1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
CCAA champions
District VIII champions
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record41–13 (11–4 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Pete Beiden (12th season)
CaptainJerry White (Senior year)
Home stadiumJohn Euless Ballpark
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Fresno State  y 1140 .73341130 .759
San Diego State   1050 .6672890 .757
Cal State Los Angeles   960 .60024182 .568
Cal Poly   870 .53317180 .486
Long Beach State   5100 .33316190 .457
UC Santa Barbara   2130 .1335190 .208
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1959[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team represented Fresno State College in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at John Euless Ballpark. The team was coached by Pete Beiden in his 12th year as head coach at Fresno State.

The Bulldogs won the District VIII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Roster

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
RHP Mountie Bedford /R
Sr
26 U Dave Biggers /
OF Stan Busch /
OF Merv Carter L/
Sr
RHP Harvey Casey R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Crawfordsville, Indiana
RHP Dick Deopker R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Annaheim, Saskatchewan
C Joe Fischer /
So Visalia, California
C Jim Garrett R/R
Sr
U Augie Garrido /
So
LHP Lee Gregory L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bakersfield, California
INF Ted Hiltel /
P Wayne Hironaka /
INF Jim Lester /
OF Mike Lillard /
INF Mike Mathieson L/
INF Dorman Martin /
INF Marty Mazzoni R/
So
OF L. H. McDaniels /
INF Lee Murphy R/
OF Dave Peeler L/
P Dick Rose /
P Bob Scholz /
OF Tommy Thompson L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lincoln, Illinois
P Ed Vegely /
INF Jerry White (C) R/R
Sr Oxnard, California
INF Odell Youngblood /
Head coach

Pete Beiden

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2021

Schedule

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season
February (0–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
1February 28at CaliforniaEdwards FieldBerkeley, California1–20–1
March (15–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
2March 6at Camp PendletonUnknown • Oceanside, California4–01–1
3March 7at Camp PendletonUnknown • Oceanside, California1–02–1
4March 7at Camp PendletonUnknown • Oceanside, California13–03–1
5March 13CaliforniaJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California4–24–1
6March 14CaliforniaJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–85–1
7March 16San Jose StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California1–45–2
8March 16San Jose StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–86–2
9March 20UCLAJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California8–07–2
10March 21UCLAJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–107–3
11March 23vs Southern CaliforniaUnknown • San Diego, California2–67–4
12March 24vs Utah StateUnknown • San Diego, California7–08–4
13March 25vs StanfordUnknown • San Diego, California2–19–4
14March 25vs San Diego MarinesUnknown • San Diego, California12–810–4
15March 26vs San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California10–911–4
16March 26vs San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California10–612–4
17March 27OregonJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–713–4
18March 28OregonJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California3–214–4
19March 31at Sacramento StateHornet FieldSacramento, California10–715–4
20March 31at Sacramento StateHornet Field • Sacramento, California9–016–4
April (11–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
21April 3San Diego StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California3–516–50–1
22April 4Long Beach StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California2–017–51–1
23April 4Long Beach StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–318–52–1
24April 8Camp PendletonJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–919–52–1
25April 8Camp PendletonJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California3–419–62–1
26April 10at Long Beach StateWhaley Park • Long Beach, California14–420–63–1
27April 11at San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California6–421–64–1
28April 11at San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California4–821–74–2
29April 14at San Jose StateUnknown • San Jose, California6–022–74–2
30April 14at San Jose StateUnknown • San Jose, California1–023–74–2
31April 17Cal PolyJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California8–224–75–2
32April 17Cal PolyJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California15–1824–85–3
33April 20San Jose StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California11–825–85–3
34April 20San Jose StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California13–726–85–3
35April 24at Cal PolyUnknown • San Luis Obispo, California23–127–86–3
May (7–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
36May 1UC Santa BarbaraJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California6–428–87–3
37May 2Cal State Los AngelesJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California10–129–88–3
38May 2Cal State Los AngelesJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California6–130–89–3
39May 5Sacramento StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California9–531–89–3
40May 5Sacramento StateJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California8–432–89–3
41May 8at Cal State Los AngelesUnknown • Los Angeles, California2–133–810–3
42May 9at UC Santa BarbaraUnknown • Santa Barbara, California4–1134–910–4
43May 9at UC Santa BarbaraUnknown • Santa Barbara, California13–935–911–4
Postseason
District VIII Playoff (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
45MaySanta ClaraJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California23–1111–4
46MaySanta ClaraJohn Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California15–311–4
47Mayat WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington3–211–4
48Mayat WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington4–511–4
49Mayat WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington10–511–4
College World Series (3–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
50June 13vs Colorado State CollegeOmaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska6–539–1111–4
51June 14vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–539–1211–4
52June 15vs Western MichiganOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–240–1211–4
53June 16vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–041–1211–4
54June 16vs Oklahoma StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–441–1311–4


Awards and honors

Augie Garrido
  • First Team All-District VIII
Lee Gregory
  • First Team All-CCAA
  • First Team All-District VIII
Jim Lester
  • First Team All-CCAA
Mike Mathiesen
  • First Team All-CCAA
Jerry White
  • First Team All-CCAA[2]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. "2021 Media Guide Fresno State Baseball" (PDF). www.gobulldogs.com. Fresno State University. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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