1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team represented Northwestern University in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Fred Lindstrom, serving his 9th year. The Wildcats finished the season with a loss in the District IV Tournament Final.[3]

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball
Big Ten Conference
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–6 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainEd Broeker (Senior year)
Home stadiumNorthwestern Park
1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern  y 520 .7141560 .714
Iowa   740 .6369100 .474
Michigan   740 .6361770 .708
Illinois   740 .6361790 .654
Minnesota   650 .5451682 .654
Purdue   330 .500951 .633
Michigan State   560 .45518131 .578
Ohio State   450 .4441561 .705
Wisconsin   370 .3001490 .609
Indiana   3100 .23113150 .464
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Gary Bialk /
OF Ken Bindner /
Sr
INF Ed Broeker /
OF Mike Collopy /
So
Cooper /
LHP Dave Hill R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) New Orleans, Louisiana
RHP Jay Hook L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Waukegan, Illinois
INF Al Kennedy /
INF Bob Lietzow /
So
C Chuck Lindstrom R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C Tom Meyer /
So
P Nelson Nedde /
P Allan Otto /
U Dale Pienta /
LHP Tom Scheuerman /L
Jr
INF Ron Smith /
INF Harry Stranski /
Head coach

Fred Lindstrom

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
April (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
7April UICDyche FieldEvanston, Illinois18–20–0
April Great LakesDyche Field • Evanston, Illinois0–0
April Great LakesDyche Field • Evanston, Illinois0–0
May (6–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
May 1 Notre DameDyche Field • Evanston, Illinois4–8–10–0
May Glenview Air BaseDyche Field • Evanston, Illinois26–0–10–0
May 3 at Michigan StateJohn Kobs FieldEast Lansing, Michigan7–2–21–1
May 4 at MichiganRay Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan3–10–21–1
May 4 at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5–12–31–2
May 11 vs IndianaUnknown • Unknown4–0–32–2
May 11 vs IndianaUnknown • Unknown12–1–33–2
May 15 at Notre DameUnknown • Notre Dame, Indiana4–8–43–2
May  WisconsinDyche Field • Evanston, Illinois4–2
May 24 at IllinoisIllinois FieldChampaign, Illinois1–012–45–2
Postseason
District IV Tournament (3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig Ten record
17May 28 at Western MichiganHyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan1–1112–55–2
18May 29 vs AlmaHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan11–213–55–2
19May 29 at Western MichiganHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan10–914–55–2
20May 30 vs Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan9–215–55–2
21May 31 vs Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan1–615–65–2

Awards and honors

Ed Broeker
Al Kennedy
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
Chuck Lindstrom
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
Tom Scheuerman
  • First Team All-Big TenThe following is a listing of the selections listed in the 2018 Northwestern Baseball Media Guide on nusports.com.[4]

References

  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. Peter Warren (May 25, 2018). "Baseball: Six decades ago, Northwestern made it to college baseball's biggest stage". www.dailynorthwestern.com. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. "2018 Baseball record Book" (PDF). www.nusports.com.
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