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1960 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season1960
Teams26
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Runner-upSouthern California (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachDick Siebert (2nd title)
MOPJohn Erickson (Minnesota)

The 1960 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1960 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 fourteenth 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 26 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 10 to June 20. The fourteenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was John Erickson of Minnesota.

Tournament

The official NCAA record book does not list any participants for District 5 as Oklahoma State was an automatic qualifier for the 1960 College World Series.

District 1

Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.

Semifinals Finals
      
Boston College 2
Connecticut 1
Boston College 5
Holy Cross 4
Holy Cross 5
American International 1

District 2

Games played at Cooperstown, New York.

Semifinals Finals
      
Delaware 15
Colgate 4
Delaware 3
St. John's (NY) 4
St. John's (NY) 7
Villanova 2

District 3

Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
The Citadel4*
Florida2*
The Citadel1
North Carolina13
North Carolina2
Florida Southern1
North Carolina
Florida
Lower round 1Lower final
The Citadel1
Florida5*Florida4
Florida Southern0*

* Indicates game called after 6 innings.

District 4

Games played at Saint Paul, Minnesota.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Minnesota15
Notre Dame6
Minnesota12
Detroit5
Detroit16
Ohio2
Minnesota
Detroit
Lower round 1Lower final
Detroit14
Notre Dame4Ohio4
Ohio5

District 5

District 6

Game played at Austin, Texas.

Team R
Houston 4
Texas 2

Games played at Tucson, Arizona. Template:3GameSeries

District 7

Games played at Salt Lake City, Utah. Template:3GameSeries

District 8

Games played at Los Angeles, California. Template:3GameSeries Template:3GameSeries

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS Record
Arizona n/a 41–7 (n/a) Frank Sancet 5
(last: 1959)
2nd
(1956, 1958)
10–10
Boston College 14–4 (n/a) Ed Peligrini 1
(last: 1953)
4th
(1953)
2–2
Colorado State[a] n/a 25–10 (n/a) Pete Butler 6
(last: 1959)
5th
(1955)
2–12
Minnesota Big 10 29–6–1 (12–2) Dick Siebert 1
(last: 1956)
1st
(1956)
5–1
North Carolina ACC 22–5 (11–3) Walt Rabb 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Oklahoma State Big 8 15–5 (12–4) Toby Greene 3
(last: 1959)
1st
(1959)
10–5
Southern California CIBA 40–14 (12–4) Rod Dedeaux 5
(last: 1958)
1st
(1948, 1958)
10–8
St. John's 19–5 (n/a) Jack Kaiser 1
(last: 1949)
4th
(1949)
0–2

Results

Bracket

Template:8TeamBracket-ACC80-03

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 10 Game 1 Arizona 2–1 Oklahoma State
June 14 Game 2 Minnesota 8–3 North Carolina
Game 3 Boston College 8–3 Colorado State
Game 4 Southern California 3–1 St. John's
June 15 Game 5 Oklahoma State 7–0 North Carolina Jim Wixson throws a no-hitter,North Carolina eliminated
Game 6 St. John's 3–2 (13) Colorado State Colorado State eliminated
Game 7 Minnesota 8–5 Arizona
June 16 Game 8 Southern California 5–2 Boston College
June 17 Game 9 Oklahoma State 1–0 Boston College Boston College eliminated
Game 10 Arizona 11–4 St. John's St. John's eliminated
Game 11 Minnesota 12–11 (10) Southern California
June 18 Game 12 Minnesota 3–1 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated
Game 13 Southern California 13–1 Arizona Arizona eliminated
June 19 Game 14 USC 4–2 (11) Minnesota
June 20 Final Minnesota 2–1 (10) USC Minnesota wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Bruce Gardner Senior Southern California
Jim Ward Senior Arizona
Bob Wasko Minnesota
Catcher Bill Heath Senior Southern California
First baseman William Ryan Sophomore Southern California
Second baseman John Erickson Minnesota
Third baseman Cal Rolloff Minnesota
Shortstop Dave Pflepsen Minnesota
Outfielder Art Ersepke Junior Southern California
Bob Levingston Sophomore Southern California
Mickey McNamee Junior Southern California

Notable players

Tournament Notes

Jim Wixson throws the second no-hitter in College World Series history.

Notes

  1. ^ Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 192. Retrieved November 18, 2012.