# 1957 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The 1957 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1957 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 eleventh 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 9 to June 14. The eleventh tournament's champion was California, coached by George Wolfman. The Most Outstanding Player was Cal Emery of Penn State.

## Tournament
### District 1

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Springfield | 9 | 3 | 0 |

### District 2

Games played at Brooklyn, New York
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Penn State | 2 | | |
| Manhattan | 1 | | |
| Manhattan | 1 | Penn State | 5 |
| | | St. John's | 0 |
| St. John's | 8 | St. John's | 0 |
| Lafayette | 3 | | |

### District 3

Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Florida State | Florida State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Duke | Duke | 2 | | | | |
| Duke | Duke | 9 | Duke | Duke | 2 | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 5 | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 5 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Duke | Duke | 8 | 1 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Duke | Duke | 8 | 1 |
| | | | Duke | Duke | 21 | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 5 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 2 | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 3 | | | | | | | |

### District 4

Games played at Kalamazoo, Michigan
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Alma | Alma | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Alma | Alma | 2 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 11 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 1 | | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 9 | 1 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Northwestern | Northwestern | 9 | 1 |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 9* | | | | |
| Alma | Alma | 2 | Northwestern | Northwestern | 10* | | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 11 | | | | | | | |
*–Indicates game required 10 innings.

### District 5

Games played at Ames, Iowa
| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Iowa State | 2 | 3 | — |
| Bradley | 0 | 0 | — |

### District 6

Games played at Austin, Texas
| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Texas | 7 | 2 | — |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | — |

### District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado
| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Colorado State College | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Denver | 3 | 4 | 3 |

### District 8

Games played at Portland, Oregon
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Pepperdine | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Pepperdine | 4 | 6 | 7 | California | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| California | CIBA | 31–10 (12–4) | George Wolfman | 1 (last: 1947) | 1st (1947) | 2–0 |
| Colorado State College | RMC | 24–6 | Pete Butler | 3 (last: 1955) | 5th (1955) | 1–6 |
| Connecticut | Yankee | 18–8 (5–5) | J. Orlean Christian | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Florida State | FIC | 19–4 (7–2) | Danny Litwhiler | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Iowa State | Big 8 | 15–8 (11–6) | Cap Timm | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 14–8 | Jake Kline | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Penn State | Independent | 19–0 | Joe Bedenk | 1 (last: 1952) | 4th (1952) | 2–2 |
| Texas | SWC | 19–4 (12–1) | Bibb Falk | 4 (last: 1953) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 13–5 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 0 | Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 7 | Penn State | Penn State | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | California | California | 8 | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 4 | | | | California | California | 8 | | | | | |
| California | California | 4 | | | | | | | California | California | 9 | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 0 | | | | | | | California | California | 9 | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 0 | California | California | 8 | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 1 | | |
| | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | Iowa State | 13$^{10}$ | Iowa State | Iowa State | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | California | California | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 0 |
| | | | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 5 | Connecticut | Connecticut | | | | | | 2 |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 5 | Connecticut | Connecticut | | Penn State | Penn State | 5 | | 2 |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 5 | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | | | | | 9 | |
| | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 8 | Game 1 | Texas | 3–0 | Connecticut | |
| June 8 | Game 2 | Penn State | 7–0 | Florida State | |
| June 8 | Game 3 | California | 4–0 | Colorado State College | |
| June 8 | Game 4 | Iowa State | 13–8 (10) | Notre Dame | |
| June 9 | Game 5 | Connecticut | 5–3 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
| June 9 | Game 6 | Notre Dame | 23–2 | Colorado State College | Colorado State College eliminated |
| June 9 | Game 7 | Penn State | 4–1 | Texas | |
| June 9 | Game 8 | California | 8–2 | Iowa State | |
| June 10 | Game 9 | Iowa State | 5–2 | Connecticut | Connecticut eliminated |
| June 10 | Game 10 | Notre Dame | 9–0 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 10 | Game 11 | California | 8–0 | Penn State | |
| June 11 | Game 12 | Penn State | 5–4 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame eliminated |
| June 11 | Game 13 | California | 9–1 | Iowa State | Iowa State eliminated |
| June 12 | Final | California | 1–0 | Penn State | California wins CWS |

### Notable players

* California: Earl Robinson
* Colorado State College: Ron Herbel
* Connecticut: Moe Morhardt
* Florida State: Dick Howser
* Iowa State: Dick Bertell, Jerry McNertney
* Notre Dame:
* Penn State: Cal Emery
* Texas: Howie Reed, Harry Taylor