1958 College World Series

The by|1958 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 13, and ended with the championship game on June 19. A total of 15 games were played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

The tournament field consisted of 27 teams, 13 automatic berths and 14 at-large selections. The 27 teams competed in 8 districts, each sending their winner to the CWS.

The University of Southern California won the national championship with an 8-7 victory over the University of Missouri in 12 innings in front of 3,021 fans.

Participating Teams

Quick facts

* In 1996, 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; 1958 marked the first of his 10 titles as sole head coach, after having won the 1948 CWS as co-coach with Sam Barry.
* In 1971, Ron Fairly (OF) of USC was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947-70) by the blue-ribbon committee chaired by Abe Chanin as part of the 25th CWS celebration.
* In 1996, Alan Hall (C) of Arizona and Ken Komodzinski (3B) of Holy Cross were 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.
* USC's Robert Blakeslee pitched a two-hitter against Northern Colorado.
* 25,931 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
* The championship game was umpired by Bob Stewart, Vinnie Smith, Jerry Carlton, and George Hametz.
* The following records were tied:
** Most Sacrifice Bunts, Individual, Single Game - 3, Paul Chamberlain, vs Lafayette, W 10-5, tied
** Most Triples, Individual, CWS - 3, Sonny Siebert, Missouri, 6 games, tied (2 others)
** Most Errors, Individual, Championship Game - 3, Gary Starr, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
** Most Runs, One Inning, Team, Championship Game - 7, USC, vs Missouri, 4th inning, W 8-7 (12), tied
** Most Errors, Team, Championship Game - 6, Missouri, vs USC, L 8-7 (12), tied
** Most Errors, Both Teams, Championship Game - 8, Missouri (6) vs USC (2), USC 8-7 (12), tied (2 others)
** Largest Margin Overcome for Victory, Championship Game - 4, USC, vs Missouri, W 8-7 (12), tied

ee also

1958 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