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1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team

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1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball
Big Ten Conference
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–6 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainEd Broeker (Senior year)
Home stadiumNorthwestern Park
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 5 2 0   .714 15 6 0   .714
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 9 10 0   .474
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 17 7 0   .708
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 17 9 0   .654
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 5 0   .545 16 8 2   .654
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3 3 0   .500 9 5 1   .633
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 6 0   .455 18 13 1   .578
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4 5 0   .444 15 6 1   .705
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 7 0   .300 14 9 0   .609
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 3 10 0   .231 13 15 0   .464
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team represented Northwestern University in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Fred Lindstrom, serving his 9th year. The Wildcats finished the season with a loss in the District IV Tournament Final.[3]

Roster

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1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
INF Gary Bialk /
OF Ken Bindner /
Sr
INF Ed Broeker /
OF Mike Collopy /
So
Cooper /
LHP Dave Hill R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) New Orleans, Louisiana
RHP Jay Hook L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Waukegan, Illinois
INF Al Kennedy /
INF Bob Lietzow /
So
C Chuck Lindstrom R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C Tom Meyer /
So
P Nelson Nedde /
P Allan Otto /
Dale Pienta /
LHP Tom Scheuerman /L
Jr
INF Ron Smith /
INF Harry Stranski /
Head coach

Fred Lindstrom

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
April (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
7 April  UIC Dyche FieldEvanston, Illinois 18–2 0–0
April  Great Lakes Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 0–0
April  Great Lakes Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 0–0
May (6–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
May 1  Notre Dame Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 4–8 –1 0–0
May  Glenview Air Base Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 26–0 –1 0–0
May 3  at Michigan State John Kobs FieldEast Lansing, Michigan 7–2 –2 1–1
May 4  at Michigan Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan 3–10 –2 1–1
May 4  at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–12 –3 1–2
May 11  vs Indiana Unknown • Unknown 4–0 –3 2–2
May 11  vs Indiana Unknown • Unknown 12–1 –3 3–2
May 15  at Notre Dame Unknown • Notre Dame, Indiana 4–8 –4 3–2
May   Wisconsin Dyche Field • Evanston, Illinois 4–2
May 24  at Illinois Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois 1–0 12–4 5–2
Postseason
District IV Tournament (3–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big Ten record
17 May 28  at Western Michigan Hyames FieldKalamazoo, Michigan 1–11 12–5 5–2
18 May 29  vs Alma Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 11–2 13–5 5–2
19 May 29  at Western Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 10–9 14–5 5–2
20 May 30  vs Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 9–2 15–5 5–2
21 May 31  vs Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 1–6 15–6 5–2

Awards and honors

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Ed Broeker
Al Kennedy
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
Chuck Lindstrom
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
Tom Scheuerman
  • First Team All-Big TenThe following is a listing of the selections listed in the 2018 Northwestern Baseball Media Guide on nusports.com.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Peter Warren (May 25, 2018). "Baseball: Six decades ago, Northwestern made it to college baseball's biggest stage". www.dailynorthwestern.com. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "2018 Baseball record Book" (PDF). www.nusports.com.