| Season | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 23 |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | California (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Penn State (2nd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | George Wolfman (1st title) |
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The 1957 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1957 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 eleventh 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 23 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 9 to June 14. The eleventh tournament's champion was California, coached by George Wolfman. The Most Outstanding Player was Cal Emery of Penn State.[2]
Tournament
District 1
| Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Springfield | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
District 2
Games played at Brooklyn, New York
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | ||||||||
| Manhattan | 1 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 0 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 8 | ||||||||
| Lafayettte | 3 | ||||||||
District 3
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Duke | 9 | |||||||||||||
| George Washington | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Duke | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 5 | |||||||||||||
| George Washington | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Duke | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||
District 4
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Alma | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Alma | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 9* | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 10* | |||||||||||||
*–Indicates game required 10 innings.
District 5
| Super-Regional | |||||
| Iowa State | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| Bradley | 0 | 0 | — | ||
District 6
| Super-Regional | |||||
| Texas | 7 | 2 | — | ||
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | — | ||
District 7
| Super-Regional | |||||
| Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 5* | ||
| Denver | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
*–Indicates game required 10 innings.
District 8
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| California | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||
| Pepperdine | 4 | 6 | 7 | Pepperdine | 2 | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
College World Series
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | CIBA | 31–10 (12–4) | George Wolfman | 1 (last: 1947) | 1st (1947) | 2–0 |
| Colorado State[a] | RMC | 24–6 | Pete Butler | 3 (last: 1955) | 5th (1955) | 1–6 |
| Connecticut | Independent | 18–8 | J. Orlean Christian | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Florida State | FIC | 19–4 (7–2) | Danny Litwhiler | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Iowa State | Big 8 | 15–8 (11–6) | Cap Timm | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 14–8 | Jack Kline | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Penn State | Independent | 19–0 | Joe Bedenk | 1 (last: 1952) | 4th (1952) | 2–2 |
| Texas | SWC | 19–4 (12–1) | Bibb Falk | 4 (last: 1953) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 13–5 |
Results
Bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| California | 8 | ||||||||||||
| California | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| California | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1310 | ||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | Iowa State | 5 | ||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 23 | Texas | 0 | ||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
| Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
| California | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| California | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | ||||||||||||
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 8 | Game 1 | Texas | 3–0 | Connecticut | |
| Game 2 | Penn State | 7–0 | Florida State | ||
| Game 3 | California | 4–0 | Colorado State | ||
| Game 4 | Iowa State | 13–8 (10) | Notre Dame | ||
| June 9 | Game 5 | Connecticut | 5–3 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
| Game 6 | Notre Dame | 23–2 | Colorado State | Colorado State eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Penn State | 4–1 | Texas | ||
| Game 8 | California | 8–2 | Iowa State | ||
| June 10 | Game 9 | Iowa State | 5–2 | Connecticut | Connecticut eliminated |
| Game 10 | Notre Dame | 9–0 | Texas | Texas eliminated | |
| Game 11 | California | 8–0 | Penn State | ||
| June 11 | Game 12 | Penn State | 5–4 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame eliminated |
| Game 13 | California | 9–1 | Iowa State | Iowa State eliminated | |
| June 12 | Final | California | 1–0 | Penn State | California wins CWS |
Notable players
- California: Earl Robinson
- Colorado State: Ron Herbel
- Connecticut: Moe Morhardt
- Florida State: Dick Howser
- Iowa State: Dick Bertell, Jerry McNertney
- Notre Dame:
- Penn State: Cal Emery
- Texas: Howie Reed, Harry Taylor
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 190. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "1957 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.