American college baseball season
The 1950 Bradley Braves baseball team represented Bradley University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season . The Braves played their home games at Tom Connor Field. The team was coached by Leo Schrall in his 2nd year at Bradley.
The Braves won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series , where they were defeated by the Tufts Jumbos .
1950 Bradley Braves baseball team Players Coaches # Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town P Don Alford / —
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Jr Peoria, Illinois John Bjorkman / —
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Sr Lockport, Illinois Roger Bruninga / —
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Jr Glasford, Illinois OF Al Daynor / —
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Chicago, Illinois Bill Ellsbury / —
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Waukegan, Illinois Bill Fivek / —
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Berwyn, Illinois Adolph Friedrich / —
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Sr Peoria, Illinois Harmon Groover / —
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Sr Canton, Illinois INF Jack Hills / —
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Fr Joliet, Illinois Harry Levonian / —
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Racine, Wisconsin Jack Mallory / —
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Peoria, Illinois Russ Mason / —
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Jr Peoria, Illinois INF Gene Melchiorre / —
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Jr Highland Park, Illinois Ken Olson / —
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Erie, Illinois Bob Oltman / —
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Pekin, Illinois Fred Parks / —
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Jr Chicago, Illinois Fred Schlichtmann / —
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Centralia, Illinois Don Schnake / —
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Centralia, Illinois Gene Stevens / —
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Joliet, Illinois Don Sutter / —
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Peoria, Illinois INF Emil Syngel R/ —
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Chicago, Illinois OF Bill Tuttle / —
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Farmington, Illinois Bill Wasack / —
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Chicago Illinois Fred Weeks / —
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Peoria, Illinois Ken Wells / —
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Weldon, Illinois Bill Wilson / —
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Lewistown, Illinois
Head coach Leo Schrall
Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt
Schedule [ edit ] 1950 Bradley Braves baseball game log Regular season # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 1 April 1 Wisconsin Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 8–7 1–0 – 2 April 1 Wisconsin Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 5–10 1–1 – 3 April 4 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida 8–2 1–2 – 4 April 5 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida 6–10 1–3 – 5 April 6 vs Clemson Alfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida 3–2 2–3 – 6 April 7 at Rollins Alfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida 0–0 2–3–1 – 7 April 7 at Rollins Alfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida 11–8 3–3–1 – 8 April 8 vs Clemson Alfond Stadium • Winter Park, Florida 1–9 3–4–1 – 9 April 10 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 2–3 3–5–1 – 10 April 11 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 10–1 4–5–1 – 11 April 15 Chicago Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 3–6 4–6–1 – 12 April 17 at Iowa Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 0–1 4–7–1 – 13 April 18 at Iowa Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa 6–2 5–7–1 – 14 April 21 Drake Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 11–2 6–7–1 1–0 15 April 22 Drake Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 10–4 7–7–1 2–0 16 April 29 Saint Louis Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 4–0 8–7–1 3–0
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 17 May 5 at Detroit Unknown • Detroit, Michigan 9–0 9–7–1 4–0 18 May 6 at Detroit Unknown • Detroit, Michigan 15–6 10–7–1 5–0 19 May 8 Arkansas Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 10–2 11–7–1 5–0 20 May 10 at Chicago Unknown • Chicago, Illinois 5–10 11–8–1 5–0
Postseason # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 21 May 12 Oklahoma A&M Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 9–3 12–8–1 5–0 22 May 13 Oklahoma A&M Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 4–8 12–9–1 5–0 23 May 13 Oklahoma A&M Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 2–1 13–9–1 5–0
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 24 May 19 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 10–5 14–9–1 5–0 25 May 20 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois 4–3 15–9–1 5–0 26 May 22 at Wisconsin Guy Lowman Field • Madison, Wisconsin 4–6 15–10–1 5–0
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MVC record 27 May 30 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–6 16–10–1 5–0 28 May 30 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 8–4 17–10–1 5–0
College World Series (0–2)
References [ edit ]
Venues Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics