1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament#District 4 at Champaign, IL
{{Short description|American college sports championship}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Tournament
| Year=1963
| Division=University Division
| Image=
| ImageSize=
| Caption=
| Teams=23
| CollegeWorldSeriesBallpark=Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
| City=Omaha, NE
| Champions=Southern California
| TitleCount=4th
| Runner-Up=Arizona
| CWSCount=4th
| Coach=Rod Dedeaux
| CoachCount=4th
| MOP=Bud Hollowell
| MOPTeam=Southern California
| Attendance=
| Television=
| tournament_link=NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
}}
The 1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1963 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 seventeenth 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 23 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=May 3, 2014|page=193|year=2009}} The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The seventeenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bud Hollowell of Southern California.
Regionals
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across seven district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
=District 1=
Holy Cross vs. Boston College was played at Newton, Massachusetts and Connecticut vs. Providence and Providence vs. Holy Cross were played at Worcester, Massachusetts.
{{4TeamBracket
| legs = 3
| seeds = no
| RD1-team1=Holy Cross
| RD1-score1-1=4
| RD1-score1-2=7
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}}
| RD1-score2-1=0
| RD1-score2-2=4
| RD1-score2-3=—
| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Connecticut Huskies|title=Connecticut}}
| RD1-score3-1=4*
| RD1-score3-2=3
| RD1-score3-3=6
| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Providence Friars|title=Providence}}
| RD1-score4-1=3*
| RD1-score4-2=4
| RD1-score4-3=10
| RD2-team1=Holy Cross
| RD2-score1-1=11
| RD2-score1-2=7
| RD2-score1-3=—
| RD2-team2=Providence
| RD2-score2-1=0
| RD2-score2-2=4
| RD2-score2-3=—
}}
=District 2 at [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton, NJ]]=
{{4TeamBracket
| seeds = no
| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}}
| RD1-score1=0
| RD1-team2=Penn State
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}}
| RD1-score3=0
| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=St. John's Redmen|title=St. John's}}
| RD1-score4=7
| RD2-team1=Penn State
| RD2-score1=11
| RD2-team2=St. John's
| RD2-score2=2
}}
=District 3 at [[Gastonia, North Carolina|Gastonia, NC]]=
{{4Team2ElimBracket
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}}
| RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=West Virginia
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}}
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Florida State
| RD1-score4=4
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=West Virginia
| RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Auburn
| RD1-score6=1
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Wake Forest
| RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Florida State
| RD2-score2=12
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Wake Forest
| RD2-score3=12
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=West Virginia
| RD2-score4=8
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Florida State
| RD3-score1-1=5
| RD3-score1-2=11
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Wake Forest
| RD3-score2-1=6
| RD3-score2-2=5
}}
=District 4 at [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign, IL]]=
{{4Team2ElimBracket
| RD1=
| RD2=
| RD3=
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}}
| RD1-score2=13
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Western Michigan
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}
| RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Valparaiso
| RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Notre Dame
| RD1-score6=5
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Illinois
| RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Western Michigan
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Illinois
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Notre Dame
| RD2-score4=0
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Western Michigan
| RD3-score1-1=0
| RD3-score1-2=7
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Illinois
| RD3-score2-1=8
| RD3-score2-2=0
}}
=District 5 at [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]=
{{2TeamBracket
| legs = 3
| seeds = no
| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
| RD1-score1-1=0
| RD1-score1-2=2
| RD1-score1-3=1
| RD1-team2=Missouri
| RD1-score2-1=16
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-score2-3=7
}}
=District 6=
Texas automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.
