1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team

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1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball
Big Ten Conference
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record15–6 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainEd Broeker (Senior year)
Home stadium Northwestern Park
Seasons
 1956
1958 
1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern  y520 .7141560 .714
Iowa  740 .6369100 .474
Michigan  740 .6361770 .708
Illinois  740 .6361790 .654
Minnesota  650 .5451682 .654
Purdue  330 .500951 .633
Michigan State  560 .45518131 .578
Ohio State  450 .4441561 .705
Wisconsin  370 .3001490 .609
Indiana  3100 .23113150 .464
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957 [1] [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team represented Northwestern University in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Fred Lindstrom, serving his 9th year. The Wildcats finished the season with a loss in the District IV Tournament Final. [3]

Contents

Roster

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Gary Bialk/
OF Ken Bindner/
Sr
INF Ed Broeker/
OF Mike Collopy/
So
Cooper/
LHP Dave Hill R/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)170 lb(77 kg) New Orleans, Louisiana
RHP Jay Hook L/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)182 lb(83 kg) Waukegan, Illinois
INF Al Kennedy/
INF Bob Lietzow/
So
C Chuck Lindstrom R/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Chicago, Illinois
C Tom Meyer/
So
P Nelson Nedde/
P Allan Otto/
U Dale Pienta/
LHP Tom Scheuerman/L
Jr
INF Ron Smith/
INF Harry Stranski/
Head coach

Fred Lindstrom

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
April (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
7April  UIC Dyche FieldEvanston, Illinois 18–20–0
April  Great Lakes Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois0–0
April Great LakesDyche Field • Evanston, Illinois0–0
May (6–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
May 1  Notre Dame Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois4–8–10–0
May  Glenview Air Base Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois26–0–10–0
May 3 at Michigan State John Kobs FieldEast Lansing, Michigan 7–2–21–1
May 4 at Michigan Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan 3–10–21–1
May 4 at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5–12–31–2
May 11 vs Indiana Unknown • Unknown4–0–32–2
May 11 vs IndianaUnknown • Unknown12–1–33–2
May 15 at Notre DameUnknown • Notre Dame, Indiana 4–8–43–2
May   Wisconsin Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois4–2
May 24 at Illinois Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois 1–012–45–2
Postseason
District IV Tournament (3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
17May 28 at Western Michigan Hyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan 1–1112–55–2
18May 29 vs Alma Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan11–213–55–2
19May 29 at Western MichiganHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan10–914–55–2
20May 30 vs Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan9–215–55–2
21May 31 vs Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan1–615–65–2

Awards and honors

Ed Broeker
Al Kennedy
Chuck Lindstrom
Tom Scheuerman

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