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

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.

The Wildcats reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Minnesota.

Roster

1956 Arizona Wildcats roster^[1]

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

Post-season

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

↑ 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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Arizona Wildcats baseball
Venues	UA Field (1929–1966) Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium (1967–2011) Hi Corbett Field (2012–present)
Rivalries	Arizona State
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 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