1957 Iowa State Cyclones baseball team explained

Year:1957
Team:Iowa State Cyclones
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big Seven Conference
Conference Link:Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:Big 7
Record:18–9
Conf Record:11–6
Head Coach:Cap Timm
Hc Year:16th
Captain:Dan Peters
Champion:District V Playoff
Big Seven Champions
Tourney:College World Series
Tourney Result:3rd

The 1957 Iowa State Cyclones baseball team represented Iowa State University in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Cap Timm in his 16th year as head coach at Iowa State.

The Cyclones won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the California Golden Bears.

Schedule

|-! style="" | Regular season|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Big 7 record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1 || April 6 || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 11–0 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || April 6 || vs Iowa State Teachers || Unknown • Unknown || 13–2 || 2–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || April 13 || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 14–10 || 3–0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4 || April 13 || vs Minnesota || Unknown • Unknown || 10–11 || 3–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5 || April 19 || Missouri || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 14–9 || 4–1 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6 || April 20 || Missouri || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 6–5 || 5–1 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7 || April 20 || Missouri || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 3–7 || 5–2 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || April 26 || at || Husker DiamondLincoln, Nebraska || 5–0|| 6–2 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9 || April 27 || at Nebraska || Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska || 5–10 || 6–3 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10 || April 27 || at Nebraska || Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska || 3–4 || 6–4 || 3–3|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Big 7 record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11 || May 4 || || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 7–1 || 7–4 || 4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12 || May 5 || Oklahoma || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 4–6 || 7–5 || 4–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13 || May 5 || Oklahoma || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 3–2 || 8–5 || 5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14 || May 11 || at || Unknown • Manhattan, Kansas || 13–2 || 9–5 || 6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15 || May 11 || at Kansas State || Unknown • Manhattan, Kansas || 12–7 || 10–5 || 7–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || May 17 || || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 7–2 || 11–5 || 8–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17 || May 18 || Kansas || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 12–0 || 12–5 || 9–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18 || May 18 || Kansas || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 4–0 || 13–5 || 10–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19 || May 24 || at || Unknown • Boulder, Colorado || 13–4 || 14–5 || 11–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20 || May 25 || at Colorado || Unknown • Boulder, Colorado || 7–8 || 14–6 || 11–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21 || May 25 || at Colorado || Unknown • Boulder, Colorado || 10–12 || 14–7 || 11–6|-|-! style="" | Postseason|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Big 7 record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || May 31 || || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 2–0 || 15–7 || 11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || June 1 || Bradley || Unknown • Ames, Iowa || 3–0 || 16–7 || 11–6|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Big 7 record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24 || June 8 || vs Notre Dame || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 13–8 || 17–7 || 11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25 || June 9 || vs California || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–8 || 17–8 || 11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26 || June 10 || vs Connecticut || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–2 || 18–8 || 11–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27 || June 11 || vs California || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–9 || 18–9 || 11–6|-|-|

Awards and honors

Dick Bertell
Gary Thompson

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa State baseball in 1957 College World Series . Joshua Kagavi . Jun 10, 2013 . Kagavi LLC . www.kagavi.com . September 26, 2021.