The 1954 NCAA baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1954 NCAA baseball season to determine the national champion of

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. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the

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, a double-elimination tournament in its eighth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series, but for the first time the preliminary tournament rounds hosted by each district were sanctioned

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events. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The College World Series was held in

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from June 10 to June 16. The eighth tournament's champion was

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, coached by John "Hi" Simmons. The Most Outstanding Player was

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Tournament

District 1

Games played in

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District 2

Games played at

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District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3-game series. The first series was played between Virginia Tech and Clemson, with the winner moving on to play Rollins in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series. *In the semifinal series, the first game was played in

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, and the second game was played in

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. Both final series games were played in

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District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'. The first series was played between Ohio and Ashland, with the winner moving on to play Michigan St. in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series. *Games played at

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District 5

(Automatic College World Series qualifier)

District 6

Games played at

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District 7

Games played at

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. Arizona 8, Colorado State College 2 Colorado State College 21, Wyoming 14 Arizona 16, Wyoming 9 Arizona 8, Colorado State College 5 (11 inn.)

District 8

Games played at

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College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

Notable players

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: Don Gile, Don Lee, Carl Thomas *

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: * UMass: *

: Bob Anderson, Ed Hobaugh,

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, Leroy Powell, George Smith, Bill Stewart,

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, Jerry Schoonmaker,

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* Oklahoma A&M:

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* Rollins:

References

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