1957 California Golden Bears baseball team

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1957 California Golden Bears baseball
University of California, Berkeley athletic logo.svg
Conference California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
1957 record 35-10 (12-4 CIBA)
Head coach George Wolfman (3rd year)
Home stadium Evans Diamond
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Division
Oregon † 11 – 3   .786     –   –
Oregon State † 8 – 7   .533     18 – 13   .581
Washington 8 – 8   .500     20 – 11   .645
Idaho 5 – 8   .385     –   –
Washington State 5 – 11   .313     14 – 21   .400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California †y 12 – 4   .750     35 – 10   .778
Southern California 12 – 4   .750     18 – 4   .818
Stanford 7 – 9   .438     17 – 13   .567
UCLA 5 – 9   .357     15 – 15   .500
Santa Clara 2 – 12   .143     –   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 California Golden Bears baseball team represented the University of California in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Bears played their home games at Evans Diamond. The team was coached by George Wolfman in his 3rd season at California.

The Golden Bears won the College World Series, defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the championship game.

Roster

1957 California Golden Bears roster
 

Pitchers

  • Kim Elliott
  • George Sterling
  • Doug Weiss

Catchers

  • Charles Thompson
  

Infielders

  

Outfielders

  • Bernie Kelley
  • Tom Palma
  • Paul Piper
  • Bob Puccinelli
  • Al Reynolds
  

Position Unknown

  • Charles Becker
  • Bernie Simpson
  

Schedule

1957 California Golden Bears Baseball Game Log
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament: District 8 Playoff
Opponent Score Overall Record
vs. Pepperdine 4-2 29-9
vs. Pepperdine 6-10 29-10
vs. Pepperdine 10-3 30-10
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 8 vs. Northern Colorado Rosenblatt Stadium 4-0 31-10
June 9 vs. Iowa State Rosenblatt Stadium 8-2 32-10
June 10 vs. Penn State Rosenblatt Stadium 8-0 33-10
June 11 vs. Iowa State Rosenblatt Stadium 9-1 34-10
June 12 vs. Penn State Rosenblatt Stadium 1-0 35-10

Awards and honors

Earl Robinson
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • All-District 8 First Team[2]
Charles Thompson
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • All-District 8 First Team[2]
Doug Weiss
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • All-District 8 First Team[2]

References

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