1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team

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1955 Springfield Maroons baseball
College World Series, T-7th
ConferenceIndependent
Record14–7
Head coach
Seasons
 1954
1956 

The 1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team represented Springfield College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Archie Allen in his 8th year at Springfield.

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

Roster

1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team
PlayersCoaches
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#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Al Barber (C)/
Sr
Paul Bean/
Jr
Herb Bergquist/
Sr
Ed Bilik/
So
Travis Brown/
Jr
Tom Conroy/
Jr
Bernie Cropsey/
Sr
Bud Gerchell (C)/
Sr
Pete Hofinga/
Sr
Paul Jordan/
Jr
Joe Kobuskie/
Jr
Bob Macleod/
Sr
Dave Mertens/
So
Ray Murray/
So
Andy Pelczar/
Jr
Sam Rowsell/
Jr
Jack Sanford/
Jr
Dick Traynor/
Sr
George Ulrich/
Sr
Roger Wickman/
Jr
Wayne Wilson/
So
Bill York/
Sr
Head coach

Archie Allen

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

1955 Springfield Maroons baseball game log
Regular season
April (3–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1April 16 Connecticut Unknown • Unknown3–21–0
2April Providence Unknown • Unknown14–12–0
3April Colby Unknown • Unknown3–42–1
4Aprilat Trinity Unknown • Hartford, Connecticut 3–42–2
5April Yale Unknown • Unknown3–72–3
6April Amherst Unknown • Unknown16–123–3
May (9–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
7May 2 UMass Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts 4–53–4
8May New Hampshire Unknown • Unknown12–44–4
9May Boston University Unknown • Unknown7–05–4
10MayProvidenceUnknown • Unknown10–145–5
11May Holy Cross Unknown • Worcester, Massachusetts 4–06–5
12May AIC Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts4–37–5
13May Williams Unknown • Unknown4–38–5
14May Rhode Island Unknown • Unknown14–19–5
15May Brandeis Unknown • Unknown17–210–5
16MayAICUnknown • Unknown5–211–5
17MayWilliamsUnknown • Unknown11–512–5
Postseason
District I Tournament (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
18June 2 Boston College Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts4–313–5
19June 3UMassUnknown • Springfield, Massachusetts17–614–5
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
20June 10vs Oklahoma A&M Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–514–6
21June 12vs Arizona Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–614–7

Awards and honors

Bud Gerchell

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