1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
MAC Champions; District IV Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	25–7 (9–0 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Maher (17th season);
Assistant coach	Don Boven
Home stadium	Hyames Field
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Michigan ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	0	1.000	25	–	7	.781
Bowling Green ‍‍‍	7	–	3	.700	8	–	5	.615
Western Reserve ‍‍‍	5	–	5	.500	5	–	5	.500
Miami (OH) ‍‍‍	4	–	4	.500	7	–	10	.412
Ohio ‍‍‍	4	–	4	.500	11	–	10	.524
Kent State ‍‍‍	4	–	6	.400	9	–	10	.474
Toledo ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	4	–	13	.235
Marshall ‍‍‍	1	–	6	.143	2	–	11	.154

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1955^[1]

The 1955 Western Michigan Broncos team represented Western Michigan College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 17th season at Western Michigan.

The Broncos lost the College World Series, defeated by the Wake Forest in the championship game.

Roster[edit]

1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year
	INF	Tom Czyz	/	—	—
38	INF	Leland David	/	—	—
	RHP	Roger Eggers	/R	—	—
	OF	Dick Erickson	/	—	—	Sr
	RHP	Don Finnefrock	/R	—	—
	INF	Gene Frechette	/	—	—
	LHP	Gary Graham	/L	—	—	Jr
	OF	Lowell Johnson	/	—	—	Sr
	INF	Nobert Krings	/	—	—	Sr
	OF	Bill Lajoie	/	—	—	Sr
45	INF	Wayne LaNeave	/	—	—
42	C	Freed Messner	/	—	—
	OF	Al Nagel	/	—	—
	OF	Jerry O'Connell	/	—	—
	RHP	Roger Schwarzkoff	/R	—	—	So
	INF	Jack Smith	/	—	—	Jr
	RHP	Jim Smith	/R	—	—
	RHP	Gerry Sposito	/R	—	—

1955 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log

Postseason (7–4)

District IV Playoff (4–2)
Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	MAC record
Alma	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan	8–9	18–4	9–0
Alma	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan	3–0	19–4	9–0
Alma	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan	15–4	20–4	9–0
Ohio State	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan	1–0	21–4	9–0
Ohio State	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan	5–8	21–5	9–0
Ohio State	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan	7–4	22–5	9–0

1955 College World Series (3–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	MAC record
June 10	vs Arizona	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–1	23–5	9–0
June 12	vs Oklahoma A&M	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–4	24–5	9–0
June 13	vs Wake Forest	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	9–0	25–5	9–0
June 14	vs Wake Forest	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	7–10	25–6	9–0
June 16	vs Wake Forest	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–7	25–7	9–0

Schedule Source:^[2]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
^ "1956 Brown and Gold, WMU Yearbook" (PDF). www.library.wmich.edu. Western Michigan University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

v t e Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Venues	Hyames Field (1939–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 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