1959 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

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1959 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament
Season 1959
Teams22
Finals site
Champions Oklahoma State  (1st title)
Runner-up Arizona (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Toby Greene  (1st title)
MOP Jim Dobson (Oklahoma State)

The 1959 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirteenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 22 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 12 to June 18. The thirteenth tournament's champion was Oklahoma State, coached by Toby Greene. The Most Outstanding Player was Jim Dobson of Oklahoma State. [2]

Contents

Tournament

District 1

District 2

Games played at University Park, Pennsylvania.

First Round Final
    
Penn State 16
Temple 4
Penn State7
Ithaca 3
Ithaca 4
Pittsburgh 3 11

District 3

Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1 Clemson 9
4 Georgia Tech 6
Clemson24
Florida State2
2 Florida State 3
3 George Washington 2 10
Clemson5
Florida State0
Lower round 1Lower final
Florida State16
Georgia Tech7Georgia Tech9
George Washington2

District 4

Games played at Notre Dame, Indiana.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Minnesota 6
Western Michigan 4
Minnesota4
Notre Dame12
Notre Dame 10
Detroit 0
Notre Dame0 10 6
Western Michigan29
Lower round 1Lower final
Minnesota1
Western Michigan4Western Michigan5
Detroit0

District 5

Games played at Peoria, Illinois.

Finals
    
Oklahoma State 76
Bradley 6 2

District 6

Games played at Bryan, Texas.

Finals
    
Arizona 11
Texas A&M 0 0

District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado.

Finals
    
Colorado State 178 12
Utah 8 138

District 8

Games played at Fresno, California.

Semifinals
Fresno, California
Finals
Seattle, Washington
        
Fresno State34 10
Washington 2 55
Santa Clara 11 3
Fresno State 2315

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona Border 36–8 (6–1) Frank Sancet 4
(last: 1958)
2nd
(1956)
7–8
Clemson ACC 23 –6 (11–5) Bill Wilhelm 1
(last: 1958)
5th
(1958)
1–2
Colorado State [lower-alpha 1] RMC 24–5 (10–1) Pete Butler 5
(last: 1958)
5th
(1955)
2–10
Connecticut Yankee 20–1 (10–0) J. Orlean Christian 1
(last: 1957)
5th
(1957)
1–2
Fresno State CCAA 38–11 (11–4) Pete Beiden 0
(last: none)
none0–0
Oklahoma State Big 8 22–4 (17–3) Toby Greene 2
(last: 1955)
3rd
(1955)
5–4
Penn State Independent15–4 Joe Bedenk 2
(last: 1957)
2nd
(1957)
5–4
Western Michigan MAC 24–7 (8–2) Charlie Maher 3
(last: 1958)
2nd
(1955)
7–6

Bracket and results

1959 College World Series bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma State 10
Western Michigan 2
Oklahoma State8
Penn State6
Penn State 5
Connecticut 3
Oklahoma State3
Arizona5
Arizona 312
Oklahoma State4
Clemson 2
Arizona5Penn State3
Fresno State1
Fresno State 6
Oklahoma State5
Colorado State 5
Oklahoma State4Arizona3
Lower first roundLower second round
Fresno State0
Penn State7
Clemson7Clemson0
Fresno State2
Colorado State1
Arizona0
Fresno State7
Western Michigan14Western Michigan2
Connecticut6

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 12Game 1 Oklahoma State 10–2 Western Michigan
June 13Game 2 Penn State 5–3 Connecticut
Game 3 Arizona 3–2 (12 innings) Clemson
Game 4 Fresno State 6–5 Colorado State
June 14Game 5 Western Michigan 14–6 Connecticut Connecticut eliminated
Game 6 Clemson 7–1 Colorado State Colorado State eliminated
Game 7 Oklahoma State 8–6 Penn State
Game 8 Arizona 5–1 Fresno State
June 15Game 9 Penn State 7–0 Clemson Clemson eliminated
Game 10 Fresno State 7–2 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated
Game 11 Arizona 5–3 Oklahoma State
June 16Game 12 Oklahoma State 4–3 Penn State Penn State eliminated
Game 13 Fresno State 2–0 Arizona
June 17Game 14 Oklahoma State 4–0 Fresno State Fresno State eliminated
June 18Final Oklahoma State 5–3 Arizona Oklahoma State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Joel Horlen Oklahoma State
Hal Stowe Clemson
C Alan Hall Arizona
1B Bob Wilson Arizona
2B Bruce Andrew Oklahoma State
3B Jim Dobson (MOP)Oklahoma State
SS Charles Shoemaker Arizona
OF Bailey Hendley Clemson
Doug Hoffman Clemson
Connie McIlvoy Oklahoma State

Quick facts

Notes

  1. Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.

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