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1952 College World Series


FieldValue
Year1952
Teams8
CollegeWorldSeriesBallparkJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium
CityOmaha, NE
Champions[Holy Cross](1952-holy-cross-crusaders-baseball-team)
TitleCount1st
Runner-Up[Missouri](1952-missouri-tigers-baseball-team)
CWSCount1st
CoachJack Barry
CoachCount1st
MOPJames O'Neill
MOPTeamHoly Cross
tournament_linkNCAA Division I Baseball Championship
Different Previous[1951](1951-college-world-series)
Different Next[1953](1953-college-world-series)

| Runner-Up=Missouri

The ** College World Series** was the sixth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1952 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 12 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the Holy Cross Crusaders, coached by Jack Barry. The Most Outstanding Player was James O'Neill of Holy Cross.

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecordHead coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS recordBerth
[Colorado State College](1952-colorado-state-bears-baseball-team)RMC
[Duke](1952-duke-blue-devils-baseball-team)Southern
[Holy Cross](1952-holy-cross-crusaders-baseball-team)Independent
[Missouri](1952-missouri-tigers-baseball-team)Big 7
[Oregon State](1952-oregon-state-beavers-baseball-team)PCC
[Penn State](1952-penn-state-nittany-lions-baseball-team)Independent
[Texas](1952-texas-longhorns-baseball-team)SWC
[Western Michigan](1952-western-michigan-broncos-baseball-team)MAC

Brackets

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Penn State | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Texas | RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Duke | RD1-score3=18 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Oregon State | RD1-score4=7

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Holy Cross | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Western Michigan | RD1-score6=1

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Missouri | RD1-score7=15 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Colorado State College | RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Penn State | RD2-score1=12 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Duke | RD2-score2=7

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Holy Cross | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Missouri | RD2-score4=1

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=Texas | RD2-score5=10 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=Oregon State | RD2-score6=1

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=Western Michigan | RD2-score7=8 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=Colorado State College | RD2-score8=6

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Penn State | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Missouri | RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Holy Cross | RD3-score3=2 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Texas | RD3-score4=1

| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5=Duke | RD3-score5=1 | RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6=Western Michigan | RD3-score6=5

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=Holy Cross | RD4-score1=15 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Penn State | RD4-score2=4

| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3=Holy Cross | RD4-score3=15 | RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=Western Michigan | RD4-score4=3

| RD5-legs = 2 | RD5-seed1= | RD5-team1=Missouri | RD5-score1-1=3 | RD5-score1-2=4 | RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2=Holy Cross | RD5-score2-1=7 | RD5-score2-2=8

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 12
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
June 13
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
June 14
Game 10
Game 11
June 15
Game 13
June 16
June 17

Notes

References

References

  1. "1952 College World Series". Omaha.com.
  2. (2009). "NCAA Men's College World Series Records". NCAA.
  3. W.C. Madden. (2004). "The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003". McFarland & Co..
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