1961 NJCAA Baseball World Series

The 1961 NJCAA Baseball World Series was held May 26-30 at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. Wilmington College defeated Mesa State College in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach
Boise Junior College	24-2	Lyle Smith
Manatee Junior College	20-3	Bob Wynn
Mesa State College	16-5	Bus Bergman
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	20-4	Homa Thomas
Paris Junior College	13-4	James Self
Pueblo Junior College	8-7	Harry Simmons (college)
Wilmington College	15-2	Bill Brooks
Wright College	11-5	Floyd Jacobsen

Results

1961 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Pueblo	9
		NE Oklahoma A&M	7
							Pueblo	3
							Wilmington	4
		Wilmington	6
		Boise	5
												Wilmington	16
												Mesa St.	9
		Wright	5
		Paris	3
							Wright	2
							Mesa St.	10
		Mesa St.	4
		Manatee	0																			Wilmington	8
																						Mesa St.	3
	Loser's Bracket 1					Loser's Bracket 2					Loser's Bracket 3					Loser's Bracket4
							Pueblo	7
							Wright	10									Mesa St.	3
		NE Oklahoma A&M	4									Wright	4				Manatee	2
		Boise	5									Manatee	12
							Boise	1
							Manatee	9
		Paris	6
		Manatee	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 26
Game 1	Pueblo Junior College	9-7	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Game 2	Wilmington College	6-5	Boise Junior College
Game 3	Wright College	5-3	Paris Junior College
Game 4	Mesa State College	4-0	Manatee Junior College
May 27
Game 5	Boise Junior College	5-4	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	NE Oklahoma eliminated
Game 6	Manatee Junior College	7-6	Paris Junior College	Paris eliminated
Game 7	Wilmington College	4-3	Pueblo Junior College
Game 8	Mesa State College	10-2	Wright College
May 28
Game 9	Wright College	10-7	Pueblo Junior College	Pueblo eliminated
Game 10	Manatee Junior College	9-1	Boise Junior College	Boise eliminated
Game 11	Manatee Junior College	12-4	Wright College	Wright eliminated
May 29
Game 12	Wilmington College	16-9	Mesa State College
Game 13	Mesa State College	3-2	Manatee Junior College	Manatee eliminated
May 30
Game 14	Wilmington College	8-3	Mesa State College	Wilmington wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B: Randy Dow, Mesa
• 2B: Herb Bumgardner, Wright
• 3B: Al Nelson, Wright
• SS: Dave Miller, Wilmington
• OF: Bernard Bisho, Boise
• OF: Jack Milam, Pueblo
• OF: Bob Bruno, Northeastern
• C: Wayne Taylor, Wilmington
• P: Len Church, Wright
• P: Pete Lovrich, Mesa