American university baseball season
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
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
Infielders
Catchers
Outfielders
Schedule
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
^ No-hitter, by Carl Thomas.
^ No-hitter, by Carl Thomas.
References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
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