1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

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.

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

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 Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 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 / — —	Head coach Charlie Gelbert Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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

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References

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