The 1953 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the

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during the

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. The team won the

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regular season championship, and advanced to participate in the

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. It was Houston's first appearance in the College World Series. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach

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, and played its home games at

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. Showing a sluggish start to the season, Houston lost six out of their first seven games, but then went on a seven-game winning streak that eventually propelled the team to a conference championship.

Roster

Schedule

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