1950 Washington State Cougars baseball team

1950 Washington State Cougars baseball
1950 Washington State Cougars baseball
PCC North Champions; District VI Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	North
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	32–6 (12–2 PCC)
Head coach	Buck Bailey (24th season);
Home stadium	Bailey Field

1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Division
Washington State ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	2	.857	32	–	6	.842
Washington ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	9	–	6	.600
Oregon ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375		–		–
Oregon State ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	7	–	12	.368
Idaho ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333		–		–
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	19	–	15	.559
California ‍‍‍	8	–	6	.571	24	–	13	.649
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533		–		–
Southern California ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	16	–	8	.667
St. Mary's ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357		–		–
UCLA ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333	19	–	21	.475

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1950 Washington State Cougars team represented Washington State University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Buck Bailey in his 24th season at Washington State.

The Cougars finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns in the championship game.^[1]

Roster

1950 Washington State Cougars roster

1950 Washington State baseball game log

Postseason (5–2)

1950 College World Series (3–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	PCC Record
June 16	vs Tufts	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 3–1	30–4	12–2
June 17	vs Alabama	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 9–1	31–4	12–2
June 19	vs Rutgers	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 3–1	32–4	12–2
June 20	vs Texas	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 1–12	32–5	12–2
June 16	vs Texas	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 0–3	32–6	12–2

Schedule source:^[2]

↑ "1950 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
↑ "1951 Chinook". www.content.libraries.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
1 2 3 4 "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

Washington State Cougars baseball
Stadium	Rogers Field (1916–1933) Bailey Field (1934–1979) Bailey-Brayton Field (1980–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
College World Series appearances in italics