1974 College World Series

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The 1974 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 7 to June 15. The twenty-eighth tournament's champion was the University of Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was George Milke 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
Harvard Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League 28 - 9 (10 - 4) Loyal Park 3
(last: 1973)
5th
(1971)
1 - 6
Miami (FL) Independent 48 - 9 (n/a) Ron Fraser 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 0
Northern Colorado Independent 31 - 11 (n/a) Tom Petroff 9
(last: 1962)
5th
(1955)
2 - 18
Oklahoma Big 8 42 - 6 (18 - 3) Enos Semore 3
(last: 1973)
1st
(1951)
6 - 4
Seton Hall 33 - 8 - 1 (n/a) Mike Sheppard 2
(last: 1971)
5th
(1964)
1 - 4
Southern Illinois 47 - 10 (n/a) Richard Jones 3
(last: 1971)
2nd
(1968, 1971)
6 - 6
Texas Southwest 52 - 6 (20 - 4) Cliff Gustafson 15
(last: 1973)
1st
(1949, 1950)
30 - 27
Southern California Pac-8 45 - 19 (11 - 7) Rod Dedeaux 15
(last: 1973)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
53 - 18

[edit] Results

[edit] Bracket

Bracket to be Included

[edit] Game Results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 7 Game 1 Miami 4 - 1 Harvard
Game 2 Oklahoma 10 - 1 Northern Colorado
June 8 Game 3 Southern California 9 - 2 Texas
Game 4 Southern Illinois 5 - 1 Seton Hall
June 10 Game 5 Northern Colorado 4 - 2 Harvard Harvard eliminated
Game 6 Texas 12 - 2 Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated
Game 7 Miami 5 - 1 Oklahoma
Game 8 Southern California 5 - 3 Southern Illinois
June 11 Game 9 Southern Illinois 5 - 2 Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 10 Texas 10 - 4 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
June 12 Game 11 Miami 7 - 3 Southern California
June 13 Game 12 Southern Illinois 4 - 3 Miami
Game 13 Southern California 5 - 3 Texas Texas eliminated
June 14 Game 14 Southern California 7 - 2 Southern Illinois Southern Illinois eliminated
June 15 Final Southern California 7 - 3 Miami Southern California wins CWS

[edit] All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Mark Barr Senior Southern California
Stan Jakubowski Sophomore Miami
George Milke Sophomore Southern California
Catcher Ron Scott Junior Miami
First baseman Orlando Gonzalez Senior Miami
Second baseman Rob Adolph Senior Southern California
Third baseman Rich Dauer Senior Southern California
Shortstop Marvin Cobb Junior Southern California
Outfielder Tom Ball Senior Texas
Bob Mitchell Freshman Southern California
Manny Trujillo Senior Miami

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Tournament Notes

Southern California becomes the first team to win five consecutive College World Series. Tom Petroff becomes the first head coach to led two different schools to the College World Series; he led Rider University to Omaha in 1967.

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