1950 Washington State Cougars baseball team

1950 Washington State Cougars baseball
1950 Washington State Cougars baseball
PCC North Champions; District VI Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	North
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	32–6 (12–2 PCC)
Head coach	Buck Bailey (24th season);
Home stadium	Bailey Field
	Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Division
Washington State ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	2	.857	32	–	6	.842
Washington ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	9	–	6	.600
Oregon ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375		–		–
Oregon State ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	7	–	12	.368
Idaho ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333		–		–
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	19	–	15	.559
California ‍‍‍	8	–	6	.571	24	–	13	.649
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533		–		–
Southern California ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	16	–	8	.667
St. Mary's ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357		–		–
UCLA ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333	19	–	21	.475

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1950 Washington State Cougars team represented Washington State University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Buck Bailey in his 24th season at Washington State.

The Cougars finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns in the championship game.^[2]

Roster

1950 Washington State Cougars roster

1950 Washington State baseball game log

Postseason (5–2)

1950 College World Series (3–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	PCC Record
June 16	vs Tufts	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 3–1	30–4	12–2
June 17	vs Alabama	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 9–1	31–4	12–2
June 19	vs Rutgers	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 3–1	32–4	12–2
June 20	vs Texas	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 1–12	32–5	12–2
June 16	vs Texas	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 0–3	32–6	12–2

Schedule Source:^[3]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
^ "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
^ "1951 Chinook". www.content.libraries.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.