1952 Colorado State Bears baseball team

1952 Colorado State College Bears baseball
1952 Colorado State College Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions; District VII playoff champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	15–9 (9–1 RMC)
Head coach	Pete Butler (10th season);
Home stadium	Jackson Field
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	1	.900	15	–	9	.625
Colorado College ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333		–		–
Colorado Mines ‍‍‍	1	–	5	.167		–		–
Western State ‍‍‍	0	–	2	.000		–		–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1952^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College of Education in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 10th year at Colorado State.

The Bears won the District VII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos.

Roster[edit]

1952 Colorado State College Bears baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year
	Milton Audrey	/	—	—
	Bob Beigel	/	—	—
	Ronnie Capra	/	—	—	So
	Constable	/	—	—
	Delbert Davies	/	—	—
INF	Bob Distifano	/	—	—
INF	Jim Ditolla	/	—	—
	Durkin	/	—	—
	Richard Howerton	/	—	—	Jr
	Jerry McMillen	/	—	—
	Menardi	/	—	—
	Al Minaya	/	—	—	Jr
	Dick Porter	/	—	—	So
	George Sage	/	—	—	So
RHP	Bob Stewart	/R	—	—	Jr
OF	Cyril Trofholz	/	—	—	Sr
	Don Williams	/	—	—	Sr

Art Wollenweber

1952 Colorado State Bears baseball game log

Regular season

Regular Season (13–7)

#	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
1	Colorado Mines	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	17–6	1–0	1–0
2	Colorado Mines	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	12–6	2–0	2–0
3	vs Lowry Air Force Base	Unknown • Unknown, Colorado	4–7	2–1	2–0
4	vs Lowry Air Force Base	Unknown • Unknown, Colorado	25–7	3–1	2–0
5	vs Wyoming	Unknown • Unknown	4–6	3–2	2–0
6	vs Wyoming	Unknown • Unknown	4–9	3–3	2–0
7	vs Denver	Unknown • Unknown	8–7	4–3	2–0
8	vs Colorado College	Unknown • Unknown	2–6	4–4	2–1
9	vs Colorado College	Unknown • Unknown	13–11	5–4	3–1
10	vs Colorado A&M	Unknown • Unknown	6–5	6–4	3–1
11	vs Colorado Mines	Unknown • Unknown	23–2	7–4	4–1
12	vs Colorado Mines	Unknown • Unknown	10–2	8–4	5–1
13	vs Colorado A&M	Unknown • Unknown	5–15	8–5	5–1
14	Western State	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	10–3	9–5	6–1
15	Western State	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	14–5	10–5	7–1
16	vs Denver	Unknown • Unknown	3–4	10–6	7–1
17	vs Colorado College	Unknown • Unknown	6–0	11–6	8–1
18	vs Colorado College	Unknown • Unknown	1–0	12–6	9–1
19	vs Lowry Air Force Base	Unknown • Unknown	8–10	12–7	9–1
20	vs Lowry Air Force Base	Unknown • Unknown	7–6	13–7	9–1

Postseason

District VII Playoff (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
21	May 30	BYU	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	7–6	14–7	9–1
22	May 31	BYU	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	11–6	15–7	9–1

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
23	June 12	vs Missouri	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–15	15–8	9–1
24	June 13	vs Western Michigan	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–8	15–9	9–1

v t e Northern Colorado Bears baseball
Venues	Jackson Field (1952–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics