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1949 NCAA baseball tournament

American college sports championship

American college sports championship

FieldValue
Year1949
Teams8
CollegeWorldSeriesBallparkLawrence–Dumont Stadium
CityWichita, KS
ChampionsTexas
TitleCount1st
Runner-UpWake Forest
CWSCount1st
CoachBibb Falk
CoachCount1st
MOPTom Hamilton
MOPTeamTexas
tournament_linkNCAA Division I Baseball Championship
Different Next1950

| Runner-Up=Wake Forest

The ** 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 2023 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.

Field

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

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)BerthPrevious NCAA Appearances
IndependentDistrict I SelectionNone
RMCDistrict VII Selection1
1948
IndependentWon District IV PlayoffNone
MVCWon District V playoff1
1948
Southern CaliforniaCIBA20–3 (12–2)District VIII Selection (Won PCC)1
1948
St. John'sMNYC19–4Won District II PlayoffNone
TexasSWC18–7 (12–3)District VI Selection (Won SWC)1
1947
Wake ForestSouthern27–2 (13–1)Won District III PlayoffNone

Region A

At Brooklyn, New York June 13 | RD1-team1=St. John's | RD1-score1-1=10 | RD1-score1-2=7 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=5 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=—

Region B

At South Bend, Indiana June 17–18 | RD1-team1=Wake Forest | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=10 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=1 | RD1-score2-2=7 | RD1-score2-3=—

Region C

At Austin, Texas June 16–17 | RD1-team1=Texas | RD1-score1-1=7 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=3 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=—

Region D

At Los Angeles, California June 16–17 | RD1-team1=Southern California | RD1-score1-1=12 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score1-3=8 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=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 been every year since and will be through 2036.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS Best finishCWS record
St. John'sMNYC21–4 (9–1)Frank McGuire0
(last: none)none0–0
Southern CaliforniaCIBA22–4 (12–2)Sam Barry1
(last: 1948)1st
(1948)2–1
TexasSWC20–7 (12–3)Bibb Falk0
(last: none)none0–0
Wake ForestSouthern29–2 (13–1)Taylor Sanford0
(last: none)none0–0

Results

Bracket

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wake Forest | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Southern California | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Texas | RD1-score3=7 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=St. John's | RD1-score4=1 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Southern California | RD1-score5=12 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=St. John's | RD1-score6=4 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Wake Forest | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Texas | RD2-score2=8 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Wake Forest | RD2-score3=212 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Southern California | RD2-score4=1 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Texas | RD3-score1-1=10 | RD3-score1-2=— | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Wake Forest | RD3-score2-1=3 | RD3-score2-2=—

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 22Game 1Wake Forest2–1USC
Game 2Texas7–1St. John's
June 23Game 3Texas8–1Wake Forest
Game 4USC12–4St. John'sSt. John's eliminated
June 24Game 5Wake Forest2–112USCSouthern California eliminated
June 25FinalTexas10–3Wake ForestTexas wins CWS

Notable players

  • Southern California: Jim Brideweser, Rudy Regalado
  • St. John's: Jack Kaiser
  • Texas: Charlie Gorin, Tom Hamilton, Murray Wall
  • Wake Forest: Charlie Teague

Notes

References

References

  1. "1949 College World Series". Omaha.com.
  2. W.C. Madden. (2004). "The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003". McFarland & Co..
  3. "Regional/Super Regional Results". NCAA.
  4. (1949-06-14). "14 Jun 1949, 14 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at". Newspapers.com.
  5. (1949-06-14). "14 Jun 1949, 26 - The Boston Globe at". Newspapers.com.
  6. "2011 Baseball Record Book". St. John's University.
  7. "NCAA tournament History/Championship Teams". Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
  8. "2011 Fact Book". University of Texas.
  9. "2012 USC Baseball Guide". USC.
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