1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament

1949 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
College World
Series Site
Lawrence–Dumont Stadium
Wichita, KS
Champions Texas (1st title)
Runner-Up Wake Forest (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Bibb Falk (1st title)
MOP Tom Hamilton (Texas)
NCAA Baseball Tournaments
«1948 1950»

The 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament was the third NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The College World Series was played at Wichita Municipal Stadium in Wichita, Kansas from June 22 to June 25. The third tournament's champion was the Texas Longhorns, coached by Bibb Falk. The Most Outstanding Player was named for the first time, with the inaugural award going to Tom Hamilton of Texas. This was the first of six championships for the Longhorns through the 2012 season.

Tournament

The tournament was divided into four regional brackets, Region A, Region B, Region C and Region D, with each region consisting of two teams playing a best-of-three game series. The winner of each bracket advanced to the College World Series. This was the first and only year of this format.[1]

Field

As in previous years, each representative of the eight districts were determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs.[1]

School Conference Record (Conference) Berth Previous NCAA Appearances
Boston College District I Selection None
Colorado State[lower-alpha 1] District VII Selection 1
1948
Notre Dame Won District IV Playoff None
Oklahoma A&M MVC Won District V Playoff 1
1948
Southern California CIBA 34–11–1 (12–2) District VIII Selection (Won PCC) 1
1948
St. John's 19–4 Won District II Playoff None
Texas SWC 18–7 (12–3) District VI Selection (Won SWC) 1
1947
Wake Forest Southern 27–2 (13–1) Won District III Playoff None

Region A

At Brooklyn, New York June 17–18[2]

  Region A Playoff
           
   St. John's 10 7
   Boston College 5 2

Region B

At South Bend, Indiana June 17–18[3]

  Region B Playoff
           
   Wake Forest 4 10
   Notre Dame 1 7

Region C

At Austin, Texas June 16–17[4]

  Region C Playoff
           
   Texas 7 3
   Oklahoma A&M 3 2

Region D

At Los Angeles, California June 16–17[5]

  Region D Playoff
           
   Southern California 12 2 8
   Colorado State 2 6 7

College World Series

Following financial losses in Kalamazoo, Michigan the previous year, the NCAA moved the tournament to Wichita for the 1949 edition. This would be the only year in Wichita, as the 1950 edition would take place in Omaha, Nebraska, as it has every year through 2012.[1]

Participants

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS Record
St. John's 214 (n/a) Frank McGuire 0
(last: none)
none 00
Southern California CIBA 36121 (122) Sam Barry 1
(last: 1948)
1st
(1948)
21
Texas SWC 207 (123) Bibb Falk 0
(last: none)
none 00
Wake Forest Southern 292 (131) Taylor Sanford 0
(last: none)
none 00

Results

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
 Wake Forest 2  
 Southern California 1  
   Wake Forest 1  
   Texas 8  
 Texas 7
 St. John's 1  
   Texas 10
   Wake Forest 3
 Southern California 12  
 St. John's 4  
   Wake Forest 212
   Southern California 1  

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 22 Game 1 Wake Forest 21 Southern California
Game 2 Texas 71 St. John's
June 23 Game 3 Texas 81 Wake Forest
Game 4 Southern California 124 St. John's St. John's eliminated
June 24 Game 5 Wake Forest 2112 Southern California Southern California eliminated
June 25 Final Texas 103 Wake Forest Texas wins CWS

Notable players

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. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 14–16. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. 2011 Baseball Record Book (PDF). St. John's University. p. 46. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  3. NCAA Tournament History/Championship Teams (PDF). Wake Forest Demon Deacons. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  4. 2011 Fact Book (PDF). University of Texas. p. 76. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  5. 2012 USC Baseball Guide (PDF). USC. p. 94. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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