1953 Colorado State Bears baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 February 2026 August 2023 1953 Colorado State Bears baseball Rocky Mountain Conference Rocky Mountain Conference RMC 14–7 8–1 Pete Butler 11th Jackson Field Rocky Mountain Conference championsDistrict VII playoff champions College World Series T-7th The 1953 Colorado State Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College of Education in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 11th year at Colorado State. The Bears won the District VII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Duke Blue Devils. Roster 1953 Colorado State Bears y Ronnie Capra R JR Jim Ditolla INF R Bob Gill RHP R D Figliolino R Gene Haggerty RHP R Kent Hill C R Richard Howerton B Kardula R Bob Lanari Bob Mantooth R Bob McAfee L SR Jerry McMillen C R Al Minaya da JR Dick Porter R George Sage L JR Bob Stewart RHP R SR Lou Tanka R Jerry Tancredo R Art Wallenweber Dick Weed C R October 30, 2020 Pete Butler Schedule Northern Colorado Bears 2 white 1953 Colorado State Bears baseball game log ! style="Northern Colorado Bears 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Northern Colorado Bears 2; April (5–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 3 || at 1953 Colorado Mines Orediggers Colorado Mines || Unknown • Golden, Colorado || 10–4 || 1–0 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 4 || at Colorado Mines || Unknown • Golden, Colorado || 12–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || April 10 || Lowry Air Force Base || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 3–14 || 2–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 21 || at Warren Air Force Base || Unknown • Cheyenne, Wyoming || 0–6 || 2–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 24 || 1953 Colorado College Tigers Colorado College || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 7–4 || 3–2 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 25 || Colorado College || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 15–9 || 4–2 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 28 || at 1953 Denver Pioneers Denver || Unknown • Denver, Colorado || 8–5 || 5–2 || 4–0 |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; May (7–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || May 1 || Colorado Mines || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 9–1 || 6–2 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || May 2 || at Colorado Mines || Unknown • Golden, Colorado || 8–1 || 7–2 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || May 5 || at Warren Air Force Base || Unknown • Cheyenne, Wyoming || 13–11 || 8–2 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || May 8 || at 1953 Western State Mountaineers Western State || Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado || 15–1 || 9–2 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || May 9 || at Western State || Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado || 7–10 || 9–3 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || May 15 || at Colorado College || Stewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado || 6–5 || 10–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 19 || at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center || Unknown • Aurora, Colorado || 19–3 || 11–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 22 || Fitzsimons Army Medical Center || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 6–2 || 12–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || May  || Warren Air Force Base || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 2–9 || 12–4 || 8–1 |- |- |- ! style="Northern Colorado Bears 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Northern Colorado Bears 2; District VII Playoff (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || May  || at 1953 Utah Redskins Utah || Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah || 3–6 || 12–5 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May  || at Utah || Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah || 8–5 || 13–5 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May  || at Utah || Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah || 4–0 || 14–5 || 8–1 |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || June 11 || vs Lafayette || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–6 || 14–6 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || June 12 || vs Duke || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–3 || 14–7 || 8–1 |- References Category:Northern Colorado Bears baseball seasons Colorado State Bears baseball Category:College World Series seasons Colorado State Category:Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference baseball champion seasons