1951 Utah Redskins baseball team

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| year = 1951

| team = Utah Redskins

| sport = baseball

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| conference = Skyline Conference

| conference_link = Skyline Conference (1938–1962)

| division = Western

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| record = 17–3

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| head_coach = Pete Carlston

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| stadium = Derks Field

| champion = District VII Playoff champions

| tourney = College World Series

| tourney_result = T-3rd

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The 1951 Utah Redskins baseball team represented the University of Utah in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Redskins played their home games at Derks Field. The team was coached by Pete Carlston in his 2nd year at Utah.

The Redskins won the District VII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers.

Roster

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Schedule

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Utah Utes|border=2|color=white}}" | Regular season

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| || April 23 || {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=BYU Cougars|title=BYU}} || Derks FieldSalt Lake City, Utah || 14–2 || 0–0 || –

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Utah Utes|border=2|color=white}};|title=May (0–0)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Skyline record}}

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| || May 10 || BYU || Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah || 12–3 || 0–0 || –

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| || May 11 || at BYU || Timpanogos Park • Provo, Utah || 12–3 || 0–0 || –

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Utah Utes|border=2|color=white}};|title=District VII Playoff (2–0)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Skyline record}}

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| 15 || || at {{cbsb link|year=1951|team=Colorado State Bears|title=Colorado State}} || Unknown • Greeley, Colorado || 20–1 || 14–1 || –

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| 16 || || at Colorado State || Unknown • Greeley, Colorado || 11–6 || 15–1 || –

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Utah Utes|border=2|color=white}};|title=College World Series (2–2)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Skyline record}}

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| 17 || June 13 || vs Tennessee || Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska || 7–1 || 16–1 || –

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| 18 || June 14 || vs Southern California || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–8 || 16–2 || –

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| 19 || June 15 || vs Texas A&M || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 15–8 || 17–2 || –

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| 20 || June 16 || vs Tennessee || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–5 || 17–3 || –

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Awards and honors

;Jim Cleverly

  • American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American{{cite web |title=Utah Baseball Media Guide Records & Honors |url=https://utahutes.com/documents/2020/2/14/2020_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}

References