1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball Independent 16–8 Charlie Gelbert 9th Chuck Eyer Fisher Field District II champions College World Series T-7th The 1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 9th year at Lafayette. The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys. Roster 1954 Lafayette Leopards y Ed Deorrman INF Maynard Dill C JR Wilmington, Delaware Don Divine OF Joe Dixon INF JR Easton, Pennsylvania Andy Duckworth C Karl Dutt RHP R JR Chuck Eyer INF SR Emmaus, Pennsylvania C Roger Gordon RHP R JR Wilmington, Delaware Bill Hogerty INF JR Princeton, New Jersey Dick Masters P SO Earl Maurer P SO Don Owens LHP L JR Ernie Peters INF SO Bryan Satterlee P SO Roy Schneider P JR Dick Somers LHP L Bill Vercelli INF JR Cliffside Park, New Jersey December 1, 2020 Charlie Gelbert Schedule Lafayette Leopards 2 white 1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log ! style="Lafayette Leopards 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; April (8–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 3 || 1954 Yale Bulldogs Yale || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 5–0 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 7 || 1954 Princeton Tigers Princeton || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 1–7 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 8 || 1954 La Salle Explorers La Salle || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 9–2 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 10 || at 1954 Navy Midshipmen Navy || Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland || 10–4 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 13 || 1954 Moravian Greyhounds Moravian || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 6–3 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 15 || at 1954 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware || Unknown • Newark, Delaware || 4–0 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 19 || at 1954 Scranton Royals Scranton || Unknown • Scranton, Pennsylvania || 19–6 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || April 20 || at 1954 NYU Violets NYU || Unknown • New York, New York || 6–7 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 21 || at 1954 Army Black Knights Army || Doubleday Field • West Point, New York || 2–3 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 24 || at 1954 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 5–2 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 27 || 1954 Albright Lions Albright || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 12–0 || 8–3 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; May (6–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || May 1 || 1954 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 9–1 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || May 4 || 1954 Temple Owls Temple || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 1–2 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || May 6 || at 1954 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg || Unknown • Allentown, Pennsylvania || 2–3 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 12 || at 1954 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore || Unknown • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania || 13–4 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 15 || 1954 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Engineers Lehigh || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 5–0 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || May 19 || vs 1954 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall || Unknown • Unknown || 4–5 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 22 || at Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 6–4 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 25 || 1954 Fordham Rams Fordham || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 6–1 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || May 29 || 1954 Rider Broncs Rider || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 10–2 || 14–6 |- |- |- ! style="Lafayette Leopards 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; District II Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || June 4 || vs 1954 Villanova Wildcats Villanova || Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania || 4–3 || 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || June 5 || vs 1954 St. John's Redmen St. John's || Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania || 9–0 || 16–6 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; College World Series (0–2) # pri Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || June 10 || vs Missouri || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–5 || 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || June 11 || vs 1954 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Oklahoma A&M || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–4 || 16–8 |- |- | https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/b8515n44d Good Baseball Record, But Defeat in Series June 16, 1954 Lafayette College www.ldr.lafayatte.edu December 1, 2020 References Category:Lafayette Leopards baseball seasons Lafayette Leopards baseball Category:College World Series seasons Lafayette Leopards