| Season | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 23 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southern California (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Arizona (4th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Rod Dedeaux (4th title) |
| MOP | Bud Hollowell (Southern California) |
The 1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1963 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 seventeenth 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 23 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 seventeenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bud Hollowell of Southern California.
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, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
District 1
Holy Cross vs. Boston College was played at Newton, Massachusetts and Connecticut vs. Providence and Providence vs. Holy Cross were played at Worcester, Massachusetts.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | 7 | — | ||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | 4 | — | ||||||||
| Holy Cross | 11 | 7 | — | ||||||||
| Providence | 0 | 4 | — | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 4* | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| Providence | 3* | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
* Indicates game required 10 innings.
District 2 at Princeton, NJ
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| Rider | 0 | ||||||
| Penn State | 3 | ||||||
| Penn State | 11 | ||||||
| St. John's | 2 | ||||||
| Temple | 0 | ||||||
| St. John's | 7 | ||||||
District 3 at Gastonia, NC
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 12 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | West Virginia | 8 | |||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | |||||||||||||
District 4 at Champaign, IL
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Illinois | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 2 | Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 5 | |||||||||||||
District 5 at Columbia, MO
| Finals | |||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Missouri | 16 | 1 | 7 | ||
District 6
Texas automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.
District 7 at Tucson, AZ
| Finals | |||||
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Arizona | 13 | 10 | — | ||
District 8 at Corvallis, OR
| Finals | |||||
| Southern California | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Oregon State | 5 | 8 | 5 | ||
College World Series
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | WAC | 35–15 (8–4) | Frank Sancet | 6 (last: 1960) | 2nd (1956, 1958) | 12–12 |
| Florida State | n/a | 25–11 (n/a) | Danny Litwhiler | 2 (last: 1962) | 4th (1962) | 2–4 |
| Holy Cross | n/a | 13–8 (n/a) | Albert Riopel | 3 (last: 1962) | 1st (1952) | 9–5 |
| Missouri | Big 8 | 21–4 (15–3) | Hi Simmons | 4 (last: 1962) | 1st (1954) | 12–7 |
| Penn State | n/a | 13–4 (n/a) | Chuck Medlar | 3 (last: 1959) | 2nd (1957) | 7–6 |
| Texas | SWC | 19–15–1 (12–3) | Bibb Falk | 7 (last: 1962) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 17–11 |
| Southern California | CIBA | 30–9 (10–6) | Rod Dedeaux | 7 (last: 1961) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961) | 19–10 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 24–4 (12–0) | Charlie Maher | 5 (last: 1961) | 2nd (1955) | 9–10 |
Results
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 411 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | Texas | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Southern California | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 610 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 3 | Penn State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 6 | Southern California | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Game 1 | Arizona | 8–1 | Penn State | |
| Game 2 | Florida State | 5–2 | Western Michigan | ||
| Game 3 | Texas | 8–3 | Southern California | ||
| Game 4 | Missouri | 3–0 | Holy Cross | ||
| June 11 | Game 5 | Penn State | 3–0 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan eliminated |
| Game 6 | Southern California | 6–5 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Arizona | 4–3 (11 innings) | Florida State | ||
| Game 8 | Missouri | 3–2 | Texas | ||
| June 12 | Game 9 | Texas | 6–4 (10 innings) | Penn State | Penn State eliminated |
| Game 10 | Southern California | 4–3 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated | |
| Game 11 | Arizona | 6–4 | Missouri | ||
| June 13 | Game 12 | Southern California | 12–3 | Missouri | Missouri eliminated |
| Game 13 | Arizona | 10–8 | Texas | Texas eliminated | |
| June 14 | Game 14 | Southern California | 6–4 | Arizona | |
| June 16 | Final | Southern California | 5–2 | Arizona | Southern California wins CWS |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Doug Holliker | Arizona |
| Walt Peterson | USC | |
| C | Bud Hollowell (MOP) | USC |
| 1B | Gary Holman | USC |
| 2B | Ron Theobald | Arizona |
| 3B | Dale Harvey | Missouri |
| SS | Woody Woodward | Florida State |
| OF | Hector Barnetche | Arizona |
| Craig Morrison | Arizona | |
| Kenny Washington | USC |
Notable players
See also
References
- ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 193. Retrieved May 3, 2014.