1953 Colorado State Bears baseball team

American college baseball season

1953 Colorado State Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions District VII playoff champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	14–7 (8–1 RMC)
Head coach	Pete Butler (11th season)
Home stadium	Jackson Field
Seasons← 19521954 →

1953 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State ‍†‍‍	8	–	1	.889	14	–	7	.667
Colorado College ‍‍‍	4	–	3	.571		–		–
Western State ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500		–		–
Colorado Mines ‍‍‍	0	–	8	.000	0	–	8	.000

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1953 Colorado State Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College of Education in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 11th year at Colorado State.

The Bears won the District VII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Duke Blue Devils.

Roster

1953 Colorado State Bears baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year
	Ronnie Capra	/R	—	—	Jr
INF	Jim Ditolla	/R	—	—
RHP	Bob Gill	/R	—	—
	D Figliolino	/R	—	—
RHP	Gene Haggerty	/R	—	—
C	Kent Hill	/R	—	—
	Richard Howerton	/	—	—
	B Kardula	/R	—	—
	Bob Lanari	/	—	—
	Bob Mantooth	/R	—	—
	Bob McAfee	L/	—	—	Sr
C	Jerry McMillen	/R	—	—
	Al Minaya	/	—	—	Jr
	Dick Porter	/R	—	—
	George Sage	/L	—	—	Jr
RHP	Bob Stewart	/R	—	—	Sr
	Lou Tanka	/R	—	—
	Jerry Tancredo	/R	—	—
	Art Wallenweber	/	—	—
C	Dick Weed	/R	—	—

1953 Colorado State Bears baseball game log

Regular season

April (5–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
1	April 3	at Colorado Mines	Unknown • Golden, Colorado	10–4	1–0	1–0
2	April 4	at Colorado Mines	Unknown • Golden, Colorado	12–0	2–0	2–0
3	April 10	Lowry Air Force Base	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	3–14	2–1	2–0
4	April 21	at Warren Air Force Base	Unknown • Cheyenne, Wyoming	0–6	2–2	2–0
5	April 24	Colorado College	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	7–4	3–2	3–0
6	April 25	Colorado College	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	15–9	4–2	4–0
7	April 28	at Denver	Unknown • Denver, Colorado	8–5	5–2	4–0

May (7–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
8	May 1	Colorado Mines	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	9–1	6–2	5–0
9	May 2	at Colorado Mines	Unknown • Golden, Colorado	8–1	7–2	6–0
10	May 5	at Warren Air Force Base	Unknown • Cheyenne, Wyoming	13–11	8–2	6–0
11	May 8	at Western State	Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado	15–1	9–2	7–0
12	May 9	at Western State	Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado	7–10	9–3	7–1
13	May 15	at Colorado College	Stewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado	6–5	10–3	8–1
14	May 19	at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center	Unknown • Aurora, Colorado	19–3	11–3	8–1
15	May 22	Fitzsimons Army Medical Center	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	6–2	12–3	8–1
16	May	Warren Air Force Base	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	2–9	12–4	8–1

Postseason

District VII Playoff (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
17	May	at Utah	Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah	3–6	12–5	8–1
18	May	at Utah	Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah	8–5	13–5	8–1
19	May	at Utah	Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah	4–0	14–5	8–1

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
20	June 11	vs Lafayette	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–6	14–6	8–1
21	June 12	vs Duke	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–3	14–7	8–1

v t e Northern Colorado Bears baseball
Venues	Jackson Field (1952–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics