1958 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1958 University Division 26 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Southern California 2nd Missouri 2nd Rod Dedeaux 2nd Bill Thom Southern California NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA October 22, 2012 192 2009 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.http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1958 1958 College World Series October 1, 2019 Omaha.com Tournament District 1 3/1 no 1958 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 1958 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth 1 10 – 0 0 – Holy Cross 1958 Colby Mules Colby 4 5 – 3 1 – Connecticut 110 Holy Cross 2 District 2 no 1958 NYU Violets NYU 2 1958 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 1 Lafayette 9 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 1 NYU 1 Lafayette 5 District 3 1958 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 3 1958 George Washington Colonials George Washington 1 1958 Florida Gators Florida 8 Clemson 6 George Washington 2 Clemson 4 Florida State 1 Florida 2 Florida State 510 Clemson 8 Florida 14 1 Clemson 15 3 District 4 1958 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 2 1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 0 Western Michigan 4 1958 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 0 Notre Dame 11 Minnesota 7 Valparaiso 2 Western Michigan 24 Valparaiso 4 Notre Dame 10 Western Michigan 5 — Notre Dame 4 — District 5 3 no Missouri 11 13 — 1958 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa 7 3 — District 6 1/3 no 1958 Texas Longhorns Texas 310 1958 Houston Cougars Houston 2 Texas 14 4 2 Arizona 3 16 5 District 7 3 no 1958 BYU Cougars BYU 4 0 9 1958 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College 3 8 5 Brigham Young University withdrew from district. Colorado State College was selected as District 7 representative in the College World Series. District 8 1 3 no 1958 Portland Pilots Portland 2 3 3 1958 Occidental Tigers Occidental 5 0 0 Portland 0 1 — Southern California 6 11 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona Border 37–12 (7–1) Frank Sancet 3(last: 1956) 2nd(1956) 7–6 Clemson ACC 21–6 (12–3) Bill Wilhelm 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.1958 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU withdrew from district. Northern Colorado was selected as District 7 representative. RMC 20–8 Pete Butler 4(last: 1957) 5th(1955) 1–8 Holy Cross Independent 16–4 Jack Barry 1(last: 1952) 1st(1952) 6–1 Lafayette Independent 19–8 Charlie Gelbert 2(last: 1954) 3rd(1953) 3–4 Missouri Big 8 17–5 (12–3) Hi Simmons 2(last: 1954) 1st(1954) 8–3 USC CIBA 24–2 (14–2) Rod Dedeaux 4(last: 1955) 1st(1948) 5–7 Western Michigan MAC 21–6–1 (10–0) Charlie Maher 2(last: 1955) 2nd(1955) 5–4 Brackets 2 2 Missouri 3 Western Michigan 1 1958 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College 10 Lafayette 5 Holy Cross 3 Southern California 0 Arizona 1 Clemson 4 Missouri 11 Colorado State College 2 Holy Cross 17 Clemson 4 Western Michigan 410 Lafayette 3 Southern California 4 Arizona 0 Missouri 4 Holy Cross 1 Clemson 3 Western Michigan 5 Southern California 12 Colorado State College 1 Missouri 3 Western Michigan 1 Holy Cross 2 Southern California 6 Missouri 0 7 Southern California 7 812 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 13 Game 1 Missouri 3–1 Western Michigan June 14 Game 2 1958 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College 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 1958 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College Game 8 Holy Cross 17–4 Clemson June 16 Game 9 Western Michigan 5–3 Clemson Clemson eliminated Game 10 Southern California 12–1 1958 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College Colorado State College 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 School P Doug Gulick Missouri Bill Thom (MOP) USC C Hank Kuhlmann Missouri 1B Sonny Siebert Missouri 2B Mike Castanon USC 3B Ken Komodzinski white Holy Cross SS Fred Scott USC OF Ron Fairly USC Martin Toft Missouri Marvin Winegar Western Michigan Notable players Missouri: Hank Kuhlmann, Sonny Siebert Southern California: Don Buford, Ron Fairly, Pat Gillick, Bill Thom 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 See also 1958 NCAA College Division baseball tournament 1958 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska Category:June 1958 sports events in the United States Category:1958 in sports in Nebraska Category:College baseball tournaments in Nebraska