1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball
District VII champions
Conference Border Conference
Record40–9 (2–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumUA Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955  →

The 1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his 5th year at Arizona.

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The Wildcats won the District VII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.

Roster

1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
OF Eddie Aros/R
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—
Sr
LHP Marcel Bachelier/L
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—
Jr
INF Rudy Castro/R
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—
Jr Tucson, Arizona
Bill Codd/
—
—
Jack Davis/
—
—
So
Glen Festin/
—
—
U Don Gile R/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr
Jay Goodford/
—
—
35 INF Russ GraggL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr
Richard Griesser/
—
—
So
Hadley Hicks/
—
—
Ted Lazovich/
—
—
RHP Don Lee R/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb(93 kg)So
INF Huge McMullan/R
—
—
Sr
RHP Eddie Moraga/R
—
—
Sr
Homer Myers/
—
—
So
Loren Oliver/
—
—
Earnest Oosterveen/
—
—
So
Vincent Pellinto/
—
—
RHP Bennie Rincon/R
—
—
Gerald Rutledge/
—
—
OF Gus Stiles/
—
—
Jr
RHP Carl Thomas R/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)245 lb(111 kg)So Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jerry Tolle/
—
—
Jr
Tom Tomooka/
—
—
Joel Valdez/
—
—
Jack Watson/
—
—
INF Tom Wright/R
—
—
C Sam Zivkovich/R
—
—
Head coach

45 Frank Sancet

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
March (12–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
1March 1 Sul Ross UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–41–0–
2March 2Sul RossUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–41–1–
3March 5 UCLA UA Field • Tucson, Arizona12–12–1–
4March 6UCLAUA Field • Tucson, Arizona15–33–1–
5March 13 Luke Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–04–1–
6March 13Luke Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–35–1–
7March 17 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–06–1–
8March 19at New Mexico A&M Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico 16–07–11–0
9March 20at New Mexico A&MUnknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico30–18–12–0
10March 25 Utah UA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–29–12–0
11March 25UtahUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–510–12–0
12March 26UtahUA Field • Tucson, Arizona4–1210–22–0
13March 26UtahUA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–111–22–0
14March 29 [1] Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–112–22–0
April (20–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
15April 1 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton UA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–1412–32–0
16April 2Marine Corps Base Camp PendletonUA Field • Tucson, Arizona25–513–32–0
17April 3Luke Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona7–614–32–0
18April 3Luke Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona7–315–32–0
19April 5 Wyoming UA Field • Tucson, Arizona12–716–32–0
20April 6WyomingUA Field • Tucson, Arizona21–317–32–0
21April 7WyomingUA Field • Tucson, Arizona7–018–32–0
22April 8 San Diego Naval Air Station UA Field • Tucson, Arizona5–1518–42–0
23April 9 Pacific UA Field • Tucson, Arizona25–519–42–0
24April 10PacificUA Field • Tucson, Arizona8–120–42–0
25April 12 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona4–321–42–0
26April 13IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–321–52–0
27April 14IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–522–52–0
28April 16IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona17–923–52–0
29April 17IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–524–52–0
30April 17IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona1–1324–62–0
31April 19at Pepperdine UA Field • Malibu, California 15–425–62–0
32April 20at UCLAJoe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 2–126–62–0
33April 21at San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 3–127–62–0
34April 22Marine Recreation DepartmentUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–327–72–0
35April 23Naval Air SkyraidersUA Field • Tucson, Arizona9–428–72–0
36April 24Naval Training CenterUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–129–72–0
37April 24Naval Training CenterUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–430–72–0
38April 29Naval Training CenterUA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–531–72–0
39April 30Marine Recreation DepartmentUA Field • Tucson, Arizona8–732–72–0
May (4–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
40May 1Marine Recreation DepartmentUA Field • Tucson, Arizona11–433–72–0
41May 3Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona12–434–72–0
42May 11Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–735–72–0
43May 11Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona4–336–72–0
Postseason
NCAA District VII Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
44June 4at Colorado State Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado 8–237–72–0
45June 5vs WyomingJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado16–938–72–0
46June 7at Colorado StateJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado8–539–72–0
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
47June 10vs Oregon Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 12–140–72–0
48June 11vs Michigan State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–240–82–0
49June 11vs Oklahoma A&M Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–540–92–0

Awards and honors

Russ Gragg

Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

Carl Thomas

Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

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