1953 College World Series

August 2023 1953 8 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Michigan 1st Texas 4th Ray Fisher 1st J. L. Smith Texas 1952 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1953 College World Series was the seventh NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1953 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J. L. Smith of Texas.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 The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.https://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003 W.C. Madden Patrick J. Stewart amp McFarland & Co. 2004 28–31 9780786418428 July 19, 2013 Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Berth Boston College Independent 11–3 John Temple 0(last: none) none 0–0 District I Colorado State CollegeColorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M. RMC 15–4 (9–1) Pete Butler 1(last: 1952) 8th(1952) 0–2 District VII Duke Southern 21–8 (9–5) Ace Parker 1(last: 1952) 5th(1952) 1–2 District III Houston MVC 15–9 (6–2) Lovette Hill 0(last: none) none 0–0 District V Lafayette Independent 17–3–3 Charlie Gelbert 0(last: none) none 0–0 Won District II Playoff Michigan Big 10 17–8 (10–3) Ray Fisher 0(last: none) none 0–0 District IV Stanford CIBA 28–13–2 (10–6) Everett Dean 0(last: none) none 0–0 District VIII Texas SWC 21–5 (12–3) Bibb Falk 3(last: 1952) 1st(1949, 1950) 9–3 District VI Results Bracket 2 Texas 2 Duke 1 Lafayette 6 Colorado State College 2 Boston College 4 Houston 1 Michigan 4 Stanford 0 Texas 7 Lafayette 2 Boston College 3 Michigan 6 Duke 3 Colorado State College 2 Houston 6 Stanford 7 Texas 5 Michigan 12 Boston College 711 Duke 6 Lafayette 4 Stanford 3 Michigan 4 Texas 6 Boston College 1 Lafayette 211 Texas 13 Lafayette 3 Michigan 7 Texas 5 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 11 Game 1 Texas 2–1 Duke Game 2 Boston College 4–1 Houston Game 3 Lafayette 6–2 Colorado State College Game 4 Michigan 4–0 Stanford June 12 Game 5 Duke 3–2 Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated Game 6 Stanford 7–6 Houston Houston eliminated Game 7 Michigan 6–2 Boston College Game 8 Texas 7–3 Lafayette June 13 Game 9 Boston College 7–6 (11) Duke Duke eliminated Game 10 Lafayette 4–3 Stanford Stanford eliminated Game 11 Michigan 12–5 Texas June 14 Game 12 Lafayette 2–1 (11) Boston College Boston College eliminated Game 13 Texas 6–4 Michigan June 15 Game 14 Texas 13–3 Lafayette Lafayette eliminated June 16 Final Michigan 7–5 Texas Michigan wins CWS Notable players Boston College: Colorado State College: Duke: Al Spangler Houston: Bobby Clatterbuck, Carlton Hanta Lafayette: Michigan: Don Eaddy Stanford: Chuck Essegian, Jack Shepard Texas:J. L. Smith Notes References College World Series Category:College World Series College World Series College World Series Category:Baseball competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska