S. W. Anderson

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S. W. Anderson
Playing career
1919–1922 Chattanooga Lookouts
1920 Bartow Polkers
1924–1925 Memphis Chickasaws
1925–1926Chattanooga Lookouts
1927 Wilkes-Barre Barons
1927 Mobile Bears
1928–1930 Williamsport Grays
1931 Norfolk Tars
1931 Charleston Senators
Position(s) First baseman/Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1952 Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall49–51–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • SEC Coach of the Year (1951)

Cyrus S. W. Anderson is a former American college baseball coach. Anderson coached the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team from 1948 to 1952, leading the Volunteers to a runner-up finish in the 1951 College World Series. [1]

College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. In comparison to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a smaller role in developing professional players, as baseball's professional minor leagues are more extensive, with a greater history of supplying players to the top professional league. Moving directly from high school to the professional level is more common in baseball than in football or basketball. However, if players do opt to enroll at a four-year college to play baseball, they must complete three years to regain professional eligibility, unless they reach age 21 before starting their third year of college. Players who enroll at junior colleges regain eligibility after one year at that level. In the most recently completed 2017 season, there were 298 NCAA Division I teams in the United States.

Tennessee Volunteers baseball American college baseball team

The Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represents the University of Tennessee in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Tennessee athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. The Volunteers play all on-campus home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The 1951 College World Series was the fifth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1951 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 13 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the Oklahoma Sooners, coached by Jack Baer. The Most Outstanding Player was Sidney Hatfield of Tennessee. Oklahoma won national championships in football, wrestling, and baseball in the 1950–51 academic year.

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Playing career

Anderson enjoyed a 12-year career in professional baseball. He spent the 1924 season with the Memphis Chickasaws, who would win 104 games. [2]

Head coaching record

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference)(1948–1952)
1948 Tennessee4–18–13–16–112th
1949 Tennessee6–125–910th
1950 Tennessee8–97–97th
1951 Tennessee 20–316–11st College World Series
1952 Tennessee11–911–74th
Tennessee:49–51–142–42–1
Total:49–51–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. "2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball media guide" (PDF). www.utsports.com. University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. "48. 1924 Memphis Chicks". www.milb.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 30, 2019.