1963 NJCAA Baseball World Series

The 1963 NJCAA Baseball World Series was held May 30 to June 3 at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. Wilmington College defeated Manatee Junior College in the championship game. Ken Widman of Long Island was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Record	Head Coach
Bacone Junior College	14-1	Enos Semore
SUNY Long Island A&T	14-3-1	Dick Vining
Manatee Junior College	23-6-1	Bob Wynn
Mesa State College	15-9	Bus Bergman
Panola College	29-5	Bill Griffin
College of Southern Utah	21-5	Cleo Petty
Thornton Community College	10-3	John Carlson
Wilmington College	19-4	Bill Brooks

Results

1963 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Wilmington	15
		Manatee	8
							Wilmington	9
							Mesa St.	7
		Mesa St.	9
		Bacone	2
												Wilmington	9
												Southern Utah	0
		SUNY Long Island	9
		Panola	1
							SUNY Long Island	1
							Southern Utah	6
		Southern Utah	8
		Thornton	0																			Wilmington	9
																						Manatee	2
	Loser's Bracket 1					Loser's Bracket 2					Loser's Bracket 3					Loser's Bracket4
							Mesa St.	5
							SUNY Long Island	6									Southern Utah	0
		Manatee	3									SUNY Long Island	0				Manatee	5
		Bacone	1									Manatee	11
							Manatee	10
							Thornton	2
		Panola	2
		Thornton	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30
Game 1	Wilmington College	15-8	Manatee Junior College
Game 2	Mesa State College	9-2	Bacone College
Game 3	SUNY Long Island A&T	9-1	Panola College
Game 4	College of Southern Utah	8-0	Thornton Community College
May 31
Game 5	Thornton Community College	3-2	Panola College	Panola eliminated
Game 6	Manatee Junior College	3-1	Bacone College	Bacone eliminated
Game 7	College of Southern Utah	6-1	SUNY Long Island A&T
Game 8	Wilmington College	9-7	Mesa State College
June 1
Game 9	Manatee Junior College	10-2	Thornton Community College	Thornton eliminated
Game 10	SUNY Long Island A&T	6-5	Mesa State College	Mesa eliminated
Game 11	Wilmington College	9-0	College of Southern Utah
June 2
Game 12	Manatee Junior College	11-0	SUNY Long Island A&T	Long Island A&T eliminated
Game 13	Manatee Junior College	5-0	College of Southern Utah	Southern Utah eliminated
June 3
Game 14	Wilmington College	9-2	Manatee Junior College	Wilmington wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

• 1B: Bob Shipp: Wilimgton
• 2B: Dick Fernandez, Manatee
• 3B: Mike DerManuel, Mesa
• SS: Maurice Hopkins, Manatee
• OF: Larry Honerycutt, Wilmington
• OF: Tex Tolman, Mesa
• OF: Tom Cole, Wilmington
• C: Allen Payne, Manatee
• P: Ed Lennon, Wilmington
• P: Steve Caboon, Southern Utah
• P: Ken Widman, Long Island

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