1972 College World Series

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The 1972 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 16. The twenty-sixth tournament's champion was the University of Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Russ McQueen 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
Arizona State WAC 60 - 4 (18 - 0) Jim Brock 4
(last: 1969)
1st
(1965, 1967, 1969)
16 - 5
Connecticut 19 - 5 (n/a) Larry Panciera 3
(last: 1965)
5th
(1957)
2 - 6
Iowa Big 10 25 - 15 (13 - 3) Duane Banks 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
Mississippi SEC 28 - 14 (15 - 3) Jack Gibbs 3
(last: 1969)
4th
(1956)
3 - 6
Oklahoma Big 8 34 - 15 (12 - 8) Enos Semore 1
(last: 1951)
1st
(1951)
4 - 0
Temple Middle Atlantic 31 - 13 (10 - 1) Skip Wilson 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
Texas Southwest 38 - 7 (12 - 6) Cliff Gustafson 13
(last: 1970)
1st
(1949, 1950)
26 - 23
Southern California Pac-8 42 - 12 - 1 (14 - 4) Rod Dedeaux 13
(last: 1971)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971)
43 - 17

[edit] Results

[edit] Bracket

Bracket to be Included

[edit] Game Results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 9 Game 1 Southern California 8 - 6 Mississippi
Game 2 Connecticut 3 - 0 (10 innings) Texas
June 10 Game 3 Oklahoma 2 - 1 (13 innings) Temple
Game 4 Arizona State 2 - 1 Iowa
Game 5 Texas 9 - 8 Mississippi Mississippi eliminated
June 11 Game 6 Temple 13 - 9 Iowa Iowa eliminated
Game 7 Southern California 5 - 4 (11 innings) Connecticut
Game 8 Arizona State 1 - 0 Oklahoma
June 12 Game 9 Temple 7 - 4 Connecticut Connecticut eliminated
Game 10 Texas 7 - 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
Game 11 Arizona State 3 - 0 Southern California
June 14 Game 12 Southern California 4 - 3 (10 innings) Texas Texas eliminated
Game 13 Arizona State 1 - 0 Temple Temple eliminated
June 15 Game 14 Southern California 3 - 1 Arizona State
June 16 Final Southern California 1 - 0 Arizona State Southern California wins CWS

[edit] All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Russ McQueen Sophomore Southern California
Craig Swan Senior Arizona State
Catcher Sam Ceci Senior Southern California
First baseman Daryl Arenstein Junior Southern California
Second baseman Ken Reed Senior Arizona State
Third baseman David Chalk Senior Texas
Shortstop Steve Dillard Sophomore Mississippi
Outfielder Gary Atwell Junior Arizona State
Tim Steele Senior Southern California
Bump Wills Sophomore Arizona State

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Tournament Notes

Southern California becomes the first team to win three consecutive College World Series.

[edit] Related Sites


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