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The 1953 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The seventh tournament's champion was Michigan, coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J.L. Smith of Texas.

The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1947-1949 and from 1954 to the present, teams competed in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament preliminary rounds to earn the right to play in the College World Series.

[edit] Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Boston College		11 - 3 (n/a)	John Tempoe	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Duke	Southern	21 - 8 (9 - 5)	Ace Parker	1 (last: 1952)	5th (1952)	1 - 2
Houston	MVC	15 - 9 (6 - 2)	Lovette Hill	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Lafayette	n/a	17 - 4 - 3 (n/a)	Charlie Gelbert	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Michigan	Big 10	17 - 8 (10 - 3)	Ray Fisher	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Northern Colorado	n/a	15 - 4 (n/a)	Pete Butler	1 (last: 1952)	8th (1952)	0 - 2
Stanford	CIBA	28 - 13 - 2 (10 - 6)	Everett Dean	0 (last: none)	none	0 - 0
Texas	SWC	21 - 5 (12 - 3)	Bibb Falk	3 (last: 1952)	1st (1949, 1950)	9 - 3

[edit] Results

[edit] Bracket

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[edit] Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 11	Game 1	Texas	2 - 1	Duke
	Game 2	Boston College	4 - 1	Houston
	Game 3	Lafayette	6 - 2	Northern Colorado
	Game 4	Michigan	4 - 0	Stanford
June 12	Game 5	Duke	3 - 2	Northern Colorado	Northern Colorado eliminated
	Game 6	Stanford	7 - 6	Houston	Houston eliminated
	Game 7	Michigan	6 - 2	Boston College
	Game 8	Texas	7 - 3	Lafayette
June 13	Game 9	Boston College	7 - 6 (11)	Duke	Duke eliminated
	Game 10	Lafayette	4 - 3	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
	Game 11	Michigan	12 - 5	Texas
June 14	Game 12	Lafayette	2 - 1 (11)	Boston College	Boston College eliminated
June 14	Game 13	Texas	6 - 4	Michigan
June 15	Game 14	Texas	13 - 3	Lafayette	Lafayette eliminated
June 16	Final	Michigan	7 - 5	Texas	Michigan wins CWS

[edit] Notable Players

Boston College:
Duke: Al Spangler
Houston:
Lafayette College:
Michigan: Don Eaddy
Northern Colorado:
Stanford: Chuck Essegian, Jack Shepard
Texas:

[edit] Tournament Notes

[edit] Related Sites

BackHomeInOmaha.net: for more info on the College World Series
BoydsWorld.com: for more info on College Baseball

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