1955 College World Series

1955 College World Series

The by|1955 NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS) involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 10, and ended with the championship game on June 16. A total of 15 games were played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

The tournament field consisted of 25 teams, 12 automatic berths and 13 at-large selections. The 25 teams competed in 8 districts, each sending their winner to the CWS.

Wake Forest University won the national championship with a 7-6 victory over Western Michigan University in front of 2,042 fans.

Senior pitcher Tom Borland of Oklahoma A&M was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Brackets

(To be added)

Game Results

Quick facts

* In 1996, coach Rod Dedeaux of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947-95) by the "Oklahoma World-Herald" as part of the 50th CWS celebration.
* In 1996, Tom Borland of Oklahoma State was named to the 1940s-50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
* Freed Messner of Western Michigan hit the only pinch-hit grand slam home run in CWS history in the top of the 8th of Game 13 in a 10-7 loss to Wake Forest. It was also Messner's only hit of the CWS (1-12).
* Two-hitters were pitched by: Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 1-0 loss to Wake Forest; Carl Thomas of Arizona in a 6-0 defeat of Springfield; Ken Kinnamon and Don Anderson of Oklahoma State in a 5-4 loss to Western Michigan; and Sam Frankel and Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate in a 4-2 loss to Oklahoma State.
* Through the 2007 tournament, Wake Forest's championship remains the most recent occurrence that a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference won the CWS. The University of Miami, a current ACC member, has won four CWS titles, but all before joining the conference.
* 21,843 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
* The championship game was umpired by Walter Doyle, Walter Harbour, George Hametz, and John Hergert.
* The following records were set or tied:
** Most Stolen Bases, Team, CWS - 17, Oklahoma St, 5 games
** Most Shutouts, All Teams, CWS - 6, Arizona (2), Wake Forest (3), Western Michigan, tied
** Most Doubles, Individual, Single Game - 3, Jack Bryant, 2B, Wake Forest, tied (6 others)
** Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Leland Davis, SS, Western Michigan, tied
** Most Stolen Bases, Team, Single Game - 7, Wake Forest, tied (4 others)
** Fewest Assists, Team, Single Game - 3, Oklahoma St, tied (6 others)
** Most Errors, Team, Single Game - 9, Northern Colorado, tied
** Most Shutouts, Team, CWS - 3, Wake Forest, 6 games

ee also

1955 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

External links

*PDFlink| [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/baseball/college_world_series_records_book/2006_cws_records.pdf 2006 Men's College World Series Records] |8.90 MiB


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