115–43–1
10 vs Colorado A&M Unknown • Unknown6–56–43–1
11 vs Colorado MinesUnknown • Unknown23–27–44–1
12 vs Colorado MinesUnknown • Unknown10–28–45–1
13 vs Colorado A&MUnknown • Unknown5–158–55–1
14  Western State Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado10–39–56–1
15 Western StateJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado14–510–57–1
16 vs DenverUnknown • Unknown3–410–67–1
17 vs Colorado CollegeUnknown • Unknown6–011–68–1
18 vs Colorado CollegeUnknown • Unknown1–012–69–1
19 vs Lowry Air Force BaseUnknown • Unknown8–1012–79–1
20 vs Lowry Air Force BaseUnknown • Unknown7–613–79–1
Postseason
District VII Playoff (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordRMC record
21May 30  BYU Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado7–614–79–1
22May 31 BYUJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado11–615–79–1
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordRMC record
23June 12vs Missouri Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–1515–89–1
24June 13vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska6–815–99–1

Awards and honors

Bob Distifano
Jim DiTollo
Bob Stewart
Cyril Trofholz

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.