1958 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team

1958 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball
1958 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball
District I champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Independent
Record	18–6
Head coach	Jack Barry (38th season);
Captain	Tom Ryan (Senior year)
Home stadium	Fitton Field
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field. 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 College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

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Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year
P	Hal Dietz	/	—	—
P	Robert Defino	L/L	—	—
P	Jim Farino	/	—	—
INF	Ken Komodzinski	/	—	—	So
INF	Ronnie Liptak	/	—	—
C	Larry Rancourt	/	—	—
INF	Tom Ryan (C)	/	—	—	Sr

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2021

1958 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball game log

Regular season

April (–)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
	April 19	Dartmouth	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	4–6	–
	April 24	Tufts	Unknown • Unknown	5–2	–

May (–)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
	May 10	Harvard	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	11–3	–
	May 21	Connecticut	Unknown • Unknown	10–0	–

Postseason

District I Playoff (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
18	June 4	vs Colby	Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts	4–3	14–4
19	June 4	vs Colby	Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts	5–1	15–4
20	June 8	vs Connecticut	Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts	2–1	16–4

College World Series (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
21	June 14	vs Southern California	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–0	17–4
22	June 15	vs Clemson	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	17–4	18–4
23	June 16	vs Missouri	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–4	18–5
24	June 17	vs Southern California	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–6	18–6

^ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved October 7, 2021.