1953 College World Series

The 1953 College World Series was the seventh NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1953 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J. L. Smith of Texas.[1]

1953 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1953
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (1st title)
Runner-upTexas (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRay Fisher (1st title)
MOPJ. L. Smith (Texas)

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.[2]

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS recordBerth
Boston CollegeIndependent11–3John Temple0
(last: none)		none0–0District I
Colorado State College[lower-alpha 1]RMC15–4 (9–1)Pete Butler1
(last: 1952)		8th
(1952)		0–2District VII
DukeSouthern21–8 (9–5)Ace Parker1
(last: 1952)		5th
(1952)		1–2District III
HoustonMVC15–9 (6–2)Lovette Hill0
(last: none)		none0–0District V
LafayetteIndependent17–3–3Charlie Gelbert0
(last: none)		none0–0Won District II Playoff
MichiganBig 1017–8 (10–3)Ray Fisher0
(last: none)		none0–0District IV
StanfordCIBA28–13–2 (10–6)Everett Dean0
(last: none)		none0–0District VIII
TexasSWC21–5 (12–3)Bibb Falk3
(last: 1952)		1st
(1949, 1950)		9–3District VI

Results

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Duke1
Texas7
Lafayette2
Lafayette6
Colorado State College2
Texas5
Michigan12
Boston College4
Michigan4
Houston1
Boston College3Texas6
Michigan6
Michigan4
Stanford0Michigan7
Texas13Texas5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lafayette3
Boston College711
Duke3Duke6
Boston College1
Colorado State College2
Lafayette211
Lafayette4
Houston6Stanford3
Stanford7

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1Texas2–1Duke
Game 2Boston College4–1Houston
Game 3Lafayette6–2Colorado State College
Game 4Michigan4–0Stanford
June 12Game 5Duke3–2Colorado State CollegeColorado State College eliminated
Game 6Stanford7–6HoustonHouston eliminated
Game 7Michigan6–2Boston College
Game 8Texas7–3Lafayette
June 13Game 9Boston College7–6 (11)DukeDuke eliminated
Game 10Lafayette4–3StanfordStanford eliminated
Game 11Michigan12–5Texas
June 14Game 12Lafayette2–1 (11)Boston CollegeBoston College eliminated
Game 13Texas6–4Michigan
June 15Game 14Texas13–3LafayetteLafayette eliminated
June 16FinalMichigan7–5TexasMichigan wins CWS

Notable players

Notes
  1. Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.

References
  1. "1953 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 28–31. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
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