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

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

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

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Lafayette College	8-0	West Virginia University	West Virginia eliminated
Game 2	United States Naval Academy	3-2 (11)	Rutgers University	Rutgers eliminated
Game 3	Lafayette College	4-0	United States Naval Academy	Lafayette advances to Regional Tournament

District 3

• Charlotte, NC

June 10-13

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Alabama	4-1	George Washington University
Game 2	University of North Carolina	15-0	Georgia Institute of Technology
Game 3	George Washington University		Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia Tech eliminated
Game 4	University of North Carolina	11-3	University of Alabama
Game 5	George Washington University	9-8	University of Alabama	Alabama eliminated
Game 6	George Washington University	5-4	University of North Carolina
Game 7	University of North Carolina	10-0	George Washington University	North Carolina advances to Regional Tournament

District 4

• Champaign, IL

June 11-12

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Illinois	6-2	Ohio University	Ohio eliminated
Game 2	Western Michigan College	6-3	University of Michigan	Michigan eliminated
Game 3	University of Illinois	12-2	Western Michigan College	Illinois advances to Regional Tournament

District 5

June 7-9

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Nebraska	7-4	Oklahoma A&M College
Game 2	Oklahoma A&M College	5-4	University of Nebraska
Game 3	Oklahoma A&M College	8-5	University of Nebraska	Oklahoma A&M advances to Regional Tournament

District 6

Baylor University advances to Regional tournament

District 7

June 4-5

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Greeley, CO
Game 1	University of Denver	13-7	Colorado State College
Denver, CO
Game 2	Colorado State College		University of Denver
Game 3	Colorado State College		University of Denver	Colorado State College advances to Regional Tournament

District 8

• Pullman, WA

May 28-31

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Southern California		Washington State College
Game 2	University of Southern California		Washington State College	USC advances to Regional Tournament