1955 NCAA baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1955 25 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Wake Forest 1st Western Michigan 2nd Taylor Sanford 1st Tom Borland Oklahoma A&M NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1955 NCAA baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1955 NCAA 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 ninth 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA April 22, 2012 196 2009 The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 10 to June 16. The ninth tournament's champion was Wake Forest, coached by Taylor Sanford. The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Borland of Oklahoma A&M.http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1955 1955 College World Series October 1, 2019 Omaha.com Tournament District 1 Games played in Springfield, Massachusetts. Semi-Finals Finals Springfield 4 1955 Boston College Eagles Boston College 3 1955 UMass Minutemen Massachusetts 1 1955 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 0 Springfield 17 Massachusetts 6 District 2 Games played in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Semi-Finals Finals 1955 Colgate Raiders Colgate 7 1955 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 4 1955 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca 5 1955 Lafayette Leopards Lafayette 0 Colgate 7 Ithaca 6 District 3 District 3 consisted of two separate 3-game series. The first series was played between Wake Forest and Rollins, with the winner moving on to play West Virginia in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series. Games played at Morgantown, West Virginia. 3 no 1955 Rollins Tars Rollins 0 2 – Wake Forest 4 6 – Wake Forest 5 7 6 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 1 9 5 District 4 District 4 consisted of two separate 3-game series. The first series was played between Alma and Western Michigan, with the winner moving on to play Ohio State in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series. Games played in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 3 no 1955 Alma Scots Alma 9 0 4 Western Michigan 8 3 15 Western Michigan 1 5 7 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 010 8 5 District 5 Games played in Norman, Oklahoma. 3 no 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma A&M 0 6 6 1955 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 3 3 2 District 6 Games played in Tucson, Arizona. 3 no 1955 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 2 5 1 Arizona 6 0 2 District 7 Games played in Greeley, Colorado. 3 no 1955 Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 8 13 5 1955 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College 17 7 12 District 8 District 8 consisted of two tiers of play. The first tier was a four-team double-elimination tournament with the winner moving on to play Southern California in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved onto the College World Series. Games played in Fresno, California. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1955 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 6 1955 Willamette Bearcats Willamette 3 1955 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State 9 1955 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 2 Willamette 11 Pepperdine 14 Fresno St. 1 San Jose State 3 Fresno State 8 Pepperdine 7 San Jose State 4 1 Fresno State 9 5 Games played in Los Angeles. 3 no Fresno State 2 2 - Southern California 11 15 - College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona Border 41–6 (6–0) Frank Sancet 1(last: 1954) 6th(1954) 1–2 Colgate Independent 16–6–1 Red O'Hora 0(last: none) none 0–0 Colorado State CollegeColorado 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. RMC 24–2 (10–0) Pete Butler 2(last: 1953) 7th(1953) 0–4 Oklahoma A&M MVC 24–1 (8–0) Toby Greene 1(last: 1954) 4th(1954) 2–2 Springfield Independent 14–5 Archie Allen 1(last: 1951) 5th(1951) 1–2 Southern California CIBA 30–8 (14–2) Rod Dedeaux 3(last: 1951) 1st(1948) 5–5 Wake Forest ACC 24–6 (11–3) Taylor Sanford 1(last: 1949) 2nd(1949) 2–2 Western Michigan MAC 22–5 (9–0) Charlie Maher 1(last: 1952) 3rd(1952) 2–2 Bracket and Results 2 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma A&M 5 Springfield 1 Western Michigan 4 Arizona 1 1955 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College 2 Southern California 1 Wake Forest 1 1955 Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate 0 Oklahoma A&M 4 Western Michigan 5 Colorado State College 0 Wake Forest 10 Springfield 0 Arizona 6 Southern California 4 Colgate 6 Western Michigan 9 Wake Forest 0 Colorado State College 0 Arizona 20 Oklahoma A&M 4 Colgate 2 Western Michigan 7 Wake Forest 10 Arizona 4 Oklahoma A&M 512 Wake Forest 2 Oklahoma A&M 0 Western Michigan 6 Wake Forest 7 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 10 Game 1 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma A&M 5–1 Springfield Game 2 Western Michigan 4–1 Arizona Game 3 1955 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College 2–1 Southern California Game 4 Wake Forest 1–0 1955 Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate June 12 Game 5 Arizona 6–0 Springfield Springfield eliminated Game 6 1955 Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate 6–4 Southern California Southern California eliminated Game 7 Western Michigan 5–4 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma A&M Game 8 Wake Forest 10–0 1955 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College June 13 Game 9 Arizona 20–0 1955 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated Game 10 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma A&M 4–2 1955 Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate Colgate eliminated Game 11 Western Michigan 9–0 Wake Forest June 14 Game 12 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma A&M 5–4 (12 innings) Arizona Arizona eliminated Game 13 Wake Forest 10–7 Western Michigan June 15 Game 14 Wake Forest 2–0 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma A&M eliminated June 16 Final Wake Forest 7–6 Western Michigan Wake Forest wins CWS Tournament Notes In 1996, coach 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. In 1996, Tom Borland of Oklahoma A&M, now known as Oklahoma State, was 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. Freed Messner of Western Michigan hit the only pinch-hit grand slam home run in CWS history in the top of the 8th of Game 13 in a 10–7 loss to Wake Forest. It was also Messner's only hit of the CWS (1-12). Two-hitters were pitched by: Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 1–0 loss to Wake Forest; Carl Thomas of Arizona in a 6–0 defeat of Springfield; Ken Kinnamon and Don Anderson of Oklahoma A&M in a 5–4 loss to Western Michigan; and Sam Frankel and Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 4–2 loss to Oklahoma A&M. Wake Forest's championship was the last time that a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference won the CWS until the University of Virginia in 2015. 21,843 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions). The championship game was umpired by Walter Doyle, Walter Harbour, George Hametz, and John Hergert. The following records were set or tied: Most Stolen Bases, Team, CWS - 17, Oklahoma A&M, 5 games Most Shutouts, All Teams, CWS - 6, Arizona (2), Wake Forest (3), Western Michigan, tied Most Doubles, Individual, Single Game - 3, Jack Bryant, 2B, Wake Forest, tied (6 others) Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Leland Davis, SS, Western Michigan, tied Most Stolen Bases, Team, Single Game - 7, Wake Forest, tied (4 others) Fewest Assists, Team, Single Game - 3, Oklahoma A&M, tied (6 others) Most Errors, Team, Single Game - 9, Colorado State College, tied Most Shutouts, Team, CWS - 3, Wake Forest, 6 games Notes References Tournament NCAA baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Omaha, Nebraska NCAA baseball tournament Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska