1960 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1960 University Division 25 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Minnesota 2nd Southern California 4th Dick Siebert 2nd John Erickson Minnesota NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1960 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1960 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 fourteenth 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 November 18, 2012 192 2009 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 20. The fourteenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was John Erickson of Minnesota. Tournament The official NCAA record book does not list any participants for District 5 as Oklahoma State was an automatic qualifier for the 1960 College World Series. District 1 Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts. no Boston College 2 1960 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 1 1960 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 5 1960 American International Yellow Jackets American International 1 Boston College 5 Holy Cross 4 District 2 Games played at Cooperstown, New York. no 1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 15 1960 Colgate Raiders Colgate 4 St. John's 7 1960 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 2 Delaware 3 St. John's (NY) 4 District 3 Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1960 The Citadel Bulldogs The Citadel 4 1960 Florida Gators Florida 26 North Carolina 2 1960 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 1 Florida 5 Florida Southern 06 The Citadel 1 North Carolina 13 The Citadel 1 Florida 4 North Carolina 7 — Florida 5 — District 4 Games played at Saint Paul, Minnesota. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Minnesota 15 1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 6 1960 Detroit Titans Detroit 16 1960 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 2 Notre Dame 4 Ohio 5 Minnesota 12 Detroit 5 Detroit 14 Ohio 4 Minnesota 5 — Detroit 4 — District 5 Oklahoma State (automatic qualifier) District 6 1/3 no SemifinalsAustin, Texas FinalsTucson, Arizona 1960 Houston Cougars Houston 4 1960 Texas Longhorns Texas 2 Houston 3 4 — Arizona 4 6 — District 7 Games played at Salt Lake City, Utah. 3 no 1960 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College 3 3 6 1960 Utah Utes Utah 24 2 2 District 8 Games played at Los Angeles, California. 3 no 1960 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 3 3 — Southern California 10 10 — 1960 Washington State Cougars Washington State 8 3 5 Southern California 7 8 10 College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona Border 41–7 (2–2) Frank Sancet 5(last: 1959) 2nd(1956, 1958) 10–10 Boston College Greater Boston 14–4 (7–3) Ed Peligrini 1(last: 1953) 4th(1953) 2–2 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. Rocky Mountain 25–10 (15–1) Pete Butler 6(last: 1959) 5th(1955) 2–12 Minnesota Big 10 29–6–1 (12–2) Dick Siebert 1(last: 1956) 1st(1956) 5–1 North Carolina ACC 22–5 (11–3) Walt Rabb 0(last: none) none 0–0 Oklahoma State Big 8 15–5 (12–4) Toby Greene 3(last: 1959) 1st(1959) 10–5 Southern California CIBA 40–14 (12–4) Rod Dedeaux 5(last: 1958) 1st(1948, 1958) 10–8 St. John's Metro 19–5 (10–4) Jack Kaiser 1(last: 1949) 4th(1949) 0–2 Results Bracket 2 2 Arizona 2 Oklahoma State 1 Minnesota 8 North Carolina 3 Boston College 8 1960 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College 3 Southern California 3 St. John's 1 Arizona 5 Minnesota 8 Boston College 2 Southern California 5 Oklahoma State 7 North Carolina 0 Colorado State College 2 St. John's 313 Minnesota 1210 Southern California 11 Boston College 0 Oklahoma State 1 Arizona 11 St. John's 4 Minnesota 3 Oklahoma State 1 Southern California 13 Arizona 1 Minnesota 2 210 Southern California 411 1 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 10 Game 1 Arizona 2–1 Oklahoma State June 14 Game 2 Minnesota 8–3 North Carolina Game 3 Boston College 8–3 1960 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State Game 4 Southern California 3–1 St. John's June 15 Game 5 Oklahoma State 7–0 North Carolina Jim Wixson throws a no-hitter; North Carolina eliminated Game 6 St. John's 3–2 (13) 1960 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State Colorado State eliminated Game 7 Minnesota 8–5 Arizona June 16 Game 8 Southern California 5–2 Boston College June 17 Game 9 Oklahoma State 1–0 Boston College Boston College eliminated Game 10 Arizona 11–4 St. John's St. John's eliminated Game 11 Minnesota 12–11 (10) Southern California June 18 Game 12 Minnesota 3–1 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated Game 13 Southern California 13–1 Arizona Arizona eliminated June 19 Game 14 USC 4–2 (11) Minnesota June 20 Final Minnesota 2–1 (10) USC Minnesota wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Bruce Gardner USC Jim Ward Arizona Bob Wasko Minnesota C Bill Heath USC 1B William Ryan USC 2B John Erickson (MOP) Minnesota 3B Cal Rolloff Minnesota SS Dave Pflepsen Minnesota OF Art Ersepke USC Bob Levingston USC Mickey McNamee USC Notable players Arizona: Charlie Shoemaker, Bart Zeller Boston College: Minnesota: Jim Rantz North Carolina: Northern Colorado: Cisco Carlos Oklahoma State: Frank Linzy, Don Wallace Southern California: Mike Gillespie, Bill Heath, Marcel Lachemann, Tom Satriano, Ron Stillwell St. John's: Larry Bearnarth Tournament Notes Jim Wixson throws the second no-hitter in College World Series history. Notes References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA University Division Baseball NCAA University Division baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska