# 1959 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The 1959 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1959 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 thirteenth 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 22 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 12 to June 18. The thirteenth tournament's champion was Oklahoma State, coached by Toby Greene. The Most Outstanding Player was Jim Dobson of Oklahoma State.

## Tournament

* The official NCAA record book does not list any participants for District 1 as Connecticut was an automatic qualifier for the 1959 College World Series.

### District 1

* Connecticut (automatic qualifier)

### District 2

Games played at University Park, Pennsylvania.
| First Round | First Round | Final | Final |
| Penn State | 16 | | |
| Temple | 4 | | |
| Temple | 4 | Penn State | 7 |
| | | Ithaca | 3 |
| Ithaca | 4 | Ithaca | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 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 |
| Clemson | Clemson | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 6 | Clemson | Clemson | 24 | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 2 | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 2 | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 5 | — |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 0 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Florida State | Florida State | 0 | — |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 16 | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 7 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 9 | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 2 | | | | | | | |

### District 4

Games played at Notre Dame, Indiana.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 4 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 12 | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 10 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 12 | | | | |
| Detroit | Detroit | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Detroit | Detroit | 0 | | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 0 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | 9 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | 9 |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 4 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 5 | | | | |
| Detroit | Detroit | 0 | | | | | | | |

### District 5

Games played at Peoria, Illinois.
| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 6 | — |
| Bradley | 6 | 2 | — |

### District 6

Games played at Bryan, Texas.
| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Arizona | 1 | 1 | — |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | — |

### District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado.
| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Colorado State College | 17 | 8 | 12 |
| Utah | 8 | 13 | 8 |

### District 8

Games played at Fresno, California.
| Semifinals Fresno, California | Semifinals Fresno, California | Semifinals Fresno, California | Semifinals Fresno, California | Finals Seattle, Washington | Finals Seattle, Washington | Finals Seattle, Washington | Finals Seattle, Washington |
| | | | | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Santa Clara | 11 | 3 | — | Washington | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Fresno State | 23 | 15 | — | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona | Border | 36–8 (6–1) | Frank Sancet | 4 (last: 1958) | 2nd (1956) | 7–8 |
| Clemson | ACC | 23 –6 (11–5) | Bill Wilhelm | 1 (last: 1958) | 5th (1958) | 1–2 |
| Colorado State College | RMC | 24–5 (10–1) | Pete Butler | 5 (last: 1958) | 5th (1955) | 2–10 |
| Connecticut | Yankee | 20–1 (10–0) | J. Orlean Christian | 1 (last: 1957) | 5th (1957) | 1–2 |
| Fresno State | CCAA | 38–11 (11–4) | Pete Beiden | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 22–4 (17–3) | Toby Greene | 2 (last: 1955) | 3rd (1955) | 5–4 |
| Penn State | Independent | 15–4 | Joe Bedenk | 2 (last: 1957) | 2nd (1957) | 5–4 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 24–7 (8–2) | Charlie Maher | 3 (last: 1958) | 2nd (1955) | 7–6 |

### Bracket and results
#### 1959 College World Series 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 |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 5 | Penn State | Penn State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 3 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 3$^{12}$ | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 3$^{12}$ | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 2 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 2 | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 6 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | Arizona | Arizona | 3 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Penn State | Penn State | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 7 | Clemson | Clemson | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 7 | Clemson | Clemson | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 2 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 1 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 1 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 14 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 12 | Game 1 | Oklahoma State | 10–2 | Western Michigan | |
| June 13 | Game 2 | Penn State | 5–3 | Connecticut | |
| June 13 | Game 3 | Arizona | 3–2 (12 innings) | Clemson | |
| June 13 | Game 4 | Fresno State | 6–5 | Colorado State College | |
| June 14 | Game 5 | Western Michigan | 14–6 | Connecticut | Connecticut eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 6 | Clemson | 7–1 | Colorado State College | Colorado State College eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 7 | Oklahoma State | 8–6 | Penn State | |
| June 14 | Game 8 | Arizona | 5–1 | Fresno State | |
| June 15 | Game 9 | Penn State | 7–0 | Clemson | Clemson eliminated |
| June 15 | Game 10 | Fresno State | 7–2 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan eliminated |
| June 15 | Game 11 | Arizona | 5–3 | Oklahoma State | |
| June 16 | Game 12 | Oklahoma State | 4–3 | Penn State | Penn State eliminated |
| June 16 | Game 13 | Fresno State | 2–0 | Arizona | |
| June 17 | Game 14 | Oklahoma State | 4–0 | Fresno State | Fresno State eliminated |
| June 18 | Final | Oklahoma State | 5–3 | Arizona | Oklahoma State wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Joel Horlen | Oklahoma State |
| P | Hal Stowe | Clemson |
| C | Alan Hall | Arizona |
| 1B | Bob Wilson | Arizona |
| 2B | Bruce Andrew | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Jim Dobson (MOP) | Oklahoma State |
| SS | Charles Shoemaker | Arizona |
| OF | Bailey Hendley | Clemson |
| OF | Doug Hoffman | Clemson |
| OF | Connie McIlvoy | Oklahoma State |

### Quick facts

* In 1996, coach Rod Dedeaux of Southern California was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–95) by the Omaha World-Herald as part of the 50th CWS celebration.
* In 1971, Ron Fairly (OF) of Southern California was named to the College World Series All-Time Team (1947–70) by the blue-ribbon committee chaired by Abe Chanin as part of the 25th CWS celebration.
* In 1996, Alan Hall (C) of Arizona and Charles Shoemaker (SS) of Arizona were named to the 1940s–50s All-Decade Team by a panel of 60 voters representing CWS head coaches, media, and chairs of the Division I Baseball Committee.
* Fresno State's team included Augie Garrido, who went on to win five CWS titles as a coach at Cal State Fullerton and Texas.
* Dave Baldwin of Arizona pitched a two-hitter in a 5–1 victory over Fresno State.
* 33,607 fans watched the CWS (10 sessions).
* The championship game was umpired by Bob Stewart, Jack Tobin, Don Carrothers, and Ed Sudol.
* The following records were set or tied:
** Most Balks, Individual, Single Game – 2, Frank Carbajal, Colorado State College, vs Clemson, L 7–1, tied (2 others)
** Most Passed Balls, Individual, Single Game – 3, Jim Garrett, Fresno St, vs Arizona, L 5–1, tied (2 others)
** Most Balks, Team, Single Game – 2, Colorado State, vs Clemson, L 7–1, tied (4 others)
** Most Passed Balls, Team, Single Game – 5, Fresno St, vs Arizona, L 5–1
** Most Passed Balls, Both Teams, Single Game – 5, Fresno St (5) vs Arizona (0), Arizona 5–1
** Most Balks, Individual, CWS – 2, Frank Carbajal, 1 game, tied (6 others)
** Most Sacrifice Bunts, Both Teams, Championship Game – 5, Oklahoma St (3) vs Arizona (2), Oklahoma St 5–3
** Most Runs by Team, Clemson- 24