1953 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1953
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (1st title)
Runner-upTexas (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRay Fisher (1st title)
MOPJ. L. Smith (Texas)

The 1953 College World Series was the seventh NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1953 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J. L. Smith of Texas.[1]

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.[2]

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Berth
Boston College Independent 11–3 John Temple 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0 District I
Colorado State College[a] RMC 15–4 (9–1) Pete Butler 1
(last: 1952)		 8th
(1952)		 0–2 District VII
Duke Southern 21–8 (9–5) Ace Parker 1
(last: 1952)		 5th
(1952)		 1–2 District III
Houston MVC 15–9 (6–2) Lovette Hill 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0 District V
Lafayette Independent 17–3–3 Charlie Gelbert 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0 Won District II Playoff
Michigan Big 10 17–8 (10–3) Ray Fisher 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0 District IV
Stanford CIBA 28–13–2 (10–6) Everett Dean 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0 District VIII
Texas SWC 21–5 (12–3) Bibb Falk 3
(last: 1952)		 1st
(1949, 1950)		 9–3 District VI

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Duke1
Texas7
Lafayette2
Lafayette6
Colorado State College2
Texas5
Michigan12
Boston College4
Michigan4
Houston1
Boston College3Texas6
Michigan6
Michigan4
Stanford0Michigan7
Texas13Texas5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lafayette3
Boston College711
Duke3Duke6
Boston College1
Colorado State College2
Lafayette211
Lafayette4
Houston6Stanford3
Stanford7

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 11 Game 1 Texas 2–1 Duke
Game 2 Boston College 4–1 Houston
Game 3 Lafayette 6–2 Colorado State College
Game 4 Michigan 4–0 Stanford
June 12 Game 5 Duke 3–2 Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated
Game 6 Stanford 7–6 Houston Houston eliminated
Game 7 Michigan 6–2 Boston College
Game 8 Texas 7–3 Lafayette
June 13 Game 9 Boston College 7–6 (11) Duke Duke eliminated
Game 10 Lafayette 4–3 Stanford Stanford eliminated
Game 11 Michigan 12–5 Texas
June 14 Game 12 Lafayette 2–1 (11) Boston College Boston College eliminated
Game 13 Texas 6–4 Michigan
June 15 Game 14 Texas 13–3 Lafayette Lafayette eliminated
June 16 Final Michigan 7–5 Texas Michigan wins CWS

Notable players

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.

References

  1. ^ "1953 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 28–31. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
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