1959 Colorado State College Bears baseball team

College baseball team March 2026 August 2023 1959 Colorado State College Bears baseball Rocky Mountain Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference RMC 8 24–7 10–1 Pete Butler 17th Tom Cooper 2nd Jackson Field Rocky Mountain Conference championsDistrict VII champions College World Series T-5th The 1959 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 17th year at Colorado State College. The Bears won the District VII playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Clemson Tigers. Roster 1959 Colorado State College Bears y Floyd Acre OF Duane Banks y C FR Frank Carbajal P Paul Chamberlain OF Joe Duca Ron English John Groninger C Don Herrick P Norm Idleberg OF Ken Kempf John Koehler INF Blaine McVicker Wayne Merritt OF Gene Neelly INF Don Panion Joe Peck INF Bob Preisendorf INF Carl Rohnke INF Bill Trimble Larry Turner November 5, 2020 Pete Butler Tom Cooper Schedule Northern Colorado Bears 2 white 1959 Colorado State College Bears baseball game log ! style="Northern Colorado Bears 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Northern Colorado Bears 2; March (3–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 18 || at 1959 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 8–6 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March 20 || at Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–6 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 21 || at Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–2 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || March 21 || at Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 1–5 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 23 || at New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 20–8 || 3–2 || – |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; April (11–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 2 || 1959 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 12–3 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 4 || 1959 Air Force Falcons Air Force || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 15–1 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April  || 1959 Colorado Mines Orediggers Colorado Mines || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 12–6 || 6–2 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 11 || at 1959 Colorado State Rams Colorado State || Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado || 4–0 || 7–2 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 17 || at 1959 Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming || Unknown • Laramie, Wyoming || 8–4 || 8–2 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 18 || Wyoming || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 7–0 || 9–2 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 21 || 1959 Denver Pioneers Denver || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 7–0 || 10–2 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 24 || at 1959 Colorado College Tigers Colorado College || Stewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado || 22–14 || 11–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 25 || at Colorado College || Stewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado || 29–13 || 12–2 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 28 || Colorado Mines || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 13–1 || 13–2 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 29 || Colorado Mines || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 5–1 || 14–2 || 5–0 |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; May (8–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || May 1 || at 1959 Western State Mountaineers Western State || Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado || 5–8 || 14–3 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 2 || at Western State || Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado || 9–0 || 15–3 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 5 || 1959 Regis Rangers Regis || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 3–2 || 16–3 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || May 8 || 1959 Adams State Grizzlies Adams State || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 4–2 || 17–3 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || May 9 || Adams State || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 11–6 || 18–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || May 12 || at Denver || Unknown • Denver, Colorado || 17–0 || 19–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || May  || Colorado State || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 16–1 || 20–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || May 15 || Colorado College || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 15–3 || 21–3 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 16 || Colorado College || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 13–1 || 22–3 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || May 19 || Regis || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 6–9 || 22–4 || 10–1 |- |- ! 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="#ccffcc" | 27 || May 30 || 1959 Utah Redskins Utah || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 17–8 || 23–4 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || May 31 || Utah || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 8–13 || 23–5 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || June 1 || Utah || Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado || 12–8 || 24–5 || 10–1 |- y Northern Colorado Bears 2; College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || June 13 || vs Fresno State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–6 || 24–6 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || June 14 || vs Clemson || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–7 || 24–7 || 10–1 |- Awards and honors Don Herrick All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association Joe Peck All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Carl Rohnke All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Paul Chamberlain All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Frank Carbajal All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Duane Banks All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team John Koehler All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team Floyd Acre All-Rocky Mountain Conference Teamhttps://uncbears.com/documents/2017/6/16/BSB_Records.pdf Baseball Single-Season Hitting records (6/15/17) University of Northern Colorado Athletics www.uncbears.com November 7, 2020 References Category:Northern Colorado Bears baseball seasons Colorado State College Bears baseball Category:College World Series seasons Colorado State College Category:Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference baseball champion seasons