1974 Northern Colorado Bears baseball team

1974 Northern Colorado Bears baseball
1974 Northern Colorado Bears baseball
Great Plains Athletic Conference champions; District VII champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Great Plains Athletic Conference
Record	32–13 (5–1 GPAC)
Head coach	Tom Petroff (5th season);
Home stadium	Jackson Field
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

Last updated August 21, 2023

1974 Great Plains Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Northern Colorado ‍†‍‍^y	5	–	1	.833	32	–	13	.711
Southern Colorado State ‍‍‍	1	–	3	.250	15	–	21	.417
Emporia State ‍‍‍	0	–	2	.000		–		–

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1974^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Northern Colorado Bears baseball team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Tom Petroff in his 5th year at Colorado State.

Roster

1974 Northern Colorado Bears baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year
	Mark Aasen	/	—	—	Jr
RHP	Keith Bailey	/R	—	—	RS Fr
	Michael Casey	/	—	—
OF	Jeff Cheek	L/	—	—	Jr
P	Greg Cook	/	—	—	Sr
	Mike Coy	/	—	—
C	Bob DeMeo	R/	—	—	Sr
	John Gabbert	/	—	—
	Steve Gjertson	/	—	—
	Paul Gradishar	/	—	—
INF	Ron Holmes	R/	—	—	Jr
OF	Rick Kent	/	—	—
INF	Denny Leonida	/	—	—
RHP	Mike McNeill	/R	—	—	Sr
	John Monaco	/	—	—
	Steve Nale	/	—	—
	Larry Nelson	/	—	—
	Dave Picconi	/	—	—
	Greg Pinkington	/	—	—
	Tom Pinkington	/	—	—
	Thomas Runnells	/	—	—
	Dave Schiessler	/	—	—
	Jeff Simpson	/	—	—
INF	Joseph Strain	/	—	—
LHP	Rick Thoren	/L	—	—	Fr
	Paul Weatherly	/	—	—
	Alvin White	/	—	—

Head coach

Tom Petroff

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1974 Northern Colorado Bears baseball game log

Regular season

March (8–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GPAC record
1	March	at UTEP	Unknown • El Paso, Texas	0–11	0–1	–
2	March	at UTEP	Unknown • El Paso, Texas	16–7	1–1	–
3	March	at Northern Arizona	Unknown • Flagstaff, Arizona	2–11	1–2	–
4	March	Weber State	Unknown • Unknown	5–4	2–2	–
5	March	Colorado State	Unknown • Unknown	4–3	3–2	–
6	March	Metro State	Unknown • Unknown	11–1	4–2	–
7	March	Metro State	Unknown • Unknown	14–4	5–2	–
8	March	Wyoming	Unknown • Unknown	4–6	5–3	–
9	March	Colorado State	Unknown • Unknown	3–6	5–4	–
10	March	Colorado State	Unknown • Unknown	12–13	5–5	–
11	March	Regis	Unknown • Unknown	11–2	6–5	–
12	March	Regis	Unknown • Unknown	8–0	7–5	–
13	March	Denver	Unknown • Unknown	8–4	8–5	–

April (10–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GPAC record
14	April 3	Air Force	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	6–5	9–5	–
15	April 3	Air Force	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	1–3	9–6	–
16	April	Wyoming	Unknown • Unknown	7–4	10–6	–
17	April	Wyoming	Unknown • Unknown	4–5	10–7	–
18	April	Denver	Unknown • Unknown	6–0	11–7	–
19	April	Southern Colorado State	Unknown • Unknown	12–13	11–8	0–1
20	April	Regis	Unknown • Unknown	4–2	12–8	0–1
21	April	Regis	Unknown • Unknown	15–0	13–8	0–1
22	April	Denver	Unknown • Unknown	8–10	13–9	0–1
23	April	Western State	Unknown • Unknown	18–0	14–9	0–1
24	April	Western State	Unknown • Unknown	3–4	14–10	0–1
25	April	Colorado College	Unknown • Unknown	18–1	15–10	0–1
26	April	Colorado College	Unknown • Unknown	9–0	16–10	0–1
27	April 23	at Air Force	Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado	7–6	17–10	0–1
28	April	Metro State	Unknown • Unknown	15–2	18–10	0–1

May (9–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GPAC record
29	May	Southern Colorado State	Unknown • Unknown	8–1	19–10	1–1
30	May	Southern Colorado State	Unknown • Unknown	9–5	20–10	2–1
31	May	Southern Colorado State	Unknown • Unknown	11–9	21–10	3–1
32	May	Emporia State	Unknown • Unknown	3–2	22–10	4–1
33	May	Emporia State	Unknown • Unknown	4–1	23–10	5–1
34	May	Wyoming	Unknown • Unknown	9–7	24–10	5–1
35	May	Wyoming	Unknown • Unknown	11–3	25–10	5–1
36	May	Western State	Unknown • Unknown	9–3	26–10	5–1
37	May	Western State	Unknown • Unknown	5–2	27–10	5–1

Postseason

District VII Playoff (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GPAC record
38	May	Gonzaga	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	6–3	28–10	4–0
39	May	Gonzaga	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	0–12	28–11	4–0
40	May	Gonzaga	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	6–2	29–11	4–0
41	May 31	Arizona	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	6–5	30–11	4–0
42	June 1	Arizona	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	6–2	31–11	4–0

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	GPAC record
43	June 7	vs Oklahoma	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–10	31–12	4–0
44	June 8	vs Harvard	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–2	32–12	4–0
45	June 11	vs Southern Illinois	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–5	32–13	4–0

Awards and honors

Bob DeMeo

All-Great Plains Athletic Conference Team
Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

Ron Holmes

All-Great Plains Athletic Conference Team

Denny Leonida

All-Great Plains Athletic Conference Team^[2]

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References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
↑ "Baseball Single-Season Hitting records (6/15/17)" (PDF). www.uncbears.com. University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

[2] "Baseball Single-Season Hitting records (6/15/17)" (PDF). www.uncbears.com. University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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v t e Northern Colorado Bears baseball
Venues	Jackson Field (1952–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1974 Northern Colorado Bears baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

References