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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.
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Roster
1951 Springfield Maroons baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
Ed Allen
/
—
—
A Anscomb
/
—
—
William Brown
/
—
—
INF
Bob D'Agostino
/
—
—
Sr
Bob Douglas
/
—
—
Sr
INF
George Flood
/
—
—
So
Ed Hoffman
/
—
—
Tony Hopkins
/
—
—
Joe Jennings
/
—
—
OF
Sherman Kinney
/
—
—
So
INF
Matt Maetoza (C)
/
—
—
Sr
Theodore Muhaw
/
—
—
P
Frank Nevers
/
—
—
Sr
P
Bill Nordberg
/
—
—
Sr
OF
Bill Peatfield
/
—
—
Jim Pelcher
/
—
—
Jr
22
INF
Ed Redmond
/
—
—
Jr
Tommy Ruggerio
/
—
—
Jr
George Sherman
/
—
—
Robert Sewell
/
—
—
Sr
OF
Tom Simos
/
—
—
C
Walt Smith
/
—
—
So
P
Hank Tominaga
/
—
—
So
Head coach
Archie Allen
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Schedule
1951 Springfield Maroons baseball game log
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
16
May 30
UMass
Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts
2–1
12–4
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
17
June 2
at UMass
Unknown •
Amherst, Massachusetts
3–0
13–4
Postseason
District I Tournament (2–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
18
June 4
vs
Brown
Unknown •
Lowell, Massachusetts
0–2
13–5
19
June 5
vs Brown
Unknown • Lowell, Massachusetts
3–2
14–5
20
June 6
vs Brown
Unknown • Lowell, Massachusetts
2–0
15–5
College World Series (1–2)
References