1958 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

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1958 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions
District IV champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record23–8–1 (10–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDon Edwards
Home stadium Hyames Field
Seasons
 1957
1959  
1958 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Western Michigan  y1000 1.0002381 .734
Ohio  810 .8891740 .810
Bowling Green  450 .444770 .500
Kent State  470 .36412100 .545
Toledo  480 .3336130 .316
Marshall  480 .3338100 .444
Miami (OH)  270 .2227100 .412
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1958 [1]

The 1958 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan University in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 20th year at Western Michigan.

Contents

The Broncos won the District IV playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Missouri Tigers.

Roster

1958 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Phil Bareis/
Jerrt Belanger/
Bill Blackwell/
Larry Buchanan/
Dick Churches/
Len Grabowski/
Jim Greenwood/
Joe Gresser/
Ed Gustafson/
Jim Hedberg/
Jim Hock/
Norm Hradek/
Frank Karwoski/
Jess Kuaffman/
Jack Krueger/
Terry Mack/
Bob Mason/
Craig Morris/
Art Morrissey/
Jim Phillips/
George Pratt/
Larry Randall/
RHP Jack Rumohr/R
John Shelonder/
Dick Sosnowski/
Jim Stainoff/
Bill Topp/
Jerry Watkowski/
Ron White/
Marv Winegar/
Lyle Witham/
Tom Wood/
Jack Zaski/
Head coach

Charlie Maher

Assistant coach(es)

Don Edwards


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

Schedule

1958 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log
Regular season
April (9–3–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
1April 4 at Indiana Sembower FieldBloomington, Indiana 1–40–1
2April 4 at IndianaSembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–31–1
3April 5 at IndianaSembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana12–32–1
4April 5 at IndianaSembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana5–72–2
5April 8 at IndianaSembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana19–23–2
6April 8 at IndianaSembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana11–44–2
7April 15 at Michigan Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan 2–74–3
8April 18  Marshall Hyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan 7–45–31–0
9April 19 MarshallHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–36–32–0
10April 21 at Iowa Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 7–76–3–12–0
11April 25  Bowling Green Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–27–3–13–0
12April 26 Bowling GreenHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–18–3–14–0
13April 30  Michigan State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan7–59–3–14–0
May (6–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
14May 2  Toledo Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan8–110–3–15–0
15May 3 ToledoHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–011–3–16–0
16May 9 at Miami (OH) Unknown • Oxford, Ohio 7–012–3–17–0
17May 10 at Miami (OH)Unknown • Oxford, Ohio6–313–3–18–0
18May 13 MichiganHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–813–4–18–0
19May 16 at Kent State Unknown • Kent, Ohio 5–214–4–19–0
20May 17 at Kent StateUnknown • Kent, Ohio6–215–4–110–0
21May 19  Wisconsin Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–715–5–110–0
22May 20 WisconsinHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan2–2315–6–110–0
23May 23  Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan2–116–6–110–0
Postseason
District IV Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
24May 28 Minnesota Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan4–017–6–110–0
25May 29 Valparaiso Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan24–218–6–110–0
26May 30Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan5–419–6–110–0
May/June (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
27May 31 Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan5–220–6–110–0
28June 7 at Michigan State Old College FieldEast Lansing, Michigan 5–421–6–110–0
College World Series (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
29June 13vs Missouri Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–321–7–110–0
30June 15vs Lafayette Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–322–7–110–0
31June 16vs Clemson Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–323–7–110–0
32June 17vs MissouriOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–323–8–110–0

Awards and honors

Bob Mason
Dick Sosnowski
Marv Winegar

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References

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