1957 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

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1957 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season 1957
Teams23
Finals site
Champions California  (2nd title)
Runner-up Penn State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach George Wolfman  (1st title)
MOP Cal Emery (Penn State)

The 1957 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1957 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 eleventh 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 23 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 9 to June 14. The eleventh tournament's champion was California, coached by George Wolfman. The Most Outstanding Player was Cal Emery of Penn State. [2]

Contents

Tournament

District 1

Finals
    
Connecticut 4 45
Springfield 93 0

District 2

Games played at Brooklyn, New York

Semifinals Finals
    
Penn State 2
Manhattan 1
Penn State5
St. John's 0
St. John's 8
Lafayette 3

District 3

Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Florida State 5
Georgia Southern 3
Florida State3
Duke2
Duke 9
George Washington 5
Florida State64
Duke81
Lower round 1Lower final
Duke21
Georgia Southern5Georgia Southern2
George Washington3

District 4

Games played at Kalamazoo, Michigan

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Notre Dame 18
Alma 2
Notre Dame4
Western Michigan2
Western Michigan 11
Northwestern 1
Notre Dame26
Northwestern91
Lower round 1Lower final
Western Michigan9*
Alma2Northwestern10*
Northwestern11

*–Indicates game required 10 innings.

District 5

Games played at Ames, Iowa

Finals
    
Iowa State 23—
Bradley 0 0 —

District 6

Games played at Austin, Texas

Finals
    
Texas 72—
Arizona 1 0 —

District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado

Finals
    
Colorado State College 83 5
Denver 3 43 10

District 8

Games played at Portland, Oregon

Semifinal Final
Pepperdine 2 103
Pepperdine 4 67 California 46 10
Portland 55 6

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
California CIBA 31–10 (12–4) George Wolfman 1
(last: 1947)		1st
(1947)		2–0
Colorado State College [a] RMC 24–6 Pete Butler 3
(last: 1955)		5th
(1955)		1–6
Connecticut Yankee 18–8 (5–5) J. Orlean Christian 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Florida State FIC19–4 (7–2) Danny Litwhiler 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Iowa State Big 8 15–8 (11–6) Cap Timm 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Notre Dame Independent14–8 Jake Kline 0
(last: none)		none0–0
Penn State Independent19–0 Joe Bedenk 1
(last: 1952)		4th
(1952)		2–2
Texas SWC 19–4 (12–1) Bibb Falk 4
(last: 1953)		1st
(1949, 1950)		13–5

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Texas 3
Connecticut 0
Texas1
Penn State4
Penn State 7
Florida State 0
Penn State0
California8
California 4
California9
Colorado State College 0
California8Iowa State1
Iowa State2
Iowa State 1310
Notre Dame 8
California1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Penn State0
Iowa State5
Connecticut5Connecticut2
Penn State5
Florida State3
Notre Dame4
Texas0
Colorado State College2Notre Dame9
Notre Dame23

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 8Game 1 Texas 3–0 Connecticut
Game 2 Penn State 7–0 Florida State
Game 3 California 4–0 Colorado State College
Game 4 Iowa State 13–8 (10) Notre Dame
June 9Game 5 Connecticut 5–3 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 6 Notre Dame 23–2 Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated
Game 7 Penn State 4–1 Texas
Game 8 California 8–2 Iowa State
June 10Game 9 Iowa State 5–2 Connecticut Connecticut eliminated
Game 10 Notre Dame 9–0 Texas Texas eliminated
Game 11 California 8–0 Penn State
June 11Game 12 Penn State 5–4 Notre Dame Notre Dame eliminated
Game 13 California 9–1 Iowa State Iowa State eliminated
June 12Final California 1–0 Penn State California wins CWS

Notable players

See also

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.

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 190. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1957 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
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