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1948 NCAA baseball season
Baseball season
Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1948 NCAA Division I baseball season |
| DefendingChampions | California |
| tournament_link | 1948 NCAA Baseball Tournament |
| tournament | Tournament |
| TourneyDuration | June 16–26, 1948 |
| CWSDuration | June 25–26, 1948 |
| WorldSeries_link | 1948 College World Series |
| WorldSeries | College World Series |
| WorldSeries_champ | Southern California |
| WorldSeries_titlecount | 1st |
| WorldSeries_runner-up | Yale |
| WorldSeries_count | 2nd |
| WorldSeries_coach | Sam Barry & Rod Dedeaux |
| WorldSeries_coachcount | 1st |
| prevseason_year | 1947 |
| nextseason_year | 1949 |
| WorldSeries_runner-up = Yale
The 1948 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1948. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1948 NCAA baseball tournament and 1948 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the second time in 1948, consisted of the two remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and was held in Kalamazoo, Michigan at Hyames Field as a best of three series. Southern California claimed the championship two games to one over Yale.
Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1948 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Conference champions had to be chosen, unless all conference champions declined the bid.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference tournament | Tournament city | Tournament winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Nine | ||||
| Big Seven | ||||
| CIBA | Southern California | |||
| EIBL | ||||
| Mid-American Conference | ||||
| Missouri Valley Conference | 1948 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | |||
| Pacific Coast Conference North | ||||
| Southeastern Conference | ||||
| Southern Conference | ||||
| Southwest Conference |
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
NCAA tournament
Main article: 1948 NCAA Baseball Tournament
The 1948 season marked the second NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of eight teams divided into two brackets by region. The Eastern playoff was held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, while the Western playoff was held in Denver, Colorado. Unlike the previous year, a double-elimination format was used. The winner of each bracket advanced to the College World Series in Kalamazoo, MI, where Southern California defeated Yale in a best of three series.
Award winners
All-America team
Main article: 1948 College Baseball All-America Team
References
References
- W.C. Madden. (2004). "The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003". McFarland & Co..
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