1960 College World Series

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The 1960 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 20. The fourteenth tournament's champion was the University of Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was John Erickson of the University of Minnesota.

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[edit] Participating Teams

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record
Arizona Independent 41 - 7 (n/a) Frank Sancet 5
(last: 1959)		 2nd
(1956, 1958)		 10 - 10
Boston College 14 - 4 (n/a) Ed Peligrini 1
(last: 1953)		 4th
(1953)		 2 - 2
Minnesota Big 10 29 - 6 - 1 (12 - 2) Dick Siebert 1
(last: 1956)		 1st
(1956)		 5 - 1
North Carolina ACC 22 - 5 (11 - 3) Walt Rabb 0
(last: none)		 none 0 - 0
Northern Colorado Independent 25 - 10 (n/a) Pete Butler 6
(last: 1959)		 5th
(1955)		 2 - 12
Oklahoma State Big 8 15 - 5 (12 - 4) Toby Greene 3
(last: 1959)		 1st
(1959)		 10 - 5
St. John's 19 - 5 (n/a) Jack Kaiser 1
(last: 1949)		 4th
(1949)		 0 - 2
Southern California California Intercollegiate Baseball Association 40 - 14 (12 - 4) Rod Dedeaux 5
(last: 1958)		 1st
(1948, 1958)		 10 - 8

[edit] Results

[edit] Bracket

Bracket to be Included

[edit] Game Results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 10 Game 1 Arizona 2 - 1 Oklahoma State
June 14 Game 2 Minnesota 8 - 3 North Carolina
Game 3 Boston College 8 - 3 Northern Colorado
Game 4 Southern California 3 - 1 St. John's
June 15 Game 5 Oklahoma State 7 - 0 North Carolina Jim Wixson throws a no-hitter,North Carolina eliminated
Game 6 St. John's 3 - 2 (13) Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 7 Minnesota 8 - 5 Arizona
June 16 Game 8 Southern California 5 - 2 Boston College
June 17 Game 9 Oklahoma State 1 - 0 Boston College Boston College eliminated
Game 10 Arizona 11 - 4 St. John's St. John's eliminated
Game 11 Minnesota 12 - 11 (10) Southern California
June 18 Game 12 Minnesota 3 - 1 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated
Game 13 Southern California 13 - 1 Arizona Arizona eliminated
June 19 Game 14 Southern California 4 - 2 (11) Minnesota
June 20 Final Minnesota 2 - 1 (10) Southern California Minnesota wins CWS

[edit] All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Bruce Gardner Senior Southern California
Jim Ward Senior Arizona
Bob Wasko Minnesota
Catcher Bill Heath Senior Southern California
First baseman William Ryan Sophomore Southern California
Second baseman John Erickson Minnesota
Third baseman Cal Rolloff Minnesota
Shortstop Dave Pflepsen Minnesota
Outfielder Art Ersepke Junior Southern California
Bob Levingston Sophomore Southern California
Mickey McNamee Junior Southern California

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Tournament Notes

Jim Wixson throws the second no-hitter in College World Series history.

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