# 1954 NCAA baseball tournament

The 1954 NCAA baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1954 NCAA 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 eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series, but for the first time the preliminary tournament rounds hosted by each district were sanctioned NCAA events. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 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, Nebraska from June 10 to June 16. The eighth tournament's champion was Missouri, coached by John "Hi" Simmons. The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Yewcic of Michigan State.

## Tournament
### District 1

Games played in Springfield, Massachusetts.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| UMass | 9* | | |
| Springfield | 7* | | |
| Springfield | 7* | UMass | 2 |
| | | Boston University | 0 |
| Boston University | 8 | Boston University | 0 |
| Holy Cross | 3 | | |

### District 2

Games played at Allentown, Pennsylvania.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| St. John's | 4 | | |
| Navy | 2 | | |
| Navy | 2 | St. John's (NY) | 0 |
| | | Lafayette | 9 |
| Lafayette | 4 | Lafayette | 9 |
| Villanova | 3 | | |

### District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3-game series. The first series was played between Virginia Tech and Clemson, with the winner moving on to play Rollins in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.
* In the semifinal series, the first game was played in Clemson, South Carolina, and the second game was played in Blacksburg, Virginia. Both final series games were played in Winter Park, Florida.
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Virginia Tech | 0 | 3 | – |
| Virginia Tech | 11 | 7 | – | Rollins | 3 | 9 | – |
| Clemson | 10 | 1 | – | | | | |

### District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Ohio and Ashland, with the winner moving on to play Michigan St. in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.
* Games played at Athens, Ohio.
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Ohio | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Ashland | 4 | 6 | – | Michigan State | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Ohio | 18 | 10 | – | | | | |

### District 5

* Missouri (Automatic College World Series qualifier)

### District 6

Games played at Austin, Texas.
| District 6 Series | District 6 Series | District 6 Series | District 6 Series |
| Oklahoma State | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| Texas | 3 | 16 | 6 |

### District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado.
| Game 1 | Game 1 |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Colorado State College | 2 |
| Game 2 | Game 2 |
| Colorado State College | 21 |
| Wyoming | 14 |
| Game 3 | Game 3 |
| Arizona | 16 |
| Wyoming | 9 |
| Final | Final |
| Arizona | 8$^{11}$ |
| Colorado State College | 5$^{11}$ |

### District 8

Games played at Eugene, Oregon.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Oregon | Oregon | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle | Seattle | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle | Seattle | 4 | Oregon | Oregon | 9 | | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 5 | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 9 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 5 | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | Oregon | Oregon | 1$^5$ | — |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0$^5$ | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0$^5$ | — |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 7 | | | | |
| Seattle | Seattle | 0 | Southern California | Southern California | 4 | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 9 | | | | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona | Border | 39–7 (2–0) | Frank Sancet | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Lafayette | Independent | 16–6 | Charlie Gelbert | 1 (last: 1953) | 3rd (1953) | 3–2 |
| UMass | Yankee | 14–5 (4–2) | Earl Lorden | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Michigan State | Big 10 | 22–8–1 (11–2) | John Kobs | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Missouri | Big Seven | 17–3 (11–1) | Hi Simmons | 1 (last: 1952) | 2nd (1952) | 3–2 |
| Oklahoma A&M | MVC | 16–9 (8–1) | Toby Greene | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Oregon | PCC | 18–6 (11–5) | Don Kirsch | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Rollins | Independent | 22–6 | Joe Justice | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |

### 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 | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 5 | Michigan State | Michigan State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 12 | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 1 | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rollins | Rollins | 9$^{11}$ | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rollins | Rollins | 9$^{11}$ | | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 5 | | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 5 | Rollins | Rollins | 4 | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 3$^{10}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 5 | Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 3 | Missouri | Missouri | 4 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | UMass | UMass | 5 | UMass | UMass | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | UMass | UMass | 5 | UMass | UMass | | Missouri | Missouri | 7 | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Oregon | Oregon | 3 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oregon | Oregon | 3 | | | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 4 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | | | | | 5$^{14}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 10 | Game 1 | Michigan State | 16–5 | UMass | |
| June 10 | Game 2 | Arizona | 12–1 | Oregon | |
| June 11 | Game 3 | Rollins | 9–5 (11) | Oklahoma A&M | |
| June 10 | Game 4 | Missouri | 5–3 | Lafayette | |
| June 11 | Game 5 | UMass | 5–3 | Oregon | Oregon eliminated |
| June 11 | Game 6 | Oklahoma A&M | 4–2 | Lafayette | Lafayette eliminated |
| June 11 | Game 7 | Michigan State | 2–1 | Arizona | |
| June 11 | Game 8 | Rollins | 4–1 | Missouri | |
| June 12 | Game 9 | Missouri | 8–1 | UMass | UMass eliminated |
| June 12 | Game 10 | Oklahoma A&M | 5–4 (14) | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
| June 12 | Game 11 | Rollins | 5–4 | Michigan State | |
| June 13 | Game 12 | Missouri | 7–3 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M eliminated |
| June 13 | Game 13 | Michigan State | 3–2 (10) | Rollins | |
| June 14 | Game 14 | Missouri | 4–3 | Michigan State | Michigan State eliminated |
| June 16 | Final | Missouri | 4–1 | Rollins | Missouri wins CWS |

### Notable players

* Arizona: Don Gile, Don Lee, Carl Thomas
* Lafayette:
* UMass:
* Michigan State: Bob Anderson, Ed Hobaugh, Jack Kralick, Leroy Powell, George Smith, Bill Stewart, Tom Yewcic
* Missouri: Jay Hankins, Jerry Schoonmaker, Norm Stewart
* Oklahoma A&M: Tom Borland
* Oregon: George Shaw
* Rollins: