1947 NCAA baseball tournament

1947 NCAA I
baseball tournament
Season1947
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsCalifornia (1st title)
Runner-upYale (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachClint Evans (1st title)

The 1947 NCAA baseball tournament was the first NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1947 NCAA baseball season, beginning on June 20.[1][2] The 1947 College World Series was played at Hyames Field on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from June 27 to June 28. The first tournament's champion was California, coached by Clint Evans.

  1. ^ Joel Alderman (July 7, 2017). "The inaugural game in an NCAA Baseball Tournament took place at Yale Field in 1947, when Clemson opposed Yale and future U.S. President George H. W. Bush". WTNH SportzEdge. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "1947 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.