1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

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1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions
District IV champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
CB No. 8
Record24–6 (12–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Chambers (3rd season)
Home stadium Hyames Field
Seasons
 1962
1964 
1963 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Western Michigan  y1200 1.0002460 .800
Ohio  930 .7501780 .680
Bowling Green  750 .58317111 .603
Kent State  560 .4558160 .333
Miami (OH)  480 .33310130 .435
Toledo  390 .25010140 .417
Marshall  2100 .1678170 .320
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan University in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 25th 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 Penn State Nittany Lions.

Roster

1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Dave Anderson/
C Jerry Austry/R
Sr Chicago, Illinois
RHP Dave Bitante/R
Jr Cleveland, Ohio
RHP Mike Boedy/R
Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
LHP Bruce Buys/L
Jr Coldwater, Michigan
RHP Curt Cleaver/
Jr Gary, Indiana
OF Fred Decker/R
OF Al Drews/
Jr
OF Mike Gatza/
Al Gibbs/
Bob Gilling/
Bill Guerrant/
Bill Kelly/
Bob Kowalski/
OF Dave Kwiatkowski/6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)210 lb(95 kg)Jr
Tom Martin/
Dan Mehling/
INF Fred Michalski/
INF Danny PredovicR/
INF Dave Reeves/
Kalamazoo, Michigan
LHP Lee Salo/L6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)
Sr Livonia, Michigan
INF John Sluka/
So Grand Haven, Michigan
C Roger Theder /
Watertown, Wisconsin
Terry Voogd/
Bill Vroegop/
LHP Gary Wallman/L
Jr South Bend, Indiana
Head coach

Charlie Maher

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Chambers


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

Schedule

1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log
Regular season
April (11–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
1April 5  Kent State Hyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan 22–11–01–0
2April 6 Ken StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–02–02–0
3April 12  Ohio State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–23–02–0
4April 13 Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–93–12–0
5April 13 Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan5–44–12–0
6April 15 at Ball State Unknown • Muncie, Indiana 13–65–12–0
7April 16 at Ball StateUnknown • Muncie, Indiana3–26–12–0
8April 17 at Ball StateUnknown • Muncie, Indiana17–37–12–0
9April 19  Ohio Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–18–13–0
10April 20 OhioHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan10–59–14–0
11April  at Marshall Unknown • Huntington, West Virginia 16–110–15–0
12April  at MarshallUnknown • Huntington, West Virginia11–011–16–0
May (10–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
13May 3 at Bowling Green Unknown • Bowling Green, Ohio 13–612–17–0
14May 4 at Bowling GreenUnknown • Bowling Green, Ohio11–013–18–0
15May 7 at Michigan State Old College FieldEast Lansing, Michigan 9–514–18–0
16May  at Toledo Unknown • Toledo, Ohio 12–415–19–0
17May  at ToledoUnknown • Toledo, Ohio4–016–110–0
18May 17  Miami (OH) Hyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan 3–117–111–0
19May 18 Miami (OH)Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–218–112–0
20May   Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan0–318–212–0
21May 21 Michigan StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan13–319–212–0
22May 22 at Michigan Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan 5–719–312–0
23May 24 at Notre Dame Cartier FieldNotre Dame, Indiana 5–220–312–0
24May 25 Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan5–421–312–0
Postseason
District IV Playoff (3–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
25May 30vs Notre Dame Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois 2–122–312–0
26May 31at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois1–023–312–0
27June 1at IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois0–823–412–0
28June 1at IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois7–024–412–0
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordMAC record
29June 10vs Florida State Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 2–524–512–0
30June 11vs Penn State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–324–612–0

Awards and honors

Fred Decker
Al Drews
Dave Kwaitkowski
Fred Michalski
Dan Predovic
Lee Salo
John Sluka

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