1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament


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 [1962 1962 Michigan Wolverines baseball team|Michigan Wolverines baseball team|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 7 at Greeley, CO">Greeley, Colorado">Greeley, CO

Note: Colorado State College of Education became Northern Colorado University in 1970.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1[1962 1962 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team|Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team|Holy Cross]4–3
June 11Game 2Michigan3–1[1962 1962 Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]
June 11Game 3[1962 Ithaca Bombers baseball|Ithaca Bombers baseball team|Ithaca]5–1[1962 Missouri Tigers baseball|Missouri Tigers baseball team|Missouri]
June 11Game 4[1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State]5–1Santa Clara
June 12Game 5Texas12–2Colorado State College eliminated
June 12Game 6Santa Clara7–4 MissouriMissouri eliminated
June 12Game 7Michigan11–4Holy Cross
June 12Game 8Florida State5–4Ithaca
June 13Game 9Santa Clara12–7Holy CrossHoly Cross eliminated
June 13Game 10Texas3–2IthacaIthaca eliminated
June 13Game 11Michigan10–7Florida State
June 14Game 12Santa Clara11–6Florida StateFlorida State eliminated
June 14Game 13Texas7–0Michigan
June 15Game 14Santa Clara4–3 TexasTexas eliminated
June 16FinalMichigan5–4 Santa ClaraMichigan wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PTom BelcherTexas
PBob Garibaldi
CJoe MerulloMichigan
1BDave CampbellMichigan
2BPat RigbyTexas
3BHarvey ChapmanMichigan
SSErnie Fazio
OFKen Flanagan
OFMickey McDermott
OFRon TateMichigan

Notable players

Colorado State College: Florida State: Woody WoodwardHoly Cross: Dick Joyce, John PetermanIthaca: Michigan: Dave Campbell, Fritz FisherMissouri: Byron Browne, John SevcikSanta Clara: John Boccabella, Nelson Briles, Tim Cullen, Ernie Fazio, Bob Garibaldi, Larry Loughlin, Pete MagriniTexas: Bill Bethea, Chuck Hartenstein