1960 Colorado State College Bears baseball team

The 1960 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 18th year at Colorado State.

1960 Colorado State College Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions
District VII champions
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
CBNo. 7
Record25–12 (15–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJackson Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Colorado State College  ‍‍‍y 15 1   .938 25 12   .676
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 1 3   .250  
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000 5 12   .294
Adams State  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000  
Western State  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000  
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1960[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Bears won the District VII playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the St. John's Redmen.

Roster

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1960 Colorado State College Bears baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
LHP Ernie Andrade /L
OF George Bethel /
INF John Bradley /
LHP Frank Carbajal /L
RHP Cisco Carlos R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Monrovia, California
OF Paul Chamberlain /
RHP Joe Duca /R
C George Dukes /R
Fr
19 INF Ron English /R
C John Groninger /R
RHP Don Herrick /R
OF Norm Idleberg /L
INF Jack Kile /
INF John Koehler R/R
INF Jim Lochner /R
LHP Gerald Maglia /L
Sr
OF Wayne Merritt /
OF Kent Olson /
INF Bob Preisendorf L/
25 RHP Jay Woodward /R
Head coach

Pete Butler

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1960 Colorado State College Bears baseball game log
Regular season
March (1–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
1 March 18  at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 3–8 0–1
2 March 19  at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–8 0–2
3 March 19  at Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 0–1 0–3
4 March 21  at Arizona State Unknown • Tempe, Arizona 4–8 0–4
5 March 22  at Arizona State Unknown • Tempe, Arizona 3–7 0–5
6 March   at New Mexico Lobo FieldAlbuquerque, New Mexico 8–6 1–5
April (8–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
7 April   vs Colorado State Unknown • Unknown 1–2 1–6
8 April   vs Colorado Mines Unknown • Unknown 15–1 2–6 1–0
9 April   vs Colorado Mines Unknown • Unknown 24–3 3–6 2–0
10 April   vs Colorado State Unknown • Unknown 5–4 4–6 2–0
11 April   vs Colorado State Unknown • Unknown 4–7 4–7 2–0
12 April   vs Denver Unknown • Unknown 3–0 5–7 2–0
13 April   vs Wyoming Unknown • Unknown 15–9 6–7 2–0
14 April   vs Denver Unknown • Unknown 7–4 7–7 2–0
15 April   vs Colorado College Unknown • Unknown 7–10 7–8 2–1
16 April   vs Colorado College Unknown • Unknown 25–3 8–8 3–1
17 April  vs Wyoming Unknown • Unknown 11–1 9–8 3–1
May (12–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
18 May   vs Colorado Mines Unknown • Unknown 4–1 10–8 4–1
19 May   vs Western State Unknown • Unknown 12–2 11–8 5–1
20 May   vs Western State Unknown • Unknown 11–3 12–8 6–1
21 May   vs Colorado Mines Unknown • Unknown 8–0 13–8 7–1
22 May   vs Adams State Unknown • Unknown 16–2 14–8 8–1
23 May   vs Adams State Unknown • Unknown 13–3 15–8 9–1
24 May   vs Denver Unknown • Unknown 7–3 16–8 9–1
25 May   vs Western State Unknown • Unknown 17–4 17–8 10–1
26 May   vs Western State Unknown • Unknown 23–9 18–8 11–1
27 May   vs Colorado College Unknown • Unknown 5–0 19–8 12–1
28 May   vs Colorado College Unknown • Unknown 7–3 20–8 13–1
29 May   vs Adams State Unknown • Unknown 13–5 21–8 14–1
30 May   vs Adams State Unknown • Unknown 15–6 22–8 15–1
31 May 26  Air Force Jackson FieldGreeley, Colorado 13–4 23–8 15–1
32 May 28  at Air Force Falcon Baseball FieldColorado Springs, Colorado 12–13 23–9 15–1
Postseason
District VII Playoff (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
33 June  at Utah Derks FieldSalt Lake City, Utah 3–24 23–10 15–1
34 June  at Utah Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah 3–2 24–10 15–1
35 June   at Utah Derks Field • Salt Lake City, Utah 6–2 25–10 15–1
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record RMC record
36 June 14 vs Boston College Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 3–8 25–11 15–1
37 June 15 vs St. John's Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3 25–12 15–1

Awards and honors

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Ernie Andrade
Frank Carbajal
  • All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team
Paul Chamberlain
  • All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team
John Groninger
  • All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team
Wayne Merrit
  • All-Rocky Mountain Conference Team[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Baseball Single-Season Hitting records (6/15/17)" (PDF). www.uncbears.com. University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.