1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball Independent 19–10 Charlie Gelbert 13th Fisher Field District II champions College World Series T-7th The 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 13th year at Lafayette. The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos. Roster 1958 Lafayette Leopards y Dick Archdeacon OF Bendere Sandy Bing C Phil Bollman INF Joe Bozik OF Al Caeser INF SR Bill Evanko P SO Frank Farzanegan INF Vince Gebhard P SO Bob Kessler INF Skip Kline OF Bob Lewis C Bill MacDonald OF Dick Maurer Tom Morgan INF SR C Dick Nikles OF Dick Richter INF Charlie Rose C Irv Sandell P SO Ted Sloan C Ray Smith LHP December 1, 2020 Charlie Gelbert Schedule Lafayette Leopards 2 white 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log ! style="Lafayette Leopards 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; April (13–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 1 || at 1958 NC State Wolfpack NC State || Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 7–13 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 1 || vs 1958 Massachusetts Minutemen Massachusetts || Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 3–5 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 2 || vs 1958 Princeton Tigers Princeton || Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 6–1 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 4 || at Quantico Marines || Unknown • Quantico, Virginia || 2–1 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 5 || at 1958 George Washington Colonials George Washington || Unknown • Washington, D.C. || 16–4 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 9 || at 1958 Navy Midshipmen Navy || Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland || 7–0 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 10 || 1958 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 17–7 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 14 || 1958 Moravian Greyhounds Moravian || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 7–2 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 16 || at 1958 La Salle Explorers La Salle || Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 7–0 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 18 || at 1958 Bucknell Bisons Bucknell || Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania || 10–2 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 19 || 1958 Colgate Red Raiders Colgate || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 3–2 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 21 || 1958 Temple Owls Temple || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 10–1 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 23 || at 1958 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg || Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania || 6–5 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || April 25 || at 1958 Villanova Wildcats Villanova || Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 5–10 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 26 || 1958 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 7–0 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 29 || at 1958 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore || Unknown • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania || 17–7 || 13–3 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; May (3–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || May 1 || at 1958 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware || Unknown • Newark, Delaware || 3–4 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 10 || 1958 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Engineers Lehigh || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 5–0 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 12 || 1958 Albright Lions Albright || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 8–2 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || May 14 || at Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 8–9 || 15–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || May 17 || at 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 8–7 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || May 23 || Delaware || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 6–9 || 16–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || May 24 || 1958 Fordham Rams Fordham || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 1–2 || 16–7 |- |- |- ! 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" | 24 || May 29 || vs Penn State || Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 9–1 || 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 30 || vs 1958 NYU Violets NYU || Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 5–1 || 18–7 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; May / June (1–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || May 31 || 1958 Rider Broncs Rider || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 6–5 || 19–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || May 29 || vs Fort Dix || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 7–10 || 19–8 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; College World Series (0–2) # pri Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || June 14 || vs Colorado State College || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–10 || 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || June 15 || vs Western Michigan || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–4 || 19–10 |- https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/2v23vt38m Lafayette Nine Loses Quickly at Omaha; Season Good June 15, 1958 Lafayette College www.ldr.lafayatte.edu December 3, 2020 References Category:Lafayette Leopards baseball seasons Lafayette Leopards baseball Category:College World Series seasons Lafayette Leopards