1970 Iowa State Cyclones baseball team

The 1970 Iowa State Cyclones baseball team represented Iowa State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cyclones played their home games at Cap Timm Field. The team was coached by Cap Timm in his 29th year as head coach at Iowa State.

1970 Iowa State Cyclones baseball
District V Playoff
Big Eight Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record19–11 (13–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachClair Rierson
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Iowa State  ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 19 11   .633
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10 7   .588 15 8   .652
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11 8   .579 15 11   .577
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10 9   .526 20 17   .541
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 9   .471 12 13   .480
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cyclones won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Ohio Bobcats.

Roster

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1970 Iowa State Cyclones baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Larry Corrigan L/R
So
LHP Mike Gillespie /L
So
INF Jerry Lundin L/
Jr
LHP Don Powers /L
Fr
Head coach

Cap Timm

Assistant coach(es)

Clair Rierson


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

Schedule

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1970 Iowa State Cyclones baseball game log
Regular season
April (9–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
1 April 3 vs Minnesota Cap Timm FieldAmes, Iowa 2–1 1–0
2 April 3 vs Minnesota Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 0–5 1–1
3 April 4 vs Minnesota Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 0–9 1–2
4 April 4 vs Minnesota Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 0–5 1–3
5 April vs Iowa Unknown • Unknown 0–1 1–4
6 April at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 1–0 2–4 1–0
7 April at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 5–1 3–4 2–0
8 April at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 16–9 4–4 3–0
9 April vs Colorado Unknown • Unknown 6–5 5–4 4–0
10 April vs Drake Unknown • Unknown 13–2 6–4 4–0
11 April 24 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 8–2 7–4 5–0
12 April 24 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 6–5 8–4 6–0
13 April 25 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 3–7 8–5 6–1
14 April 28 vs Northern Iowa Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 2–1 9–5 6–1
May (7–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
15 May 2 Kansas State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 6–3 10–5 7–1
16 May 2 Kansas State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 7–5 11–5 8–1
17 May 8 Oklahoma State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 2–1 12–5 9–1
18 May 9 Oklahoma State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 3–5 12–6 9–2
19 May 9 Oklahoma State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 4–0 13–6 10–2
20 May 15 at Kansas Hoglund BallparkLawrence, Kansas 3–1 14–6 11–2
21 May 15 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 2–3 14–7 11–3
22 May 16 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 1–2 14–8 11–4
23 May 20 Nebraska Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 4–1 15–8 12–4
24 May 20 Nebraska Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 0–2 15–9 12–5
25 May 21 Nebraska Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 9–3 16–9 13–5
Postseason
NCAA District V Playoff (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
26 May 31 Tulsa Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 7–6 17–9 13–5
27 June 1 Tulsa Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 4–0 18–9 13–5
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
28 June 13 vs Dartmouth Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 6–7 18–10 13–5
29 June 14 vs Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–1 19–10 13–5
30 June 15 vs Ohio Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–9 19–11 13–5

Awards and honors

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Jerry Lundin
  • All-Tournament Team[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1970". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 9, 2021.