1950 Washington State Cougars baseball team

The 1950 Washington State Cougars team represented Washington State University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Buck Bailey in his 24th season at Washington State.

1950 Washington State Cougars baseball
PCC North Champions
District VI Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record32–6 (12–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBailey Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍‍‍y 12 2   .857 32 6   .842
Washington  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 9 6   .600
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375  
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 7 12   .368
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333  
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 19 15   .559
California  ‍‍‍ 8 6   .571 24 13   .649
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533  
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 16 8   .667
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357  
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 5 10   .333 19 21   .475
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The Cougars finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns in the championship game.[2]

Roster

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1950 Washington State Cougars roster
 

Pitchers

  • 5 Gene Conley
  • Lee Dolquist
  • Russ Foster
  • Sonny Galloway
  • Rod Keogh
 

Catchers

  • Clayton Carr

Infielders

  • Gene Camp
  • Terry Carroll
  • Ed Coleman
  • Don Paul
  • Ted Tappe
 

Outfielders

  • Bud Boyts
  • Gordy Brunswick
  • Bob McGuire
  • Frank Watson

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Washington State win
  Washington State loss
  Washington State tie
1950 Washington State baseball game log
Postseason (5–2)
Schedule Source:[3]

Awards and honors

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Gordy Brunswick
  • First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference[4]
Lee Dolquist
  • First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference[4]
Bob McGuire
  • First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference[4]
Don Paul
  • First Team All-Pacific Coast Conference[4]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "1951 Chinook". www.content.libraries.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.