1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 1955 Western Michigan Broncos 200 Mid-American Conference MAC 2 2 25–7 9–0 Charlie Maher 17th Don Boven Hyames Field MAC ChampionsDistrict IV Champions College World Series, Runner-Up The 1955 Western Michigan Broncos team represented Western Michigan College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 17th season at Western Michigan. The Broncos lost the College World Series, defeated by the Wake Forest in the championship game. Roster 1955 Western Michigan Broncos y Tom Czyz INF Leland David 38 INF Roger Eggers RHP R Dick Erickson OF SR Don Finnefrock RHP R Gene Frechette INF Gary Graham LHP L JR Lowell Johnson OF SR Nobert Krings INF SR Bill Lajoie y OF SR Wayne LaNeave 45 INF Freed Messner 42 C Al Nagel OF Jerry O'Connell OF Roger Schwarzkoff RHP R SO Jack Smith INF JR Jim Smith RHP R Gerry Sposito RHP R November 21, 2020 Charlie Maher Don Boven Schedule and results Legend Western Michigan win Western Michigan loss Western Michigan tie 1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log Regular season (17–3) Opponent Score Overall record MAC record 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 16–4 1–0 0–0 Ohio State 6–7 1–1 0–0 Ohio State 3–1 2–1 0–0 1955 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 10–1 3–1 1–0 1955 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 1–0 4–1 1–0 1955 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 6–5 5–1 1–0 1955 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 7–5 6–1 1–0 1955 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 4–3 7–1 2–0 Kent State 9–7 8–1 3–0 1955 Miami Redhawks Miami (OH) 8–7 9–1 4–0 Miami (OH) 15–3 10–1 5–0 1955 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 1–14 10–2 5–0 1955 Toledo Rockets Toledo 16–3 11–2 6–0 Toledo 26–0 12–2 7–0 1955 Case Western Reserve Spartans Western Reserve 7–3 13–2 8–0 Western Reserve 7–1 14–2 9–0 1955 Naval Air Station Glenview Glenview Navy Base 17–6 15–2 9–0 1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 0–2 15–3 9–0 1955 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin 6–4 16–3 9–0 Wisconsin 8–5 17–3 9–0 Notre Dame 15–10 18–3 9–0 Postseason (7–4) white 1955 NCAA Baseball Tournament#District 4 District IV Playoff (4–2) Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record 1955 Alma Scots Alma Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 8–9 18–4 9–0 Alma Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 3–0 19–4 9–0 Alma Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 15–4 20–4 9–0 Ohio State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 1–0 21–4 9–0 Ohio State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 5–8 21–5 9–0 Ohio State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 7–4 22–5 9–0 white 1955 College World Series (3–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record June 10 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–1 23–5 9–0 June 12 vs 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma A&M Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–4 24–5 9–0 June 13 vs Wake Forest Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 9–0 25–5 9–0 June 14 vs Wake Forest Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–10 25–6 9–0 June 16 vs Wake Forest Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–7 25–7 9–0 Schedule source:https://www.library.wmich.edu/DIGI/WMU_Yearbooks/1956.pdf 1956 Brown and Gold, WMU Yearbook Western Michigan University www.library.wmich.edu May 27, 2019 Awards and honors Bill Lajoie ABAC First Team All-Americanhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2018/awards.pdf NCAA Baseball Award Winners NCAA www.ncaa.org May 28, 2019 References Category:Western Michigan Broncos baseball seasons Western Michigan Broncos baseball Category:College World Series seasons Western Michigan Category:Mid-American Conference baseball champion seasons