1960 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

{{Short description|American college sports championship}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Tournament

| Year=1960

| Division=University Division

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=25

| CollegeWorldSeriesBallpark=Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium

| City=Omaha, NE

| Champions=Minnesota

| TitleCount=2nd

| Runner-Up=Southern California

| CWSCount=4th

| Coach=Dick Siebert

| CoachCount=2nd

| MOP=John Erickson

| MOPTeam=Minnesota

| Attendance=

| Television=

| tournament_link=NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

}}

The 1960 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1960 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 fourteenth 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 25 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's College World Series Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=November 18, 2012|page=192|year=2009}} The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 20. The fourteenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was John Erickson of Minnesota.

Tournament

The official NCAA record book does not list any participants for District 5 as Oklahoma State was an automatic qualifier for the 1960 College World Series.

=District 1=

Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.

{{4TeamBracket

| seeds = no

| RD1-team1 =Boston College

| RD1-score1 =2

| RD1-team2 ={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Connecticut Huskies|title=Connecticut}}

| RD1-score2 =1

| RD1-team3 ={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}}

| RD1-score3 =5

| RD1-team4 ={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=American International Yellow Jackets|title=American International}}

| RD1-score4 =1

| RD2-team1 =Boston College

| RD2-score1 =5

| RD2-team2 =Holy Cross

| RD2-score2 =4

}}

=District 2=

Games played at Cooperstown, New York.

{{4TeamBracket

| seeds = no

| RD1-team1 ={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|title=Delaware}}

| RD1-score1 =15

| RD1-team2 ={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Colgate Raiders|title=Colgate}}

| RD1-score2 =4

| RD1-team3 =St. John's

| RD1-score3 =7

| RD1-team4 ={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}

| RD1-score4 =2

| RD2-team1 =Delaware

| RD2-score1 =3

| RD2-team2 =St. John's (NY)

| RD2-score2 =4

}}

=District 3=

Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=The Citadel Bulldogs|title=The Citadel}}

| RD1-score1=4

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}

| RD1-score2=26

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=North Carolina

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Florida Southern Moccasins|title=Florida Southern}}

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Florida

| RD1-score5=5

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Florida Southern

| RD1-score6=06

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=The Citadel

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=North Carolina

| RD2-score2=13

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=The Citadel

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Florida

| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=North Carolina

| RD3-score1-1=7

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Florida

| RD3-score2-1=5

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=District 4=

Games played at Saint Paul, Minnesota.

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Semi-Finals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Minnesota

| RD1-score1=15

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}

| RD1-score2=6

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}}

| RD1-score3=16

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Ohio Bobcats|title=Ohio}}

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Notre Dame

| RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Ohio

| RD1-score6=5

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Minnesota

| RD2-score1=12

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Detroit

| RD2-score2=5

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Detroit

| RD2-score3=14

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Ohio

| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Minnesota

| RD3-score1-1=5

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Detroit

| RD3-score2-1=4

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=District 5=

=District 6=

{{3TeamBracket

| legs = 1/3

| seeds = no

| RD1 = Semifinals
Austin, Texas

| RD2 = Finals
Tucson, Arizona

| RD1-team1 = {{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}

| RD1-score1 = 4

| RD1-team2 = {{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}

| RD1-score2 = 2

| RD2-team1=Houston

| RD2-score1-1=3

| RD2-score1-2=4

| RD2-score1-3=—

| RD2-team2=Arizona

| RD2-score2-1=4

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=—

}}

=District 7=

Games played at Salt Lake City, Utah.

{{2TeamBracket

| legs = 3

| seeds = no

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Northern Colorado Bears|title=Colorado State College}}

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Utah Utes|title=Utah}}

| RD1-score2-1=24

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=2

}}

=District 8=

Games played at Los Angeles, California.

{{3TeamBracket

| legs = 3

| seeds = no

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3=—

| RD1-team2=Southern California

| RD1-score2-1=10

| RD1-score2-2=10

| RD1-score2-3=—

| RD2-team1={{CBSB link|year=1960|team=Washington State Cougars|title=Washington State}}

| RD2-score1-1=8

| RD2-score1-2=3

| RD2-score1-3=5

| RD2-team2=Southern California

| RD2-score2-1=7

| RD2-score2-2=8

| RD2-score2-3=10

}}

College World Series

=Participants=

class="wikitable"

! School !! Conference !! Record (conference) !! Head coach !! CWS appearances !! CWS best finish !! CWS record

align=center

| Arizona

Border41–7 (2–2)Frank Sancet5
(last: 1959)
2nd
(1956, 1958)
10–10
align=center

| Boston College

Greater Boston14–4 (7–3)Ed Peligrini1
(last: 1953)
4th
(1953)
2–2
align=center

| Colorado State College{{efn|Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.}}

