1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team

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1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
CCAA champions
District VIII champions
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record41–13 (11–4 CCAA)
Head coach
CaptainJerry White
Home stadiumJohn Euless Ballpark
Seasons
 1958
1960 
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Fresno State  y1140 .73341130 .759
San Diego State  1050 .6672890 .757
Cal State Los Angeles  960 .60024182 .568
Cal Poly  870 .53317180 .486
Long Beach State  5100 .33316190 .457
UC Santa Barbara  2130 .1335190 .208
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1959 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team represented Fresno State College in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at John Euless Ballpark. The team was coached by Pete Beiden in his 12th year as head coach at Fresno State.

Contents

The Bulldogs won the District VIII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Roster

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
RHP Mountie Bedford/R
Sr
26Dave Biggers/
OF Stan Busch/
OF Merv CarterL/
Sr
RHP Harvey CaseyR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Crawfordsville, Indiana
RHP Dick DeopkerR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)Sr Annaheim, Saskatchewan
C Joe Fischer/
So Visalia, California
C Jim GarrettR/R
Sr
Augie Garrido /
So
LHP Lee Gregory L/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jr Bakersfield, California
INF Ted Hiltel/
P Wayne Hironaka/
INF Jim Lester/
OF Mike Lillard/
INF Mike MathiesonL/
INF Dorman Martin/
INF Marty MazzoniR/
So
OF L. H. McDaniels/
INF Lee MurphyR/
OF Dave PeelerL/
P Dick Rose/
P Bob Scholz/
OF Tommy ThompsonL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jr Lincoln, Illinois
P Ed Vegely/
INF Jerry White (C)R/R
Sr Oxnard, California
INF Odell Youngblood/
Head coach

Pete Beiden

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2021

Schedule

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season
February (0–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCCAA record
1February 28at California Edwards FieldBerkeley, California 1–20–1
March (15–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCCAA record
2March 6at Camp Pendleton Unknown • Oceanside, California 4–01–1
3March 7at Camp PendletonUnknown • Oceanside, California1–02–1
4March 7at Camp PendletonUnknown • Oceanside, California13–03–1
5March 13CaliforniaJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 4–24–1
6March 14CaliforniaJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–85–1
7March 16 San Jose State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California1–45–2
8March 16San Jose StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–86–2
9March 20 UCLA John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California8–07–2
10March 21UCLAJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–107–3
11March 23vs Southern California Unknown • San Diego, California2–67–4
12March 24vs Utah State Unknown • San Diego, California7–08–4
13March 25vs Stanford Unknown • San Diego, California2–19–4
14March 25vs San Diego Marines Unknown • San Diego, California12–810–4
15March 26vs San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California10–911–4
16March 26vs San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California10–612–4
17March 27 Oregon John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–713–4
18March 28OregonJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California3–214–4
19March 31at Sacramento State Hornet FieldSacramento, California 10–715–4
20March 31at Sacramento StateHornet Field • Sacramento, California9–016–4
April (11–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCCAA record
21April 3San Diego StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California3–516–50–1
22April 4 Long Beach State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California2–017–51–1
23April 4Long Beach StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–318–52–1
24April 8Camp PendletonJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–919–52–1
25April 8Camp PendletonJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California3–419–62–1
26April 10at Long Beach StateWhaley Park • Long Beach, California 14–420–63–1
27April 11at San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California6–421–64–1
28April 11at San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California4–821–74–2
29April 14at San Jose StateUnknown • San Jose, California 6–022–74–2
30April 14at San Jose StateUnknown • San Jose, California1–023–74–2
31April 17 Cal Poly John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California8–224–75–2
32April 17Cal PolyJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California15–1824–85–3
33April 20San Jose StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California11–825–85–3
34April 20San Jose StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California13–726–85–3
35April 24at Cal PolyUnknown • San Luis Obispo, California 23–127–86–3
May (7–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCCAA record
36May 1 UC Santa Barbara John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California6–428–87–3
37May 2 Cal State Los Angeles John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–129–88–3
38May 2Cal State Los AngelesJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California6–130–89–3
39May 5Sacramento StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–531–89–3
40May 5Sacramento StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California8–432–89–3
41May 8at Cal State Los AngelesUnknown • Los Angeles, California 2–133–810–3
42May 9at UC Santa BarbaraUnknown • Santa Barbara, California 4–1134–910–4
43May 9at UC Santa BarbaraUnknown • Santa Barbara, California13–935–911–4
Postseason
District VIII Playoff (4–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCCAA record
45May Santa Clara John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California23–1111–4
46MaySanta ClaraJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California15–311–4
47Mayat Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 3–211–4
48Mayat WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington4–511–4
49Mayat WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington10–511–4
College World Series (3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCCAA record
50June 13vs Colorado State College Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 6–539–1111–4
51June 14vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–539–1211–4
52June 15vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–240–1211–4
53June 16vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–041–1211–4
54June 16vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–441–1311–4


Awards and honors

Augie Garrido
Lee Gregory
Jim Lester
Mike Mathiesen
Jerry White

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. "2021 Media Guide Fresno State Baseball" (PDF). www.gobulldogs.com. Fresno State University. Retrieved October 27, 2021.