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1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament
American college sports championship
American college sports championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1961 |
| Division | University Division |
| Teams | 25 |
| CollegeWorldSeriesBallpark | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City | Omaha, NE |
| Champions | Southern California |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| Runner-Up | Oklahoma State |
| CWSCount | 5th |
| Coach | Rod Dedeaux |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MOP | Littleton Fowler |
| MOPTeam | Oklahoma State |
| tournament_link | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
| Runner-Up=Oklahoma State The 1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1961 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 fifteenth 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 25 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, NE from June 9 to June 14. The fifteenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Littleton Fowler of runner-up Oklahoma State.
Tournament
District 1
Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Boston College | RD1-score1=11 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=8
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=15 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Springfield | RD1-score5=9 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Colby | RD1-score6=2
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Boston College | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Connecticut | RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Connecticut | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Springfield | RD2-score4=1
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Boston College | RD3-score1-1=2 | RD3-score1-2=14 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Connecticut | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score2-2=4
District 2
Games played at Syracuse, New York. | RD1-team1 =**** | RD1-score1 =10 | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2 =4
| RD1-team3 =Syracuse | RD1-score3 =2 | RD1-team4 = | RD1-score4 =0
| RD2-team1 =Syracuse | RD2-score1 =12 | RD2-team2 =St. John's | RD2-score2 =5
District 3
Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina. | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1
| RD2-team1=Duke | RD2-score1=7 | RD2-team2=Florida State | RD2-score2=2
| RD2-team3=Florida State | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-team4=West Virginia | RD2-score4=4
| RD3-team1=Duke | RD3-score1-1=7 | RD3-score1-2=— | RD3-team2=West Virginia | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score2-2=—
District 4
Games played at Ann Arbor, Michigan. | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Western Michigan | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=310 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Detroit | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Michigan | RD1-score6=610
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Western Michigan | RD2-score1=8 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Cincinnati | RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Cincinnati | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Michigan | RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Western Michigan | RD3-score1-1=414 | RD3-score1-2=– | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Michigan | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score2-2=–
District 5
Games played at Stillwater, Oklahoma.
| RD1-team1=Oklahoma State | RD1-score1-1=10 | RD1-score1-2=11 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=8 | RD1-score2-3=—
District 6
Games played at Austin, Texas.
| RD1-team1=Texas | RD1-score1-1=8 | RD1-score1-2=5 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3=—
District 7
Games played at Laramie, Wyoming.
| RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2
| RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=10 | RD2-team2=Wyoming | RD2-score2=12
| RD2-team3=Air Force | RD2-score3=6 | RD2-team4=Colorado State College | RD2-score4=10
| RD3-team1=Wyoming | RD3-score1-1=12 | RD3-score1-2=1 | RD3-team2=Colorado State College | RD3-score2-1=16 | RD3-score2-2=12
District 8
Los Angeles, California Pullman, Washington
| RD1-team1=Southern California | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=10 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=6
| RD2-team1=Southern California | RD2-score1-1=13 | RD2-score1-2=10 | RD2-score1-3=— | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=—
College World Series
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Independent | 16–4 | Ed Peligrini | 2 | ||
| (last: 1960) | 4th | |||||
| (1953) | 3–4 | |||||
| Colorado State College | RMC | 28–6 (14–0) | Pete Butler | 7 | ||
| (last: 1960) | 5th | |||||
| (1955) | 2–14 | |||||
| Duke | ACC | 15–9 (11–3) | Ace Parker | 2 | ||
