1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season

1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball

WAC champion
District 7 champion

College World Series, 2nd

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 39–17 (18–1 WAC)
Head coach|

* Frank Sancet (14th year)

Home stadium| UA Field

Seasons

← 1962

1964 →

1963 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | PCT |  |  | W |   | L |   | PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ | 7 | – | 1 |   | .875 |  |  | 22 | – | 12 |   | .647
Utah  ‍‍‍ | 4 | – | 4 |   | .500 |  |  | 15 | – | 14 |   | .517
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ | 1 | – | 7 |   | .125 |  |  | 9 | – | 21 |   | .300
Southern
No. 2 Arizona  x‍‍‡‍y | 8 | – | 4 |   | .667 |  |  | 39 | – | 17 |   | .696
No. 20 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ | 7 | – | 5 |   | .583 |  |  | 34 | – | 13 |   | .723
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ | 3 | – | 9 |   | .250 |  |  | 18 | – | 16 |   | .529
x – Division champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1963 NCAA University Division 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 fourteenth season at Arizona.

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

## Roster

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1963 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]

* \- Agustine Acuna
* \- Hector Barnetche
* \- Edwin Bayne
* \- William Henry Brown Jr.
* \- Robert Gauna
* \- Grant B. Hawgood
* \- William W. Jameson
* \- Auerlio Martinez
* \- Robert G. Maxwell

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* \- James Craig Morrison
* \- Richard A. Patera
* \- Steve Priborsky
* \- William R. Reynolds
* \- Morton R. Saull
* \- Charles Schoenberg
* \- Sherwin Newton Scott
* \- Leo R. Tosto

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Pitchers

* \- John G. Fouse
* \- Charles Douglas Holliker
* \- Jim Nichols

Infielders

* \- Ronald M. Theobald

Catchers

Outfielders

## Schedule

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Legend

| Arizona win
| Arizona loss
1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[3]

Regular season
| March

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WAC record
Mar 1 | Long Beach State* | Tucson, AZ | W 8–2 | 1–0 |
Mar 2 | Long Beach State* | Tucson, AZ | W 17–7 | 2–0 |
Mar 2 | Long Beach State* | Tucson, AZ | W 7–6 | 3–0 |
Mar 8 | UCLA* | Tucson, AZ | W 7–3 | 4–0 |
Mar 9 | UCLA* | Tucson, AZ | L 9–10 | 4–1 |
Mar 15 | Colorado State* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–7 | 5–1 |
Mar 16 | Colorado State* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–8 | 6–1 |
Mar 18 | Oregon State* | Tucson, AZ | L 4–7 | 6–2 |
Mar 19 | Oregon State* | Tucson, AZ | L 3–4 | 6–3 |
Mar 20 | Oregon State* | Tucson, AZ | W 3–2 | 7–3 |
Mar 21 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–2 | 8–3 |
Mar 22 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 10–1 | 9–3 |
Mar 23 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 13–1 | 10–3 |
Mar 23 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 8–0 | 11–3 |
Mar 25 | Oklahoma* | Tucson, AZ | W 10–7 | 12–3 |
Mar 26 | Oklahoma* | Tucson, AZ | L 5–9 | 12–4 |
Mar 29 | Sul Ross* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–4 | 13–4 |
Mar 30 | Sul Ross* | Tucson, AZ | L 0–12 | 13–5 |
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WAC record
Apr 1 | Wyoming* | L 0–3 | 13–6 |
Apr 2 | vs Wyoming* | Nogales, AZ | W 8–1 | 14–6 |
Apr 3 | Wyoming* | Tucson, AZ | W 14–4 | 15–6 |
Apr 5 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | W 6–2 | 16–6 | 1–0
Apr 6 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | W 9–8 | 17–6 | 2–0
Apr 6 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | L 0–2 | 17–7 | 2–1
Apr 8 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | L 3–9 | 17–8 |
Apr 9 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | L 4–6 | 17–9 |
Apr 10 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | W 11–4 | 18–9 |
Apr 11 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | W 16–0 | 19–9 |
Apr 13 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | W 6–4 | 20–9 |
Apr 13 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | L 3–11 | 20–10 |
Apr 19 | New Mexico | Tucson, AZ | W 9–2 | 21–10 | 3–1
Apr 20 | New Mexico | Tucson, AZ | W 8–0 | 22–10 | 4–1
Apr 21 | New Mexico | Tucson, AZ | W 6–2 | 23–10 | 5–1
Apr 22 | Northern Arizona* | Tucson, AZ | L 0–3 | 23–11 |
Apr 23 | Northern Arizona* | Tucson, AZ | W 7–3 | 24–11 |
Apr 27 | at UCLA* | Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–6 | 24–12 |
Apr 29 | at Cal State Los Angeles* | Los Angeles, CA | W 3–2 | 25–12 |
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WAC record
May 3 | at Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | L 2–3 | 25–13 | 5–2
May 4 | at Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | W 3–2 | 26–13 | 6–2
May 4 | at Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | W 9–5 | 27–13 | 7–2
May 9 | Cal State Los Angeles* | Tucson, AZ | W 8–5 | 28–13 |
May 10 | Cal State Los Angeles* | Tucson, AZ | W 5–3 | 29–13 |
May 17 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | L 3–12 | 29–14 | 7–3
May 18 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | W 18–7 | 30–14 | 8–3
May 18 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | L 2–3 | 30–15 | 8–4
Post-season
| WAC playoffs

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WACCS Record
May 24 | BYU | Tucson, AZ | W 6–3 | 31–15 | 1–0
May 25 | BYU | Tucson, AZ | W 5–0 | 32–15 | 2–0
| NCAA District 7 playoff

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 31 | Colorado State | Tucson, AZ | W 13–0 | 33–15 | 1–0
June 1 | Colorado State | Tucson, AZ | W 10–0 | 34–15 | 2–0
June 1 | Colorado State | Tucson, AZ | W 14–10 | 35–15 | 3–0
| College World Series

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | CWS record
June 10 | Penn State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–1 | 36–15 | 1–0
June 11 | Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 4–311 | 37–15 | 2–0
June 12 | Missouri | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 6–4 | 38–15 | 3–0
June 13 | Texas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 10–8 | 39–15 | 4–0
June 14 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 4–6 | 39–16 | 4–1
June 16 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–5 | 39–17 | 4–2

## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. pp. 58–61. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
3. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 78. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

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