1959 NJCAA Baseball World Series

The 1959 NJCAA Baseball World Series was held May 21-24 at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. 1959 was the first year the tournament was held in Grand Junction, where it is still held to this day. Paris Junior College defeated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in the championship game. Glendell Baker of Paris was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach
Carbon Junior College	12-4	Dick White
Mesa State College	13-5	Bus Bergman
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	14-4	Homa Thomas
Paducah Community College	13-2	Claud Haws
Paris Junior College	12-4	James Self
Phoenix College	27-7	Steve Carson
Trinidad State Junior College	14-7	Gene Anderson
Wilmington College	18-5	Bill Brooks

Results

1959 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Paris	8
		Carbon	2
							Paris	9
							Phoenix	8
		Phoenix	4
		Wilmington	0
												Paris	9
												NE Oklahoma A&M	8
		Paducah	6
		Mesa St.	5
							Paducah	1
							NE Oklahoma A&M	3
		NE Oklahoma A&M	8
		Trinidad St.	4																			Paris	14
																						NE Oklahoma A&M	4
	Loser's Bracket 1					Loser's Bracket 2					Loser's Bracket 3					Loser's Bracket4
							Phoenix	6
							Paducah	5									NE Oklahoma A&M	6
		Carbon	0									Phoenix	6				Phoenix	5
		Wilmington	5									Wilmington	3
							Wilmington	8
							Trinidad St.	7
		Mesa St.	1
		Trinidad St.	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 21
Game 1	Paris Junior College	8-2	Carbon Junior College
May 22
Game 2	Phoenix College	4-0	Wilmington College
Game 3	Paducah Community College	6-5	Mesa State College
Game 4	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	8-4	Trinidad State Junior College
Game 5	Wilmington College	5-0	Carbon Junior College	Carbon eliminated
Game 6	Trinidad State Junior College	5-1	Mesa State College	Mesa State eliminated
Game 7	Paris Junior College	9-8	Phoenix College
Game 8	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	3-1	Paducah Community College
May 23
Game 9	Wilmington College	8-7	Trinidad State Junior College	Trinidad eliminated
Game 10	Phoenix College	6-5	Paducah Community College	Paducah eliminated
Game 11	Paris Junior College	9-8	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Game 12	Phoenix College	6-3	Wilmington College	Wilmington eliminated
May 24
Game 13	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	6-5	Phoenix College	Phoenix eliminated
Game 14	Paris Junior College	14-4	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Paris wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• IF: John Vincent, Phoenix
• IF: Larry Brion, Phoenix
• IF: Louis Lowery, Paducah
• IF: Eldon Miller, Mesa
• IF: Jerry Richardson, Wilmington
• U: Len Bell, Paris
• U: Kent Olson, Phoenix
• OF: Glendell Baker, Paris
• OF: Don Riggold, Northeastern
• OF: Bill Martin, Paduach
• P: Charley Lloyd, Paducah
• P: Rennie Crittenden, Phoenix