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1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team

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1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record20–10 (– RMC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTom Cooper (1st season)
Home stadiumJackson Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →

The 1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 16th year at Colorado State.

The Bears lost the District VII playoff, but when BYU opted not to play in the College World Series due to their school's rule to rest on Sundays,[1] the Bears to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

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1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
OF Floyd Acre /
George Bethel /
Fred Boom /
John Bradley /
OF Paul Chamberlain /
Delbert Davies /
Joe Duca /
INF Don Gentry /
RHP Ron Herbel R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Denver, Colorado
Tom Jenkins /
Ken Kempf /
C Larry Klumb /
Ken Krause /
Wayne Merritt /
Bill Oster /
INF Joe Peck /
INF Carl Rohnke /
Virg Speak /
Bill Trimble /
Larry Turner /
Danny Walkup /
Head coach

Pete Butler

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Cooper


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

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1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball game log
Regular season
March (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
1 March 18  at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 3–17 0–1
2 March 19  at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 1–15 0–2
3 March 21  at New Mexico A&M Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico 17–9 1–2
4 March 22  at New Mexico A&M Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico 11–3 2–2
April (0–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
May (0–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
23 May 21  Air Force Jackson FieldGreeley, Colorado 9–8 17–6
24 May 24  at Air Force Falcon Baseball FieldColorado Springs, Colorado 6–3 18–6
Postseason
District VII Playoff (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
25 May 30  at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, Utah 3–4 18–7
26 May 31  at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, Utah 8–0 19–7
27 May 31  at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, Utah 5–9 19–8
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
28 June 14 vs Lafayette Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 10–5 20–8
29 June 15 vs Missouri Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–11 20–9
30 June 16 vs Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–12 20–10

Awards and honors

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Larry Klumb
Carl Rohnke
  • All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team[2]

References

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  1. ^ "BYU BASEBALL FAQ". www.byucougars.com. BYU ATHLETICS. Retrieved November 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Baseball Single-Season Hitting records (6/15/17)" (PDF). www.uncbears.com. University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2020.