The 1958 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The Crusaders played their home games at

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. The team was coached by Jack Barry in his 38th year as head coach at Holy Cross. The Crusaders won the District I playoff to advance to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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, , Omaha Municipal Stadium •

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Awards and honors

;Ken Komodzinski *College World Series All-Tournament Team

References

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