Rocky Mountain25–10 (15–1)Pete Butler6
(last: 1959)
5th
(1955)
2–12
align=center

| Minnesota

Big 1029–6–1 (12–2)Dick Siebert1
(last: 1956)
1st
(1956)
5–1
align=center

| North Carolina

ACC22–5 (11–3)Walt Rabb0
(last: none)
none0–0
align=center

| Oklahoma State

Big 815–5 (12–4)Toby Greene3
(last: 1959)
1st
(1959)
10–5
align=center

| Southern California

CIBA40–14 (12–4)Rod Dedeaux5
(last: 1958)
1st
(1948, 1958)
10–8
align=center

| St. John's

Metro19–5 (10–4)Jack Kaiser1
(last: 1949)
4th
(1949)
0–2

=Results=

==Bracket==

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim |style=2 |RD5-legs=2

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Arizona

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Oklahoma State

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Minnesota

| RD1-score3=8

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=North Carolina

| RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Boston College

| RD1-score5=8

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Northern Colorado Bears|school=University of Northern Colorado|title=Colorado State College}}

| RD1-score6=3

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Southern California

| RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=St. John's

| RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Arizona

| RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Minnesota

| RD2-score2=8

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Boston College

| RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Southern California

| RD2-score4=5

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Oklahoma State

| RD2-score5=7

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=North Carolina

| RD2-score6=0

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=Colorado State College

| RD2-score7=2

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=St. John's

| RD2-score8=313

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Minnesota

| RD3-score1=1210

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Southern California

| RD3-score2=11

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Boston College

| RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Oklahoma State

| RD3-score4=1

| RD3-seed5=

| RD3-team5=Arizona

| RD3-score5=11

| RD3-seed6=

| RD3-team6=St. John's

| RD3-score6=4

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Minnesota

| RD4-score1=3

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Oklahoma State

| RD4-score2=1

| RD4-seed3=

| RD4-team3=Southern California

| RD4-score3=13

| RD4-seed4=

| RD4-team4=Arizona

| RD4-score4=1

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Minnesota

| RD5-score1-1=2

| RD5-score1-2=210

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Southern California

| RD5-score2-1=411

| RD5-score2-2=1

}}

==Game results==

class="wikitable"

! Date !! Game !! Winner !! Score !! Loser !! Notes

align=center

| June 10

Game 1Arizona2–1Oklahoma State
align=center

|rowspan=3| June 14

Game 2Minnesota8–3North Carolina
align=center

| Game 3

Boston College8–3{{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Northern Colorado Bears|school=University of Northern Colorado|title=Colorado State}}
align=center

| Game 4

Southern California3–1St. John's
align=center

|rowspan=3| June 15

Game 5Oklahoma State7–0North CarolinaJim Wixson throws a no-hitter,North Carolina eliminated
align=center

| Game 6

St. John's3–2 (13){{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Northern Colorado Bears|school=University of Northern Colorado|title=Colorado State}}Colorado State eliminated
align=center

| Game 7

Minnesota8–5Arizona
align=center

| June 16

Game 8Southern California5–2Boston College
align=center

|rowspan=3| June 17

Game 9Oklahoma State1–0Boston CollegeBoston College eliminated
align=center

| Game 10

Arizona11–4St. John'sSt. John's eliminated
align=center

| Game 11

Minnesota12–11 (10)Southern California
align=center

|rowspan=2| June 18

Game 12Minnesota3–1Oklahoma StateOklahoma State eliminated
align=center

| Game 13

Southern California13–1ArizonaArizona eliminated
align=center

| June 19

Game 14USC4–2 (11)Minnesota
align=center

| June 20

FinalMinnesota2–1 (10)USCMinnesota wins CWS

=All-Tournament Team=

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
PositionPlayerSchool
rowspan=3| PBruce Gardnerstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC
Jim Wardstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|border=0}}|Arizona
Bob Waskostyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers|border=0}}|Minnesota
CBill Heathstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC
1BWilliam Ryanstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC
2BJohn Erickson (MOP)style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers|border=0}}|Minnesota
3BCal Rolloffstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers|border=0}}|Minnesota
SSDave Pflepsenstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers|border=0}}|Minnesota
rowspan=3| OFArt Ersepkestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC
Bob Levingstonstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC
Mickey McNameestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC

=Notable players=

=Tournament Notes=

Jim Wixson throws the second no-hitter in College World Series history.

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References