1953 Stanford Indians baseball team explained

Year:1953
Team:Stanford Indians
Sport:baseball
Conference:California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Conference Link:California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Short Conf:CIBA
Record:29–15–2
Conf Record:10–6
Head Coach:Everett Dean
Hc Year:4th
Stadium:Sunken Diamond
Champion:California Intercollegiate Baseball Association champions
District VIII champions
Tourney:College World Series
Tourney Result:T-5th

The 1953 Stanford Indians baseball team represented Stanford University in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Indians played their home games at Sunken Diamond. The team was coached by Everett Dean in his 4th year at Stanford.

The Indians won the District VIII Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Lafayette Leopards.

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season|- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || March 27 || at || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 7–1 || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || March 28 || at Southern California || Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California || 5–2 || – || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || April || || Unknown • Unknown || 0–1 || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || April || UCLA || Unknown • Unknown || 4–12 || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || April 24 || Southern California || Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California || 11–10 || – || –|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| || May || UCLA || Unknown • Unknown || 2–0 || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| || May || UCLA || Unknown • Unknown || 6–10 || – || –|-|-|-! style="" | Postseason|- valign="top"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34 || June 11 || vs Michigan || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–4 || 28–4–2 || 10–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35 || June 12 || vs Houston || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–6 || 29–4–2 || 10–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36 || June 13 || vs Lafayette || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–4 || 29–5–2 || 10–6|-

Awards and honors

Jack Shepard