1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball
Big Ten Conference
District IV tournament, Lost
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–6 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Lindstrom (9th season)
Captain	Ed Broeker
Home stadium	Northwestern Park
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y	5	–	2	–	0		.714			15	–	6	–	0		.714
Iowa  ‍‍‍	7	–	4	–	0		.636			9	–	10	–	0		.474
Michigan  ‍‍‍	7	–	4	–	0		.636			17	–	7	–	0		.708
Illinois  ‍‍‍	7	–	4	–	0		.636			17	–	9	–	0		.654
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	6	–	5	–	0		.545			16	–	8	–	2		.654
Purdue  ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0		.500			9	–	5	–	1		.633
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0		.455			18	–	13	–	1		.578
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0		.444			15	–	6	–	1		.705
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			14	–	9	–	0		.609
Indiana  ‍‍‍	3	–	10	–	0		.231			13	–	15	–	0		.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]

Roster

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town INF Gary Bialk / — — OF Ken Bindner / — — Sr INF Ed Broeker / — — OF Mike Collopy / — — So Cooper / — — LHP Dave Hill R/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) New Orleans, Louisiana RHP Jay Hook L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Waukegan, Illinois INF Al Kennedy / — — INF Bob Lietzow / — — So C Chuck Lindstrom R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois C Tom Meyer / — — So P Nelson Nedde / — — P Allan Otto / — — 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 Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
April (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 7 April  UIC Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 18–2 – 0–0 April  Great Lakes Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois – – 0–0 April  Great Lakes Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois – – 0–0
May (6–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record May 1  Notre Dame Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 4–8 –1 0–0 May  Glenview Air Base Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 26–0 –1 0–0 May 3  at Michigan State John Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 7–2 –2 1–1 May 4  at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–10 –2 1–1 May 4  at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–12 –3 1–2 May 11  vs Indiana Unknown • Unknown 4–0 –3 2–2 May 11  vs Indiana Unknown • Unknown 12–1 –3 3–2 May 15  at Notre Dame Unknown • Notre Dame, Indiana 4–8 –4 3–2 May   Wisconsin Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois – – 4–2 May 24  at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 1–0 12–4 5–2
Postseason
District IV Tournament (3–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record 17 May 28  at Western Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 1–11 12–5 5–2 18 May 29  vs Alma Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 11–2 13–5 5–2 19 May 29  at Western Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 10–9 14–5 5–2 20 May 30  vs Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 9–2 15–5 5–2 21 May 31  vs Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 1–6 15–6 5–2

Awards and honors

Ed Broeker

• First Team All-Big Ten

Al Kennedy

• Second Team All-Big Ten

Chuck Lindstrom

• Second Team All-Big Ten

Tom Scheuerman

• First Team All-Big TenThe following is a listing of the selections listed in the 2018 Northwestern Baseball Media Guide on nusports.com. ^[4]

References

1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
3. Peter Warren (May 25, 2018). "Baseball: Six decades ago, Northwestern made it to college baseball's biggest stage". www.dailynorthwestern.com. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
4. "2018 Baseball record Book" (PDF). www.nusports.com.