1962 NJCAA Baseball World Series

The 1962 NJCAA Baseball World Series was held May 30 to June 3 at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. Phoenix College defeated Wilmington College in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach
Blinn College	16-5	Leroy Dreyer
Connors State College	12-6	Harry Jackson
Ellsworth Community College	12-2	Marty Dittmer
Manatee Junior College	19-8	Bob Wynn
Mesa State College	15-6	Bus Bergman
Phoenix College	22-9	Martin "Pug" Marich
Trinidad State Junior College	13-8	Ron Wilson
Wilmington College	9-4	Bill Brooks

Results

1962 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Wilmington	11
		Trinidad St.	3
							Wilmington	7
							Phoenix	14
		Phoenix	6
		Blinn	3
												Phoenix	13
												Manatee	2
		Manatee	9
		Connors St.	1
							Manatee	6
							Mesa St.	2
		Mesa St.	15
		Ellsworth	4																			Phoenix	13
																						Wilmington	5
	Loser's Bracket 1					Loser's Bracket 2					Loser's Bracket 3					Loser's Bracket4
							Wilmington	12
							Mesa St.	2									Manatee	6
		Trinidad St.	13									Wilmington	9				Wilmington	14
		Blinn	12									Trinidad St.	6
							Trinidad St.	12
							Ellsworth	7
		Connors St.	10
		Ellsworth	18

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30
Game 1	Wilmington College	11-3	Trinidad State Junior College
Game 2	Phoenix College	6-3	Blinn College
Game 3	Manatee Junior College	9-1	Connors State College
Game 4	Mesa State College	15-4	Ellsworth Community College
May 31
Game 5	Trinidad State Junior College	13-12	Blinn College	Blinn eliminated
Game 6	Ellsworth Community College	18-10	Connors State College	Connors eliminated
Game 7	Phoenix College	14-7	Wilmington College
Game 8	Manatee Junior College	6-2	Mesa State College
June 1
Game 9	Trinidad State Junior College	12-7	Ellsworth Community College	Ellsworth eliminated
Game 10	Wilmington College	12-2	Mesa State College	Mesa eliminated
Game 11	Wilmington College	9-6	Trinidad State Junior College	Trinidad eliminated
June 2
Game 12	Phoenix College	13-2	Manatee Junior College
Game 13	Wilmington College	14-6	Manatee Junior College	Manatee eliminated
June 3
Game 14	Phoenix College	13-5	Wilmington College	Phoenix wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B: Mike Strope, Trinidad
• 2B: Sterling Coward, Wilmington
• 3B: George Jones, Trinidad
• SS: Cecil Holt, Blinn
• OF: Bill Hart, Phoenix
• OF: Allen Bauer, Phoenix
• OF: Ron Smith, Wilmington
• U, Jim Reed, Manatee
• U, Stan Matthews, Blinn
• C: Rex Heard, Ellsworth
• P: Wayne McAlpin, Phoenix