1961 Colorado State College Bears baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1961 Colorado State College Bears baseball Rocky Mountain Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference RMC 7 28–8 14–0 Pete Butler 19th Jackson Field Rocky Mountain Conference championsDistrict VII champions College World Series T-7th The 1961 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 19th year at Colorado State. The Bears won the District VII playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Duke Blue Devils. Roster 1961 Colorado State College Bears y Ernie Andrade LHP L Jerry Arthur 20 INF L L Bob Brasda OF R Ron Faulkner INF L Doug Fitch OF R Chuck Chamberlain RHP R Ron English 19 INF R John Groninger 21 C S R Gary Harder INF R Norm Idleberg OF R L John Koehler 5 INF R R Jim Lochner C R Jerry Maglia LHP L Jack Miyamoto INF R Pat Pine RHP Bob Preisendorf INF L Al Suydum C R Les Wood RHP R Jay Woodward 25 RHP R Julie Yearling OF L November 11, 2020 Pete Butler Schedule Northern Colorado Bears 2 white 1961 Colorado State College Bears baseball game log ! style="Northern Colorado Bears 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Northern Colorado Bears 2; March (3–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March  || at 1961 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State || Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico || 17–3 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March  || at New Mexico State || Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico || 2–4 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March  || at New Mexico State || Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexicoa || 11–3 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || March 14 || at 1961 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 8–6 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || March 17 || at 1961 Arizona Wildcats Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 2–7 || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || March 18 || at Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 0–2 || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || March 18 || at Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–11 || 3–4 || – |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; April (11–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April  || vs 1961 Colorado Mines Orediggers Colorado Mines || Unknown • Unknown || 11–0 || 4–4 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April  || vs Colorado Mines || Unknown • Unknown || 39–1 || 5–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April  || vs 1961 Denver Pioneers Denver || Unknown • Unknown || 11–6 || 6–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April  || vs 1961 Colorado College Tigers Colorado College || Unknown • Unknown || 18–1 || 7–4 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April  || vs Colorado College || Unknown • Unknown || 34–1 || 8–4 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || April 19 || 1961 Air Force Falcons Air Force || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 5–11 || 8–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April  || vs 1961 Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming || Unknown • Unknown || 5–4 || 9–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April  || vs Wyoming || Unknown • Unknown || 20–12 || 10–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April  || vs 1961 Colorado State Rams Colorado State || Unknown • Unknown || 10–5 || 11–6 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April  || vs Colorado Mines || Unknown • Unknown || 9–2 || 12–5 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April  || vs 1961 Western State Mountaineers Western State || Unknown • Unknown || 24–3 || 13–5 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April  || vs Western State || Unknown • Unknown || 18–11 || 14–5 || 7–0 |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; May (11–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || May  || vs Colorado Mines || Unknown • Unknown || 25–3 || 15–5 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || May  || vs 1961 Adams State Grizzlies Adams State || Unknown • Unknown || 11–2 || 16–5 || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || May  || vs Adams State || Unknown • Unknown || 4–2 || 17–5 || 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || May  || vs Denver || Unknown • Unknown || 9–6 || 18–5 || 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || May  || vs Colorado State || Unknown • Unknown || 15–3 || 19–5 || 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May  || vs Colorado College || Unknown • Unknown || 26–1 || 20–5 || 11–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || May  || vs Denver || Unknown • Unknown || 3–0 || 21–5 || 11–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || May 17 || vs Air Force || Unknown • Unknown || 4–3 || 22–5 || 11–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || May  || vs Adams State || Unknown • Unknown || 12–9 || 23–5 || 12–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || May  || vs Adams State || Unknown • Unknown || 6–2 || 24–5 || 13–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || May  || vs Colorado College || Unknown • Unknown || 26–1 || 25–5 || 14–0 |- |- |- ! style="Northern Colorado Bears 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Northern Colorado Bears 2; District VII Playoff (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || May 24 || at Wyoming || Unknown • Laramie, Wyoming || 2–3 || 25–6 || 14–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 25 || vs Air Force || Unknown • Laramie, Wyoming || 10–6 || 26–6 || 14–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May 26 || at Wyoming || Unknown • Laramie, Wyoming || 16–12 || 27–6 || 14–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 26 || at Wyoming || Unknown • Laramie, Wyoming || 12–1 || 28–6 || 14–0 |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || June 10 || vs Syracuse || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–12 || 28–7 || 14–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || June 11 || vs Duke || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–15 || 28–8 || 14–0 |- Awards and honors Ernie Andrade All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Jerry Arthur All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Norman Idleberg All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team John Koehler All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Jerry Maglia All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Robert Preisemdorf All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Julie Yearling All-Rocky Mountain Conference Teamhttps://uncbears.com/documents/2017/6/16/BSB_Records.pdf Baseball Single-Season Hitting records (6/15/17) University of Northern Colorado Athletics www.uncbears.com November 7, 2020 References Category:Northern Colorado Bears baseball seasons Colorado State College Bears baseball Category:College World Series seasons Colorado State College Category:Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference baseball champion seasons