1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team represented Northwestern University in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Fred Lindstrom, serving his 9th year. The Wildcats finished the season with a loss in the District IV Tournament Final.[3]

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball
Big Ten Conference
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1957 record15–6 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainEd Broeker (Senior year)
Home stadiumNorthwestern Park
1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y 5–2–0 .714  15–6–0 .714
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .636  9–10–0 .474
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .636  17–7–0 .708
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .636  17–9–0 .654
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .545  16–8–2 .654
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .500  9–5–1 .633
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  18–13–1 .578
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .444  15–6–1 .705
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .300  14–9–0 .609
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .231  13–15–0 .464
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

1957 Northwestern Wildcats baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Gary Bialk /
—
—
OF Ken Bindner /
—
—
Sr
INF Ed Broeker /
—
—
OF Mike Collopy /
—
—
So
Cooper /
—
—
LHP Dave Hill R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) New Orleans, Louisiana
RHP Jay Hook L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Waukegan, Illinois
INF Al Kennedy /
—
—
INF Bob Lietzow /
—
—
So
C Chuck Lindstrom R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C Tom Meyer /
—
—
So
P Nelson Nedde /
—
—
P Allan Otto /
—
—
U Dale Pienta /
—
—
LHP Tom Scheuerman /L
—
—
Jr
INF Ron Smith /
—
—
INF Harry Stranski /
—
—
Head coach

Fred Lindstrom

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

1957 Northwestern Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Awards and honors

Ed Broeker
Al Kennedy
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
Chuck Lindstrom
  • Second Team All-Big Ten
Tom Scheuerman
  • First Team All-Big TenThe following is a listing of the selections listed in the 2018 Northwestern Baseball Media Guide on nusports.com.[4]

References

  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. Peter Warren (May 25, 2018). "Baseball: Six decades ago, Northwestern made it to college baseball's biggest stage". www.dailynorthwestern.com. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. "2018 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.nusports.com.
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