1947 NCAA baseball tournament - Wikipedia 1947 NCAA baseball tournament 1947 NCAA I Baseball Tournament Season 1947 Teams 8 Finals Site Hyames Field Kalamazoo, MI Champions California ( 1st title ) Runner - Up Yale ( 1st CWS Appearance ) Winning coach Clint Evans ( 1st title ) NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1948 → The 1947 NCAA Baseball Tournament was the first NCAA - sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1947 NCAA baseball season, beginning on June 20. The 1947 College World Series was played at Hyames Field on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 27 to June 28. The first tournament 's champion was California, coached by Clint Evans. Contents 1 Tournament 1.1 Field 1.2 Eastern Playoff 1.3 Western Playoff 2 College World Series 2.1 Participants 2.2 Results 2.2. 1 Bracket 2.2. 2 Game results 2.3 Notable players 2.4 Tournament notes 3 References Tournament The tournament was divided into two regional brackets, the Eastern Playoff and the Western Playoff. Each region played a single elimination bracket, with the champion advancing to the College World Series. Field The tournament field was determined by regional committees, some of whom held playoffs, while others selected specific conference champions, and still others simply selected their representatives. The eight teams were divided among the East and West brackets. School Conference Record ( Conference ) Berth Last NCAA Appearance California CIBA 27 -- 10 ( 11 -- 4 ) None Clemson Southern 24 -- 4 ( 13 -- 2 ) Won Southern District Playoff None Denver None Illinois Big Nine 22 -- 5 ( 9 -- 3 ) None NYU MNYC None Oklahoma Big Six Won District Playoff None Texas SWC 18 -- 1 None Yale EIBL 19 -- 6 ( 9 -- 3 ) District selection None Eastern Playoff At Yale Field, New Haven, Connecticut Semifinals Finals Yale 7 Clemson Yale 6 NYU NYU Illinois Western Playoff At Denver, Colorado Semifinals Finals California Denver California 8 Texas 7 Texas 10 Oklahoma 9 College World Series Participants School Conference Record ( Conference ) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS Record California CIBA 29 -- 10 ( 11 -- 4 ) Clint Evans 0 ( last : none ) none 0 -- 0 Yale EIBL 21 -- 6 ( 9 -- 3 ) Ethan Allen 0 ( last : none ) none 0 -- 0 Results The first College World Series was a best of three series. Bracket College World Series Finals California 17 8 -- Yale 7 -- Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 27 Game 1 California 17 -- 4 Yale June 28 Game 2 California 8 -- 7 Yale California wins CWS Notable players California : Jackie Jensen Yale : Frank Quinn, George Bush, Bill Howe Tournament notes Future President of the United States George Bush was Yale 's captain and appeared in the 1947 and 1948 College World Series. ( Bush was actually waiting on - deck when Cal recorded the final out in the second game of the 1947 series. ) References ^ Jump up to : Joel Alderman ( July 7, 2017 ). `` The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H.W. Bush ''. WTNH SportzEdge. Retrieved July 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Woody Anderson ( May 31, 1996 ). `` At The Inaugural Series, A President In The Lineup ''. Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 11. Jump up ^ 2011 Clemson Baseball Media Guide. Clemson University. p. 137. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 11. Jump up ^ 2012 Record Book ( PDF ). Illinois University. p. 79. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 11. Jump up ^ 2011 Golden Bears Record Book. University of California. p. 17. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 11. Jump up ^ 2011 Fact Book ( PDF ). University of Texas. p. 76. Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 11. NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 2019 NCAA Division I College World Series 1946 -- 47 NCAA championships Baseball ( debut ) Basketball Cross country Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II This article related to a baseball league, competition or tournament is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article related to sports in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1947_NCAA_Baseball_Tournament&oldid=789619440 '' Categories : 1947 NCAA baseball season NCAA Division I Baseball Championship First events Baseball competition stubs Michigan sport stubs Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2013 All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 8 July 2017, at 13 : 04 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where was the first college world series played
Answer: 1947