1954 NCAA Baseball Tournament

1954 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Teams	24
College World Series Site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Missouri (1st title)
Runner-Up	Rollins (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Hi Simmons (1st title)
MOP	Tom Yewcic (Michigan State)
NCAA Baseball Tournaments «1953 1955»

The 1954 NCAA Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1954 NCAA 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 eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series, but for the first time the preliminary tournament rounds hosted by each district were sanctioned NCAA events. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 16. The eighth tournament's champion was Missouri, coached by John "Hi" Simmons. The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Yewcic of Michigan State.

Tournament

District 1

Games played in Springfield, MA.

	First Round					Finals
	Massachusetts		9*
	Springfield		7*
						Massachusetts		2
						Boston University		0
	Boston University		8
	Holy Cross		3

District 2

Games played at Allentown, PA.

	First Round					Finals
	St. John's		4
	Navy		2
						St. John's (NY)		0
						Lafayette		9
	Lafayette		4
	Villanova		3

District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Virginia Tech and Clemson, with the winner moving on to play Rollins in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

• The first game was played in Clemson, South Carolina and the second game was played in Blacksburg, Virginia.

	Series 1
		Virginia Tech	11	7	-
		Clemson	10	1	-

• Both games were played in Winter Park, Florida.

	Series 2
		Virginia Tech	0	3	-
		Rollins	3	9	-

District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Ohio and Ashland, with the winner moving on to play Michigan St. in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

• Games played at Athens, Ohio.

	Series 1
		Ashland	4	6	-
		Ohio	18	10	-

• Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

	Series 2
		Ohio	10	7	3
		Michigan State	14	0	5

District 5

• Missouri (Automatic College World Series qualifier)

District 6

Games played at Austin, TX.

	District 6 Series
		Oklahoma State	6	12	7
		Texas	3	16	6

District 7

Games played at Greeley, CO.

• Arizona (3-0)
• Northern Colorado (1-2)
• Wyoming (0-2)

District 8

Games played at Eugene, OR.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Oregon	9
		Seattle	4
							Oregon	9
							Fresno State	5
		Fresno State	9
		Southern California	3
												Oregon	1^	-
											Fresno State	0^	-
		Seattle	0
		Southern California	9
							Fresno State	7
							Southern California	4

^ 5 innings

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Arizona	n/a	39–7 (n/a)	Frank Sancet	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Lafayette	n/a	16–6 (n/a)	Charlie Gelbert	1 (last: 1953)	3rd (1953)	3–2
Massachusetts		14–5 (n/a)	Earl Lorden	0 (last: none)	none	1–2
Michigan State	Big 10	22–8–1 (11–2)	John Kobs	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Missouri	Big Seven	17–3 (11–1)	Hi Simmons	1 (last: 1952)	2nd (1952)	3–2
Oklahoma A&M	MVC	16–9 (8–1)	Toby Greene	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Oregon	PCC	18–6 (11–5)	Don Kirsch	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Rollins		22–6 (n/a)	Joe Justice	0 (last: none)	none	0–0

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Winner's Bracket

Michigan State

16

Massachusetts

5

Michigan State

2

Arizona

1

Arizona

12

Oregon

1

Michigan State

4

Rollins

5

Rollins

9*

Oklahoma A&M

5*

Rollins

4

Missouri

1

Missouri

5

Lafayette

3

Loser's Bracket

Massachusetts

5

Oregon

3

Missouri

8

Massachusetts

1

Oklahoma A&M

4

Lafayette

2

Arizona

4†

Oklahoma A&M

5†

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

Rollins

2‡

Rollins

1

Michigan State

3‡

Missouri

4

Michigan State

3

Missouri

4

Missouri

7

Oklahoma A&M

3

*– Indicates game required 11 innings. †–Indicates game required 14 innings. ‡–Indicates game required 10 innings.

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 10	Game 1	Michigan State	16–5	Massachusetts
	Game 2	Arizona	12–1	Oregon
June 11	Game 3	Rollins	9–5 (11)	Oklahoma A&M
June 10	Game 4	Missouri	5–3	Lafayette
June 11	Game 5	Massachusetts	5–3	Oregon	Oregon eliminated
	Game 6	Oklahoma A&M	4–2	Lafayette	Lafayette eliminated
	Game 7	Michigan State	2–1	Arizona
	Game 8	Rollins	4–1	Missouri
June 12	Game 9	Missouri	8–1	Massachusetts	Massachusetts eliminated
	Game 10	Oklahoma A&M	5–4 (14)	Arizona	Arizona eliminated
	Game 11	Rollins	5–4	Michigan State
June 13	Game 12	Missouri	7–3	Oklahoma A&M	Oklahoma A&M eliminated
	Game 13	Michigan State	3–2 (10)	Rollins
June 14	Game 14	Missouri	4–3	Michigan State	Michigan State eliminated
June 16	Final	Missouri	4–1	Rollins	Missouri wins CWS

Notable players

• Arizona: Don Gile, Don Lee, Carl Thomas
• Lafayette:
• Massachusetts:
• Michigan State: Bob Anderson, Ed Hobaugh, Jack Kralick, Leroy Powell, George Smith, Bill Stewart, Tom Yewcic
• Missouri: Jay Hankins, Jerry Schoonmaker, Norm Stewart
• Oklahoma A&M: Tom Borland
• Oregon:
• Rollins:

See also

• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship