# 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. 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 2023 season.

## 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.

### Field

As in previous years, each representative of the eight districts were determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs.
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Berth | Previous NCAA Appearances |
| Boston College | Independent | | District I Selection | None |
| Colorado State College | RMC | | District VII Selection | 1 1948 |
| Notre Dame | Independent | | Won District IV Playoff | None |
| Oklahoma A&M | MVC | | Won District V playoff | 1 1948 |
| Southern California | CIBA | 20–3 (12–2) | District VIII Selection (Won PCC) | 1 1948 |
| St. John's | MNYC | 19–4 | Won District II Playoff | None |
| Texas | SWC | 18–7 (12–3) | District VI Selection (Won SWC) | 1 1947 |
| Wake Forest | Southern | 27–2 (13–1) | Won District III Playoff | None |

### Region A

At Brooklyn, New York June 13
| Region A Playoff | Region A Playoff | Region A Playoff | Region A Playoff |
| St. John's | 10 | 7 | — |
| Boston College | 5 | 2 | — |

### Region B

At South Bend, Indiana June 17–18
| Region B Playoff | Region B Playoff | Region B Playoff | Region B Playoff |
| Wake Forest | 4 | 10 | — |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | — |

### Region C

At Austin, Texas June 16–17
| Region C Playoff | Region C Playoff | Region C Playoff | Region C Playoff |
| Texas | 7 | 3 | — |
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | 2 | — |

### Region D

At Los Angeles, California June 16–17
| Region D Playoff | Region D Playoff | Region D Playoff | 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 been every year since and will be through 2036.

### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS appearances | CWS Best finish | CWS record |
| St. John's | MNYC | 21–4 (9–1) | Frank McGuire | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Southern California | CIBA | 22–4 (12–2) | Sam Barry | 1 (last: 1948) | 1st (1948) | 2–1 |
| Texas | SWC | 20–7 (12–3) | Bibb Falk | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Wake Forest | Southern | 29–2 (13–1) | Taylor Sanford | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |

### Results
#### Bracket

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

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 22 | Game 1 | Wake Forest | 2–1 | USC | |
| June 22 | Game 2 | Texas | 7–1 | St. John's | |
| June 23 | Game 3 | Texas | 8–1 | Wake Forest | |
| June 23 | Game 4 | USC | 12–4 | St. John's | St. John's eliminated |
| June 24 | Game 5 | Wake Forest | 2–1$^{12}$ | USC | Southern California eliminated |
| June 25 | Final | Texas | 10–3 | Wake Forest | Texas wins CWS |

### Notable players

* Southern California: Jim Brideweser, Rudy Regalado
* St. John's: Jack Kaiser
* Texas: Charlie Gorin, Tom Hamilton, Murray Wall
* Wake Forest: Charlie Teague