1950 College World Series

The 1950 College World Series was the fourth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1950 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 15 to June 23. It was the first College World Series to be held at the stadium, which hosted the event through 2010. The tournament's champion was the Texas Longhorns, coached by Bibb Falk. The Most Outstanding Player was Ray VanCleef of Rutgers. The championship was the second consecutive for the Longhorns.[1]

1950 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1950
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Runner-upWashington State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachBibb Falk (2nd title)
MOPRay VanCleef (Rutgers)

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play, as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1947 to 1949, there likewise was no preliminary round, as the teams were chosen based on committee selections, conference champions, and district playoffs. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that play in the College World Series.[2]

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS recordBerth
AlabamaSEC2010 (124)Tilden Campbell0
(last: none)
none00Won District III Playoff
BradleyMVC1714 (71)Leo Schrall0
(last: none)
none00Won District V Playoff
Colorado A&M[lower-alpha 1]Skyline172 (n/a)Mark Duncan0
(last: none)
none00Won District VII Playoff
RutgersIndependent1741George Case0
(last: none)
none00District II Selection
TexasSWC225 (141)Bibb Falk1
(last: 1949)
1st
(1949)
30Won District VI Playoff
TuftsIndependent164John Ricker0
(last: none)
none00District I Selection
Washington StatePCC294 (122)Buck Bailey0
(last: none)
none00Won District VIII Playoff
WisconsinBig Nine177 (93)Arthur Mansfield0
(last: none)
none00Won District IV Playoff

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Rutgers4
Rutgers5
Wisconsin3
Wisconsin7
Colorado A&M3
Rutgers1
Washington State310
Alabama9
Washington State1
Bradley2
Alabama1Texas12
Washington State9
Washington State3
Tufts1Texas3
Texas15Washington State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Rutgers9
Wisconsin3
Alabama1
Wisconsin2
Texas3Rutgers16
Colorado A&M1
Texas7
Tufts0
Tufts5
Bradley4

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 15Game 1Rutgers42Texas
Game 2Wisconsin73Colorado A&M
June 16Game 3Washington State31Tufts
Game 4Alabama92Bradley
June 17Game 5Texas31Colorado A&MColorado A&M eliminated
Game 6Tufts54BradleyBradley eliminated
June 18Game 7Rutgers53Wisconsin
Game 8Washington State91Alabama
June 19Game 9Texas70TuftsJim Ehler throws a no-hitter, Tufts eliminated
Game 10Wisconsin31AlabamaAlabama eliminated
June 20Game 11Washington State31 (10)Rutgers
Game 12Texas121Washington State
June 21Game 13Rutgers162WisconsinWisconsin eliminated
June 22Game 14Texas159RutgersRutgers eliminated
June 23FinalTexas30Washington StateTexas wins CWS

Notable players

Tournament notes

  • Texas became the first team to win two consecutive College World Series.
  • Jim Ehler threw the first no-hitter in College World Series history.

Notes

  1. Known today as Colorado State University. Not to be confused with the pre-1970 Colorado State College, currently known as the University of Northern Colorado.

References

  1. "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 17–21. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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