1953 College World Series


The 1953 College World Series was the seventh NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1953 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The 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 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round, to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1Texas2–1Duke
June 11Game 2Boston College4–1Houston
June 11Game 3Lafayette6–2Colorado State College
June 11Game 4Michigan4–0Stanford
June 12Game 5Duke3–2Colorado State CollegeColorado State College eliminated
June 12Game 6Stanford7–6HoustonHouston eliminated
June 12Game 7Michigan6–2Boston College
June 12Game 8Texas7–3Lafayette
June 13Game 9Boston College7–6 DukeDuke eliminated
June 13Game 10Lafayette4–3StanfordStanford eliminated
June 13Game 11Michigan12–5Texas
June 14Game 12Lafayette2–1 Boston CollegeBoston College eliminated
June 14Game 13Texas6–4Michigan
June 15Game 14Texas13–3LafayetteLafayette eliminated
June 16FinalMichigan7–5TexasMichigan wins CWS

Notable players