1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

1962 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season 1962
Teams 27
Finals site
Champions Michigan (2nd title)
Runner-up Santa Clara (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Don Lund (1st title)
MOP Bob Garibaldi (Santa Clara)

The 1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its sixteenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 27 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The sixteenth tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Don Lund. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Garibaldi of runner-up Santa Clara.

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

District 1 at Springfield, MA

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Holy Cross 7
Vermont 5
Holy Cross 5
Bridgeport 2
Bridgeport 4
Boston College 3
Holy Cross 12 —
Vermont 5 —
Lower round 1 Lower final
Bridgeport 413
Vermont 3 Vermont 5
Boston College 2

District 2 at University Park, PA

Semifinals Finals
           
Ithaca 7
Penn State 6
Ithaca 7
Gettysburg 4
Gettysburg 7
St. John's 5

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Wake Forest 8
West Virginia 3
Wake Forest 7
Florida 1
Florida 1
Florida State 0
Wake Forest 8 2
Florida State 10 311
Lower round 1 Lower final
Florida 1
West Virginia 5 Florida State 35
Florida State 6

District 4 at Kalamazoo, MI

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Illinois 2
Detroit 1
Illinois 2
Western Michigan 10
Western Michigan 610
Michigan 5
Western Michigan 2 6
Michigan 310 710
Lower round 1 Lower final
Illinois 1
Detroit 6 Michigan 5
Michigan 12

District 5 at Columbia, MO

Finals
       
Bradley 1 4 —
Missouri 3 9 —

District 6 at Tucson, AZ

Finals
       
Texas 1 7 —
Arizona 0 4 —

District 7 at Greeley, CO

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
New Mexico 9
BYU 2
New Mexico 2
Colorado State College 11
Colorado State College 7
Air Force 2
Colorado State College 611 —
Air Force 5 —
Lower round 1 Lower final
New Mexico 1
BYU 2 Air Force 2
Air Force 4

Note: Colorado State College of Education became Northern Colorado University in 1970.

District 8 at Santa Clara, CA

Semifinal Final
Oregon State 1 5 —
Fresno State 1 3 2 Santa Clara 8 7 —
Santa Clara 6 1 4

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Colorado State College RMC 22–9 (10–2) Pete Butler 8
(last: 1961) 		5th
(1955) 		2–16
Florida State Independent 21–12 Danny Litwhiler 1
(last: 1957) 		7th
(1957) 		0–2
Holy Cross Independent 20–3 Albert Riopel 2
(last: 1958) 		1st
(1952) 		8–3
Ithaca Independent 17–0 Bucky Freeman 0
(last: none) 		none 0–0
Michigan Big 10 27–12 (12–3) Don Lund 1
(last: 1953) 		1st
(1953) 		4–1
Missouri Big 8 22–3 (16–5) Hi Simmons 3
(last: 1958) 		1st
(1954) 		12–5
Santa Clara CIBA 35–6 (12–4) Paddy Cottrell 0

(last: none)

none 0-0
Texas SWC 19–5 (12–2) Bibb Falk 6
(last: 1961) 		1st
(1949, 1950) 		14–9

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Semifinals Preliminary final Final
Holy Cross 4
Colorado State College 3
Michigan 11
Holy Cross 4
Michigan 3
Texas 1
Michigan 10
Florida State 7
Ithaca 5
Santa Clara 11
Missouri 1
Florida State 5 Florida State 6
Ithaca 4
Florida State 5
Santa Clara 1 Michigan 515
Santa Clara 410 Santa Clara 4
Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Texas 3
Ithaca 2
Texas 12 Texas 3
Michigan 0
Colorado State College 2
Texas 7
Holy Cross 7
Santa Clara 712 Santa Clara 12
Missouri 4

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 11 Game 1 Holy Cross 4–3 Colorado State College
Game 2 Michigan 3–1 Texas
Game 3 Ithaca 5–1 Missouri
Game 4 Florida State 5–1 Santa Clara
June 12 Game 5 Texas 12–2 Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated
Game 6 Santa Clara 7–4 (12 innings) Missouri Missouri eliminated
Game 7 Michigan 11–4 Holy Cross
Game 8 Florida State 5–4 Ithaca
June 13 Game 9 Santa Clara 12–7 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated
Game 10 Texas 3–2 Ithaca Ithaca eliminated
Game 11 Michigan 10–7 Florida State
June 14 Game 12 Santa Clara 11–6 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 13 Texas 7–0 Michigan
June 15 Game 14 Santa Clara 4–3 (10 innings) Texas Texas eliminated
June 16 Final Michigan 5–4 (15 innings) Santa Clara Michigan wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position Player School
P Tom Belcher Texas
Bob Garibaldi (MOP) Santa Clara
C Joe Merullo Michigan
1B Dave Campbell Michigan
2B Pat Rigby Texas
3B Harvey Chapman Michigan
SS Ernie Fazio Santa Clara
OF Ken Flanagan Santa Clara
Mickey McDermott Santa Clara
Ron Tate Michigan

Notable players

See also