1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team

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1976 Washington State Cougars baseball
Pac-8 Northern Division champion
Pac-8 Champion
West Regional champion
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
DivisionNorthern
Record41–15 (16–2 ND)
Head coach
Home stadiumBailey Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northern Division
No. 6 Washington State  x‍‍‍y16–2–0 .88943–15–0 .741
Oregon State  ‍‍‍12–6–0 .66731–15–0 .674
Oregon  ‍‍‍6–12–0 .33320–18–0 .526
Washington  ‍‍‍2–16–0 .1117–27–0 .206
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 15 UCLA  x‍‍‍16–8–0 .66735–25–0 .583
Southern California  ‍‍‍15–8–1 .64633–36–2 .479
Stanford  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58342–23–0 .646
California  ‍‍‍9–14–1 .39633–20–1 .620
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍5–19–0 .20817–29–0 .370
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team represented the Washington State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Chuck Brayton in his 14th year as head coach at Washington State.

Contents

The Cougars won the West Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Maine Black Bears.

Roster

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Brian Anderson/
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Chris Camp/
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Dave Edler/
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Tracy Harris/
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Mike Henley/
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OF Greg Herrick/
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Mike Hultman/
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Tom Jobb/
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INF Marty Maxwell/
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Bob Padovan/
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Larry Poffenroth/
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John Seefried/
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Bob Sherwood/
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Bill Simpson/
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Joe Tom/
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OF Tim Tveit/
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U Phil Westendorf/
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RHP Eric Wilkins/R
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Head coach

Chuck Brayton

Assistant coach(es)

Bob MacDonald

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

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2021

Schedule

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball game log
Regular season
March (11–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordPac8 record
1March 13at Lewis–Clark State Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 0–20–10–0
2March 13at Lewis–Clark StateHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho0–40–20–0
3March 14vs Idaho Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho2–01–20–0
4March 14vs IdahoHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho4–02–20–0
5March 19vs Western Washington Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho16–03–20–0
6March 19vs Puget Sound Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho4–93–30–0
7March 20vs Boise State Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho9–24–30–0
8March 20vs Gonzaga Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho4–25–30–0
9March 21vs Portland Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho6–06–30–0
10March 22 Eastern Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 7–07–30–0
11March 22Eastern OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington9–38–30–0
12March 26at Boise StateUnknown • Boise, Idaho 14–59–30–0
13March 27vs Northwest Nazarene Unknown • Boise, Idaho9–110–30–0
14March 31vs GonzagaUnknown • Boise, Idaho12–611–30–0
April (14–8)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordPac8 record
15April 1at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 3–1311–40–0
16April 2vs Grand Canyon Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona0–211–50–0
17April 4vs Nevada Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona5–212–50–0
18April 5vs Oregon State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona2–1112–60–0
19April 6at BYU Unknown • Provo, Utah 3–213–60–0
20April 7vs Boise StateUnknown • Provo, Utah8–414–60–0
21April 7vs Boise StateUnknown • Provo, Utah3–814–70–0
22April 8at Northwest NazareneUnknown • Nampa, Idaho 7–615–70–0
23April 10at Eastern Washington Unknown • Cheney, Washington 22–216–70–0
24April 10at Eastern WashingtonUnknown • Cheney, Washington13–517–70–0
25April 14at GonzagaUnknown • Spokane, Washington 4–517–80–0
26April 15at Idaho Guy Wicks Field • Moscow, Idaho 18–218–80–0
27April 16 Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington4–119–81–0
28April 17OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington5–120–82–0
29April 17OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington8–421–83–0
30April 18 Whitworth Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington11–022–83–0
31April 24at Oregon State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 0–422–93–1
32April 24at Oregon StateColeman Field • Corvallis, Oregon1–222–103–2
33April 25at Oregon StateColeman Field • Corvallis, Oregon12–223–104–2
34April 26IdahoBailey Field • Pullman, Washington12–124–104–2
35April 27GonzagaBailey Field • Pullman, Washington1–424–114–2
36April 30at Washington Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 9–125–115–2
May (11–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordPac8 record
37May 1at WashingtonGraves Field • Seattle, Washington11–526–116–2
38May 1at WashingtonGraves Field • Seattle, Washington9–027–117–2
39May 4Eastern WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington5–827–127–2
40May 7Oregon StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington1–028–128–2
41May 8Oregon StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington13–329–129–2
42May 8Oregon StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington3–230–1210–2
43May 14at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 13–831–1211–2
44May 15at OregonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon7–232–1212–2
45May 15at OregonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon10–533–1213–2
46May 20Lewis–Clark StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington13–234–1213–2
47May 21WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington18–335–1214–2
48May 22WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington13–336–1215–2
49May 22WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington19–337–1216–2
Postseason
NCAA West Regional (3–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordPac8 record
50May 28vs Pepperdine Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington8–238–1216–2
51May 29vs Cal State Fullerton Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington5–139–1216–2
52June 2vs Cal State FullertonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington1–1339–1316–2
53June 2vs Cal State FullertonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington7–240–1316–2
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordPac8 record
54June 12vs Oklahoma Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–141–1316–2
55June 13vs Arizona StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–941–1416–2
56June 14vs Maine Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–641–1516–2
[2]

Awards and honors

Greg Herrick
Mike Hutlman
Marty Maxwell
Tim Tveit
Phil Westendorf
Eric Wilkins

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  2. ↑ "Chinook, 1976". www.content.libraries.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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