1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament


The 1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1963 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 seventeenth 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 23 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 seventeenth tournament's champion was 1963 [USC Trojans baseball team|Southern California], coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bud Hollowell of Southern California.

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across seven 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

Holy Cross vs. Boston College was played at Newton, Massachusetts and Connecticut vs. Providence and Providence vs. Holy Cross were played at Worcester, Massachusetts.
* ''Indicates game required 10 innings.''

District 6

1963 [Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas] automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 10Game 11963 [Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona]8–11963 [Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team|Penn State]
June 10Game 21963 [Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State]5–21963 [Western Michigan Broncos baseball team|Western Michigan]
June 10Game 3Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]8–31963 [USC Trojans baseball team|Southern California]
June 10Game 41963 [Missouri Tigers baseball team|Missouri]3–01963 [Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team|Holy Cross]
June 11Game 51963 [Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team|Penn State]3–01963 [Western Michigan Broncos baseball team|Western Michigan]Western Michigan eliminated
June 11Game 6Southern California6–51963 [Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team|Holy Cross]Holy Cross eliminated
June 11Game 71963 [Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona]4–3 1963 [Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State]
June 11Game 8Missouri Tigers baseball team|Missouri]3–2Texas
June 12Game 9Texas6–4 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team|Penn State]Penn State eliminated
June 12Game 10Southern California4–3Florida State Seminoles baseball team|Florida State]Florida State eliminated
June 12Game 11Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona]6–4Missouri
June 13Game 12Southern California12–3MissouriMissouri eliminated
June 13Game 13Arizona10–8TexasTexas eliminated
June 14Game 14Southern California6–4Arizona
June 16FinalSouthern California5–2ArizonaSouthern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PDoug HollikerArizona
PWalt PetersonUSC
CBud Hollowell USC
1BGary HolmanUSC
2BRon TheobaldArizona
3BDale HarveyMissouri
SSWoody WoodwardFlorida State
OFHector BarnetcheArizona
OFCraig MorrisonArizona
OFKenny WashingtonUSC

Notable players

Arizona: Ron Theobald, Bart ZellerFlorida State: Ken SuarezHoly Cross: Dick Joyce, John PetermanMissouri: John SevcikPenn State:Southern California: Gary Holman, Rene LachemannTexas: Bill Bethea, Chuck HartensteinWestern Michigan: Greg Bollo