1968 College World Series

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The 1968 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 15. The twenty-second tournament's champion was the University of Southern California coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bill Seinsoth of the University of Southern California.

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[edit] Participating Teams

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record
Brigham Young University Western Athletic Conference 31 - 15 (8 - 4, 0 GB) Glen Tuckett 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
Harvard University Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League 19 - 7 (8 - 1, 0 GB) Loyal Park 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
North Carolina State University Atlantic Coast Conference 23 - 7 (13 - 4, 0 GB) Sam Esposito 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
Oklahoma State University Big Eight Conference 20 - 7 (15 - 3, 0 GB) Chet Bryan 7
(last: 1967)
1st
(1959)
18 - 13
Southern Illinois University 34 - 12 (n/a) Joe Lutz 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
St. John's University 23 - 8 (n/a) Jack Kaiser 3
(last: 1966)
4th
(1949, 1966)
3 - 6
University of Texas at Austin Southwest Conference 22 - 9 (12 - 4, 0 GB) Cliff Gustafson 10
(last: 1966)
1st
(1949, 1950)
20 - 17
University of Southern California Pacific Eight Conference 38 - 12 - 1 (16 - 2, 0 GB) Rod Dedeaux 10
(last: 1966)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963)
29 - 15

[edit] Results

[edit] Bracket

Bracket to be Included

[edit] Game Results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 10 Game 1 St. John's 2 - 0 Harvard
Game 2 North Carolina State 7 - 6 Southern Illinois
June 11 Game 3 Oklahoma State 8 - 5 Texas
Game 4 Southern California 5 - 3 Brigham Young
Game 5 Southern Illinois 2 - 1 (11 innings) Harvard Harvard eliminated
June 12 Game 6 Texas 7 - 0 Brigham Young Brigham Young eliminated
Game 7 St. John's 3 - 2 (12 innings) North Carolina State
Game 8 Southern California 6 - 5 Oklahoma State
June 13 Game 9 North Carolina State 6 - 5 Texas Texas eliminated
Game 10 Southern Illinois 7 - 1 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated
Game 11 Southern California 7 - 6 St. John's
June 14 Game 12 Southern Illinois 15 - 0 St. John's St. John's eliminated
Game 13 Southern California 2 - 0 North Carolina State North Carolina State eliminated
June 15 Final Southern California 4 - 3 Southern Illinois Southern California wins CWS

[edit] All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Bill Lee Senior Southern California
Tom Sowinski Senior St. John's
Catcher Ralph Addonizio Senior St. John's
First baseman Bill Seinsoth Junior Southern California
Second baseman Lou Bagwell Sophomore Texas
Third baseman Barry O'Sullivan Junior Southern Illinois
Shortstop Danny Thompson Junior Oklahoma State
Outfielder Jerry Bond Sophomore Southern Illinois
Mike Rogodzinski Sophomore Southern Illinois
Wayne Weatherly Senior Oklahoma State

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Tournament Notes

[edit] Related Sites


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