1961 College World Series

College World Series
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The 1961 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight district tournaments. The fifteenth tournament's champion was the University of Southern California coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Littleton Fowler of Oklahoma State University.

Participating Teams

Berth	School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
District 1	Boston College		16 - 4 (n/a)	Eddie Pellagrini	2 (last: 1960)	4th (1953)	3 - 4
District 7	Colorado State College	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	28 - 6 (n/a)	Pete Butler	7 (last: 1960)	5th (1955)	2 - 14
District 3	Duke University	Atlantic Coast Conference	15 - 9 (11 - 3, 0 GB)	Ace Parker	2 (last: 1953)	5th (1952, 1953)	2 - 4
District 5	Oklahoma State University	Big Eight Conference	24 - 1 (18 - 1, 0 GB)	Toby Greene	4 (last: 1960)	1st (1959)	12 - 7
District 2	Syracuse University		16 - 3 (n/a)	Ted Kleinhans	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
District 6	University of Texas at Austin	Southwest Conference	22 - 4 - 2 (11 - 3, 0 GB)	Bibb Falk	5 (last: 1957)	1st (1949, 1950)	14 - 7
District 8	University of Southern California	California Intercollegiate Baseball Association	31 - 7 (12 - 4, 0 GB)	Rod Dedeaux	6 (last: 1960)	1st (1948, 1958)	14 - 10
District 4	Western Michigan University	Mid-American Conference	18 - 6 (11 - 0, 0 GB)	Charlie Maher	4 (last: 1959)	2nd (1955)	8 - 8

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Oklahoma State	3
		Duke	2
							Oklahoma State	12
							Syracuse	9
		Syracuse	12
		Colorado St. Col.	5
												Oklahoma State	2
												USC	4
		Boston College	3
		Western Michigan	2
							Boston College	3
							USC	10
		USC	8
		Texas	6
						Loser's bracket
							Duke	15
							Colorado St. Col.	3				Boston College	4
												Duke	3
							Western Michigan	8
							Texas	2				Syracuse	6
												Western Michigan	0

	Semifinals					Finals
		USC	4
		Boston College	3
							USC	1
							Oklahoma State	0
		Oklahoma State	8
		Syracuse	0

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 9	Game 1	Oklahoma State	3 - 2	Duke
June 10	Game 2	Syracuse	12 - 5	Colorado State College
	Game 3	Boston College	3 - 2	Western Michigan
	Game 4	Southern California	8 - 6	Texas
June 11	Game 5	Duke	15 - 3	Colorado State College	Colorado State eliminated
	Game 6	Western Michigan	8 - 2	Texas	Texas eliminated
	Game 7	Oklahoma State	12 - 9	Syracuse
	Game 8	Southern California	10 - 3	Boston College
June 12	Game 9	Boston College	4 - 3 (10 innings)	Duke	Duke eliminated
	Game 10	Syracuse	6 - 0	Western Michigan	Western Michigan eliminated
	Game 11	Southern California	4 - 2	Oklahoma State
June 13	Game 12	Oklahoma State	8 - 0	Syracuse	Syracuse eliminated
	Game 13	Southern California	4 - 3	Boston College	Boston College eliminated
June 14	Final	Southern California	1 - 0	Oklahoma State	Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Littleton Fowler	Sophomore	Oklahoma State
	Larry Hankhammer	Senior	Southern California
	Jim Withers	Senior	Southern California
Catcher	Larry Himes	Junior	Southern California
First baseman	William Ryan	Junior	Southern California
Second baseman	Bruce Andrew	Senior	Oklahoma State
Third baseman	Dave Sarette	Senior	Syracuse
Shortstop	Don Wallace	Junior	Oklahoma State
Outfielder	Don Davis	Sophomore	Duke
	Art Ersepke	Senior	Southern California
	Bill Tomb	Sophomore	Western Michigan

Notable Players

• Boston College:
• Colorado State College:
• Duke University: Ron Davis
• Oklahoma State University: Don Wallace
• University of Southern California: Dan Ardell, Mike Gillespie, Marcel Lachemann, Tom Satriano, Ron Stillwell, Wally Wolf
• Syracuse University: Bill Connors, Dave Giusti
• University of Texas at Austin: Bill Bethea
• Western Michigan University:

Related Sites

• OmahaSeries.com: for more info on the College World Series
• BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball