1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball
1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Border champion; District 6 champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Border Conference
Record	49–8 (4–0 Border)
Head coach	Frank Sancet (7th season);
Home stadium	UA Field
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

Last updated January 21, 2024

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.

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

- Don Lee
- Ernest Oosterveen
- Carl Thomas

Infielders

Catchers

Outfielders

- Homer Lee Myers

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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.

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References

↑ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. pp. 58–61. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
↑ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 79. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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[3] No-hitter, by Carl Thomas.

[4] No-hitter, by Carl Thomas.

[1] 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. pp. 58–61. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[2] 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 79. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball

Border champion District 6 champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Border Conference
Record	49–8 (4–0 Border)
Head coach	Frank Sancet (7th season)
Home stadium	UA Field
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →