1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 November 2024 August 2023 1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball Yankee Conference Yankee Conference Yankee 13–7 7–1 Hank Swasey 11th Fred Dauten Brackett Field Yankee championDistrict I champion College World Series T-5th The 1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1956 NCAA baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Brackett Field. The team was coached by Hank Swasey in his 11th year as head coach at New Hampshire. The Wildcats won the District I playoffs to advance to the College World Series,https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-n-h-beats-vermont-in/158701581/ N. H. Beats Vermont in NCAA Playoff Final, 2-0 Ernie Roberts The Boston Sunday Globe June 3, 1956 November 9, 2024 61 Newspapers.com where they were defeated by the Arizona Wildcats.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic/158701614/ Cats Nip N. Hampshire, 1-0 Arnott Duncan The Arizona Republic June 12, 1956 November 9, 2024 9 Newspapers.com Roster 1956 New Hampshire Wildcats y Herb Adams RHP R SO Charlie Blossom OF Charlie Carmahalis INF Dona Cauchon OF Pete Ledger INF Fred Dauten OF C John DeWitt INF Joe Kazura LHP L Jerry Kenneally INF Hugh Marshall INF Frank McLaughlin INF Frank O'Connor OF George Tansey OF Ted Wright OF Bob Yetman C SO April 1, 2021 Hank Swasey Schedule New Hampshire Wildcats 2 white 1956 New Hampshire Wildcats baseball game log ! style="New Hampshire Wildcats 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y New Hampshire Wildcats 2; April (1–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 25 || at 1956 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin || Unknown • Brunswick, Maine || 1–5 || 0–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 27 || 1956 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 6–1 || 1–1 || 1–0 |- y New Hampshire Wildcats 2; May (9–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || May 1 || 1956 Maine Black Bears Maine || Unknown • Orono, Maine || 3–2 || 2–1 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || May 4 || 1956 Springfield Maroons Springfield || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 8–1 || 3–1 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || May 5 || Lowell Tech || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 11–5 || 4–1 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || May 7 || 1956 Boston University Terriers Boston University || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 2–8 || 4–2 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || May 11 || 1956 UMass Redmen UMass || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 0–2 || 4–3 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || May 11 || UMass || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 5–3 || 5–3 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || May 12 || 1956 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 7–3 || 6–3 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || May 12 || Connecticut || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire|| 6–5 || 7–3 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || May || 1956 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 3–10 || 7–4 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || May 18 || Rhode Island || Unknown • Kingston, Rhode Island || 4–0 || 8–4 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || May 19 || 1956 Amherst Mammoths Amherst || Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts || 9–11 || 8–5 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 23 || at 1956 Dartmouth Indians Dartmouth || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 12–6 || 9–5 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 26 || Maine || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || – || 10–5 || 7–1 |- |- ! style="New Hampshire Wildcats 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y New Hampshire Wildcats 2; NCAA District I Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || June 3 || vs Boston University || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 5–0 || 11–5 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || June 3 || vs 1956 Vermont Catamounts Vermont || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 2–0 || 12–5 || 7–1 |- y New Hampshire Wildcats 2; College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || June 9 || vs Ole Miss || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 12–13 || 12–6 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || June 10 || vs Washington State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 6–3 || 13–6 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || June 11 || vs Arizona || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–0 || 13–7 || 7–1 |- References Category:New Hampshire Wildcats baseball seasons New Hampshire Wildcats baseball Category:College World Series seasons New Hampshire Category:Yankee Conference baseball champion seasons