1948 CWS District Tournaments

The field of 20 teams in the 1948 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is broken down into 8 Districts sending champions to 2 4-team Region Tournaments consisting of a double elimination format between 4 District champions. The winners of each Region advance to the College World Series.

Regional Tournaments

Eastern Region

• Winston-Salem, NC

June 15-17

District 1 - Yale University
District 2 - Lafayette College
District 3 - University of North Carolina
District 4 - University of Illinois

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Yale	6
		North Carolina	1
							Yale	11
							Lafayette	2
		Lafayette	9
		Illinois	6
												Yale	4	x
												Lafayette	3	x
							Lafayette	5
		North Carolina	7				North Carolina	2
		Illinois	3

Game Scores

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Yale University	6-1	University of North Carolina
Game 2	Lafayette College	9-6	University of Illinois
Game 3	University of North Carolina	7-3	University of Illinois	Illinois eliminated
Game 4	Yale University	11-2	Lafayette College
Game 5	Lafayette College	5-2	University of North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
Game 6	Yale University	4-3	Lafayette College	Yale advances to College World Series

Western Region

• Denver, CO

June 16-19

District 5 - Oklahoma A&M College
District 6 - Baylor University
District 7 - Colorado State College
District 8 - University of Southern California

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		USC	8
		Baylor	0
							USC	7
							Oklahoma A&M	1
		Oklahoma A&M	13
		Colorado State Coll.	7
												USC	16	x
												Baylor	3	x
							Oklahoma A&M	8
		Baylor	13				Baylor	9
		Colorado State Coll.	4

Game Scores

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Southern California	8-0	Baylor University
Game 2	Oklahoma A&M College	13-7	Colorado State College
Game 3	Baylor University	13-4	Colorado State College	Colorado State eliminated
Game 4	University of Southern California	7-1	Oklahoma A&M College
Game 5	Baylor University	9-8	Oklahoma A&M College	Oklahoma A&M eliminated
Game 6	University of Southern California	16-3	Baylor University	USC advances to College World Series

District tournaments

District 1

Yale University was chosen by the District 1 committee to advance to the Regional tournament.

District 2

• Easton, PA

June 9-10

	Semifinals					Finals
	Lafayette		8
	West Virginia		0
						Lafayette		4
						Navy		0
	Navy		3
	Rutgers		2

District 3

• Charlotte, NC

June 10-13

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Alabama	4
		George Washington	1
							Alabama	3
							North Carolina	11
		North Carolina	15
		Georgia Tech	0
												North Carolina	4	10
												George Washington	5	0
							Alabama	8
		George Washington	3				George Washington	9
		Georgia Tech	1

District 4

• Champaign, IL

June 11-12

	Semifinals					Finals
	Illinois		6
	Ohio		2
						Illinois		12
						Western Michigan		2
	Western Michigan		6
	Michogan		3

District 5

June 7-9

	Best of Three Series
	Oklahoma A&M		4	5	8
	Nebraska		7	4	5

District 6

Baylor University advances to Regional tournament

District 7

June 4 Greeley, CO Game 1
June 5 Denver, CO Games 2-3

	Best of Three Series
	Colorado State Coll.		7	6	8
	Denver		13	2	5

District 8

• Pullman, WA

May 28-31

	Best of Three Series
	USC		7	6	x
	Washington St.		5	3	x