1958 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

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1958 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Teams 26
College World
Series Site
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, NE
Champions Southern California (2nd title)
Runner-Up Missouri (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Rod Dedeaux (2nd title)
MOP Bill Thom (Southern California)
NCAA Baseball Tournaments
«1957 1959»

The 1958 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1958 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 twelfth 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 26 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 13 to June 19. The twelfth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bill Thom of Southern California.

Tournament

District 1

                     
   Connecticut 1 10  
 Dartmouth 0 0  
   Connecticut 1*
   Holy Cross 2*
 Holy Cross 4 5
   Colby 3 1  

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.

District 2

Semifinals Finals
           
NYU 2
Villanova 1
NYU 1
Lafayette 5
Lafayette 9
Penn State 1

District 3

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
 Florida State 3  
 George Washington 1  
   Florida State 1  
   Florida 2  
 Florida 8
 Clemson 6  
   Florida 14 1
   Clemson 15 3
 George Washington 2  
 Clemson 4  
   Florida State 5†
   Clemson 8  

† - Indicates game required 10 innings.

District 4

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
 Valparaiso 2  
 Notre Dame 0  
   Valparaiso 2  
   Western Michigan 24  
 Western Michigan 4
 Minnesota 0  
   Western Michigan 5
   Notre Dame 4
 Notre Dame 11  
 Minnesota 7  
   Valparaiso 4
   Notre Dame 10  

District 5

 
           
   Missouri 11 13
   Northern Iowa 7 3

District 6

Texas vs Houston
     
Texas 3
Houston 2
  Arizona vs Texas
           
   Arizona 3 16 5
   Texas 14 4 2

District 7

 
           
   BYU 4 0 9
   Colorado State 3 8 5

Brigham Young University withdrew from district. Colorado State was selected as District 7 representative in the College World Series.

District 8

  Occidental vs Portland
           
   Portland 2 3 3
   Occidental 5 0 0
  Portland vs Southern California
           
   Southern California 6 11
   Portland 0 1

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS Record
Arizona 37–12 Frank Sancet 3
(last: 1956)
2nd
(1956)
7–6
Clemson ACC 21–6 (12–3, 0 GB) Bill Wilhelm 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Colorado State[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 20–8 Pete Butler 4
(last: 1957)
5th
(1955)
1–8
Holy Cross 16–4 Jack Barry 1
(last: 1952)
1st
(1952)
6–1
Lafayette 19–8 Charlie Gelbert 2
(last: 1954)
3rd
(1953)
3–4
Missouri Big 8 17–5 (12–3, 0 GB) Hi Simmons 2
(last: 1954)
1st
(1954)
8–3
USC CIBA 24–2 (14–2, 0 GB) Rod Dedeaux 4
(last: 1955)
1st
(1948)
5–7
Western Michigan MAC 21–6–1 (10–0, 0 GB) Charlie Maher 2
(last: 1955)
2nd
(1955)
5–4

Brackets

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Missouri 3  
     Western Michigan 1    
         Missouri 11  
         Colorado State 2    
   Colorado State 10          
   Lafayette 5        
         Missouri 4
         Holy Cross 1
   Holy Cross 3        
     Southern California 0          
         Holy Cross 17    
         Clemson 4  
   Arizona 1    
   Clemson 4  
  Loser's Bracket
   Western Michigan 4  
   Lafayette 3      Clemson 3
       Western Michigan 5
   Southern California 4  
   Arizona 0      Southern California 12
       Colorado State 1
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   Missouri 3        Missouri 7
     Western Michigan 1            Southern California 8
         Missouri 0    
         Southern California 7  
   Holy Cross 2    
   Southern California 6  

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 13 Game 1 Missouri 3–1 Western Michigan
June 14 Game 2 Colorado State 10–5 Lafayette
Game 3 Holy Cross 3–0 Southern California
Game 4 Clemson 4–1 Arizona
June 15 Game 5 Western Michigan 4–3 (10 innings) Lafayette Lafayette eliminated
Game 6 USC 4–0 Arizona Arizona eliminated
Game 7 Missouri 11–2 Colorado State
Game 8 Holy Cross 17–4 Clemson
June 16 Game 9 Western Michigan 5–3 Clemson Clemson eliminated
Game 10 Southern California 12–1 Colorado State Colorado State eliminated
Game 11 Missouri 4–1 Holy Cross
June 17 Game 12 Southern California 6–2 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated
Game 13 Missouri 3–1 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated
June 18 Game 14 Southern California 7–0 Missouri
June 19 Final Southern California 8–7 (12 innings) Missouri Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Doug Gulick Junior or Senior Missouri
Bill Thom Junior USC
Catcher Hank Kuhlmann Missouri
First baseman Sonny Siebert Missouri
Second baseman Mike Castanon Junior USC
Third baseman Ken Komodzinski Sophomore Holy Cross
Shortstop Fred Scott Junior USC
Outfielder Ron Fairly Sophomore USC
Martin Toft Missouri
Marvin Winegar Senior Western Michigan

Notable players

Quick facts

  • In 1996, Rod Dedeaux of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–95) by the Oklahoma World-Herald as part of the 50th CWS celebration; 1958 marked the first of his 10 titles as sole head coach, after having won the 1948 CWS as co-coach with Sam Barry.
  • In 1971, Ron Fairly (OF) of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–70) by the blue-ribbon committee chaired by Abe Chanin as part of the 25th CWS celebration.
  • In 1996, Alan Hall (C) of Arizona and Ken Komodzinski (3B) of Holy Cross were named to the 1940s-50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
  • USC's Robert Blakeslee pitched a two-hitter against Northern Colorado.
  • 25,931 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
  • The championship game was umpired by Bob Stewart, Vinnie Smith, Jerry Carlton, and George Hametz.
  • The following records were tied:
    • Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Paul Chamberlain, vs Lafayette, W 10-5, tied
    • Most Triples, Individual, CWS - 3, Sonny Siebert, Missouri, 6 games, tied (2 others)
    • Most Errors, Individual, Championship Game - 3, Gary Starr, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
    • Most Runs, One Inning, Team, Championship Game - 7, USC, vs Missouri, 4th inning, W 8-7 (12), tied
    • Most Errors, Team, Championship Game - 6, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied
    • Most Errors, Both Teams, Championship Game - 8, Missouri (6) vs USC (2), USC 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
    • Largest Margin Overcome for Victory, Championship Game - 4, USC, vs Missouri, W 8-7 (12), tied

Notes

  1. Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.
  2. BYU withdrew from district. Northern Colorado was selected as District 7 representative.

References

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