1952 College World Series

The 1952 College World Series was the sixth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1952 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 12 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the Holy Cross Crusaders, coached by Jack Barry. The Most Outstanding Player was James O'Neill of Holy Cross.[1]

1952 NCAA I
Baseball Tournament

Season	1952
Teams	8
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Holy Cross (1st title)
Runner-up	Missouri (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jack Barry (1st title)
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The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.[2][3]

Participants

School	Conference	Record	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record	Berth
Colorado State[lower-alpha 1]		15–9	Pete Butler	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District VII
Duke	Southern	31–8	Jack Coombs	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District III
Holy Cross		21–3	Jack Barry	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District I
Missouri	Big 7	20–7	Hi Simmons	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District V
Oregon State	PCC	27–12	Ralph Coleman	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District VIII
Penn State		17–6	Joe Bedenk	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District II
Texas	SWC	19–9	Bibb Falk	2 (last: 1950)	1st (1949, 1950)	8–1	District VI
Western Michigan	MAC	18–7	Charlie Maher	0 (last: none)	none	0–0	District IV

Brackets

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Penn State	5
		Texas	3
							Penn State	12
							Duke	7
		Duke	18
		Oregon State	7
												Penn State	2
												Missouri	3
		Holy Cross	5
		Western Michigan	1
							Holy Cross	0
							Missouri	1
		Missouri	15
		Colorado State	1
						Loser's Bracket
							Texas	10
							Oregon State	1				Holy Cross	2
												Texas	1
							Western Michigan	8
							Colorado State	6				Duke	1
												Western Michigan	5

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		Holy Cross	15									Missouri	4
		Penn State	4									Holy Cross	8
							Missouri	3
							Holy Cross	7
		Holy Cross	15
		Western Michigan	3

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 12	Game 1	Penn State	5–3	Texas
	Game 2	Duke	18–7	Oregon State
	Game 3	Holy Cross	5–1	Western Michigan
	Game 4	Missouri	15–1	Colorado State
June 13	Game 5	Texas	10–1	Oregon State	Oregon State eliminated
	Game 6	Western Michigan	8–6	Colorado State	Colorado State eliminated
	Game 7	Penn State	12–7	Duke
	Game 8	Missouri	1–0	Holy Cross
June 14	Game 9	Western Michigan	5–1	Duke	Duke eliminated
	Game 10	Holy Cross	2–1	Texas	Texas eliminated
	Game 11	Missouri	3–2	Penn State
June 15	Game 12	Holy Cross	15–3	Western Michigan	Western Michigan eliminated
	Game 13	Holy Cross	15–4	Penn State	Penn State eliminated
June 16	Game 14	Holy Cross	7–3	Missouri
June 17	Final	Holy Cross	8–4	Missouri	Holy Cross wins CWS

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. "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 253. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
3. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 21–25. Retrieved May 15, 2013.