American college baseball season
The 1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1952 NCAA baseball season . The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field. The team was coached by Jack Barry in his 32nd season at Holy Cross.
The Crusaders won the College World Series , defeating the Missouri Tigers in the championship game.[1]
Schedule [ edit ] Legend Holy Cross win Holy Cross loss
1952 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball game log[2] Regular season May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 1 at Springfield Springfield, MA W 9–8 4–0 May 3 Seton Hall Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 9–2 5–0 May 8 at Brown Providence, RI W 9–0 6–0 May 10 at Harvard Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA W 3–1 7–0 May 17 Providence Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 5–4 8–0 May 22 at Dartmouth Hanover, NH L 1–2 8–1 May 24 Harvard Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 13–3 9–1 May 27 Trinity Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 12–7 10–1 May 30 Boston College Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 5–4 11–1 May 31 at Providence Providence, RI W 16–14 12–1
June Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 4 Yale Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 8–4 13–1 June 7 at Amherst Amherst, MA L 7–10 13–2 June 9 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA W 6–4 14–2 June 10 Boston College Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 13–3 15–2
Post-season 1952 College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 12 vs. Western Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–1 16–2 1–0 June 13 vs. Missouri Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–1 16–3 1–1 June 14 vs. Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 2–1 17–3 2–1 June 15 vs. Western Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 15–3 18–3 3–1 June 15 vs. Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 15–4 19–3 4–1 June 16 vs. Missouri Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–3 20–3 5–1 June 17 vs. Missouri Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–4 21–3 6–1
Awards and honors [ edit ] James O'Neill References [ edit ]
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics