1947 NCAA baseball tournament

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.

1947 NCAA I
baseball tournament

Season	1947
Teams	8
Finals site	Hyames Field Kalamazoo, MI
Champions	California (1st title)
Runner-up	Yale (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Clint Evans (1st title)
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1948 →

Tournament

The tournament was divided into two regional brackets, the Eastern playoff and the Western playoff. Each region played a single elimination bracket, with the champion advancing to the College World Series.

Field

The tournament field was determined by regional committees, some of whom held playoffs, while others selected specific conference champions, and still others simply selected their representatives. The eight teams were divided among the East and West brackets.^[3][4]

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Berth
California	CIBA	27–10 (11–4)	District selection
Clemson	Southern	24–4 (13–2)	Won Southern District Playoff
Denver	Mountain States
Illinois	Big Nine	22–5 (9–3)
NYU	MNYC
Oklahoma	Big Six	15–12 (7–4)	Won District Playoff
Texas	SWC	19–3 (14–1)	District selection
Yale	EIBL	17–8–1 (9–3)	District selection

Eastern playoff

At Yale Field, New Haven, Connecticut^[5][6][1]

	Semifinals				Finals
	Yale	7
	Clemson	3
					Yale	6
					NYU	4
	NYU	2
	Illinois	1

Western playoff

At Merchants Park, Denver, Colorado^[7][8]

	Semifinals				Finals
	California	3
	Denver	1
					California	8
					Texas	7
	Texas	10
	Oklahoma	9

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
California	CIBA	29–10 (11–4)	Clint Evans	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Yale	EIBL	19–8–1 (9–3)	Ethan Allen	0 (last: none)	none	0–0

Results

The first College World Series was a best of three series.

Bracket

	College World Series Finals
	California	17	8	–
	Yale	4	7	–

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 27	Game 1	California	17–4	Yale
June 28	Game 2	California	8–7	Yale	California wins CWS

Notable players

• California: Jackie Jensen
• Yale: Frank Quinn, George Bush, Bill Howe

Tournament notes

Future President of the United States George H. W. Bush was Yale's captain and appeared in the 1947 and 1948 College World Series. (Bush was actually waiting on-deck when Cal recorded the final out in the second game of the 1947 series.)^{[citation needed]}