1953 Houston Cougars baseball team
The 1953 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston during the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The team won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, and advanced to participate in the College World Series.[2][3] It was Houston's first appearance in the College World Series. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Lovette Hill, and played its home games at Cougar Field.
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College World Series, First Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
1953 record | 15–11 (6–2 Missouri Valley) |
Head coach | Lovette Hill (4th season) |
Home stadium | Cougar Field |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston †y | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
Showing a sluggish start to the season, Houston lost six out of their first seven games, but then went on a seven-game winning streak that eventually propelled the team to a conference championship.
Roster
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Schedule
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College World Series
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References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- "5,303 See Michigan Win Title" (PDF). Omaha World-Herald. June 17, 1953. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- "1953 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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