1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

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1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
District IV Playoff
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–10
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Cusack (Senior year)
  • Elmer Kohorst (Senior year)
Home stadium Cartier Field
Seasons
 1956
1958 

The 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Cartier Field. The team was coached by Jake Kline in his 24th year as head coach at Notre Dame.

Contents

The Fighting Irish won the District IV playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Roster

1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
11 RHP Tom Bujnowski/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)170 lb(77 kg)Sr Bayonne, New Jersey
14 INF Jim Carideo/5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)165 lb(75 kg)Sr Mount Vernon, New York
30 RHP John Connors/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg) LaGrange, Illinois
26 INF Jim Cusack (C)/6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr Peoria, Illinois
12 OF Gene Duffy/5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)155 lb(70 kg)So Davenport, Iowa
15 OF Bob Giarrantano/5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)165 lb(75 kg) Great Neck, New York
23 INF Eddie Hurley/6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb(77 kg)Sr Holyoke, Massachusetts
INF Steven Johnson/5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)160 lb(73 kg) Robbinsdale, Minnesota
33 C Elmer Kohorst (C)/6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb(86 kg)Sr Albany, Minnesota
32 INF Jim Morris/6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Quincy, Illinois
26 OF Bob Senecal/6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Newaygo, Michigan
16 OF Paul Sopko/5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)175 lb(79 kg) Columbus, Ohio
29 RHP Chuck Symeon/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Stamford, Connecticut
Head coach

Jake Kline

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball Game Log
Regular season
April (4–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1April 12at Indiana Jordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana 6–11–0
2April 13at IndianaJordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana9–72–0
3April 13at IndianaJordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana0–32–1
4April 16 Central Michigan Cartier FieldNotre Dame, Indiana 3–23–1
5April 20at Michigan Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan 4–53–2
6April 20at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan0–33–3
7April 26at Ohio Unknown • Athens, Ohio 8–34–3
8April 27at OhioUnknown • Athens, Ohio4–74–4
9April 30 Michigan State Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana3–44–5
May (7–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
10May 1at Northwestern Dyche FieldEvanston, Illinois 8–45–5
11May 4 Glenview Naval Air Station Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana12–16–5
12May 6 Wisconsin Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana4–17–5
13May 7WisconsinCartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana9–147–6
14May 9MichiganCartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana14–08–6
15May 11 Great Lakes Naval Air Station Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana9–09–6
16May 13at Michigan State Old College FieldEast Lansing, Michigan 3–110–6
17May 15NorthwesternCartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana6–211–6
Postseason
NCAA District V Playoff (3–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
18May 28vs Alma Hyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan 18–212–6
19May 29at Western Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan4–213–6
20May 30vs NorthwesternHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan2–913–7
21May 31vs NorthwesternHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–114–7
June (0–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
22June 2at Western MichiganHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan2–414–8
College World Series (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
23June 8vs Iowa State Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 8–1314–9
24June 9vs Colorado State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska23–215–9
25June 10vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska9–016–9
26June 11vs Penn State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–516–10

Awards and honors

Elmer Kohorst

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