1950 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1950
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Runner-upWashington State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachBibb Falk (2nd title)
MOPRay VanCleef (Rutgers)

The 1950 College World Series was the fourth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1950 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 15 to June 23. It was the first College World Series to be held at the stadium, which hosted the event through 2010. The tournament's champion was the Texas Longhorns, coached by Bibb Falk. The Most Outstanding Player was Ray VanCleef of Rutgers. The championship was the second consecutive for the Longhorns.[1]

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play, as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1947 to 1949, there likewise was no preliminary round, as the teams were chosen based on committee selections, conference champions, and district playoffs. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that play in the College World Series.[2]

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS recordBerth
AlabamaSEC20–10 (12–4)Tilden Campbell0
(last: none)		none0–0Won District III Playoff
BradleyMVC17–14 (7–1)Leo Schrall0
(last: none)		none0–0Won District V Playoff
Colorado A&M[lower-alpha 1]Skyline17–2 (n/a)Mark Duncan0
(last: none)		none0–0Won District VII Playoff
RutgersIndependent17–4–1George Case0
(last: none)		none0–0District II Selection
TexasSWC22–5 (14–1)Bibb Falk1
(last: 1949)		1st
(1949)		3–0Won District VI Playoff
TuftsIndependent16–4John Ricker0
(last: none)		none0–0District I Selection
Washington StatePCC29–4 (12–2)Buck Bailey0
(last: none)		none0–0Won District VIII Playoff
WisconsinBig Nine17–7 (9–3)Arthur Mansfield0
(last: none)		none0–0Won District IV Playoff

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Rutgers4
Rutgers5
Wisconsin3
Wisconsin7
Colorado A&M3
Rutgers1
Washington State310
Alabama9
Washington State1
Bradley2
Alabama1Texas12
Washington State9
Washington State3
Tufts1Texas3
Texas15Washington State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Rutgers9
Wisconsin3
Alabama1
Wisconsin2
Texas3Rutgers16
Colorado A&M1
Texas7
Tufts0
Tufts5
Bradley4

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 15Game 1Rutgers4–2Texas
Game 2Wisconsin7–3Colorado A&M
June 16Game 3Washington State3–1Tufts
Game 4Alabama9–2Bradley
June 17Game 5Texas3–1Colorado A&MColorado A&M eliminated
Game 6Tufts5–4BradleyBradley eliminated
June 18Game 7Rutgers5–3Wisconsin
Game 8Washington State9–1Alabama
June 19Game 9Texas7–0TuftsJim Ehler throws a no-hitter, Tufts eliminated
Game 10Wisconsin3–1AlabamaAlabama eliminated
June 20Game 11Washington State3–1 (10)Rutgers
Game 12Texas12–1Washington State
June 21Game 13Rutgers16–2WisconsinWisconsin eliminated
June 22Game 14Texas15–9RutgersRutgers eliminated
June 23FinalTexas3–0Washington StateTexas wins CWS

Notable players

Tournament notes

  • Texas became the first team to win two consecutive College World Series.
  • Jim Ehler threw the first no-hitter in College World Series history.

Notes

  1. ↑ Known today as Colorado State University. Not to be confused with the pre-1970 Colorado State College, currently known as the University of Northern Colorado.

References

  1. ↑ "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 17–21. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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