1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

The 1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan University in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 25th year at Western Michigan.

1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions
District IV champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
CBNo. 8
1963 record24–6 (12–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Chambers (3rd season)
Home stadiumHyames Field
1963 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 8 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 12–0–0 1.000  24–6–0 .800
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .750  17–8–0 .680
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7–5–0 .583  17–11–1 .603
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  8–16–0 .333
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .333  10–13–0 .435
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .250  10–14–0 .417
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .167  8–17–0 .320
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1963[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Broncos won the District IV playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Roster
1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
Dave Anderson /
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—
C Jerry Austry /R
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 Sr Chicago, Illinois
RHP Dave Bitante /R
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 Jr Cleveland, Ohio
RHP Mike Boedy /R
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—
 Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
LHP Bruce Buys /L
—
—
 Jr Coldwater, Michigan
RHP Curt Cleaver /
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—
 Jr Gary, Indiana
OF Fred Decker /R
—
—
OF Al Drews /
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—
 Jr
OF Mike Gatza /
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—
Al Gibbs /
—
—
Bob Gilling /
—
—
Bill Guerrant /
—
—
Bill Kelly /
—
—
Bob Kowalski /
—
—
OF Dave Kwiatkowski / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr
Tom Martin /
—
—
Dan Mehling /
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—
INF Fred Michalski /
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—
INF Danny Predovic R/
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—
INF Dave Reeves /
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—
 Kalamazoo, Michigan
LHP Lee Salo /L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Sr Livonia, Michigan
INF John Sluka /
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—
 So Grand Haven, Michigan
C Roger Theder /
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—
 Watertown, Wisconsin
Terry Voogd /
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—
Bill Vroegop /
—
—
LHP Gary Wallman /L
—
—
 Jr South Bend, Indiana
Head coach

Charlie Maher

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Chambers

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule
1963 Western Michigan Broncos Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
April (11–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record
1April 5 Kent StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan22–11–01–0
2April 6 Ken StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–02–02–0
3April 12 Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–23–02–0
4April 13 Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–93–12–0
5April 13 Ohio StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan5–44–12–0
6April 15 at Ball StateUnknown • Muncie, Indiana13–65–12–0
7April 16 at Ball StateUnknown • Muncie, Indiana3–26–12–0
8April 17 at Ball StateUnknown • Muncie, Indiana17–37–12–0
9April 19 OhioHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan6–18–13–0
10April 20 OhioHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan10–59–14–0
11April  at MarshallUnknown • Huntington, West Virginia16–110–15–0
12April  at MarshallUnknown • Huntington, West Virginia11–011–16–0
May (10–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record
13May 3 at Bowling GreenUnknown • Bowling Green, Ohio13–612–17–0
14May 4 at Bowling GreenUnknown • Bowling Green, Ohio11–013–18–0
15May 7 at Michigan StateOld College Field • East Lansing, Michigan9–514–18–0
16May  at ToledoUnknown • Toledo, Ohio12–415–19–0
17May  at ToledoUnknown • Toledo, Ohio4–016–110–0
18May 17 Miami (OH)Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–117–111–0
19May 18 Miami (OH)Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan3–218–112–0
20May  MichiganHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan0–318–212–0
21May 21 Michigan StateHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan13–319–212–0
22May 22 at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5–719–312–0
23May 24 at Notre DameCartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana5–220–312–0
24May 25 Notre DameHyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan5–421–312–0
Postseason
District IV Playoff (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record
25May 30vs Notre DameIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois2–122–312–0
26May 31at IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois1–023–312–0
27June 1at IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois0–823–412–0
28June 1at IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois7–024–412–0
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MAC Record
29June 10vs Florida StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–524–512–0
30June 11vs Penn StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–324–612–0

Awards and honors
Fred Decker
  • First Team All-MAC
Al Drews
Dave Kwaitkowski
  • First Team All-MAC
Fred Michalski
  • Second Team All-American[2]
Dan Predovic
  • First Team All-MAC
Lee Salo
  • First Team All-MAC
John Sluka
  • Second Team All-MAC[3]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1963". Boyds World. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  2. "All-Americans and All-Region Honoreess". www.wmubroncos.com. Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  3. "Mid-American Conference Award Winners". www.wmubroncos.com. Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
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