1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team

The 1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team represented Fresno State College in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at John Euless Ballpark. The team was coached by Pete Beiden in his 12th year as head coach at Fresno State.

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
CCAA champions
District VIII champions
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record41–13 (11–4 CCAA)
Head coach
CaptainJerry White (Senior year)
Home stadiumJohn Euless Ballpark
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Fresno State  ‍‍‍y 11 4 0   .733 41 13 0   .759
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 10 5 0   .667 28 9 0   .757
Cal State Los Angeles  ‍‍‍ 9 6 0   .600 24 18 2   .568
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 8 7 0   .533 17 18 0   .486
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 5 10 0   .333 16 19 0   .457
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 2 13 0   .133 5 19 0   .208
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1959[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Bulldogs won the District VIII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Roster

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1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
RHP Mountie Bedford /R
Sr
26 Dave Biggers /
OF Stan Busch /
OF Merv Carter L/
Sr
RHP Harvey Casey R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Crawfordsville, Indiana
RHP Dick Deopker R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Annaheim, Saskatchewan
C Joe Fischer /
So Visalia, California
C Jim Garrett R/R
Sr
Augie Garrido /
So
LHP Lee Gregory L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bakersfield, California
INF Ted Hiltel /
P Wayne Hironaka /
INF Jim Lester /
OF Mike Lillard /
INF Mike Mathieson L/
INF Dorman Martin /
INF Marty Mazzoni R/
So
OF L. H. McDaniels /
INF Lee Murphy R/
OF Dave Peeler L/
P Dick Rose /
P Bob Scholz /
OF Tommy Thompson L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lincoln, Illinois
P Ed Vegely /
INF Jerry White (C) R/R
Sr Oxnard, California
INF Odell Youngblood /
Head coach

Pete Beiden

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2021

Schedule

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1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season
February (0–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
1 February 28 at California Edwards FieldBerkeley, California 1–2 0–1
March (15–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
2 March 6 at Camp Pendleton Unknown • Oceanside, California 4–0 1–1
3 March 7 at Camp Pendleton Unknown • Oceanside, California 1–0 2–1
4 March 7 at Camp Pendleton Unknown • Oceanside, California 13–0 3–1
5 March 13 California John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 4–2 4–1
6 March 14 California John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 10–8 5–1
7 March 16 San Jose State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 1–4 5–2
8 March 16 San Jose State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 9–8 6–2
9 March 20 UCLA John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 8–0 7–2
10 March 21 UCLA John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 9–10 7–3
11 March 23 vs Southern California Unknown • San Diego, California 2–6 7–4
12 March 24 vs Utah State Unknown • San Diego, California 7–0 8–4
13 March 25 vs Stanford Unknown • San Diego, California 2–1 9–4
14 March 25 vs San Diego Marines Unknown • San Diego, California 12–8 10–4
15 March 26 vs San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 10–9 11–4
16 March 26 vs San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 10–6 12–4
17 March 27 Oregon John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 10–7 13–4
18 March 28 Oregon John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 3–2 14–4
19 March 31 at Sacramento State Hornet FieldSacramento, California 10–7 15–4
20 March 31 at Sacramento State Hornet Field • Sacramento, California 9–0 16–4
April (11–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
21 April 3 San Diego State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 3–5 16–5 0–1
22 April 4 Long Beach State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 2–0 17–5 1–1
23 April 4 Long Beach State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 9–3 18–5 2–1
24 April 8 Camp Pendleton John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 10–9 19–5 2–1
25 April 8 Camp Pendleton John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 3–4 19–6 2–1
26 April 10 at Long Beach State Whaley Park • Long Beach, California 14–4 20–6 3–1
27 April 11 at San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 6–4 21–6 4–1
28 April 11 at San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 4–8 21–7 4–2
29 April 14 at San Jose State Unknown • San Jose, California 6–0 22–7 4–2
30 April 14 at San Jose State Unknown • San Jose, California 1–0 23–7 4–2
31 April 17 Cal Poly John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 8–2 24–7 5–2
32 April 17 Cal Poly John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 15–18 24–8 5–3
33 April 20 San Jose State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 11–8 25–8 5–3
34 April 20 San Jose State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 13–7 26–8 5–3
35 April 24 at Cal Poly Unknown • San Luis Obispo, California 23–1 27–8 6–3
May (7–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
36 May 1 UC Santa Barbara John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 6–4 28–8 7–3
37 May 2 Cal State Los Angeles John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 10–1 29–8 8–3
38 May 2 Cal State Los Angeles John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 6–1 30–8 9–3
39 May 5 Sacramento State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 9–5 31–8 9–3
40 May 5 Sacramento State John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 8–4 32–8 9–3
41 May 8 at Cal State Los Angeles Unknown • Los Angeles, California 2–1 33–8 10–3
42 May 9 at UC Santa Barbara Unknown • Santa Barbara, California 4–11 34–9 10–4
43 May 9 at UC Santa Barbara Unknown • Santa Barbara, California 13–9 35–9 11–4
Postseason
District VIII Playoff (4–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
45 May Santa Clara John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 23–11 11–4
46 May Santa Clara John Euless Ballpark • Fresno, California 15–3 11–4
47 May at Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 3–2 11–4
48 May at Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 4–5 11–4
49 May at Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 10–5 11–4
College World Series (3–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CCAA record
50 June 13 vs Colorado State College Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 6–5 39–11 11–4
51 June 14 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–5 39–12 11–4
52 June 15 vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–2 40–12 11–4
53 June 16 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–0 41–12 11–4
54 June 16 vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–4 41–13 11–4


Awards and honors

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Augie Garrido
  • First Team All-District VIII
Lee Gregory
  • First Team All-CCAA
  • First Team All-District VIII
Jim Lester
  • First Team All-CCAA
Mike Mathiesen
  • First Team All-CCAA
Jerry White
  • First Team All-CCAA[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1959". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "2021 Media Guide Fresno State Baseball" (PDF). www.gobulldogs.com. Fresno State University. Retrieved October 27, 2021.