| Year: | 1952 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Holy Cross |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runner-Up: | Missouri |
| Cwscount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Jack Barry |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | James O'Neill |
| Mopteam: | Holy Cross |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
| Different Previous: | 1951 |
| Different Next: | 1953 |
The College World Series was the sixth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1952 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 12 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the Holy Cross Crusaders, coached by Jack Barry. The Most Outstanding Player was James O'Neill of Holy Cross.[1] The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.[2] [3]
| School | Conference | Record | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | Berth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–7 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District VII | ||||
| Southern | 30–6 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District III | |||
| Independent | 15–2 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District I | |||
| Big 7 | 17–5 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District V | |||
| PCC | 27–10 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District VIII | |||
| Independent | 15–4 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | Won District II Playoff | |||
| SWC | 18–7 | 2 (last: 1950) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 8–1 | District VI | |||
| MAC | 16–5 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District IV |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12 | Game 1 | 5–3 | ||||
| Game 2 | 18–7 | |||||
| Game 3 | 5–1 | |||||
| Game 4 | 15–1 | |||||
| June 13 | Game 5 | 10–1 | Oregon State eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 8–6 | Colorado State College eliminated | ||||
| Game 7 | 12–7 | |||||
| Game 8 | 1–0 | |||||
| June 14 | Game 9 | 5–1 | Duke eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 2–1 | Texas eliminated | ||||
| Game 11 | 3–2 | |||||
| June 15 | Game 12 | 15–3 | Western Michigan eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 15–4 | Penn State eliminated | ||||
| June 16 | Game 14 | 7–3 | ||||
| June 17 | Final | 8–4 | Holy Cross wins CWS |