1964 NCAA University Division baseball tournament
| Season | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 21 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Missouri (6th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Dick Siebert (3rd title) |
| MOP | Joe Ferris (Maine) |
The 1964 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1964 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 eighteenth 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 21 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 8 to June 18. The eighteenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was Joe Ferris of third place Maine.
Regionals
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across seven district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2 and District 5, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
District 1 at Boston, MA
District 2 at Princeton, NJ
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Ithaca | 6 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 3 | ||||||||
| Ithaca | 3 | ||||||||
| Seton Hall | 8 | ||||||||
| Seton Hall | 8 | ||||||||
| La Salle | 3 | ||||||||
District 3 at Gastonia, NC
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 11 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | |||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 13 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 5 | East Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||
District 4 at Kent, OH
District 5 at Columbia, MO
| Finals | ||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | |||
| Missouri | 2 | |||
District 6
Texas A&M automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.
District 7 at Colorado Springs, CO
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District 8 at Los Angeles, CA
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College World Series
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish | CWS Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | WAC | 43–5 (11–1) | Bobby Winkles | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
| Maine | Yankee | 18–6 (8–2) | Jack Butterfield | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
| Minnesota | Big 10 | 27–11 (11–3) | Dick Siebert | 2 (last: 1960) |
1st (1956, 1960) |
10–2 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 24–5 (11–1) | Tom Swayze | 1 (last: 1956) |
4th (1956) |
2–2 |
| Missouri | Big 8 | 23–3 (19–0) | Hi Simmons | 5 (last: 1963) |
1st (1954) |
14–9 |
| Seton Hall | 24–3 (n/a) | Owen Carroll | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 | |
| Southern California | CIBA | 39–13 (17–3) | Rod Dedeaux | 8 (last: 1963) |
1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963) |
24–11 |
| Texas A&M | SWC | 19–6 (12–3) | Tom Chandler | 1 (last: 1951) |
6th (1951) |
1–2 |
Results
Bracket
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Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 8 | Game 1 | Maine | 5–1 | Seton Hall | |
| Game 2 | Minnesota | 7–3 | Texas A&M | ||
| June 9 | Game 3 | Southern California | 3–2 | Ole Miss | |
| Game 4 | Missouri | 7–0 | Arizona State | ||
| June 10 | Game 5 | Seton Hall | 14–5 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M eliminated |
| Game 6 | Arizona State | 5–0 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss eliminated | |
| June 12 | Game 7 | Minnesota | 12–0 | Maine | |
| Game 8 | Southern California | 3–2 | Missouri | ||
| June 11 | Game 9 | Missouri | 3–1 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall eliminated |
| June 12 | Game 10 | Maine | 4–2 | Arizona State | Arizona State eliminated |
| June 13 | Game 11 | Minnesota | 6–5 | Southern California | |
| June 15 | Game 12 | Missouri | 4–1 | Minnesota | |
| Game 13 | Maine | 2–1 | Southern California | Southern California eliminated | |
| June 17 | Game 14 | Missouri | 2–1 | Maine | Maine eliminated |
| June 18 | Final | Minnesota | 5–1 | Missouri | Minnesota wins CWS |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Joe Ferris | Sophomore | Maine |
| Joe Pollack | Minnesota | ||
| Catcher | Ron Wojciak | Minnesota | |
| First baseman | Bill Davis | Minnesota | |
| Second baseman | Dewey Markus | Minnesota | |
| Third baseman | Dave Thompson | Senior | Maine |
| Shortstop | Gary Sutherland | Sophomore | Southern California |
| Outfielder | Willie Brown | Senior | Southern California |
| Dave Hoffman | Minnesota | ||
| Gary Woods | Missouri |
Notable players
- Arizona State: Sal Bando, Fred Rico, Al Schmelz
- Maine:
- Minnesota: Frank Brosseau, Bill Davis
- Ole Miss: Don Kessinger
- Missouri: Dennis Musgraves, John Sevcik
- Seton Hall: Bill Henry
- Southern California: Ray Lamb, Gary Sutherland
- Texas A&M:
References
- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved May 5, 2014.