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1953 Houston Cougars baseball team

1953 Houston Cougars baseball
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Missouri Valley Conference Champions
College World Series, First Round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1953 record 15–11 (6–2 Missouri Valley)
Head coach Lovette Hill (4th season)
Home stadium Cougar Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Houston y 6 2   .750     15 11   .577
Oklahoma State 4 2   .667     13 4   .765
Tulsa 4 2   .667     11 6   .647
Detroit 2 1   .667     11 7   .611
Saint Louis 1 2   .333      
Wichita State 0 6   .000      
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1953 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston during the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The team won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, and advanced to participate in the College World Series. It was Houston's first appearance in the College World Series. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Lovette Hill, and played its home games at Cougar Field.

Showing a sluggish start to the season, Houston lost six out of their first seven games, but then went on a seven-game winning streak that eventually propelled the team to a conference championship.


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