1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball Western Athletic Conference Western Athletic Conference South Division WAC 40–15 8–4 Frank Sancet 17th UA Field WAC championsWAC Championship Series championsDistrict VII champions College World Series T-5th The 1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his 17th year at Arizona. The Wildcats won the District VII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans. Roster 1966 Arizona Wildcats y Ed Bayne SR Steve Brasher Roger Brautigan Terry DeWald SO Richard Fleming Robert Frisbee Larry Gershon JR Marty Hall Robert Hansen Gale Kennedy JR Ken Kurtz 23 INF Eddie Leon y INF JR Nyal Leslie Donald McMackin SO Neil McNevin James Nichols SO Ezra Neilson SR Robert O'Brien SO Mike Paul Hollis Phillips SR Richard Seminoff Eddie Southard Jerry Stitt y SO January 28, 2021 45 Frank Sancet Schedule Arizona Wildcats 2 white 1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log ! style="Arizona Wildcats 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; February (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || February 25 || 1966 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–6 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 26 || Cal Poly Pomona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 10–5 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || February 26 || Cal Poly Pomona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 0–5 || 1–2 || – |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; March (16–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || March 4 || 1966 UCLA Bruins UCLA || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–3 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 5 || UCLA || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 10–8 || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || March 5 || UCLA || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–9 || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || March 11 || 1966 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 17–2 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 12 || Pepperdine || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 2–1 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 12 || Pepperdine || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–1 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || March 18 || at UCLA || Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California || 3–4 || 6–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 19 || at UCLA || Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California || 10–8 || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || March 19 || at UCLA || Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California || 8–9 || 7–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 21 || 1966 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 12–3 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 22 || Oregon State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–3 || 9–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 23 || Oregon State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–2 || 10–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 24 || 1966 Oregon Webfoots Oregon || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 11–3 || 11–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 25 || Oregon || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 12–6 || 12–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 26 || Oregon || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–4 || 13–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 26 || Oregon || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–3 || 14–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || March 28 || 1966 Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–8 || 14–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 29 || Wyoming || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 10–3 || 15–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 30 || Wyoming || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–0 || 16–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || March 31 || 1966 Michigan Wolverines Michigan || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 13–4 || 17–6 || – |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; April (13–6) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 1 || Michigan || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–0 || 18–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 2 || Michigan || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 14–4 || 19–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || April 2 || Michigan || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–6 || 19–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 4 || 1966 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–2 || 20–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || April 5 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–6 || 20–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 6 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–1 || 21–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 7 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–4 || 22–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 9 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–4 || 23–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 9 || Iowa || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 18–4 || 24–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || April 15 || at 1966 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona || 3–7 || 24–9 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 16 || at Arizona State || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona || 4–1 || 25–9 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || April 16 || at Arizona State || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona || 5–13 || 25–10 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 22 || at 1966 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 6–5 || 26–10 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 23 || at New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 10–4 || 27–10 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || April 23 || at New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 3–4 || 27–11 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || April 25 || 1966 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–9 || 27–12 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 26 || Sul Ross || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 11–3 || 28–12 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 29 || 1966 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–3 || 29–12 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 30 || Northern Arizona || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 10–5 || 30–12 || 3–3 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; May (5–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || May 6 || New Mexico || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 13–3 || 31–12 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 7 || New Mexico || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 18–2 || 32–12 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 7 || New Mexico || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 18–1 || 33–12 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 13 || Arizona State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 1–0 || 34–12 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || May 14 || Arizona State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–5 || 34–13 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 14 || Arizona State || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–6 || 35–13 || 8–4 |- |- |- ! style="Arizona Wildcats 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; WAC Championship (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 28 || at Wyoming || Cowboy Field • Laramie, Wyoming || 10–2 || 36–13 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 29 || at Wyoming || Cowboy Field • Laramie, Wyoming || 4–2 || 37–13 || 8–4 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; NCAA District VII Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || June 3 || 1966 Idaho Vandals Idaho || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–2 || 38–13 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || June 4 || Idaho || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–5 || 39–13 || 8–4 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || June 13 || vs Texas || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–5 || 39–14 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || June 14 || vs 1966 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–1 || 40–14 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || June 15 || vs Southern California || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–8 || 40–15 || 8–4 |- Awards and honors Ed Bayne All-WAC Ken Kurtz All-WAC Eddie Leon All-WAC First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association All-American The Sporting News Pat O’Brien All-WAC Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association All-American The Sporting News Eddie Southard All-WAC References Category:Arizona Wildcats baseball seasons Arizona Wildcats baseball Category:College World Series seasons Arizona Category:Western Athletic Conference baseball champion seasons