1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

1962 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season1962
Teams27
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (2nd title)
Runner-upSanta Clara (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachDon Lund (1st title)
MOPBob Garibaldi (Santa Clara)

The 1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its sixteenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 27 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The sixteenth tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Don Lund. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Garibaldi of runner-up Santa Clara.

Regionals

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The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

District 1 at Springfield, MA

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Holy Cross7
Vermont5
Holy Cross5
Bridgeport2
Bridgeport4
Boston College3
Holy Cross12—
Vermont5—
Lower round 1Lower final
Bridgeport413
Vermont3Vermont5
Boston College2

District 2 at University Park, PA

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Semifinals Finals
      
Ithaca 7
Penn State 6
Ithaca 7
Gettysburg 4
Gettysburg 7
St. John's 5

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Wake Forest8
West Virginia3
Wake Forest7
Florida1
Florida1
Florida State0
Wake Forest82
Florida State10311
Lower round 1Lower final
Florida1
West Virginia5Florida State35
Florida State6

District 4 at Kalamazoo, MI

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Illinois2
Detroit1
Illinois2
Western Michigan10
Western Michigan610
Michigan5
Western Michigan26
Michigan310710
Lower round 1Lower final
Illinois1
Detroit6Michigan5
Michigan12

District 5 at Columbia, MO

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Finals
    
Bradley 1 4 —
Missouri 3 9 —

District 6 at Tucson, AZ

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Finals
    
Texas 1 7 —
Arizona 0 4 —

District 7 at Greeley, CO

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
New Mexico9
BYU2
New Mexico2
Colorado State College11
Colorado State College7
Air Force2
Colorado State College611—
Air Force5—
Lower round 1Lower final
New Mexico1
BYU2Air Force2
Air Force4

Note: Colorado State College of Education became Northern Colorado University in 1970.

District 8 at Santa Clara, CA

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Semifinal Final
Oregon State 1 5 —
Fresno State 1 3 2 Santa Clara 8 7 —
Santa Clara 6 1 4

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Colorado State College[a] RMC 22–9 (10–2) Pete Butler 8
(last: 1961)		 5th
(1955)		 2–16
Florida State Independent 21–12 Danny Litwhiler 1
(last: 1957)		 7th
(1957)		 0–2
Holy Cross Independent 20–3 Albert Riopel 2
(last: 1958)		 1st
(1952)		 8–3
Ithaca Independent 17–0 Bucky Freeman 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Michigan Big 10 27–12 (12–3) Don Lund 1
(last: 1953)		 1st
(1953)		 4–1
Missouri Big 8 22–3 (16–5) Hi Simmons 3
(last: 1958)		 1st
(1954)		 12–5
Santa Clara CIBA 35–6 (12–4) Paddy Cottrell 0

(last: none)

none 0-0
Texas SWC 19–5 (12–2) Bibb Falk 6
(last: 1961)		 1st
(1949, 1950)		 14–9

Results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Holy Cross4
Colorado State College3
Michigan11
Holy Cross4
Michigan3
Texas1
Michigan10
Florida State7
Ithaca5
Santa Clara11
Missouri1
Florida State5Florida State6
Ithaca4
Florida State5
Santa Clara1Michigan515
Santa Clara410Santa Clara4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas3
Ithaca2
Texas12Texas3
Michigan0
Colorado State College2
Texas7
Holy Cross7
Santa Clara712Santa Clara12
Missouri4

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 11 Game 1 Holy Cross 4–3 Colorado State College
Game 2 Michigan 3–1 Texas
Game 3 Ithaca 5–1 Missouri
Game 4 Florida State 5–1 Santa Clara
June 12 Game 5 Texas 12–2 Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated
Game 6 Santa Clara 7–4 (12 innings) Missouri Missouri eliminated
Game 7 Michigan 11–4 Holy Cross
Game 8 Florida State 5–4 Ithaca
June 13 Game 9 Santa Clara 12–7 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated
Game 10 Texas 3–2 Ithaca Ithaca eliminated
Game 11 Michigan 10–7 Florida State
June 14 Game 12 Santa Clara 11–6 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 13 Texas 7–0 Michigan
June 15 Game 14 Santa Clara 4–3 (10 innings) Texas Texas eliminated
June 16 Final Michigan 5–4 (15 innings) Santa Clara Michigan wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
P Tom Belcher Texas
Bob Garibaldi (MOP) Santa Clara
C Joe Merullo Michigan
1B Dave Campbell Michigan
2B Pat Rigby Texas
3B Harvey Chapman Michigan
SS Ernie Fazio Santa Clara
OF Ken Flanagan Santa Clara
Mickey McDermott Santa Clara
Ron Tate Michigan

Notable players

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Colorado State College of Education became the University of Northern Colorado in 1970. Colorado State University in Fort Collins was known as Colorado A&M until 1957.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 193. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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