1953 Houston Cougars baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1953 Houston Cougars baseball File:University of Houston classic logo.png 100 Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley 15–11 6–2 Lovette Hill 4th Cougar Field Missouri Valley Conference championsDistrict 5 champions College World Series 0–2 The 1953 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston during the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The team won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, and advanced to participate in the College World Series.http://dataomaha.com/media/cws/covers/1953.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130515134637/http://dataomaha.com/media/cws/covers/1953.pdf dead May 15, 2013 5,303 See Michigan Win Title Omaha World-Herald June 17, 1953 February 27, 2014 http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1953 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114617/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1953 dead December 26, 2011 1953 College World Series September 25, 2019 Omaha.com It was Houston's first appearance in the College World Series. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Lovette Hill, and played its home games at Cougar Field. Showing a sluggish start to the season, Houston lost six out of their first seven games, but then went on a seven-game winning streak that eventually propelled the team to a conference championship. Roster 1953 Houston Cougars baseball Roster Pitchers 13 Ronnie Zeller 18 Bobby Clatterbuck 20 Ken Lile 22 Bobby Vickers Catchers 8 Frankie Peters 11 Claude Arrington Infielders 3 Doug Osburn 4 Jackie Reed 7 Carlton Hanta 14 Billy Savarino Outfielders 8 Foy Boyd 9 Gene Russell 12 John Dean 15 Allen Shipley Head coach Lovette Hill Schedule background:#CC0000;color:white; 1953 Houston Cougars baseball game log ! style="background:#CC0000;color:white;"| Regular season |- y background:#FFF;color:#CC0000; Regular Season Date Opponent Score Overall record Missouri Valley Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 9 || vs. 1953 Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor || 3–4 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 10 || vs. Baylor || 6–11 || 0–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 13 || vs. 1953 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State || 2–4 || 0–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || vs. 1953 Lamar Cardinals Lamar University Lamar || 12–2 || 1–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 23 || vs. 1953 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M || 3–5 || 1–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 25 || vs. 1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers University of Minnesota Minnesota || 2–6 || 1–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 26 || vs. Minnesota || 4–5 || 1–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 2 || vs. 1953 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns University of Louisiana at Lafayette Louisiana || 5–4 || 2–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 3 || vs. Louisiana || 13–6 || 3–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || vs. Louisiana || 7–4 || 4–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || vs. 1953 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State University Wichita State || 10–3 || 5–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || vs. Wichita State || 9–4 || 6–6 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 14 || vs. Lamar || 6–4 || 7–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || vs. Sam Houston State || 10–7 || 8–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 1 || vs. 1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa || 6–8 || 8–7 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 2 || vs. Tulsa|| 18–14 || 9–7 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 8 || vs. 1953 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State || 4–6 || 9–8 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 9 || vs. Oklahoma State || 3–2 || 10–8 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 12 || vs. Texas A&M || 3–2 || 11–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 22|| vs. 1953 Detroit Titans University of Detroit Mercy Detroit || 6–3 || 12–8 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 22 || vs. Detroit || 10–2 || 13–8 || 6–2 |- |- ! style="background:#CC0000;color:#FFFFFF;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF;color:#CC0000; District 5 Tournament Date Opponent Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 26|| vs. 1953 Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Oklahoma || 4–7 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 27 || vs. Oklahoma || 8–7 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 27 || vs. Oklahoma || 5–3 || 15–9 |- y background:#FFF;color:#CC0000; College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 11 || vs. Boston College || Rosenblatt Stadium || 1–4 || 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 12 || vs. Stanford || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–7 || 15–11 |- References Houston Category:Houston Cougars baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:Missouri Valley Conference baseball champion seasons Houston Cougars base