| (last: 1953) | 5th | |||||
| (1952, 1953) | 2–4 | |||||
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 24–1 (18–1) | Toby Greene | 4 | ||
| (last: 1960) | 1st | |||||
| (1959) | 12–7 | |||||
| Syracuse | Independent | 16–3 | Ted Kleinhans | 0 | ||
| (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| Texas | SWC | 22–4–2 (11–3) | Bibb Falk | 5 | ||
| (last: 1957) | 1st | |||||
| (1949, 1950) | 14–7 | |||||
| Southern California | CIBA | 31–7 (12–4) | Rod Dedeaux | 6 | ||
| (last: 1960) | 1st | |||||
| (1948, 1958) | 14–10 | |||||
| Western Michigan | MAC | 18–6 (11–0) | Charlie Maher | 4 | ||
| (last: 1959) | 2nd | |||||
| (1955) | 8–8 |
Results
Bracket
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Oklahoma State | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Duke | RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Syracuse | RD1-score3=12 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Boston College | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Western Michigan | RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Southern California | RD1-score7=8 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Texas | RD1-score8=6
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Oklahoma State | RD2-score1=12 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Syracuse | RD2-score2=9
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Boston College | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Southern California | RD2-score4=10
| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=Duke | RD2-score5=15 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=Colorado State College | RD2-score6=3
| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=Western Michigan | RD2-score7=8 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=Texas | RD2-score8=2
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Oklahoma State | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Southern California | RD3-score2=4
| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Boston College | RD3-score3=410 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Duke | RD3-score4=3
| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5=Syracuse | RD3-score5=6 | RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6=Western Michigan | RD3-score6=0
| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Oklahoma State | RD4-score1=8 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Syracuse | RD4-score2=0
| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3=Southern California | RD4-score3=4 | RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=Boston College | RD4-score4=3
| RD5-seed1= | RD5-team1=Oklahoma State | RD5-score1=0 | RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2=Southern California | RD5-score2=1
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9 | Game 1 | Oklahoma State | 3–2 | Duke | |
| June 10 | Game 2 | 12–5 | |||
| Game 3 | Boston College | 3–2 | Western Michigan | ||
| Game 4 | Southern California | 8–6 | Texas | ||
| June 11 | Game 5 | Duke | 15–3 | Colorado State College eliminated | |
| Game 6 | Western Michigan | 8–2 | Texas | Texas eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Oklahoma State | 12–9 | |||
| Game 8 | Southern California | 10–3 | Boston College | ||
| June 12 | Game 9 | Boston College | 4–3 (10 innings) | Duke | Duke eliminated |
| Game 10 | 6–0 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan eliminated | ||
| Game 11 | Southern California | 4–2 | Oklahoma State | ||
| June 13 | Game 12 | Oklahoma State | 8–0 | Syracuse eliminated | |
| Game 13 | Southern California | 4–3 | Boston College | Boston College eliminated | |
| June 14 | Final | Southern California | 1–0 | Oklahoma State | Southern California wins CWS |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Littleton Fowler (MOP) | Oklahoma State Cowboys | border=0}} | Oklahoma State |
| Larry Hankhammer | USC Trojans | border=0}} | USC | |
| Jim Withers | USC Trojans | border=0}} | USC | |
| C | Larry Himes | USC Trojans | border=0}} | USC |
| 1B | William Ryan | USC Trojans | border=0}} | USC |
| 2B | Bruce Andrew | Oklahoma State Cowboys | border=0}} | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Dave Sarette | Syracuse Orange | border=0}} | |
| SS | Don Wallace | Oklahoma State Cowboys | border=0}} | Oklahoma State |
| OF | Ron Davis | Duke Blue Devils | border=0}} | Duke |
| Art Ersepke | USC Trojans | border=0}} | USC | |
| Bill Tomb | Western Michigan Broncos | border=0}} | Western Michigan |
Notable players
- Boston College:
- Duke: Ron Davis
- Colorado State College:
- Oklahoma State: Don Wallace
- Southern California: Dan Ardell, Mike Gillespie, Marcel Lachemann, Tom Satriano, Ron Stillwell, Wally Wolf
- : Bill Connors, Dave Giusti
- Texas: Bill Bethea
- Western Michigan: Roger Theder, Frank Quilici
Notes
References
References
- (2009). "NCAA Men's College World Series Records". NCAA.
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