1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball Big Nine Conference Big Nine 19–9 9–3 Arthur Mansfield 11th Fritz Wegner Gene Evans Gene Evans Guy Lowman Field Big Nine regular season champion College World Series 4th The 1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Badgers were members of the Big Nine Conference and played their home games at Guy Lowman Field in Madison, Wisconsin. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Arthur Mansfield. Roster 1950 Wisconsin Badgers y Ernie Bauer INF Glenn Christiansen Bruce Elliott SR Gene Evans INF R R 5 8 165 SR Shawano, Wisconsin Shelley Fink INF R JR Paul Furseth OF JR Mel Gaestel R R 5 10 SO Manitowoc, Wisconsin Ed Keating Thornton Kipper y RHP R R 6 3 190 SR Bagley, Wisconsin Ray Lenahan Harlan Quandt Gene Radke John Schnurr Bob Shea INF John Tennant Red Wilson baseball y C R R 6 0 200 SR Milwaukee, Wisconsin Arthur Mansfield Fritz Wegner Schedule Wisconsin Badgers 2 white 1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball game log ! style="Wisconsin Badgers 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Wisconsin Badgers 2 white; April (7–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Nine record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 1 || at Bradley || Unknown • Peoria, Illinois || 7–8 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 1 || at Bradley || Unknown • Peoria, Illinois || 10–5 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April || vs 1950 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan || Unknown • Unknown || 7–5 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April || vs 1950 Akron Zips Akron || Unknown • Unknown || 8–1 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || April || vs 1950 Ohio Bobcats Ohio || Unknown • Unknown || 1–7 || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 21 || 1950 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 11–5 || 4–2 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 22 || Ohio State || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 7–9 || 4–3 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April || vs 1950 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern || Unknown • Unknown || 13–6 || 5–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April || vs Northwestern || Unknown • Unknown || 4–2 || 6–3 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April || vs Appleton Papermakers || Unknown • Unknown || 19–5 || 7–3 || 3–1 |- y Wisconsin Badgers 2 white; May (8–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Nine record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || May 5 || at 1950 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue || Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 5–0 || 8–3 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || May 6 || at Purdue || Lambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 1–6 || 8–4 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || May 10 || 1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 5–10 || 8–5 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || May 11 || Notre Dame || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 5–14 || 8–6 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May || vs 1950 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa || Unknown • Unknown || 6–5 || 9–6 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || May || vs Iowa || Unknown • Unknown || 4–9 || 9–7 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 19 || vs 1950 Michigan Wolverines Michigan || Unknown • Unknown || 4–3 || 10–7 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 20 || vs Michigan || Unknown • Unknown || 7–6 || 11–7 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 22 || Bradley || Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin || 6–4 || 12–7 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || May 25 || vs 1950 Winona State Warriors Winona Teachers || Unknown • Unknown || 13–7 || 13–7 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || May || vs 1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota || Unknown • Unknown || 9–8 || 14–7 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || May || vs Minnesota || Unknown • Unknown || 2–0 || 15–7 || 9–3 |- y Wisconsin Badgers 2 white; June (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Nine record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || June 8 || at 1950 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State || Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 13–6 || 16–7 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || June || vs Ohio || Unknown • Unknown || 4–1 || 17–7 || 9–3 |- |- ! style="Wisconsin Badgers 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Wisconsin Badgers 2 white; 1950 College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Nine record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || June 15 || vs Colorado A&M || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–3 || 18–7 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || June 17 || vs Rutgers || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–5 || 18–8 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || June 20 || vs Alabama || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–1 || 19–8 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || June 21 || vs Rutgers || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–13 || 19–9 || 9–3 |- Awards and honors Thornton Kipper District IV All Star Second Team All-American Red Wilson Third Team All-Americanhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwbadgers.com/documents/2015/8/21/baseball-history.pdf 1989 Wisconsin Baseball Media Guide University of Wisconsin www.uwbadgers.com May 10, 2020 September 9, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200909235142/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwbadgers.com/documents/2015/8/21/baseball-history.pdf dead References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers baseball seasons Wisconsin Badgers baseball Category:College World Series seasons Category:Big Ten Conference baseball champion seasons