# 1948 NCAA baseball tournament

The 1948 NCAA baseball tournament was the second NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1948 NCAA baseball season. The 1948 College World Series was played at Hyames Field on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 25 to 26. The tournament champion was Southern California coached by Sam Barry and Rod Dedeaux. It was the Trojans' first of 12 championships through the 2022 season.

## Tournament

The tournament was divided into two regional brackets, the Eastern playoff and the Western playoff. Unlike the previous year, this year's tournament was double-elimination.

### Field

As with the inaugural tournament, each representative of the eight districts was determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs.. Eight teams were divided among the East and West brackets. The district playoffs would later expand to become regionals, but were originally not part of the NCAA-sanctioned championship play.
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Berth | Previous NCAA Appearances |
| Baylor | SWC | 16–9 (9–5) | District VI Selection | None |
| Colorado State College | RMC | | District VII Selection | None |
| Illinois | Big Nine | 20–5–1 (10–2) | Won District IV Playoffs | 1 1947 |
| Lafayette | Independent | 16–8 | Won District II Playoffs | None |
| North Carolina | Southern | | Won District III Playoffs | None |
| Oklahoma A&M | MVC | 19–4 | Won District V Playoffs | None |
| Southern California | CIBA | 22–3 (13–2) | District VIII Selection (won PCC Playoff) | None |
| Yale | EIBL | 18–6–1 (6–3) | District I Selection | 1 1947 |

### Eastern playoff

At Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| Yale | 6 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | 1 | Yale | 11 | | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Yale | 11 | | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Lafayette | 2 | | | | |
| Lafayette | 9 | Lafayette | 2 | | | | |
| Illinois | 6 | | | | | | |
| Illinois | 6 | | | Yale | 4 | – | |
| | | | | Lafayette | 3 | – | |
| North Carolina | 7 | | | | | | Lafayette | 3 | – |
| Illinois | 3 | | | | | | |
| Illinois | 3 | Lafayette | 5 | | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | Lafayette | 5 | | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | North Carolina | 2 | | | | |

### Western playoff

At Denver, Colorado
| First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| Southern California | 8 | | | | | | |
| Baylor | 0 | | | | | | |
| Baylor | 0 | Southern California | 7 | | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Southern California | 7 | | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Oklahoma A&M | 1 | | | | |
| Oklahoma A&M | 13 | Oklahoma A&M | 1 | | | | |
| Colorado State College | 7 | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | 7 | | | Southern California | 16 | – | |
| | | | | Baylor | 3 | – | |
| Baylor | 13 | | | | | | Baylor | 3 | – |
| Colorado State College | 4 | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | 4 | Oklahoma A&M | 8 | | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | Oklahoma A&M | 8 | | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | Baylor | 9 | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Southern California | CIBA | 24–3 (13–2) | Sam Barry | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Yale | EIBL | 20–7–1 (6–3) | Ethan Allen | 1 (last: 1947) | 2nd (1947) | 0–2 |

### Results

The 1948 College World Series was a best of three series, like the first tournament in 1947.

#### Bracket

| College World Series Finals | College World Series Finals | College World Series Finals | College World Series Finals |
| Southern California | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Yale | 1 | 8 | 2 |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 25 | Game 1 | Southern California | 3–1 | Yale | |
| June 26 | Game 2 | Yale | 8–3 | Southern California | |
| June 26 | Game 3 | Southern California | 9–2 | Yale | Southern California wins CWS |

### Notable players

* Southern California: Jim Brideweser, Gail Henley, Wally Hood, Hank Workman, Henry Cedillos
* Yale: George Bush, Frank Quinn, Dick Tettelbach