1957 California Golden Bears baseball team

1957 California Golden Bears baseball
National champions
Pacific Coast Conference champions
ConferenceCalifornia Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Record35-10 (12-4 CIBA)
Head coach
  • George Wolfman (3rd year)
Home stadiumEvans Diamond
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Oregon ‍‍‍ 11 3   .786  
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 18 13   .581
Washington ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Idaho ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385  
Washington State ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 14 21   .400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California ‍‍‍y 12 4   .750 35 10   .778
Southern California ‍‍‍ 12 4   .750 18 4   .818
Stanford ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
UCLA ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 15 15   .500
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143  
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1957 California Golden Bears baseball team represented the University of California in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Bears played their home games at Evans Diamond. The team was coached by George Wolfman in his 3rd season at California.

The Golden Bears won the College World Series, defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the championship game.

Roster

1957 California Golden Bears roster
 

Pitchers

  • Kim Elliott
  • George Sterling
  • Doug Weiss

Catchers

  • Charles Thompson
 

Infielders

  • Ron Gaggero
  • Roger Gregg
  • Ed Kraft
  • Warren Lavorell
  • Earl Robinson
 

Outfielders

  • Bernie Kelley
  • Tom Palma
  • Paul Piper
  • Bob Puccinelli
  • Al Reynolds
  • Bernie Simpson
 

Position Unknown

  • Charles Becker
 

Schedule

1957 California Golden Bears baseball game log
Post-season
NCAA tournament: District 8 playoff
Opponent Score Overall record
vs. Pepperdine 4-2 29-9
vs. Pepperdine 6-10 29-10
vs. Pepperdine 10-3 30-10
NCAA tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 8 vs. Northern Colorado Rosenblatt Stadium 4-0 31-10
June 9 vs. Iowa State Rosenblatt Stadium 8-2 32-10
June 10 vs. Penn State Rosenblatt Stadium 8-0 33-10
June 11 vs. Iowa State Rosenblatt Stadium 9-1 34-10
June 12 vs. Penn State Rosenblatt Stadium 1-0 35-10

Awards and honors

Earl Robinson
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • All-District 8 First Team[2]
Charles Thompson
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • All-District 8 First Team[2]
Doug Weiss
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • All-District 8 First Team[2]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2012 Cal Bears record Book" (PDF). CalBears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
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