1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American university baseball season

1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball

Border champion
District 6 champion

College World Series, 2nd

Conference| Border Conference
Record| 49–8 (4–0 Border)
Head coach|

* Frank Sancet (7th season)

Home stadium| UA Field

Seasons

<- 1955

1957 ->

The 1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field and Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his seventh season at Arizona.

The Wildcats reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Minnesota.

## Roster

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1956 Arizona Wildcats roster[1]

* \- James M. Bright Jr.
* \- Wess P. Chambers
* \- Thomas A. Clarkson
* \- Jack K. Davis
* \- Glen R. Festin
* \- Albert H. Hovagiar
* \- Donald S. Hyman
* \- Donald McGinnis

|  |

* \- Harry J. Messick
* \- Jack Morgan
* \- Richard F. Nixon
* \- Hadie Reed
* \- Orton Craig Sorenson
* \- Thomas A. Tellez
* \- Tom Tomooka

|  |

Pitchers

* \- Don Lee
* \- Ernest Oosterveen
* \- Carl Thomas

Infielders

Catchers

Outfielders

* \- Homer Lee Myers

## Schedule

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Legend

| Arizona win
| Arizona loss
1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[2]

Regular season
| March

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record
Mar 5 | Sul Ross | Tucson, AZ | W 3–2 | 1–0
Mar 6 | Sul Ross | Tucson, AZ | W 8–1 | 2–0
Mar 8 | Camp Pendleton Marines | Tucson, AZ | W 10–2 | 3–0
Mar 9 | Camp Pendleton Marines | Tucson, AZ | W 18–6 | 4–0
Mar 11 | Naval Training Center San Diego | Tucson, AZ | W 16–0 | 5–0
Mar 12 | Naval Training Center San Diego | Tucson, AZ | W 11–7 | 6–0
Mar 16 | Pepperdine | Tucson, AZ | W 21–2 | 7–0
Mar 17 | Pepperdine | Tucson, AZ | W 9–1 | 8–0
Mar 19 | Utah | Tucson, AZ | W 18–8 | 9–0
Mar 20 | Utah | Tucson, AZ | W 8–2 | 10–0
Mar 21 | Utah | Tucson, AZ | W 10–2 | 11–0
Mar 22 | Utah | Tucson, AZ | W 5–0 | 12–0
Mar 23 | Utah | Tucson, AZ | W 14–2 | 13–0
Mar 23 | Utah | Tucson, AZ | W 14–1 | 14–0
Mar 24 | Utah State | Tucson, AZ | W 16–5 | 15–0
Mar 26 | Iowa | Tucson, AZ | W 13–7 | 16–0
Mar 27 | Iowa | Tucson, AZ | W 20–0 | 17–0
Mar 28 | Iowa | Tucson, AZ | W 8–7 | 18–0
Mar 29 | Iowa | Tucson, AZ | W 5–3 | 19–0
Mar 30 | Iowa | Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | 20–0
Mar 31 | Iowa | Tucson, AZ | W 5–2 | 21–0
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record
Apr 2 | at Pepperdine | Malibu, CA | W 8–5 | 22–0
Apr 3 | at UCLA | Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–3 | 23–0
Apr 4 | at Fresno State | Fresno, CA | W 10–4 | 24–0
Apr 6 | at Camp Pendleton Marines | San Diego County, CA | W 9–4 | 25–0
Apr 7 | at Naval Training Center San Diego | San Diego, CA | L 3–7 | 25–1
Apr 9 | Wyoming | Tucson, AZ | W 10–5 | 26–1
Apr 10 | Wyoming | Tucson, AZ | W 15–4 | 27–1
Apr 11 | Wyoming | Tucson, AZ | W 17–2 | 28–1
Apr 13 | San Diego State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 5–2 | 29–1
Apr 14 | San Diego State | Tucson, AZ | L 5–7 | 29–2
Apr 16 | Fort Bliss | Tucson, AZ | L 2–5 | 29–3
Apr 17 | Fort Bliss | Tucson, AZ | W 15–3 | 30–3
Apr 18 | Fort Bliss | Tucson, AZ | L 2–8 | 30–4
Apr 19 | NAS San Diego | Tucson, AZ | L 5–7 | 30–5
Apr 20 | NAS San Diego | Tucson, AZ | W 4–0 | 31–5
Apr 21 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 4–1[a] | 32–5
Apr 21 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 7–0 | 33–5
Apr 23 | White Sands Missile Range | Tucson, AZ | W 9–4 | 34–5
Apr 24 | White Sands Missile Range | Tucson, AZ | W 9–7 | 35–5
Apr 25 | White Sands Missile Range | Tucson, AZ | W 10–1 | 36–5
Apr 27 | UCLA | Tucson, AZ | W 10–0[b] | 37–5
Apr 28 | UCLA | Tucson, AZ | W 10–0 | 38–5
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record
May 1 | Davis-Monthan AFB | Tucson, AZ | W 12–11 | 39–5
May 3 | Davis-Monthan AFB | Tucson, AZ | W 20–7 | 40–5
May 5 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | W 10–3 | 41–5
May 5 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | W 6–0 | 42–5
May 8 | Davis-Monthan AFB | Tucson, AZ | L 0–4 | 42–6
May 8 | Davis-Monthan AFB | Tucson, AZ | W 18–5 | 43–6
Post-season
| NCAA District 6 Playoff

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 21 | TCU | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 7–5 | 4,635 | 44–6 | 1–0
May 22 | TCU | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8–2 |  | 45–6 | 2–0
| College World Series

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | CWS record
June 9 | NYU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 3–0 | 46–6 | 1–0
June 10 | Minnesota | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–3 | 46–7 | 1–1
June 11 | New Hampshire | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 1–0 | 47–7 | 2–1
June 12 | Ole Miss | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–3 | 48–7 | 3–1
June 13 | Minnesota | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 10–4 | 49–7 | 4–1
June 14 | Minnesota | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–12 | 49–8 | 4–2

## Notes

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1. ^ No-hitter, by Carl Thomas.
2. ^ No-hitter, by Carl Thomas.

## References

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1. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. pp. 58–61. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 79. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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