1953 Houston Cougars baseball team

1953 Houston Cougars baseball

Missouri Valley Conference Champions
College World Series, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1953 record	15–11 (6–2 Missouri Valley)
Head coach	Lovette Hill (4th year)
Home stadium	Cougar Field

1953 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Houston †^y	6	–	2	.750	15	–	11	.577
Oklahoma State	4	–	2	.667	13	–	4	.765
Tulsa	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
Detroit	2	–	1	.667	11	–	7	.611
Saint Louis	1	–	2	.333		–		–
Wichita State	0	–	6	.000		–		–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951^[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1953 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston during the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The team won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, and advanced to participate in the College World Series.^[2] It was Houston's first appearance in the College World Series. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Lovette Hill, and played its home games at Cougar Field.

Showing a sluggish start to the season, Houston lost six out of their first seven games, but then went on a seven-game winning streak that eventually propelled the team to a conference championship.

Roster

1953 Houston Cougars baseball

Roster

Pitchers

13 Ronnie Zeller
18 Bobby Clatterbuck
20 Ken Lile
22 Bobby Vickers

Catchers

8 Frankie Peters
11 Claude Arrington

Infielders

3 Doug Osburn
4 Jackie Reed
7 Carlton Hanta
14 Billy Savarino

Outfielders

8 Foy Boyd
9 Gene Russell
12 John Dean
15 Allen Shipley

Head Coach

Lovette Hill

Schedule

1953 Houston Cougars baseball game log

Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record	Missouri Valley Record
March 9	vs. Baylor	3–4	0–1	–
March 10	vs. Baylor	6–11	0–2	–
March 13	vs. Sam Houston State	2–4	0–3	–
March 18	vs. Lamar	12–2	1–3	–
March 23	vs. Texas A&M	3–5	1–4	–
March 25	vs. Minnesota	2–6	1–5	–
March 26	vs. Minnesota	4–5	1–6	–
April 2	vs. Louisiana	5–4	2–6	–
April 3	vs. Louisiana	13–6	3–6	–
April 4	vs. Louisiana	7–4	4–6	–
April 10	vs. Wichita State	10–3	5–6	1–0
April 10	vs. Wichita State	9–4	6–6	2–0
April 14	vs. Lamar	6–4	7–6	–
April 20	vs. Sam Houston State	10–7	8–6	–
May 1	vs. Tulsa	6–8	8–7	2–1
May 2	vs. Tulsa	18–14	9–7	3–1
May 8	vs. Oklahoma State	4–6	9–8	3–2
May 9	vs. Oklahoma State	3–2	10–8	4–2
May 12	vs. Texas A&M	3–2	11–8	–
May 22	vs. Detroit	6–3	12–8	5–2
May 22	vs. Detroit	10–2	13–8	6–2

Post-Season

District 5 Tournament

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall Record
May 26	vs. Oklahoma	4–7	13–9
May 27	vs. Oklahoma	8–7	14–9
May 27	vs. Oklahoma	5–3	15–9

College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 11	vs. Boston College	Rosenblatt Stadium	1–4	15–10
June 12	vs. Stanford	Rosenblatt Stadium	6–7	15–11

References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
↑ "5,303 See Michigan Win Title" (PDF). Omaha World-Herald. June 17, 1953. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

Houston Cougars baseball

Venue	Buffalo Stadium (1947–1961) Cougar Field (original) (1962–1994) Schroeder Park (1995–present)

Rivalries & tournaments	Silver Glove Series (Rice) Houston College Classic

People	Head Coaches

Seasons	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

College World Series appearances in italics

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