1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
CCAA champions; District VIII champions
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	41–13 (11–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Pete Beiden (12th season);
Captain	Jerry White (Senior year)
Home stadium	John Euless Ballpark
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball standings
v t e	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 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.

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

Roster

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

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 Field • Berkeley, 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 Field • Sacramento, 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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

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

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

[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.

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v t e Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
Venues	Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium (1966–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
CCAA champions District VIII champions
College World Series, 3rd
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	41–13 (11–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Pete Beiden (12th season)
Captain	Jerry White (Senior year)
Home stadium	John Euless Ballpark
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

References

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