=District 7 at [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]]=
{{2TeamBracket
| legs = 3
| seeds = no
| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Northern Colorado Bears|title=Colorado}}
| RD1-score1-1=0
| RD1-score1-2=0
| RD1-score1-3=—
| RD1-team2=Arizona
| RD1-score2-1=13
| RD1-score2-2=10
| RD1-score2-3=—
}}
=District 8 at [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis, OR]]=
{{2TeamBracket
| legs = 3
| seeds = no
| RD1-team1=Southern California
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=7
| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1963|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}
| RD1-score2-1=5
| RD1-score2-2=8
| RD1-score2-3=5
}}
College World Series
=Participants=
| class="wikitable"
! School !! Conference !! Record (conference) !! Head coach !! CWS appearances !! CWS best finish !! CWS record | ||||||
| align=center
| Arizona | WAC | 35–15 (8–4) | Frank Sancet | 6 (last: 1960) | 2nd (1956, 1958) | 12–12 |
| align=center | n/a | 25–11 (n/a) | Danny Litwhiler | 2 (last: 1962) | 4th (1962) | 2–4 |
| align=center | n/a | 13–8 (n/a) | Albert Riopel | 3 (last: 1962) | 1st (1952) | 9–5 |
| align=center
| Missouri | Big 8 | 21–4 (15–3) | Hi Simmons | 4 (last: 1962) | 1st (1954) | 12–7 |
| align=center | n/a | 13–4 (n/a) | Chuck Medlar | 3 (last: 1959) | 2nd (1957) | 7–6 |
| align=center
| Texas | SWC | 19–15–1 (12–3) | Bibb Falk | 7 (last: 1962) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 17–11 |
| align=center | CIBA | 30–9 (10–6) | Rod Dedeaux | 7 (last: 1961) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961) | 19–10 |
| align=center | MAC | 24–4 (12–0) | Charlie Maher | 5 (last: 1961) | 2nd (1955) | 9–10 |
=Results=
==Bracket==
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Arizona
| RD1-score1=8
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Penn State
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Florida State
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Western Michigan
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Texas
| RD1-score5=8
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Southern California
| RD1-score6=3
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=Missouri
| RD1-score7=3
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Holy Cross
| RD1-score8=0
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Arizona
| RD2-score1=411
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Florida State
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Missouri
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Texas
| RD2-score4=2
| RD2-seed5=
| RD2-team5=Penn State
| RD2-score5=3
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team6=Western Michigan
| RD2-score6=0
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team7=Southern California
| RD2-score7=6
| RD2-seed8=
| RD2-team8=Holy Cross
| RD2-score8=5
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Arizona
| RD3-score1=6
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Missouri
| RD3-score2=4
| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3=Texas
| RD3-score3=610
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4=Penn State
| RD3-score4=4
| RD3-seed5=
| RD3-team5=Florida State
| RD3-score5=3
| RD3-seed6=
| RD3-team6=Southern California
| RD3-score6=4
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1=Arizona
| RD4-score1=10
| RD4-seed2=
| RD4-team2=Texas
| RD4-score2=8
| RD4-seed3=
| RD4-team3=Missouri
| RD4-score3=3
| RD4-seed4=
| RD4-team4=Southern California
| RD4-score4=12
| RD5-seed1=
| RD5-team1=Arizona
| RD5-score1-1=4
| RD5-score1-2=2
| RD5-seed2=
| RD5-team2=Southern California
| RD5-score2-1=6
| RD5-score2-2=5
}}
==Game results==
| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Game !! Winner !! Score !! Loser !! Notes | |||||
| align=center
|rowspan=4| June 10 | Game 1 | Arizona | 8–1 | Penn State | |
| align=center
| Game 2 | Florida State | 5–2 | Western Michigan | ||
| align=center
| Game 3 | Texas | 8–3 | Southern California | ||
| align=center
| Game 4 | Missouri | 3–0 | Holy Cross | ||
| align=center
|rowspan=4| June 11 | Game 5 | Penn State | 3–0 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan eliminated |
| align=center
| Game 6 | Southern California | 6–5 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross eliminated | |
| align=center
| Game 7 | Arizona | 4–3 (11 innings) | Florida State | ||
| align=center
| Game 8 | Missouri | 3–2 | Texas | ||
| align=center
|rowspan=3| June 12 | Game 9 | Texas | 6–4 (10 innings) | Penn State | Penn State eliminated |
| align=center
| Game 10 | Southern California | 4–3 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated | |
| align=center
| Game 11 | Arizona | 6–4 | Missouri | ||
| align=center
|rowspan=2| June 13 | Game 12 | Southern California | 12–3 | Missouri | Missouri eliminated |
| align=center
| Game 13 | Arizona | 10–8 | Texas | Texas eliminated | |
| align=center
| June 14 | Game 14 | Southern California | 6–4 | Arizona | |
| align=center
| June 16 | Final | Southern California | 5–2 | Arizona | Southern California wins CWS |
=All-Tournament Team=
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center | ||
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2| P | Doug Holliker | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|border=0}}|Arizona |
| Walt Peterson | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC | |
| C | Bud Hollowell (MOP) | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC |
| 1B | Gary Holman | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC |
| 2B | Ron Theobald | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|border=0}}|Arizona |
| 3B | Dale Harvey | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Missouri Tigers|border=0}}|Missouri |
| SS | Woody Woodward | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0}}|Florida State |
| rowspan=3| OF | Hector Barnetche | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|border=0}}|Arizona |
| Craig Morrison | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|border=0}}|Arizona | |
| Kenny Washington | style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans|border=0}}|USC |
=Notable players=
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{NCAA Division I baseball tournament}}
{{1962–63 NCAA University Division championships navbox}}