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1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team

1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball
Mid-American Conference champions
District IV champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
CBNo. 8
Record24–6 (12–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Chambers (3rd season)
Home stadiumHyames Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 0 – 0   1.000 24 – 6 – 0   .800
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 17 – 8 – 0   .680
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5 – 0   .583 17 – 11 – 1   .603
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6 – 0   .455 8 – 16 – 0   .333
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333 10 – 13 – 0   .435
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9 – 0   .250 10 – 14 – 0   .417
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2 – 10 – 0   .167 8 – 17 – 0   .320
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan University in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 25th year at Western Michigan.

The Broncos won the District IV playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Roster

1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Dave Anderson /
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C Jerry Austry /R
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 Sr Chicago, Illinois
RHP Dave Bitante /R
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 Jr Cleveland, Ohio
RHP Mike Boedy /R
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 Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
LHP Bruce Buys /L
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 Jr Coldwater, Michigan
RHP Curt Cleaver /
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 Jr Gary, Indiana
OF Fred Decker /R
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OF Al Drews /
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—
 Jr
OF Mike Gatza /
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—
Al Gibbs /
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—
Bob Gilling /
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—
Bill Guerrant /
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—
Bill Kelly /
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—
Bob Kowalski /
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—
OF Dave Kwiatkowski / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr
Tom Martin /
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—
Dan Mehling /
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INF Fred Michalski /
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INF Danny Predovic R/
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INF Dave Reeves /
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 Kalamazoo, Michigan
LHP Lee Salo /L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Sr Livonia, Michigan
INF John Sluka /
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 So Grand Haven, Michigan
C Roger Theder /
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 Watertown, Wisconsin
Terry Voogd /
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—
Bill Vroegop /
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—
LHP Gary Wallman /L
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 Jr South Bend, Indiana
Head coach

Charlie Maher

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Chambers

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

Schedule

1963 Western Michigan Broncos baseball game log
Regular season
April (11–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
1 April 5  Kent State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 22–1 1–0 1–0
2 April 6  Ken State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 6–0 2–0 2–0
3 April 12  Ohio State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 6–2 3–0 2–0
4 April 13  Ohio State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 3–9 3–1 2–0
5 April 13  Ohio State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 5–4 4–1 2–0
6 April 15  at Ball State Unknown • Muncie, Indiana 13–6 5–1 2–0
7 April 16  at Ball State Unknown • Muncie, Indiana 3–2 6–1 2–0
8 April 17  at Ball State Unknown • Muncie, Indiana 17–3 7–1 2–0
9 April 19  Ohio Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 6–1 8–1 3–0
10 April 20  Ohio Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 10–5 9–1 4–0
11 April   at Marshall Unknown • Huntington, West Virginia 16–1 10–1 5–0
12 April   at Marshall Unknown • Huntington, West Virginia 11–0 11–1 6–0
May (10–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
13 May 3  at Bowling Green Unknown • Bowling Green, Ohio 13–6 12–1 7–0
14 May 4  at Bowling Green Unknown • Bowling Green, Ohio 11–0 13–1 8–0
15 May 7  at Michigan State Old College Field • East Lansing, Michigan 9–5 14–1 8–0
16 May   at Toledo Unknown • Toledo, Ohio 12–4 15–1 9–0
17 May   at Toledo Unknown • Toledo, Ohio 4–0 16–1 10–0
18 May 17  Miami (OH) Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 3–1 17–1 11–0
19 May 18  Miami (OH) Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 3–2 18–1 12–0
20 May   Michigan Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 0–3 18–2 12–0
21 May 21  Michigan State Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 13–3 19–2 12–0
22 May 22  at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 5–7 19–3 12–0
23 May 24  at Notre Dame Cartier Field • Notre Dame, Indiana 5–2 20–3 12–0
24 May 25  Notre Dame Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, Michigan 5–4 21–3 12–0
Postseason
District IV Playoff (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
25 May 30 vs Notre Dame Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 2–1 22–3 12–0
26 May 31 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 1–0 23–3 12–0
27 June 1 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 0–8 23–4 12–0
28 June 1 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 7–0 24–4 12–0
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record
29 June 10 vs Florida State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–5 24–5 12–0
30 June 11 vs Penn State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–3 24–6 12–0

Awards and honors

Fred Decker
  • First Team All-MAC
Al Drews
Dave Kwaitkowski
  • First Team All-MAC
Fred Michalski
  • Second Team All-American[2]
Dan Predovic
  • First Team All-MAC
Lee Salo
  • First Team All-MAC
John Sluka
  • Second Team All-MAC[3]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyds World. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "All-Americans and All-Region Honoreess". www.wmubroncos.com. Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mid-American Conference Award Winners". www.wmubroncos.com. Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Western_Michigan_Broncos_baseball_team