Wayne Cavadi | NCAA.com | June 25, 2022 Here are all 46 Men's College World Series no-hitters and low-hit games Will Bednar holds Vanderbilt hitless in College World Series clincher Share In the 75-year history of the CWS, there have been 46 low-hit ball games. Low-hit games are considered no-hitters, one-hitters, and two-hitters per the CWS record book. Seventeen of those 46 games have needed multiple pitchers to complete the contest, so let’s narrow our focus first to the 29 pitchers who tossed low-hit gems all by their lonesome. CWS HISTORY: Coaches with most wins | Most titles | Most appearances | Conferences most represented Just two no-hitters have been thrown in College World Series history. In 1950, Jim Ehrler of Texas did his part in helping the Longhorns become the first repeat champions in CWS history. He tossed a 7-0 no-hitter in Omaha at the first-ever CWS played at Rosenblatt Stadium. He was in top form from start to finish, striking out five of the six batters he faced in the seventh and eight innings. MORE CWS HISTORY: Longest home runs (we think) | 9 unbreakable records, probably Ten years later, Oklahoma State’s Jim Wixson tossed a no-no himself, one of just eight in Cowboy’s program history. The feat helped Oklahoma State eliminate North Carolina and propel the Cowboys to the semifinals. The final score of that game was also 7-0. Eight pitchers have tossed a one-hit complete game in College World Series history. Washington State’s Rod Keogh needed 10 innings to get his, the only pitcher on our list who needed an extra frame to finish the job. His one-hitter came on June 19, 1950, the very same day as Ehrler’s no-hitter. Jackie Lonergan of Holy Cross tossed a one-hitter two years later, but unlike anyone else who’s thrown one solo at the CWS, he lost 1-0 to Missouri. Nineteen pitchers have thrown solo two-hitters. Junior Wren of Penn State and Tom Cole of Western Michigan threw theirs on the same day, June 14, 1952. There were back-to-back seasons pretty recently with two-hit performances; one was a combined effort by LSU’s Alex Lange and Zack Hess in 2017 but the other was Kevin Abel’s solo effort in his CWS clinching shutout over Arkansas to win Oregon State the 2018 CWS. Here’s the complete list of CWS individual low-hit games: Player Team Opponent Year NO-HITTERS Jim Ehrler Texas Tufts 1950 Jim Wixson Oklahoma State North Carolina 1960 ONE-HITTERS Rod Keogh Washington State Rutgers 1950 (10 innings) Jackie Lonergan Holy Cross Missouri 1952 (lost) Buddy Wittichen Ole Miss Bradley 1956 Littleton Fowler Oklahoma State Syracuse 1961 Larry Hardy Texas BYU 1968 Bob Shirley Oklahoma Penn State 1973 Steve Howe Michigan Baylor 1978 Doug Henry Arizona State Maine 1983 TWO-HITTERS James Waldrip Oklahoma Springfield 1951 Junior Wren Missouri Penn State 1952 Tom Cole Western Michigan Duke 1952 Lawrence Bossidy Colgate Wake Forest 1955 (lost) Carl Thomas Arizona Springfield 1955 Don Lee Arizona NYU 1956 Ronald Craven Minnesota Wyoming 1956 Robert Blakeslee Southern California Northern Colorado 1958 Dave Baldwin Arisone Fresno State 1959 Skip Hancock Arizona State Ole Miss 1964 Dennis Musgraves Missouri Maine 1964 Steve Arlin Ohio State Southern California 1966 Gene Ammann Florida State Arizona 1970 Craig Swan Arizona State Temple 1972 Tom Bigwood Georgia Southern Harvard 1973 Greg Ward South Carolina Eastern Michigan 1975 Mike Fontana Long Beach State Kansas 1993 Michael Roth South Carolina Kent State 2012 Kevin Abel Oregon State Arkansas 2018 Now, what about those low-hitters tossed by multiple pitchers? The first two combined one-hitters came in the same College World Series in 1964. Minnesota's Frank Brosseau, Dan Howard, and Dick Mielke combined for a one-hit, 12-0 victory on June 12 before Minnesota was on the wrong side of a one-hitter three days later when Keith Weber and Jim Nelson teamed up for Missouri to defeat the Gophers 4-1. The feat was most recently completed in the final game of the 2021 College World Series, where Will Bednar and Landon Sims combined to allow just one hit in a 9-0 Game 3 finals win over Vanderbilt. HOME RUNS: Here are the top 10 long ball hitters in college baseball history The first two-hitter that took place in the CWS came in the 1955 rendition, where there were four two-hitters tossed in Omaha. Lawrence Bossidy got the action started for Colgate on June 10 before Ken Kinnamon and Don Anderson combined for a two-hitter for Oklahoma State on the same day (June 12) that Arizona's Carl Thomas tossed his. Sam Frankel and Lawrence Bossidy of Colgate rounded out the bunch on June 13. Here are the low-hitters that took a combination of pitchers to complete. One-hitters: Frank Brosseau, Dan Howard, and Dick Mielke, Minnesota, 1964 Keith Weber and Jim Nelson, Missouri, 1964 Alan Dunn and Tim Meacham, Alabama, 1983 Nathan Kirby and Artie Lewicki, Virginia, 2014 Will Bednar and Landon Sims, Mississippi State, 2021 Two-hitters Ken Kinnamon and Don Anderson, Oklahoma State, 1955 Sam Frankel and Lawrence Bossidy, Colgate, 1955 Bill Dobbs, Richard Schmidt, and Bob Richardson, Oklahoma State, 1968 Ken Crosby and Fred Caviglia, BYU, 1968 Steve Rogers and Cliff Butcher, Tulsa, 1969 Jim Gideon and Jimmy Brown, Texas, 1974 Brad Gore and Ritchie Moody, Oklahoma State, 1990 John Hudgins and Kodiak Quick, Stanford, 2003 J.P. Howell, J. Brent Cox, and Buck Cody, Texas, 2004 Jonah Nickerson and Kevin Gunderson, Oregon State, 2006 Brandon Waddell and Josh Sborz, Virginia, 2015 Alex Lange and Zack Hess, 2018 2019 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Vanderbilt wins 2019 CWS title | Final 2019 CWS bracket | Printable bracket Highlights from Vandy's win| CWS scores | Latest highlights & features Shop Vandy championship gear | Shop more CWS gear Full CWS championship history The Golden Spikes Award: The ultimate guide Here's a complete look at the Golden Spikes Award, which has been awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country since 1978. READ MORE Former college baseball players who have won the MLB Home Run Derby Here are all former college baseball players who have won the MLB Home Run Derby. READ MORE 2022 MLB All-Stars' best NCAA baseball postseason highlights, moments Here are some of the best highlights and notable college baseball moments from the 2022 MLB All-Stars. READ MORE