The College World Series was the fifth

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-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the

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and was played at

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from June 13 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the

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, coached by

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. The Most Outstanding Player was

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. Oklahoma won national championships in football, wrestling, and baseball in the 1950–51 academic year. The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the

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preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

Notable players

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, Duke Simpson, Fred Taylor *

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References

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College World Series The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...

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