1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1962 University Division 27 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Michigan 2nd Santa Clara 1st Don Lund 1st Bob Garibaldi Santa Clara NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1962 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 sixteenth 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 27 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 9, 2014 193 2009 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The sixteenth tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Don Lund. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Garibaldi of runner-up Santa Clara. Regionals The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings. District 1 at Springfield, MA Holy Cross 7 1962 Vermont Catamounts Vermont 5 1962 Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport 4 1962 Boston College Eagles Boston College 3 Vermont 3 Boston College 2 Holy Cross 5 Bridgeport 2 Bridgeport 413 Vermont 5 Holy Cross 12 — Vermont 5 — District 2 at University Park, PA Ithaca 7 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 6 1962 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg 7 1962 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 5 Ithaca 7 Gettysburg 4 District 3 at Gastonia, NC 1962 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 8 West Virginia 3 1962 Florida Gators Florida 1 Florida State 0 West Virginia 5 Florida State 6 Wake Forest 7 Florida 1 Florida 1 Florida State 35 Wake Forest 8 2 Florida State 10 311 District 4 at Kalamazoo, MI 1962 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois 2 1962 Detroit Titans Detroit 1 1962 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 610 Michigan 5 Detroit 6 Michigan 12 Illinois 2 Western Michigan 10 Illinois 1 Michigan 5 Western Michigan 2 6 Michigan 310 710 District 5 at Columbia, MO 3 no 1962 Bradley Braves Bradley 1 4 — Missouri 3 9 — District 6 at Tucson, AZ 3 no Texas 1 7 — 1962 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 0 4 — District 7 at Greeley, CO 1962 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico 9 1962 BYU Cougars BYU 2 Colorado State College 7 1962 Air Force Falcons Air Force 2 BYU 2 Air Force 4 New Mexico 2 Colorado State College 11 New Mexico 1 Air Force 2 Colorado State College 611 — Air Force 5 — Note: Colorado State College of Education became Northern Colorado University in 1970. District 8 at Santa Clara, CA 3 no 1962 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 1 3 2 Santa Clara 6 1 4 1962 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 1 5 — Santa Clara 8 7 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Colorado State CollegeColorado State College of Education became the University of Northern Colorado in 1970. Colorado State University in Fort Collins was known as Colorado A&M until 1957. RMC 22–9 (10–2) Pete Butler 8(last: 1961) 5th(1955) 2–16 Florida State Independent 21–12 Danny Litwhiler 1(last: 1957) 7th(1957) 0–2 Holy Cross Independent 20–3 Albert Riopel 2(last: 1958) 1st(1952) 8–3 Ithaca Independent 17–0 Bucky Freeman 0(last: none) none 0–0 Michigan Big 10 27–12 (12–3) Don Lund 1(last: 1953) 1st(1953) 4–1 Missouri Big 8 22–3 (16–5) Hi Simmons 3(last: 1958) 1st(1954) 12–5 Santa Clara CIBA 35–6 (12–4) Paddy Cottrell 0 (last: none) none 0-0 Texas SWC 19–5 (12–2) Bibb Falk 6(last: 1961) 1st(1949, 1950) 14–9 Results Bracket 2 Holy Cross 4 1962 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College 3 Michigan 3 Texas 1 Ithaca 5 Missouri 1 Florida State 5 Santa Clara 1 Michigan 11 Holy Cross 4 Florida State 5 Ithaca 4 Texas 12 Colorado State College 2 Santa Clara 712 Missouri 4 Michigan 10 Florida State 7 Ithaca 2 Texas 3 Holy Cross 7 Santa Clara 12 Santa Clara 11 Florida State 6 Michigan 0 Texas 7 Santa Clara 410 Texas 3 Michigan 515 Santa Clara 4 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 11 Game 1 Holy Cross 4–3 1962 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College Game 2 Michigan 3–1 Texas Game 3 Ithaca 5–1 Missouri Game 4 Florida State 5–1 Santa Clara June 12 Game 5 Texas 12–2 1962 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated Game 6 Santa Clara 7–4 (12 innings) Missouri Missouri eliminated Game 7 Michigan 11–4 Holy Cross Game 8 Florida State 5–4 Ithaca June 13 Game 9 Santa Clara 12–7 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated Game 10 Texas 3–2 Ithaca Ithaca eliminated Game 11 Michigan 10–7 Florida State June 14 Game 12 Santa Clara 11–6 Florida State Florida State eliminated Game 13 Texas 7–0 Michigan June 15 Game 14 Santa Clara 4–3 (10 innings) Texas Texas eliminated June 16 Final Michigan 5–4 (15 innings) Santa Clara Michigan wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Tom Belcher Texas Bob Garibaldi (MOP) white Santa Clara C Joe Merullo Michigan 1B Dave Campbell Michigan 2B Pat Rigby Texas 3B Harvey Chapman Michigan SS Ernie Fazio white Santa Clara OF Ken Flanagan white Santa Clara Mickey McDermott white Santa Clara Ron Tate Michigan Notable players Colorado State College: Florida State: Woody Woodward Holy Cross: Dick Joyce, John Peterman Ithaca: Michigan: Dave Campbell, Fritz Fisher Missouri: Byron Browne, John Sevcik Santa Clara: John Boccabella, Nelson Briles, Tim Cullen, Ernie Fazio, Bob Garibaldi, Larry Loughlin, Pete Magrini Texas: Bill Bethea, Chuck Hartenstein See also 1962 NAIA World Series Notes References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA University Division baseball tournament