1954 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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The 1954 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1954 at various locations across the country. 24 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Contents 1 Tournament 1.1 District 1 1.2 District 2 1.3 District 3 1.4 District 4 1.5 District 5 1.6 District 6 1.7 District 7 1.8 District 8 2 College World Series 3 See also

[edit] Tournament

[edit] District 1

Games played in Springfield, MA.

	First Round					Finals
	Massachusetts		9*
	Springfield		7*
						Massachusetts		2
						Boston University		0
	Boston University		8
	Holy Cross		3

[edit] District 2

Games played at Allentown, PA.

	First Round					Finals
	St. John's (NY)		4
	Navy		2
						St. John's (NY)		0
						Lafayette		9
	Lafayette		4
	Villanova		3

[edit] District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Virginia Tech and Clemson, with the winner moving on to play Rollins in a three game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

• The first game was played in Clemson, South Carolina and the second game was played in Blacksburg, Virginia.

	Series 1
		Virginia Tech	11	7	-
		Clemson	10	1	-

• Both games were played in Winter Park, Florida.

	Series 2
		Virginia Tech	0	3	-
		Rollins	3	9	-

[edit] District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Ohio and Ashland, with the winner moving on to play Michigan St. in a three game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

• Games played at Athens, Ohio.

	Series 1
		Ashland	4	6	-
		Ohio	18	10	-

• Games played at East Lansing, Michigan.

	Series 2
		Ohio	10	7	3
		Michigan St.	14	0	5

[edit] District 5

• Missouri (Automatic College World Series qualifier)

[edit] District 6

Games played at Austin, TX.

	District 6 Series
		Oklahoma State	6	12	7
		Texas	3	16	6

[edit] District 7

Games played at Greeley, CO.

• Arizona (3-0)
• Northern Colorado (1-2)
• Wyoming (0-2)

[edit] District 8

Games played at Eugene, OR.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Oregon	9
		Seattle	4
							Oregon	9
							Fresno St.	5
		Fresno St.	9
		Southern California	3
												Oregon	1^	-
											Fresno St.	0^	-
		Seattle	0
		Southern California	9
							Fresno St.	7
							Southern California	4

^ 5 innings

[edit] College World Series

Massachusetts, Lafayette, Rollins, Michigan St., Missouri, Oklahoma St., Arizona, and Oregon won their regionals and moved on to the 1954 College World Series.

Main article: 1954 College World Series

[edit] See also

• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

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