1955 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American university baseball season March 2026 January 2024 1955 Arizona Wildcats baseball Border Conference Border Conference Border 41–8 6–0 Frank Sancet 6th UA Field District VI champions College World Series T-5th The 1955 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his sixth year at Arizona. The Wildcats won the District VI Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.2020-06-19 At home in Omaha: Wildcats returned in 1955, got two-hitter from ace Carl Thomas https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/article_371826cc-0444-5d20-9034-dabd2fd00dde.html 2026-03-31 Arizona Daily Star Roster 1955 Arizona Wildcats y Marcel Bachelier LHP L SR Buzz Boltz RHP R Jerry Carter RHP R Rudy Castro INF R SR Tucson, Arizona Tom Clarkson SO Jack Davis JR Don Gile y U R R 6 6 220 SR Russ Gragg 35 INF L R 6 1 175 SR Dick Griesser y JR Don Hyman RHP R Jerry Ikeda RHP R Ted Lazovich Don Lee baseball y RHP R Don McGinnis JR Lee Myers JR Fred Navarro LHP L Ernie Oosterveen RHP R Hadie Redd Benny Rincon RHP R Craig Sorensen INF SO Jim Stearn Gus Stiles OF JR Don Swaim Tom Tellez INF R Carl Thomas baseball y RHP R R 6 5 245 JR Minneapolis, Minnesota Jerry Tolle LHP L Tom Tomooka Tom Wright INF R Sam Zivkovich C R January 27, 2021 45 Frank Sancet Schedule Arizona Wildcats 2 white 1955 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log ! style="Arizona Wildcats 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; March (13–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 5 || Darr Aero Tech || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 12–3 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || March 11 || 1955 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–4 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 12 || Sul Ross || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 23–1 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || March 17 || Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 11–5 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 18 || Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–6 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || March 19 || 1955 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 15–12 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || March 21 || 1955 Utah Redskins Utah || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 14–2 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 22 || Utah || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–2 || 8–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 23 || Utah || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 13–6 || 9–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 24 || Utah || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 13–4 || 10–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 25 || Utah || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–4 || 11–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 28 || 1955 Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–4 || 12–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 29 || Wyoming || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–15 || 12–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 30 || Wyoming || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–0 || 13–1 || – |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; April (17–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 1 || 1955 New Mexico A&M Aggies New Mexico A&M || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 29–3 || 14–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 2 || New Mexico A&M || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 11–1 || 15–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 4 || 1955 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–5 || 16–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 5 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 27–7 || 17–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 6 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–2 || 18–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 7 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–6 || 19–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 9 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 17–18 || 19–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 9 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–1 || 20–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || April 11 || at Pepperdine || Unknown • Malibu, California || 7–5 || 21–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || April 12 || at 1955 UCLA Bruins UCLA || Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California || 2–9 || 21–3 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || April 12 || at 1955 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State || Unknown • Fresno, California || 2–4 || 21–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 13 || at Fresno State || Unknown • Fresno, California || 6–2 || 22–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 15 || at 1955 Pacific Tigers Pacific || Billy Hebert Field • Stockton, California || 7–4 || 23–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 16 || at Pacific || Billy Hebert Field • Tucson, Arizona || 13–4 || 24–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 20 || Davis–Monthan Air Force Base || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 25–3 || 25–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 23 || at 1955 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State || Unknown • Tempe, Arizona || 8–3 || 26–4 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 23 || at Arizona State || Unknown • Tempe, Arizona || 4–0 || 27–4 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 26 || Davis–Monthan Air Force Base || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 2–1 || 28–4 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 28 || Naval Training Center || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 18–0 || 29–4 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || April 29 || Naval Training Center || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–6 || 29–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 30 || Naval Training Center || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–2 || 30–5 || 4–0 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; May (7–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 2 || Naval Training Center || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–4 || 31–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || May 3 || Naval Training Center || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–0 || 32–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May 4 || Naval Training Center || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 12–4 || 33–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 6 || Arizona State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–1 || 34–5 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 6 || Arizona State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–0 || 35–5 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 10 || Davis–Monthan Air Force Base || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–2 || 36–5 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 15 || Hayden || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 15–8 || 37–5 || 6–0 |- |- ! style="Arizona Wildcats 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; NCAA District VI Playoff (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || May 30 || at 1955 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 6–2 || 38–5 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 || May 31 || at Texas A&M || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 0–5 || 38–6 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || June 1 || at Texas A&M || Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas || 2–1 || 39–6 || 6–0 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || June 10 || vs Western Michigan || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–4 || 39–7 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || June 11 || vs Springfield || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 6–0 || 40–7 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || June 13 || vs Colorado State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 20–0 || 41–7 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || June 14 || vs 1955 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Oklahoma A&M || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–5 || 41–8 || 6–0 |- 2026 Baseball Media Guide https://arizonawildcats.com/documents/2026/2/13/2026_BSB_Media_Guide.pdf 2026-03-31 University of Arizona Athletics 89, 130 Awards and honors Russ Gragg Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association Craig Sorensen Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association Carl Thomas First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association. Thomas also tied an NCAA single-game record with 15 strikeouts against Springfield College in the College World Series. References Category:Arizona Wildcats baseball seasons Arizona Wildcats baseball Category:College World Series seasons Arizona