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1954 NCAA baseball tournament

American college sports championship

American college sports championship

FieldValue
Year1954
Teams24
CollegeWorldSeriesBallparkJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium
CityOmaha, NE
ChampionsMissouri
TitleCount1st
Runner-UpRollins
CWSCount1st
CoachHi Simmons
CoachCount1st
MOPTom Yewcic
MOPTeamMichigan State
Different Previous1953
tournament_linkNCAA Division I Baseball Championship

| Runner-Up=Rollins The 1954 NCAA baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1954 NCAA 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 eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series, but for the first time the preliminary tournament rounds hosted by each district were sanctioned NCAA events. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 10 to June 16. The eighth tournament's champion was Missouri, coached by John "Hi" Simmons. The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Yewcic of Michigan State.

Tournament

The following teams participated in the district playoffs to determine the College World Series participants. As this was the first year of NCAA-sanctioned preliminary rounds, no prior appearances in district playoffs or the College World Series are counted as prior NCAA Appearances.

DistrictSchoolConferenceRecord (conference)BerthLast NCAA appearance
1none
1none
1none
1none
2none
2none
2none
2none
3ACCnone
3none
3SoConnone
4none
4Big Tennone
4none
5MissouriBig Seven17–3 (11–1)none
6MVCnone
6none
7none
7none
7none
8PCCnone
8none
8none
8none

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District 1

Games played in Springfield, Massachusetts.

| RD1-team1=UMass | RD1-score1=9* | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=7* | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=8 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD2-team1=UMass | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-team2=Boston University | RD2-score2=0

District 2

Games played at Allentown, Pennsylvania.

| RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-team3=Lafayette | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD2-team1=St. John's (NY) | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-team2=Lafayette | RD2-score2=9

District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3-game series. The first series was played between Virginia Tech and Clemson, with the winner moving on to play Rollins in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

  • In the semifinal series, the first game was played in Clemson, South Carolina, and the second game was played in Blacksburg, Virginia. Both final series games were played in Winter Park, Florida.

| RD1-team1 = **** | RD1-score1-1 = 11 | RD1-score1-2 = 7 | RD1-score1-3 = – | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2-1 = 10 | RD1-score2-2 = 1 | RD1-score2-3 = –

| RD2-team1 = Virginia Tech | RD2-score1-1 = 0 | RD2-score1-2 = 3 | RD2-score1-3 = – | RD2-team2 = Rollins | RD2-score2-1 = 3 | RD2-score2-2 = 9 | RD2-score2-3 = –

District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Ohio and Ashland, with the winner moving on to play Michigan St. in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

  • Games played at Athens, Ohio.

| RD1-team1 = | RD1-score1-1 = 4 | RD1-score1-2 = 6 | RD1-score1-3 = – | RD1-team2 = **** | RD1-score2-1 = 18 | RD1-score2-2 = 10 | RD1-score2-3 = –

| RD2-team1 = Ohio | RD2-score1-1 = 10 | RD2-score1-2 = 7 | RD2-score1-3 = 3 | RD2-team2 = Michigan State | RD2-score2-1 = 14 | RD2-score2-2 = 0 | RD2-score2-3 = 5

District 5

  • Missouri (Automatic College World Series qualifier)

District 6

Games played at Austin, Texas. | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=12 | RD1-score1-3=7 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=3 | RD1-score2-2=16 | RD1-score2-3=6

District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado.

District 8

Games played at Eugene, Oregon.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Oregon | RD1-score1=9 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Seattle | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Fresno State | RD1-score3=9 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Seattle | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Southern California | RD1-score6=9 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Oregon | RD2-score1=9 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Fresno State | RD2-score2=5 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Fresno State | RD2-score3=7 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Southern California | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Oregon | RD3-score1-1=15 | RD3-score1-2=— | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Fresno State | RD3-score2-1=05 | RD3-score2-2=—

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
ArizonaBorder39–7 (2–0)Frank Sancet0
(last: none)none0–0
LafayetteIndependent16–6Charlie Gelbert1
(last: 1953)3rd
(1953)3–2
UMassYankee14–5 (4–2)Earl Lorden0
(last: none)none0–0
Michigan StateBig 1022–8–1 (11–2)John Kobs0
(last: none)none0–0
MissouriBig Seven17–3 (11–1)Hi Simmons1
(last: 1952)2nd
(1952)3–2
Oklahoma A&MMVC16–9 (8–1)Toby Greene0
(last: none)none0–0
OregonPCC18–6 (11–5)Don Kirsch0
(last: none)none0–0
RollinsIndependent22–6Joe Justice0
(last: none)none0–0

Results

Bracket

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Michigan State | RD1-score1=16 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=UMass | RD1-score2=5

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Arizona | RD1-score3=12 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Oregon | RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Rollins | RD1-score5=911 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Oklahoma A&M | RD1-score6=5

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Missouri | RD1-score7=5 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Lafayette | RD1-score8=3

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Michigan State | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Arizona | RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Rollins | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Missouri | RD2-score4=1

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=UMass | RD2-score5=5 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=Oregon | RD2-score6=3

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=Oklahoma A&M | RD2-score7=4 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=Lafayette | RD2-score8=2

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Michigan State | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Rollins | RD3-score2=5

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Missouri | RD3-score3=8 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=UMass | RD3-score4=1

| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5=Arizona | RD3-score5=4 | RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6=Oklahoma A&M | RD3-score6=514

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Rollins | RD4-score1=2 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Michigan State | RD4-score2=310

| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3=Missouri | RD4-score3=7 | RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=Oklahoma A&M | RD4-score4=3

| RD5-seed1= | RD5-team1=Michigan State | RD5-score1=3 | RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2=Missouri | RD5-score2=4

| RD6-seed1= | RD6-team1=Rollins | RD6-score1=1 | RD6-seed2= | RD6-team2=Missouri | RD6-score2=4

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 10Game 1Michigan State16–5UMass
Game 2Arizona12–1Oregon
June 11Game 3Rollins9–5 (11)Oklahoma A&M
June 10Game 4Missouri5–3Lafayette
June 11Game 5UMass5–3OregonOregon eliminated
Game 64–2LafayetteLafayette eliminated
Game 7Michigan State2–1Arizona
Game 8Rollins4–1Missouri
June 12Game 9Missouri8–1UMassUMass eliminated
Game 10Oklahoma A&M5–4 (14)ArizonaArizona eliminated
Game 11Rollins5–4Michigan State
June 13Game 12Missouri7–3Oklahoma A&MOklahoma A&M eliminated
Game 13Michigan State3–2 (10)Rollins
June 14Game 14Missouri4–3Michigan StateMichigan State eliminated
June 16FinalMissouri4–1RollinsMissouri wins CWS

Notable players

  • Arizona: Don Gile, Don Lee, Carl Thomas
  • Lafayette:
  • UMass:
  • Michigan State: Bob Anderson, Ed Hobaugh, Jack Kralick, Leroy Powell, George Smith, Bill Stewart, Tom Yewcic
  • Missouri: Jay Hankins, Jerry Schoonmaker, Norm Stewart
  • Oklahoma A&M: Tom Borland
  • Oregon: George Shaw
  • Rollins:

References

References

  1. (2009). "NCAA Men's College World Series Records". NCAA.
  2. "1954 College World Series". Omaha.com.
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