1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

American college baseball season

1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball
District II champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Independent
Record	19–10
Head coach	Charlie Gelbert (13th season)
Home stadium	Fisher Field
Seasons← 19571959 →

The 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 13th year at Lafayette.

The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos.

Roster

1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year
OF	Dick Archdeacon	/	—	—
	Bendere	/	—	—
C	Sandy Bing	/	—	—
INF	Phil Bollman	/	—	—
OF	Joe Bozik	/	—	—
INF	Al Caeser	/	—	—	Sr
P	Bill Evanko	/	—	—	So
INF	Frank Farzanegan	/	—	—
P	Vince Gebhard	/	—	—	So
INF	Bob Kessler	/	—	—
OF	Skip Kline	/	—	—
C	Bob Lewis	/	—	—
OF	Bill MacDonald	/	—	—
	Dick Maurer	/	—	—
INF	Tom Morgan (C)	/	—	—	Sr
OF	Dick Nikles	/	—	—
INF	Dick Richter	/	—	—
C	Charlie Rose	/	—	—
P	Irv Sandell	/	—	—	So
C	Ted Sloan	/	—	—
LHP	Ray Smith	/	—	—

1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log

Regular season

April (13–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
1	April 1	at NC State	Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	7–13	0–1
2	April 1	vs Massachusetts	Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	3–5	0–2
3	April 2	vs Princeton	Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	6–1	1–2
4	April 4	at Quantico Marines	Unknown • Quantico, Virginia	2–1	2–2
5	April 5	at George Washington	Unknown • Washington, D.C.	16–4	3–2
6	April 9	at Navy	Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland	7–0	4–2
7	April 10	Muhlenberg	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	17–7	5–2
8	April 14	Moravian	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	7–2	6–2
9	April 16	at La Salle	Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	7–0	7–2
10	April 18	at Bucknell	Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	10–2	8–2
11	April 19	Colgate	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	3–2	9–2
12	April 21	Temple	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	10–1	10–2
13	April 23	at Gettysburg	Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	6–5	11–2
14	April 25	at Villanova	Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5–10	11–3
15	April 26	Rutgers	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	7–0	12–3
16	April 29	at Swarthmore	Unknown • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	17–7	13–3

May (3–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
17	May 1	at Delaware	Unknown • Newark, Delaware	3–4	13–4
18	May 10	Lehigh	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	5–0	14–4
19	May 12	Albright	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	8–2	15–4
20	May 14	at Rutgers	Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey	8–9	15–5
21	May 17	at Penn State	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	8–7	16–5
22	May 23	Delaware	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	6–9	16–6
23	May 24	Fordham	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	1–2	16–7

Postseason

District II Playoff (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
24	May 29	vs Penn State	Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	9–1	17–7
25	May 30	vs NYU	Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5–1	18–7

May / June (1–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
26	May 31	Rider	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	6–5	19–7
27	May 29	vs Fort Dix	Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania	7–10	19–8

College World Series (0–2)

#	pri	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
28	June 14	vs Colorado State College	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–10	19–9
29	June 15	vs Western Michigan	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–4	19–10

"Lafayette Nine Loses Quickly at Omaha; Season Good". www.ldr.lafayatte.edu. Lafayette College. June 15, 1958. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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Venues	March Field (1865–1926) Fisher Field (1927–1969) Kamine Stadium (1970–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1865 1866 1867 1968 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics