1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball team

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1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball

Yankee champion
District I champion

College World Series, T-5th

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 13–7 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Hank Swasey (11th season)

Captain| Fred Dauten (Senior year)
Home stadium| Brackett Field

Seasons

<- 1955

1957 ->

1956 Yankee Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
New Hampshire ‍†‍‍y | 7 | - | 1 | - | 0 |  | .875 |  |  | 13 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .650
UMass ‍‍‍y | 7 | - | 1 | - | 1 |  | .833 |  |  | 10 | - | 6 | - | 1 |  | .618
Vermont ‍‍‍y | 1 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .250 |  |  | 18 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .750
Connecticut ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 4 | - | 1 |  | .500 |  |  | 9 | - | 8 | - | 2 |  | .526
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .167 |  |  | 10 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .588
Maine ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .000 |  |  | 7 | - | 11 | - | 1 |  | .395
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1956

The 1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Brackett Field. The team was coached by Hank Swasey in his 11th year as head coach at New Hampshire.

The Wildcats won the District I to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona Wildcats.

## Roster[edit]

1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball team

Players | Coaches
| # | Pos. | Name | Bats/throws | Height | Weight | Year | Home town

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| RHP | Herb Adams | /R  |

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| OF | Charlie Blossom | /  |

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| INF | Charlie Carmahalis | /  |

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| OF | Jim Cauchon | /  |

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| INF | Pete Ledger | /  |

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| OF | Fred Dauten (C) | /  |

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| INF | John DeWitt | /  |

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| LHP | Joe Kazura | /L  |

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| INF | Jerry Kenneally | /  |

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| INF | Hugh Marshall | /  |

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| INF | Frank McLaughlin | /  |

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| OF | Frank O'Connor | /  |

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| OF | George Tansey | /  |

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| OF | Ted Wright | /  |

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| C | Bob Yetman | /  |

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Head coach

Hank Swasey

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Schedule[edit]

1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball game log

Regular season

April (1–1)

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1 | April 25 | at Bowdoin | Unknown • Brunswick, Maine | 1–5 | 0–1 | –
2 | April 27 | Rhode Island | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0

May (9–4)

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3 | May 1 | Maine | Unknown • Orono, Maine | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0
4 | May 4 | Springfield | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 8–1 | 3–1 | 2–0
5 | May 5 | Lowell Tech | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 11–5 | 4–1 | 2–0
6 | May 7 | Boston University | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 2–8 | 4–2 | 2–0
7 | May 11 | UMass | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–1
8 | May 11 | UMass | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 5–3 | 5–3 | 3–1
9 | May 12 | Connecticut | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 7–3 | 6–3 | 4–1
10 | May 12 | Connecticut | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 6–5 | 7–3 | 5–1
11 | May | Northeastern | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 3–10 | 7–4 | 5–1
12 | May 18 | Rhode Island | Unknown • Kingston, Rhode Island | 4–0 | 8–4 | 6–1
13 | May 19 | Amherst | Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts | 9–11 | 8–5 | 6–1
14 | May 23 | at Dartmouth | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | 12–6 | 9–5 | 6–1
15 | May 26 | Maine | Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire | – | 10–5 | 7–1

Postseason

NCAA District I Playoff (2–0)

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16 | May | vs Boston University | Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts | 5–0 | 11–5 | 7–1
17 | May | vs Vermont | Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts | 2–0 | 12–5 | 7–1

College World Series (1–2)

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18 | June 9 | vs Ole Miss | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 12–13 | 12–6 | 7–1
19 | June 10 | vs Washington State | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 6–3 | 13–6 | 7–1
20 | June 11 | vs Arizona | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 1–0 | 13–7 | 7–1

## References[edit]
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*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[PCT]: Winning percentage