1958 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The 1958 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1958 NCAA University Division 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 twelfth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 26 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 13 to June 19. The twelfth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bill Thom of Southern California.[2]

1958 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season1958
Teams26
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (2nd title)
Runner-upMissouri (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (2nd title)
MOPBill Thom (Southern California)

Tournament

District 1
Semifinals Finals
      
Connecticut 1 10 –
Dartmouth 0 0 –
Connecticut 110
Holy Cross 2
Holy Cross 4 5 –
Colby 3 1 –

District 2
Semifinals Finals
    
NYU 2
Villanova 1
NYU 1
Lafayette 5
Lafayette 9
Penn State 1

District 3
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Florida State3
George Washington1
Florida State1
Florida2
Florida8
Clemson6
Florida141
Clemson153
Lower round 1Lower final
Florida State510
George Washington2Clemson8
Clemson4

District 4
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Valparaiso2
Notre Dame0
Valparaiso2
Western Michigan24
Western Michigan4
Minnesota0
Western Michigan5—
Notre Dame4—
Lower round 1Lower final
Valparaiso4
Notre Dame11Notre Dame10
Minnesota7

District 5
Finals
    
Missouri 11 13 —
Northern Iowa 7 3 —

District 6
Semifinal Final
Texas 14 4 2
Texas 3 Arizona 3 16 5
Houston 2

District 7
Finals
    
BYU 4 0 9
Colorado State College 3 8 5

Brigham Young University withdrew from district. Colorado State College was selected as District 7 representative in the College World Series.

District 8
Semifinals Finals
        
Portland 2 3 3
Occidental 5 0 0
Portland 0 1 —
Southern California 6 11 —

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
ArizonaBorder37–12 (7–1)Frank Sancet3
(last: 1956)		2nd
(1956)		7–6
ClemsonACC21–6 (12–3)Bill Wilhelm0
(last: none)		none0–0
Colorado State College[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]RMC20–8Pete Butler4
(last: 1957)		5th
(1955)		1–8
Holy CrossIndependent16–4Jack Barry1
(last: 1952)		1st
(1952)		6–1
LafayetteIndependent19–8Charlie Gelbert2
(last: 1954)		3rd
(1953)		3–4
MissouriBig 817–5 (12–3)Hi Simmons2
(last: 1954)		1st
(1954)		8–3
USCCIBA24–2 (14–2)Rod Dedeaux4
(last: 1955)		1st
(1948)		5–7
Western MichiganMAC21–6–1 (10–0)Charlie Maher2
(last: 1955)		2nd
(1955)		5–4

Brackets
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Missouri3
Western Michigan1
Missouri11
Colorado State College2
Colorado State College10
Lafayette5
Missouri4
Holy Cross1
Holy Cross3
Missouri3
Southern California0
Holy Cross17Western Michigan1
Clemson4
Arizona1
Clemson4
Missouri07
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California7812
Clemson3
Western Michigan410Western Michigan5
Holy Cross2
Lafayette3
Southern California6
Southern California12
Southern California4Colorado State College1
Arizona0

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 13Game 1Missouri3–1Western Michigan
June 14Game 2Colorado State College10–5Lafayette
Game 3Holy Cross3–0Southern California
Game 4Clemson4–1Arizona
June 15Game 5Western Michigan4–3 (10 innings)LafayetteLafayette eliminated
Game 6USC4–0ArizonaArizona eliminated
Game 7Missouri11–2Colorado State College
Game 8Holy Cross17–4Clemson
June 16Game 9Western Michigan5–3ClemsonClemson eliminated
Game 10Southern California12–1Colorado State CollegeColorado State College eliminated
Game 11Missouri4–1Holy Cross
June 17Game 12Southern California6–2Holy CrossHoly Cross eliminated
Game 13Missouri3–1Western MichiganWestern Michigan eliminated
June 18Game 14Southern California7–0Missouri
June 19FinalSouthern California8–7 (12 innings)MissouriSouthern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PDoug GulickMissouri
Bill Thom (MOP)USC
CHank KuhlmannMissouri
1BSonny SiebertMissouri
2BMike CastanonUSC
3BKen KomodzinskiHoly Cross
SSFred ScottUSC
OFRon FairlyUSC
Martin ToftMissouri
Marvin WinegarWestern Michigan

Notable players

Quick facts
  • In 1996, Rod Dedeaux of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–95) by the Oklahoma World-Herald as part of the 50th CWS celebration; 1958 marked the first of his 10 titles as sole head coach, after having won the 1948 CWS as co-coach with Sam Barry.
  • In 1971, Ron Fairly (OF) of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–70) by the blue-ribbon committee chaired by Abe Chanin as part of the 25th CWS celebration.
  • In 1996, Alan Hall (C) of Arizona and Ken Komodzinski (3B) of Holy Cross were named to the 1940s-50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
  • USC's Robert Blakeslee pitched a two-hitter against Northern Colorado.
  • 25,931 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
  • The championship game was umpired by Bob Stewart, Vinnie Smith, Jerry Carlton, and George Hametz.
  • The following records were tied:
    • Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Paul Chamberlain, vs Lafayette, W 10-5, tied
    • Most Triples, Individual, CWS - 3, Sonny Siebert, Missouri, 6 games, tied (2 others)
    • Most Errors, Individual, Championship Game - 3, Gary Starr, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
    • Most Runs, One Inning, Team, Championship Game - 7, USC, vs Missouri, 4th inning, W 8-7 (12), tied
    • Most Errors, Team, Championship Game - 6, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied
    • Most Errors, Both Teams, Championship Game - 8, Missouri (6) vs USC (2), USC 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
    • Largest Margin Overcome for Victory, Championship Game - 4, USC, vs Missouri, W 8-7 (12), tied

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.
  2. BYU withdrew from district. Northern Colorado was selected as District 7 representative.

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 192. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. "1958 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.


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