1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team

1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	20–10 (– RMC)
Head coach	Pete Butler (16th season)
Assistant coach	Tom Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium	Jackson Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 16th year at Colorado State.

The Bears lost the District VII playoff, but when BYU opted not to play in the College World Series due to their school's rule to rest on Sundays,^[1] the Bears to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Home town
OF	Floyd Acre	/	—	—
	George Bethel	/	—	—
	Fred Boom	/	—	—
	John Bradley	/	—	—
OF	Paul Chamberlain	/	—	—
	Delbert Davies	/	—	—
	Joe Duca	/	—	—
INF	Don Gentry	/	—	—
RHP	Ron Herbel	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Denver, Colorado
	Tom Jenkins	/	—	—
	Ken Kempf	/	—	—
C	Larry Klumb	/	—	—
	Ken Krause	/	—	—
	Wayne Merritt	/	—	—
	Bill Oster	/	—	—
INF	Joe Peck	/	—	—
INF	Carl Rohnke	/	—	—
	Virg Speak	/	—	—
	Bill Trimble	/	—	—
	Larry Turner	/	—	—
	Danny Walkup	/	—	—

Tom Cooper

1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball game log

Regular season

March (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
1	March 18	at Arizona	UA Field • Tucson, Arizona	3–17	0–1	–
2	March 19	at Arizona	UA Field • Tucson, Arizona	1–15	0–2	–
3	March 21	at New Mexico A&M	Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico	17–9	1–2	–
4	March 22	at New Mexico A&M	Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico	11–3	2–2	–

April (0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record

May (0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
23	May 21	Air Force	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	9–8	17–6	–
24	May 24	at Air Force	Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado	6–3	18–6	–

Postseason

District VII Playoff (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
25	May 30	at BYU	Cougar Field • Provo, Utah	3–4	18–7	–
26	May 31	at BYU	Cougar Field • Provo, Utah	8–0	19–7	–
27	May 31	at BYU	Cougar Field • Provo, Utah	5–9	19–8	–

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
28	June 14	vs Lafayette	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	10–5	20–8	–
29	June 15	vs Missouri	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–11	20–9	–
30	June 16	vs Southern California	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–12	20–10	–

^ "BYU BASEBALL FAQ". www.byucougars.com. BYU ATHLETICS. Retrieved November 4, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Baseball Single-Season Hitting records (6/15/17)" (PDF). www.uncbears.com. University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

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