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    The College World Series
    The College World Series
    The College World Series
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    The College World Series

    By W. C. Madden and John E. Peterson

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    Since 1950, Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium (formerly Municipal Stadium) has hosted the nation's top college baseball programs in the College World Series. Baseball fans from every corner of the country have taken the annual "Road to Omaha" and packed the seats to see championship baseball at its best. In 1954 thousands saw Jim Ehrler of Texas toss the tourney's first no-hitter en route to the Longhorns winning back-to-back CWS championships. Fans at the 1970 tournament saw Southern Cal defeat Florida State in the midst of their unmatched five-year championship run. In 1996 Rosenblatt's faithful took in the dramatic bottom-of-the-ninth, two-out, two-run homer by Louisiana State's Warren Morris, giving his team a 9-8 upset victory over powerhouse Miami.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateMay 11, 2005
    ISBN9781439615263
    The College World Series
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    W. C. Madden

    The White County Historical Museum and City of Monticello contributed many of the images and provided much of the information for this book. W. C. Madden, an author and historian, offers a thoughtful visual essay on the growth and evolution of the city. Madden has written extensively on Indiana history and baseball. His other books include Baseball in Indianapolis, Then & Now: Indianapolis, Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards, The Indy 500: 1956–1965, Crown Hill Cemetery, and The College World Series.

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      programs.

      INTRODUCTION

      When the College World Series first began in 1947, it wasn’t very successful from the standpoint of fan support, but the colleges, coaches, and players sure liked the competition. However, fan support has grown like the suburb of a big city. It has exploded and good seats are now hard to find. People wait years for season tickets. Yet tickets are always available for a game.

      Even press coverage was poor back in 1947. You could count the number of reporters and photographers on your hands. Then television came about and finally found a home at Rosenblatt Stadium. National coverage began in the 1980s, and ESPN now airs all games live. More than 500 members of the media converge on Omaha each year to cover the event.

      When the Series began, it lasted two or three days and consisted of two or three games. Now the Series stretches to more than a week and can involve as many as 17 games.

      Baseball was a different game when the Series began in 1947. Players swung wooden bats and wore no batting helmets or gloves. Aluminum bats came about in the 1970s and changed the complexion of the game. Defensive battles turned more offensive and pitchers no longer went all nine innings. Setup relief pitchers and stoppers usually come in late to now finish off the game. Shutouts are rare.

      One thing that has come full circle is the final series. When the Series began, only two teams competed in a best-of-three format. While eight teams come to Omaha, the final series again is a two-out-three-game format. That started in 2003.

      The future of the Series looks bright. Rosenblatt Stadium will likely get bigger and even better. And fan support should continue to grow.

      FAN SUPPORT. Fans begin lining up hours before a game to get the best bleacher seats that Rosenblatt Stadium has a lot to offer at cheap prices. The bleachers are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. They occasionally sell out, too.

      ONE

      The Teams

      Back in 1947, a total of 166 colleges competed for the title in Division I. That number has increased now to more than 285 teams. The size of the field for the baseball tournament began with eight teams. That number has increased to 64 teams. Thirty of the berths are automatic.

      In the 58-year history of the College World Series, Southern California has been the most dominant team with a dozen championships to its credit. The Trojans won their first championship in 1948, and twelfth came 50 years later, in 1998.

      Three other teams have won five titles: Arizona State, Louisiana State, and Texas. ASU won its titles from 1965 to 1981. LSU earned titles from 1991 to 2000. Texas won its first in 1949 and its last in 2002.

      Cal State Fullerton was the champion in 2004, its fourth crown. The other college with four titles is Miami of Florida.

      Four colleges have won the championship twice: California, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Stanford.

      The other colleges that have won one title include Georgia, Holy Cross, Missouri, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Rice, Wake Forest, and Wichita State.

      CALIFORNIA WAS FIRST. California won the first College World Series in 1947 against Yale in a three-game series at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Members of that Bears team, from left to right, are (front row) Robert O’Dell, Douglas Clayton, Cliff McClain, Lyle Palmer, John Fiscalini, Tim Cronin, Ed SanClemente, James Brown, and Glen Dufour; (middle row) Coach Clint Evans, Nino Barnise, Robert Anderson, Laverne Horton, Ernie Mann, William Lotter, Sam Rosenthal, John Ramos, and Robert Peterson; (back row) Assistant Coach Ken Gustafson, George Yamer, Ralph McIntire, Ira Finney, James Anderson, Jack Jensen, Virgil Butler, John Enos, Russell Bruzzons, and Gordon Sproul.

      1947 PROGRAM. This was the cover for the first College World Series program, which was published by Western Michigan University.

      SOUTHERN CAL WINS ITS FIRST. Southern California won the second College World Series in Kalamazoo in 1948. USC beat Yale in two of three games. The Southern Cal players, from left to right, are (front row) Art Mazmanian, Charles Freeman, Dave Haserot, Assistant Coach Rod Dedeaux, Captain Charles Workman, Gordon Jones, Roundy, and Bob Zuber; (second row) Mike Catron, Wilson, Bill Lillie, Dick Fiedler, Maynard Horst, Williams, Scott, Walter Hood, Hardy, Gail Henley, Salata, Henry Cedillos, Pender, Dick Bishop, Tom Kipp, James Brideweser, Bruce McKelvey, Salerno, Manager Gorman, and Manager J. Jones.

      1948 PROGRAM. This was the cover for the second College World Series program, which was published by Western Michigan University.

      TEXAS WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE. The Texas Longhorns won their second series in a row when they became champions in 1950. Texas shutout Washington State in the final game of the Series. Players on the 1950 team included Jim Ehrler, Charlie Gorin, Murray Wall, Frank Kana, Frank Womack, Kal Segrist, Bob Brock, Eddie Burrows, Dick Risenhoover, Luther Scarborough, Irv Waghalter, Gus Hrncir, and Ben Thompkins.

      1950 PROGRAM. The 1950 program was printed by Coca Cola.

      CINDERELLA ARRIVES. During the regular season, Oklahoma finished with a 12-9 record, but captured

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