1953 College World Series

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College World Series
<< 1952 1953 1954 >>

The 1953 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight district tournaments. The seventh tournament's champion was the University of Michigan coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J.L. Smith of the University of Texas at Austin.

Participating Teams[edit]

Berth School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record
District 1 Boston College 11 - 3 (n/a) John Tempoe 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
District 7 Colorado State College Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 15 - 4 (n/a) Pete Butler 1
(last: 1952)
8th
(1952)
0 - 2
District 3 Duke University Southern Conference 21 - 8 (9 - 5, 2 GB) Ace Parker 1
(last: 1952)
5th
(1952)
1 - 2
District 5 University of Houston Missouri Valley Conference 15 - 9 (6 - 2, 0 GB) Lovette Hill 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
District 2 Lafayette College Independents 17 - 4 - 3 (n/a) Charlie Gelbert 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
District 4 University of Michigan Big Ten Conference 17 - 8 (10 - 3, 0 GB) Ray Fisher 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
District 8 Stanford University California Intercollegiate Baseball Association 28 - 13 - 2 (10 - 6, 0 GB) Everett Dean 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
District 6 University of Texas at Austin Southwest Conference 21 - 5 (12 - 3, 0 GB) Bibb Falk 3
(last: 1952)
1st
(1949, 1950)
9 - 3

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  Texas 2  
  Duke 1    
      Texas 7  
      Lafayette 3    
  Lafayette 6          
  Colorado St. Col. 2        
      Texas 5
      Michigan 12
  Boston College 4        
  Houston 1          
      Boston College 2    
      Michigan 6  
  Michigan 4    
  Stanford 0  
  Loser's bracket
  Duke 3  
  Colorado St. Col. 2     Boston College 7
    Duke 6
  Houston 6  
  Stanford 7     Lafayette 4
    Stanford 3
 


  Semifinals     Elimination     Final
                           


  Michigan 4       Michigan 7
  Texas 6           Texas 5
      Texas 13    
      Lafayette 3  
  Boston College 1    
  Lafayette 2  



Game Results[edit]

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 11 Game 1 Texas 2 - 1 Duke
Game 2 Boston College 4 - 1 Houston
Game 3 Lafayette 6 - 2 Colorado State College
Game 4 Michigan 4 - 0 Stanford
June 12 Game 5 Duke 3 - 2 Colorado State College Colorado St. eliminated
Game 6 Stanford 7 - 6 Houston Houston eliminated
Game 7 Michigan 6 - 2 Boston College
Game 8 Texas 7 - 3 Lafayette
June 13 Game 9 Boston College 7 - 6 (11 innings) Duke Duke eliminated
Game 10 Lafayette 4 - 3 Stanford Stanford eliminated
Game 11 Michigan 12 - 5 Texas
June 14 Game 12 Lafayette 2 - 1 (11 innings) Boston College Boston College eliminated
Game 13 Texas 6 - 4 Michigan
June 15 Game 14 Texas 13 - 3 Lafayette Lafayette eliminated
June 16 Final Michigan 7 - 5 Texas Michigan wins CWS

Notable Players[edit]

Tournament Notes[edit]

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