Collegiate Baseball – Society for American Baseball Research

July 1, 1859: Baseball goes to college

May 29, 1875: The first recorded no-hitter: Princeton vs. Yale

Courtesy of M. Shawn Hennessy/Chevrons and Diamonds Collection

May 18, 1901: In first Army vs. Navy baseball game, Cadets get best of Midshipmen in Annapolis

Robert Neyland

May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row

1915 Holy Cross Baseball Team

March 30, 1915: Holy Cross defeats St. John’s College in only meeting between the two schools

May 9, 1921: Collegians versus the Pros: BC’s Jimmy Fitzpatrick stymies Boston Braves

Newspaper photo – Home-plate umpire Lon Warneke served as a National League umpire (1949-1955) after a major-league career as a pitcher for 15 seasons (1930-1945). Warneke, a five-time All-Star, pitched for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals and amassed a stellar record: 192-121, 3.18 ERA. The batter, Texas shortstop Ben Tompkins, spent seven seasons (1953-1959) in the Philadelphia Phillies minor-league system, rising to play for their Triple-A Miami team in the International League. He never played in the major leagues. (Courtesy of Rutgers University)

June 15, 1950: Rutgers’ late rally defeats defending champion Texas in College World Series opener

Mike Roarke (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 19, 1952: Boston College wins hard-fought ‘Battle of Commonwealth Avenue’

1952 Holy Cross baseball team

June 17, 1952: Holy Cross defeats Missouri to win College World Series

June 10, 1956: New Hampshire nips Washington State for only College World Series win

Paul Tootleman (Courtesy of the Tootleman family)

April 10, 1958: Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field

May 6, 1963: Army Cadets make it close in exhibition against Mets

May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season

MerrillStump

June 15, 1964: Maine knocks defending champ Southern Cal out of College World Series

Eddie Pellagrini (Trading Card Database)

June 14, 1967: Houston homer ends Boston College’s ‘dream’ at the College World Series

May 25, 1968: Minnesota Gophers sweep Spartans for Big Ten title (and how I helped them do it)

Reggie Rucker (TRADING CARD DB)

April 14, 1969: Multisport star Reggie Rucker wins game for Boston University

Mike Schmidt, 1970 (Courtesy of Ohio University Archives)

June 16, 1970: Florida State ends Mike Schmidt and Ohio University’s College World Series hopes

Doug Holmquist

May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons

Dave Chalk

June 9, 1972: Underdog UConn shocks Texas in College World Series opening round

Bubba Morton (Trading Card Database)

May 4, 1973: Washington Huskies win thriller over Oregon State at post-Pilots Sicks’ Stadium

Bill Almon (Trading Card Database)

May 25, 1974: Bill Almon, Brown outlast Cornell’s Kirk Brink in Ivy League marathon

May 14, 1976: Doubleheader at Eastern Michigan provides backdrop for meeting of scout and scribe

Robert Pollard, 1979 Wright State baseball media guide (Courtesy of Wright State University Athletic Communications)

May 11, 1978: Rocker Robert Pollard pitches first no-hitter in Wright State history