1954 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The 1954 NCAA Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1954 NCAA baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series, but for the first time the preliminary tournament rounds hosted by each district were sanctioned NCAA events. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 16. The eighth tournament's champion was Missouri, coached by John "Hi" Simmons. The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Yewcic of Michigan State.[2]

1954 NCAA I
Baseball Tournament
Season1954
Teams24
Finals site
ChampionsMissouri (1st title)
Runner-upRollins (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachHi Simmons (1st title)
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Tournament

District 1

Games played in Springfield, MA.

First Round Finals
      
Massachusetts 9*
Springfield 7*
Massachusetts 2
Boston University 0
Boston University 8
Holy Cross 3

District 2

Games played at Allentown, Pennsylvania.

First Round Finals
      
St. John's 4
Navy 2
St. John's (NY) 0
Lafayette 9
Lafayette 4
Villanova 3

District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3-game series. The first series was played between Virginia Tech and Clemson, with the winner moving on to play Rollins in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

  Series 1
           
   Virginia Tech 11 7 -
   Clemson 10 1 -
  Series 2
           
   Virginia Tech 0 3 -
   Rollins 3 9 -

District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Ohio and Ashland, with the winner moving on to play Michigan St. in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

  Series 1
           
   Ashland 4 6 -
   Ohio 18 10 -
  Series 2
           
   Ohio 10 7 3
   Michigan State 14 0 5

District 5
  • Missouri (Automatic College World Series qualifier)

District 6

Games played at Austin, Texas.

  District 6 Series
           
   Oklahoma State 6 12 7
   Texas 3 16 6

District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado.

Arizona 8, Colorado State College 2

Colorado State College 21, Wyoming 14

Arizona 16, Wyoming 9

Arizona 8, Colorado State College 5 (11 inn.)

District 8

Games played at Eugene, Oregon.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Oregon 9  
Seattle 4  
  Oregon 9  
  Fresno State 5  
Fresno State 9
Southern California 3  
  Oregon 15 —
  Fresno State 05 —
Seattle 0  
Southern California 9  
  Fresno State 7
  Southern California 4  

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
ArizonaBorder39–7 (2–0)Frank Sancet0
(last: none)		none0–0
LafayetteIndependent16–6Charlie Gelbert1
(last: 1953)		3rd
(1953)		3–2
MassachusettsIndependent14–5Earl Lorden0
(last: none)		none0–0
Michigan StateBig 1022–8–1 (11–2)John Kobs0
(last: none)		none0–0
MissouriBig Seven17–3 (11–1)Hi Simmons1
(last: 1952)		2nd
(1952)		3–2
Oklahoma A&MMVC16–9 (8–1)Toby Greene0
(last: none)		none0–0
OregonPCC18–6 (11–5)Don Kirsch0
(last: none)		none0–0
RollinsIndependent22–6Joe Justice0
(last: none)		none0–0

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Michigan State 16  
  Massachusetts 5    
      Michigan State 2  
      Arizona 1    
  Arizona 12          
  Oregon 1        
      Michigan State 4
      Rollins 5
  Rollins 911        
  Oklahoma A&M 5          
      Rollins 4    
      Missouri 1  
  Missouri 5    
  Lafayette 3  
  Loser's Bracket
  Massachusetts 5  
  Oregon 3     Missouri 8
    Massachusetts 1
  Oklahoma A&M 4  
  Lafayette 2     Arizona 4
    Oklahoma A&M 514
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Rollins 2       Rollins 1
  Michigan State 310           Missouri 4
      Michigan State 3    
      Missouri 4  
  Missouri 7    
  Oklahoma A&M 3  

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 10Game 1Michigan State16–5Massachusetts
Game 2Arizona12–1Oregon
June 11Game 3Rollins9–5 (11)Oklahoma A&M
June 10Game 4Missouri5–3Lafayette
June 11Game 5Massachusetts5–3OregonOregon eliminated
Game 6Oklahoma A&M4–2LafayetteLafayette eliminated
Game 7Michigan State2–1Arizona
Game 8Rollins4–1Missouri
June 12Game 9Missouri8–1MassachusettsMassachusetts eliminated
Game 10Oklahoma A&M5–4 (14)ArizonaArizona eliminated
Game 11Rollins5–4Michigan State
June 13Game 12Missouri7–3Oklahoma A&MOklahoma A&M eliminated
Game 13Michigan State3–2 (10)Rollins
June 14Game 14Missouri4–3Michigan StateMichigan State eliminated
June 16FinalMissouri4–1RollinsMissouri wins CWS

Notable players

References
  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 196. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. "1954 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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