1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball Independent 16–10 Jake Kline 24th Jim Cusack Elmer Kohorst Cartier Field District IV Playoff College World Series 4th The 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Cartier Field. The team was coached by Jake Kline who was in his 24th year as head coach at Notre Dame that time. The Fighting Irish won the District IV playoff to advance to the College World Series, but later on they were defeated by the Penn State Nittany Lions. Roster 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish y Tom Bujnowski 11 RHP R 5 11 170 SR Bayonne, New Jersey Jim Carideo 14 INF 5 7 165 SR Mount Vernon, New York John Connors 30 RHP R 6 1 185 LaGrange, Illinois Jim Cusack 26 INF 6 1 185 SR Peoria, Illinois C Gene Duffy 12 OF 5 6 155 SO Davenport, Iowa Bob Giarrantano 15 OF 5 11 165 Great Neck, New York Eddie Hurley 23 INF 6 0 170 SR Holyoke, Massachusetts Steven Johnson INF 5 10 160 Robbinsdale, Minnesota Elmer Kohorst 33 C 6 2 190 SR Albany, Minnesota C Jim Morris 32 INF 6 3 180 JR Quincy, Illinois Bob Senecal 26 OF 6 0 185 JR Newaygo, Michigan Paul Sopko 16 OF 5 10 175 Columbus, Ohio Chuck Symeon 29 RHP R 6 0 180 JR Stamford, Connecticut September 10, 2021 Jake Kline Schedule Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 white 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball game log |- ! style="Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 white" | Regular season |- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 April (4–5) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 12 || at 1957 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana || Jordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 6–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 13 || at Indiana || Jordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 9–7 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || April 13 || at Indiana || Jordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 0–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 16 || 1957 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 3–2 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || April 20 || at 1957 Michigan Wolverines Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 4–5 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 20 || at Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || 0–3 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 26 || at 1957 Ohio Bobcats Ohio || Unknown • Athens, Ohio || 8–3 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || April 27 || at Ohio || Unknown • Athens, Ohio || 4–7 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 30 || 1957 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 3–4 || 4–5 |- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 May (7–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || May 1 || at Northwestern || Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois || 8–4 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || May 4 || Glenview Naval Air Station || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 12–1 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || May 6 || 1957 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 4–1 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || May 7 || Wisconsin || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 9–14 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 9 || Michigan || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 14–0 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 11 || Great Lakes Naval Air Station || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 9–0 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 13 || at Michigan State || Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 3–1 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 15 || Northwestern || Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana || 6–2 || 11–6 |- |- ! style="Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 white" | Postseason |- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 NCAA District V Playoff (3–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 28 || vs 1957 Alma Scots Alma || Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan || 18–2 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 29 || at 1957 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan || Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan || 4–2 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || May 30 || vs Northwestern || Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan || 2–9 || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || May 31 || vs Northwestern || Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan || 6–1 || 14–7 |- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 June (0–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || June 2 || at Western Michigan || Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan || 2–4 || 14–8 |- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 College World Series (2–2) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || June 8 || vs Iowa State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–13 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || June 9 || vs Colorado State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 23–2 || 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || June 10 || vs Texas || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 9–0 || 16–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || June 11 || vs Penn State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–5 || 16–10 |- |- | Awards and honors Elmer Kohorst First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Associationhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf NCAA Baseball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association www.ncaa.org October 1, 2021 References Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball Category:College World Series seasons Notre Dame