1953 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
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The 1953
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 ...
was the seventh
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-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the
1953 NCAA baseball season The 1953 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1953. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1 ...
and was played at
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in
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from June 11 to June 16. The tournament's champion was
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, coached by Ray Fisher. The Most Outstanding Player was J. L. Smith of
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. 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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Al Spangler Albert Donald Spangler (born July 8, 1933) is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach. Spangler appeared in 912 games in the majors between and for the Milwaukee Braves, Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Los Angeles / Califo ...
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, Carlton Hanta *
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, Jack Shepard *
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: J. L. Smith


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{{NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
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 ...
College World Series
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 ...
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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