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The 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season . The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field . The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 13th year at Lafayette.
The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series , where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos .
1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
OF
Dick Archdeacon
/
—
—
Bendere
/
—
—
C
Sandy Bing
/
—
—
INF
Phil Bollman
/
—
—
OF
Joe Bozik
/
—
—
INF
Al Caeser
/
—
—
Sr
P
Bill Evanko
/
—
—
So
INF
Frank Farzanegan
/
—
—
P
Vince Gebhard
/
—
—
So
INF
Bob Kessler
/
—
—
OF
Skip Kline
/
—
—
C
Bob Lewis
/
—
—
OF
Bill MacDonald
/
—
—
Dick Maurer
/
—
—
INF
Tom Morgan (C)
/
—
—
Sr
OF
Dick Nikles
/
—
—
INF
Dick Richter
/
—
—
C
Charlie Rose
/
—
—
P
Irv Sandell
/
—
—
So
C
Ted Sloan
/
—
—
LHP
Ray Smith
/
—
—
Head coach
Charlie Gelbert
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
1
April 1
at NC State
Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7–13
0–1
2
April 1
vs Massachusetts
Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3–5
0–2
3
April 2
vs Princeton
Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
6–1
1–2
4
April 4
at Quantico Marines
Unknown • Quantico, Virginia
2–1
2–2
5
April 5
at George Washington
Unknown • Washington, D.C.
16–4
3–2
6
April 9
at Navy
Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland
7–0
4–2
7
April 10
Muhlenberg
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
17–7
5–2
8
April 14
Moravian
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
7–2
6–2
9
April 16
at La Salle
Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7–0
7–2
10
April 18
at Bucknell
Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
10–2
8–2
11
April 19
Colgate
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
3–2
9–2
12
April 21
Temple
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
10–1
10–2
13
April 23
at Gettysburg
Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
6–5
11–2
14
April 25
at Villanova
Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5–10
11–3
15
April 26
Rutgers
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
7–0
12–3
16
April 29
at Swarthmore
Unknown • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
17–7
13–3
Postseason
District II Playoff (2–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
24
May 29
vs Penn State
Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9–1
17–7
25
May 30
vs NYU
Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5–1
18–7
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
26
May 31
Rider
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
6–5
19–7
27
May 29
vs Fort Dix
Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania
7–10
19–8
College World Series (0–2)
[ 1]
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics