1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

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1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball
District II champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–8
Head coach
CaptainChuck Eyer (Senior year)
Home stadium Fisher Field
Seasons
  1953
1955 

The 1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 9th year at Lafayette.

Contents

The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.

Roster

1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Ed Deorrman/
C Maynard Dill/
Jr Wilmington, Delaware
OF Don Divine/
INF Joe Dixon/
Jr Easton, Pennsylvania
C Andy Duckworth/
RHP Karl Dutt/R
Jr
INF Chuck Eyer (C)/
Sr Emmaus, Pennsylvania
RHP Roger Gordon/R
Jr Wilmington, Delaware
INF Bill Hogerty/
Jr Princeton, New Jersey
P Dick Masters/
So
P Earl Maurer/
So
LHP Don Owens/L
Jr
INF Ernie Peters/
So
P Bryan Satterlee/
So
P Roy Schneider/
Jr
LHP Dick Somers/L
INF Bill Vercelli/
Jr Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Head coach

Charlie Gelbert

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log
Regular season
April (8–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1April 3 Yale Fisher FieldEaston, Pennsylvania 5–01–0
2April 7 Princeton Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania1–71–1
3April 8 La Salle Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania9–22–1
4April 10at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 10–43–1
5April 13 Moravian Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania6–34–1
6April 15at Delaware Unknown • Newark, Delaware 4–05–1
7April 19at Scranton Unknown • Scranton, Pennsylvania 19–66–1
8April 20at NYU Unknown • New York, New York 6–76–2
9April 21at Army Doubleday FieldWest Point, New York 2–36–3
10April 24at Penn State New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 5–27–3
11April 27 Albright Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania12–08–3
May (6–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
12May 1 Rutgers Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania9–19–3
13May 4 Temple Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania1–29–4
14May 6at Muhlenberg Unknown • Allentown, Pennsylvania 2–39–5
15May 12at Swarthmore Unknown • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 13–410–5
16May 15 Lehigh Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania5–011–5
17May 19vs Seton Hall Unknown • Unknown4–511–6
18May 22at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey 6–412–6
19May 25 Fordham Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania6–113–6
20May 29 Rider Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania10–214–6
Postseason
District II Playoff (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
21June 4vs Villanova Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania4–315–6
22June 5vs St. John's Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania9–016–6
College World Series (0–2)
#priOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
23June 10vs Missouri Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 3–516–7
24June 11vs Oklahoma A&M Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–416–8
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References

  1. "Good Baseball Record, But Defeat in Series". www.ldr.lafayatte.edu. Lafayette College. June 16, 1954. Retrieved December 1, 2020.