American college baseball season
1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball |
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MAC Champions District IV Champions |
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College World Series, Runner-Up |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 2 |
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CB | No. 2 |
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Record | 25–7 (9–0 MAC) |
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Head coach | - Charlie Maher (17th season)
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Assistant coach | Don Boven |
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Home stadium | Hyames Field |
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Seasons |
1955 Mid-American Conference baseball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Western Michigan †y | 9 | – | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 25 | – | 7 | | .781 |
Bowling Green | 7 | – | 3 | | .700 | | | 8 | – | 5 | | .615 |
Western Reserve | 5 | – | 5 | | .500 | | | 5 | – | 5 | | .500 |
Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 4 | | .500 | | | 7 | – | 10 | | .412 |
Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | | .500 | | | 11 | – | 10 | | .524 |
Kent State | 4 | – | 6 | | .400 | | | 9 | – | 10 | | .474 |
Toledo | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 4 | – | 13 | | .235 |
Marshall | 1 | – | 6 | | .143 | | | 2 | – | 11 | | .154 |
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† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1955[1] |
The 1955 Western Michigan Broncos team represented Western Michigan College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 17th season at Western Michigan.
The Broncos lost the College World Series, defeated by the Wake Forest in the championship game.
Roster
1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team |
Players | Coaches |
# | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Home town | | INF | Tom Czyz | / | — | — | | | 38 | INF | Leland David | / | — | — | | | | RHP | Roger Eggers | /R | — | — | | | | OF | Dick Erickson | / | — | — | Sr | | | RHP | Don Finnefrock | /R | — | — | | | | INF | Gene Frechette | / | — | — | | | | LHP | Gary Graham | /L | — | — | Jr | | | OF | Lowell Johnson | / | — | — | Sr | | | INF | Nobert Krings | / | — | — | Sr | | | OF | Bill Lajoie | / | — | — | Sr | | 45 | INF | Wayne LaNeave | / | — | — | | | 42 | C | Freed Messner | / | — | — | | | | OF | Al Nagel | / | — | — | | | | OF | Jerry O'Connell | / | — | — | | | | RHP | Roger Schwarzkoff | /R | — | — | So | | | INF | Jack Smith | / | — | — | Jr | | | RHP | Jim Smith | /R | — | — | | | | RHP | Gerry Sposito | /R | — | — | | | | - Head coach
Charlie Maher - Assistant coach(es)
Don Boven - Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
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Schedule and results
Legend |
| Western Michigan win |
| Western Michigan loss |
| Western Michigan tie |
1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log |
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Postseason (7–4) |
District IV Playoff (4–2) | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MAC record | Alma | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan | 8–9 | 18–4 | 9–0 | Alma | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan | 3–0 | 19–4 | 9–0 | Alma | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan | 15–4 | 20–4 | 9–0 | Ohio State | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan | 1–0 | 21–4 | 9–0 | Ohio State | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan | 5–8 | 21–5 | 9–0 | Ohio State | Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan | 7–4 | 22–5 | 9–0 | |
1955 College World Series (3–2) | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | MAC record | June 10 | vs Arizona | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 4–1 | 23–5 | 9–0 | June 12 | vs Oklahoma A&M | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 5–4 | 24–5 | 9–0 | June 13 | vs Wake Forest | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 9–0 | 25–5 | 9–0 | June 14 | vs Wake Forest | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 7–10 | 25–6 | 9–0 | June 16 | vs Wake Forest | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 6–7 | 25–7 | 9–0 | |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Awards and honors
- Bill Lajoie
- ABAC First Team All-American[3]
References
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "1956 Brown and Gold, WMU Yearbook" (PDF). www.library.wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
Western Michigan Broncos baseball |
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |