The 1964 Maine Black Bears baseball team represented the University of Maine in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Black Bears were led by Jack Butterfield in his 8th year as head coach, and played as part of the Yankee Conference.
Maine posted a 21–8 record, earned the Yankee Conference championship with a 8–2 regular season to claim the automatic bid to the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball tournament. They won the District 1 playoff against to advance to the 1964 College World Series , their first appearance in the ultimate college baseball event. The Black Bears won games against Seton Hall, Arizona State, and semifinalist USC and lost games to eventual champion Minnesota and runner-up Missouri. Butterfield was named NCAA Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Personnel Roster 1964 Maine Black Bears roster Pitchers 10 - Dick Dolloff - Senior 11 - Tom Murphy - Junior 12 - Art Heathcote - Sophomore 15 - Ray Bisbee - Junior 16 - Bruce Cary - Sophomore 24 - Charles Newell - Sophomore 29 - Joe Ferris - Sophomore 35 - Dick Flaherty - Junior 36 - Roger Richards - Junior Catchers 22 - Carl Merrill - Sophomore 25 - Doug Swain - Sophomore
Infielders 4 - Dick Perkins - Sophomore 6 - Vic Nelson - Junior 7 - Mike DeSisto - Junior 8 - Dick DeVarney - Sophomore 14 - Dave Thompson - Senior 19 - John Gillette - Junior Outfielders 9 - Brent Keene - Junior 17 - Larry Coughlin - Junior 23 - Ron Lanza - Sophomore 27 - Dick Kelliher - Sophomore 34 - John Hutchins - Sophomore 37 - Steve Sones - Sophomore
Coaches 1964 Maine Black Bears baseball coaching staffJack Butterfield - Head coach - 8th season Woody Carville - Assistant coach - 4th season
Schedule 1964 Maine Black Bears baseball game log Regular season March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record YC record * W 6–3 1–0 Mar 29 vs * College Park, MD W 12–7 2–0 at * Hampton, VA W 9–1 3–0 Mar 31 at * Tech Park • Blacksburg, VA L 4–10 3–1 April/May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record YC record vs * W 7–2 4–1 at * Towson, MD W 7–3 5–1 Apr 4 * Baker Field • New York, NY W 7–1 6–1 Apr 24 at Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT W 5–3 7–1 1–0 Apr 25 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT W 5–4 8–1 2–0 * W 8–2 9–1 * L 1–4 9–2 W 12–4 10–2 3–0 Rhode Island L 9–10 10–3 3–1 * L 4–7 10–4 W 9–6 11–4 4–1 UMass W 16–7 12–4 5–1 W 5–0 13–4 6–1 New Hampshire L 0–4 13–5 6–2 W 3–1 14–5 7–2 Vermont W 7–5 15–5 8–2 Colby* W 6–4 16–5 Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 9–5 17–5 1–0 Northeastern Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 4–2 18–5 2–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 8 Seton Hall Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–5 18–7 0–1 June 12 Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 12–0 19–7 1–1 June 13 Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–2 20–7 2–1 June 15 USC Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 2–1 21–7 3–1 June 17 Missouri Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–2 21–8 3–2
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