| 1951 Springfield Maroons baseball |
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| Conference | Independent |
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| Record | 16–7 |
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| Head coach | |
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| Captain | Matt Maetoza |
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The 1951 Springfield Maroons baseball team represented Springfield College in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Archie Allen in his 4th year at Springfield.
The Maroons won the District I playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers.
During the Maroon's June 14 game against the Oklahoma Sooners, they drew a CWS record 15 walks off one just a single pitcher, James Waldrip. Springfield also set a 9-inning CWS record with 17 stranded baserunners.[1]
Roster
| 1951 Springfield Maroons baseball team
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| Players |
Coaches
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| # |
Pos. |
Name |
B/T |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Home town
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Ed Allen
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A Anscomb
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—
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—
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William Brown
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—
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INF
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Bob D'Agostino
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—
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—
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Sr
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Bob Douglas
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—
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—
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Sr
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INF
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George Flood
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—
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—
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So
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Ed Hoffman
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—
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Tony Hopkins
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—
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Joe Jennings
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—
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—
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OF
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Sherman Kinney
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—
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—
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So
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INF
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Matt Maetoza (C)
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—
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Sr
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Theodore Muhaw
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—
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P
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Frank Nevers
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—
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Sr
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P
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Bill Nordberg
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—
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Sr
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OF
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Bill Peatfield
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—
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Jim Pelcher
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Jr
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INF
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Ed Redmond
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Jr
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Tommy Ruggerio
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Jr
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George Sherman
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Robert Sewell
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Sr
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OF
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Tom Simos
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C
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Walt Smith
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So
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P
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Hank Tominaga
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So
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- Head coach
Archie Allen
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Current redshirt
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Schedule
| 1951 Springfield Maroons baseball game log
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| Regular season
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| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 5 |
April |
AIC |
Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts |
3–0 |
3–2
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April 21 |
at Holy Cross |
Unknown • Worcester, Massachusetts |
2–4 |
–
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April 28 |
at Harvard |
Unknown • Cambridge, Massachusetts |
3–9 |
–
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| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 16 |
May 30 |
UMass |
Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts |
2–1 |
12–4
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| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 17 |
June 2 |
at UMass |
Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts |
3–0 |
13–4
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| Postseason
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District I Tournament (2–1)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 18 |
June 4 |
vs Brown |
Unknown • Lowell, Massachusetts |
0–2 |
13–5
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| 19 |
June 5 |
vs Brown |
Unknown • Lowell, Massachusetts |
3–2 |
14–5
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| 20 |
June 6 |
vs Brown |
Unknown • Lowell, Massachusetts |
2–0 |
15–5
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College World Series (1–2)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 21 |
June 13 |
vs Texas A&M |
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska |
15–8 |
16–5
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| 22 |
June 14 |
vs Oklahoma |
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska |
1–7 |
16–6
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| 23 |
June 15 |
vs Tennessee |
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska |
0–2 |
16–7
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