1963 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team

1963 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball
1963 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball
District I champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Independent
CB	No. 7
Record	13–10
Head coach	Albert Riopel (3rd season);
Home stadium	Fitton Field

The 1963 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team represented the College of the Holy Cross in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Crusaders played their home games at Fitton Field. The team was coached by Albert Riopel in his 3rd year as head coach at Holy Cross.

The Crusaders won the District I playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
	INF	Tony Arena	/	—	—
		Joe Armstrong	/	—	—
		Jim Bidwell	/	—	—
	OF	Tony Capo (C)	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	—	Sr
		Hank Cutting	/	—	—
	C	Bob Hargraves	/	—	—
18		Jim Holloran	/R	—	—
		Tom Jordan	/	—	—	Jr
	P	Dick Joyce	/	—	—	So
	INF	Bud Knittel	/	—	—	So
		Rick Manning	/	—	—
	INF	Paul Morano	/	—	—
		Tim Murtaugh	/	—	—
19	INF	John Peterman	/R	—	—	Sr
		Bill Prizio	/R	—	—
	P	Don Riedl	/	—	—	Sr	Worcester, Massachusetts
		Bill Sexton	/	—	—
	P	Mike Skane	/L	—	—
	P	Paul Symeon	/	—	—
		John Wendelken	/	—	—
		Ed Widronak	/	—	—	So

Albert Riopel

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2021

1963 Holy Cross Crusaders baseball game log

Regular season

April (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
1	April 19	Connecticut	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	6–1	1–0
2	April 20	Ithaca	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	5–9	1–1
3	April 25	Assumption	Unknown • Worcester, Massachusetts	12–0	2–1
4	April 27	Dartmouth	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	2–1	3–1

May (5–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
5	May 1	at Providence	Unknown • Providence, Rhode Island	1–2	3–2
6	May 3	AIC	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	8–2	4–2
7	May 4	Boston University	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	19–1	5–2
8	May 8	Brown	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	3–9	5–3
9	May 13	at Harvard	Soldier's Field • Cambridge, Massachusetts	2–1	6–3
10	May	Providence	Unknown • Unknown	10–1	7–3
11	May 21	at UMass	Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts	1–2	7–4
12	May	Amherst	Unknown • Unknown	15–1	8–4

Postseason

District I Playoff (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
13	May 29	Boston College	John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	4–0	9–4
14	May 29	at Boston College	John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	7–4	10–4

May (0–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
15	May 30	at Boston College	John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	3–6	10–5

District I Playoff (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
16	June 1	Providence	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	11–0	11–5
17	June 1	Providence	Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts	7–4	12–5

June (1–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
18	June 3	at Dartmouth	Red Rolfe Field • Hanover, New Hampshire	3–6	12–6
19	June	Yale	Unknown • Unknown	2–3	12–7
20	June	Boston College	Unknown • Unknown	0–3	12–8
21	June	Boston College	Unknown • Unknown	17–2	13–8

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
22	June 10	vs Missouri	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–3	13–9
23	June 11	vs Southern California	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–6	13–10

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Venues	Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field (1903–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics