1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

The 1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 9th year at Lafayette.

1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball
District II champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–8
Head coach
CaptainChuck Eyer (Senior year)
Home stadiumFisher Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →

The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.

Roster

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1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
INF Ed Deorrman /
C Maynard Dill /
Jr Wilmington, Delaware
OF Don Divine /
INF Joe Dixon /
Jr Easton, Pennsylvania
C Andy Duckworth /
RHP Karl Dutt /R
Jr
INF Chuck Eyer (C) /
Sr Emmaus, Pennsylvania
RHP Roger Gordon /R
Jr Wilmington, Delaware
INF Bill Hogerty /
Jr Princeton, New Jersey
P Dick Masters /
So
P Earl Maurer /
So
LHP Don Owens /L
Jr
INF Ernie Peters /
So
P Bryan Satterlee /
So
P Roy Schneider /
Jr
LHP Dick Somers /L
INF Bill Vercelli /
Jr Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Head coach

Charlie Gelbert

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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1954 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log
Regular season
April (8–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
1 April 3 Yale Fisher FieldEaston, Pennsylvania 5–0 1–0
2 April 7 Princeton Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 1–7 1–1
3 April 8 La Salle Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 9–2 2–1
4 April 10 at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 10–4 3–1
5 April 13 Moravian Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 6–3 4–1
6 April 15 at Delaware Unknown • Newark, Delaware 4–0 5–1
7 April 19 at Scranton Unknown • Scranton, Pennsylvania 19–6 6–1
8 April 20 at NYU Unknown • New York, New York 6–7 6–2
9 April 21 at Army Doubleday FieldWest Point, New York 2–3 6–3
10 April 24 at Penn State New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 5–2 7–3
11 April 27 Albright Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 12–0 8–3
May (6–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
12 May 1 Rutgers Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 9–1 9–3
13 May 4 Temple Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 1–2 9–4
14 May 6 at Muhlenberg Unknown • Allentown, Pennsylvania 2–3 9–5
15 May 12 at Swarthmore Unknown • Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 13–4 10–5
16 May 15 Lehigh Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 5–0 11–5
17 May 19 vs Seton Hall Unknown • Unknown 4–5 11–6
18 May 22 at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey 6–4 12–6
19 May 25 Fordham Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 6–1 13–6
20 May 29 Rider Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania 10–2 14–6
Postseason
District II Playoff (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
21 June 4 vs Villanova Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania 4–3 15–6
22 June 5 vs St. John's Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania 9–0 16–6
College World Series (0–2)
# pri Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
23 June 10 vs Missouri Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 3–5 16–7
24 June 11 vs Oklahoma A&M Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–4 16–8
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References

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  1. ^ "Good Baseball Record, But Defeat in Series". www.ldr.lafayatte.edu. Lafayette College. June 16, 1954. Retrieved December 1, 2020.