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
District 2 at University Park, PA
District 3 at Gastonia, NC
District 4 at Kalamazoo, MI
District 5 at Columbia, MO
District 6 at Tucson, AZ
District 7 at Greeley, CO
Note: Colorado State College of Education became Northern Colorado University in 1970.
District 8 at Santa Clara, CA
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
Game results
Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 11 Game 1 Holy Cross 4–3 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 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) C Joe Merullo Michigan 1B Dave Campbell Michigan 2B Pat Rigby Texas 3B Harvey Chapman Michigan SS Ernie Fazio OF Ken Flanagan Mickey McDermott Ron Tate Michigan
Notable players Colorado State College: Florida State: Woody Woodward Holy Cross: Dick Joyce, John Peterman Ithaca: Michigan: Dave Campbell, Fritz Fisher Missouri: Byron Browne, John Sevcik Santa Clara: John Boccabella, Nelson Briles, Tim Cullen, Ernie Fazio, Bob Garibaldi, Larry Loughlin, Pete Magrini Texas: Bill Bethea, Chuck Hartenstein
See also 1962 NAIA World Series
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