1954 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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The 1954 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1954 at various locations across the country. 24 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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[edit] Tournament

[edit] District 1

Games played in Springfield, MA.

  First Round Finals
                 
 Massachusetts 9*  
 Springfield 7*  
     Massachusetts 2
   Boston University 0
 Boston University 8
 Holy Cross 3  

[edit] District 2

Games played at Allentown, PA.

  First Round Finals
                 
 St. John's (NY) 4  
 Navy 2  
     St. John's (NY) 0
   Lafayette 9
 Lafayette 4
 Villanova 3  

[edit] District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Virginia Tech and Clemson, with the winner moving on to play Rollins in a three game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.


  Series 1
           
   Virginia Tech 11 7 -
   Clemson 10 1 -


  Series 2
           
   Virginia Tech 0 3 -
   Rollins 3 9 -

[edit] District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Ohio and Ashland, with the winner moving on to play Michigan St. in a three game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

  Series 1
           
   Ashland 4 6 -
   Ohio 18 10 -
  Series 2
           
   Ohio 10 7 3
   Michigan St. 14 0 5

[edit] District 5

  • Missouri (Automatic College World Series qualifier)

[edit] District 6

Games played at Austin, TX.

  District 6 Series
           
   Oklahoma State 6 12 7
   Texas 3 16 6

[edit] District 7

Games played at Greeley, CO.

  • Arizona (3-0)
  • Northern Colorado (1-2)
  • Wyoming (0-2)

[edit] District 8

Games played at Eugene, OR.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Oregon 9  
 Seattle 4  
   Oregon 9  
   Fresno St. 5  
 Fresno St. 9
 Southern California 3  
   Oregon 1^ -
   Fresno St. 0^ -
 Seattle 0  
 Southern California 9  
   Fresno St. 7
   Southern California 4  

^ 5 innings

[edit] College World Series

Massachusetts, Lafayette, Rollins, Michigan St., Missouri, Oklahoma St., Arizona, and Oregon won their regionals and moved on to the 1954 College World Series.

[edit] See also


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