1964 Maine Black Bears baseball team

baseball 1964 Maine Black Bears Yankee Conference Yankee 21–8 8–2 Jack Butterfield 8th Yankee Conference ChampionNCAA District 1 playoff champion College World Series 3–2 The 1964 Maine Black Bears baseball team represented the University of Maine in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Black Bears were led by Jack Butterfield in his 8th year as head coach, and played as part of the Yankee Conference. Maine posted a 21–8 record, earned the Yankee Conference championship with a 8–2 regular season to claim the automatic bid to the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball tournament. They won the District 1 playoff against 1964 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern to advance to the 1964 College World Series , their first appearance in the ultimate college baseball event. The Black Bears won games against Seton Hall, Arizona State, and semifinalist USC and lost games to eventual champion Minnesota and runner-up Missouri. Butterfield was named NCAA Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.https://goblackbears.com/documents/2021/3/28/2021_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf 2021 Baseball Online Media Guide Maine Black Bears March 29, 2026https://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 72–75 9780786418428 April 19, 2026https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-15-1964-maine-knocks-defending-champ-southern-cal-out-of-college-world-series/ Society for American Baseball Research June 15, 1964: Maine knocks defending champ Southern Cal out of College World Series Kurt Blumenau April 19, 2026https://goblackbears.com/news/2019/5/16/baseball-black-bears-to-honor-seniors-joe-ferris-in-meaningful-final-america-east-series-against-binghamton May 16, 2019 Black Bears to Honor Seniors, Joe Ferris in Meaningful Final America East Series against Binghamton April 19, 2026https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Inductee.aspx?Ordinal=98 American Baseball Coaches Association ABCA Hall of Fame Inductee - Jack Butterfield April 24, 2026 Personnel Roster 1964 Maine Black Bears rosterhttps://ncaa.soutronglobal.net/Public/Default/en-US/RecordView/Index/37953 NCAA 1964 06 08-12 College World Series University of Maine Roster April 24, 2026 Pitchers 10 - Dick Dolloff - Senior 11 - Tom Murphy - Junior 12 - Art Heathcote - Sophomore 15 - Ray Bisbee - Junior 16 - Bruce Cary - Sophomore 24 - Charles Newell - Sophomore 29 - Joe Ferris - Sophomore 35 - Dick Flaherty - Junior 36 - Roger Richards - Junior Catchers 22 - Carl Merrill - Sophomore 25 - Doug Swain - Sophomore Infielders 4 - Dick Perkins - Sophomore 6 - Vic Nelson - Junior 7 - Mike DeSisto - Junior 8 - Dick DeVarney - Sophomore 14 - Dave Thompson - Senior 19 - John Gillette - Junior Outfielders 9 - Brent Keene - Junior 17 - Larry Coughlin - Junior 23 - Ron Lanza - Sophomore 27 - Dick Kelliher - Sophomore 34 - John Hutchins - Sophomore 37 - Steve Sones - Sophomore Coaches 1964 Maine Black Bears baseball coaching staffJack Butterfield - Head coach - 8th season Woody Carville - Assistant coach - 4th season Schedule 1964 Maine Black Bears baseball game loghttps://www.umainealumni.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/10-Baseball.pdf University of Maine Alumni 2017 Baseball Record Book April 21, 2026 36–37 Regular season March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record YC record 1964 Villanova Wildcats Villanova* W 6–3 1–0 Mar 29 vs 1964 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth* College Park, MDhttps://dartmouthsports.com/services/schedule_txt.ashx?schedule=3063 Dartmouth Sports 1964 Baseball Schedule April 23, 2026 W 12–7 2–0 at 1964 Hampton Pirates Hampton Institute* Hampton, VA W 9–1 3–0 Mar 31 at 1964 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech* Tech Park • Blacksburg, VA L 4–10 3–1 April/May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record YC record vs 1964 Bridgewater Eagles Bridgewater* W 7–2 4–1 at 1964 Towson Tigers Towson* Towson, MD W 7–3 5–1 Apr 4 1964 Columbia Lions Columbia* Baker Field • New York, NYhttps://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/05/ferris-limits-columbia-nine-to-four-hits-as-maine-registers-71-triumph.html New York Times Ferris Limits Columbia Nine to Four Hits as Maine Registers 7–1 Triumph April 5, 1965 April 23, 2026 W 7–1 6–1 Apr 24 at 1964 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CThttps://uconnhuskies.com/documents/2026/1/14/2026_Media_Guide.pdf UConn Huskies 2026 Baseball Media Guide April 24, 2026 47 W 5–3 7–1 1–0 Apr 25 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT W 5–4 8–1 2–0 1964 Bates Bobcats Bates* W 8–2 9–1 1964 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin* L 1–4 9–2 1964 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island W 12–4 10–2 3–0 Rhode Island L 9–10 10–3 3–1 1964 Colby Mules Colby* L 4–7 10–4 1964 UMass Minutemen UMass W 9–6 11–4 4–1 UMass W 16–7 12–4 5–1 1964 New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire W 5–0 13–4 6–1 New Hampshire L 0–4 13–5 6–2 1964 Vermont Catamounts Vermont W 3–1 14–5 7–2 Vermont W 7–5 15–5 8–2 Colby* W 6–4 16–5 Postseason Maine Black Bears 1964 NCAA University Division baseball tournament#District 1 at Boston, MA NCAA District 1 Playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record 1964 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 9–5 17–5 1–0 Northeastern Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 4–2 18–5 2–0 Maine Black Bears 1964 NCAA University Division baseball tournament#College World Series College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 8 Seton Hall Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–5 18–7 0–1 June 12 Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 12–0 19–7 1–1 June 13 Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–2 20–7 2–1 June 15 USC Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 2–1 21–7 3–1 June 17 Missouri Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–2 21–8 3–2 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears baseball seasons Category:1964 in Maine Category:Yankee Conference baseball champion seasons Category:College World Series seasons