1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team

The 1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 16th year at Colorado State.

1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
1958 record	20–10 (– RMC)
Head coach	Pete Butler (16th season)
Assistant coach	Tom Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium	Jackson Field

The Bears lost the District VII playoff, but when BYU opted not to play in the College World Series due to their school's rule to rest on Sundays,[1] the Bears to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town OF Floyd Acre / — — George Bethel / — — Fred Boom / — — John Bradley / — — OF Paul Chamberlain / — — Delbert Davies / — — Joe Duca / — — INF Don Gentry / — — RHP Ron Herbel R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Denver, Colorado Tom Jenkins / — — Ken Kempf / — — C Larry Klumb / — — Ken Krause / — — Wayne Merritt / — — Bill Oster / — — INF Joe Peck / — — INF Carl Rohnke / — — Virg Speak / — — Bill Trimble / — — Larry Turner / — — Danny Walkup / — —	Head coach Pete Butler Assistant coach(es) Tom Cooper Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1958 Colorado State College Bears Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record 1 March 18  at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 3–17 0–1 – 2 March 19  at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 1–15 0–2 – 3 March 21  at New Mexico A&M Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico 17–9 1–2 – 4 March 22  at New Mexico A&M Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico 11–3 2–2 –
April (0–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record
May (0–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record 23 May 21  Air Force Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado 9–8 17–6 – 24 May 24  at Air Force Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado 6–3 18–6 –
Postseason
District VII Playoff (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record 25 May 30  at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, Utah 3–4 18–7 – 26 May 31  at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, Utah 8–0 19–7 – 27 May 31  at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, Utah 5–9 19–8 –
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record 28 June 14 vs Lafayette Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 10–5 20–8 – 29 June 15 vs Missouri Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–11 20–9 – 30 June 16 vs Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–12 20–10 –

Awards and honors

Larry Klumb

• All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team
• Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

Carl Rohnke

• All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team[2]

References

1. "BYU BASEBALL FAQ". www.byucougars.com. BYU ATHLETICS. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
2. "Baseball Single-Season Hitting Records (6/15/17)" (PDF). www.uncbears.com. University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2020.