1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament was the third NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The College World Series was played at Wichita Municipal Stadium in Wichita, Kansas from June 22 to June 25.[1] The third tournament's champion was the Texas Longhorns, coached by Bibb Falk. The Most Outstanding Player was named for the first time, with the inaugural award going to Tom Hamilton of Texas. This was the first of six championships for the Longhorns through the 2019 season.

1949 NCAA I
Baseball Tournament
Season1949
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Runner-upWake Forest (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachBibb Falk (1st title)
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Tournament

The tournament was divided into four regional brackets, Region A, Region B, Region C and Region D, with each region consisting of two teams playing a best-of-three game series. The winner of each bracket advanced to the College World Series. This was the first and only year of this format.[2]

Field

As in previous years, each representative of the eight districts were determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs.[2]

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)BerthPrevious NCAA Appearances
Boston CollegeIndependentDistrict I SelectionNone
Colorado State College[lower-alpha 1]RMCDistrict VII Selection1
1948
Notre DameIndependentWon District IV PlayoffNone
Oklahoma A&MMVCWon District V Playoff1
1948
Southern CaliforniaCIBA20–3 (12–2)District VIII Selection (Won PCC)1
1948
St. John'sMNYC19–4Won District II PlayoffNone
TexasSWC18–7 (12–3)District VI Selection (Won SWC)1
1947
Wake ForestSouthern27–2 (13–1)Won District III PlayoffNone

Region A

At Brooklyn, New York June 17–18[3]

  Region A Playoff
           
   St. John's 10 7 —
   Boston College 5 2 —

Region B

At South Bend, Indiana June 17–18[4]

  Region B Playoff
           
   Wake Forest 4 10 —
   Notre Dame 1 7 —

Region C

At Austin, Texas June 16–17[5]

  Region C Playoff
           
   Texas 7 3 —
   Oklahoma A&M 3 2 —

Region D

At Los Angeles, California June 16–17[6]

  Region D Playoff
           
   Southern California 12 2 8
   Colorado State College 2 6 7

College World Series

Following financial losses in Kalamazoo, Michigan the previous year, the NCAA moved the tournament to Wichita for the 1949 edition. This would be the only year in Wichita, as the 1950 edition would take place in Omaha, Nebraska, as it has every year through 2019.[2]

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
St. John'sMNYC21–4 (9–1)Frank McGuire0
(last: none)		none0–0
Southern CaliforniaCIBA22–4 (12–2)Sam Barry1
(last: 1948)		1st
(1948)		2–1
TexasSWC20–7 (12–3)Bibb Falk0
(last: none)		none0–0
Wake ForestSouthern29–2 (13–1)Taylor Sanford0
(last: none)		none0–0

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Wake Forest 2  
Southern California 1  
  Wake Forest 1  
  Texas 8  
Texas 7
St. John's 1  
  Texas 10 —
  Wake Forest 3 —
Southern California 12  
St. John's 4  
  Wake Forest 212
  Southern California 1  

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 22Game 1Wake Forest2–1USC
Game 2Texas7–1St. John's
June 23Game 3Texas8–1Wake Forest
Game 4USC12–4St. John'sSt. John's eliminated
June 24Game 5Wake Forest2–112USCSouthern California eliminated
June 25FinalTexas10–3Wake ForestTexas wins CWS

Notable players

Notes
  1. Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.

References
  1. "1949 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 14–16. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  3. 2011 Baseball Record Book (PDF). St. John's University. p. 46. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  4. NCAA Tournament History/Championship Teams (PDF). Wake Forest Demon Deacons. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  5. 2011 Fact Book (PDF). University of Texas. p. 76. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  6. 2012 USC Baseball Guide (PDF). USC. p. 94. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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