1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball team explained

Year:1955
Team:Colgate Red Raiders
Sport:baseball
Conference:Independent
Record:17–8–1
Head Coach:Red O'Hora
Hc Year:6th
Captain:Bruce Dursema
Captain2:Leonard Kraus, Jr.
Tourney:College World Series
Tourney Result:4th

The 1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball team is a baseball team that represented Colgate University in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Red O'Hora. The Red Raiders qualified for the District 2 Tournament, where they would win a spot in the 1955 College World Series, where they finished fourth.[1]

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season|- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1 || April 2 || at || Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia || 5–15 || 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || April 3 || at Virginia || Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia || 8–4 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || April || at || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–5 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || April || vs || Unknown • Lexington, Virginia || 8–4 || 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5 || April 9 || at || Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania || 0–6 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6 || April || || Unknown • Hamilton, New York || 1–4 || 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || April 16 || at || Unknown • Princeton, New Jersey || 8–4 || 4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || April || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 6–5 || 5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9 || April || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 7–3 || 6–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10 || April || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 5–4 || 7–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11 || April || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 5–2 || 8–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12 || April || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 11–0 || 9–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13 || May || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 6–10 || 9–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14 || May || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 19–2 || 10–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"| 15 || May || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 8–8 || 10–4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || May || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 9–4 || 11–4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17 || May 18 || at || Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania || 8–0 || 12–4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18 || May 20 || || Unknown • Hamilton, New York || 5–6 || 12–5–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19 || May 21 || || Unknown • Hamilton, New York || 9–4 || 13–5–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20 || May || vs || Unknown • Unknown || 10–9 || 14–5–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21 || May || vs Syracuse || Unknown • Unknown || 2–3 || 14–6–1|-|-! style="" | Postseason|- valign="top"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || June 3 || vs Penn State || Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania || 7–4 || 15–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || June 4 || vs Ithaca || Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania || 7–6 || 16–6–1 |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24 || June 10 || vs Wake Forest || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–1 || 16–7–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25 || June 12 || vs USC || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–1 || 17–7–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26 || June 13 || vs Oklahoma A&M || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–4 || 17–8–1|-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1956 Colgate University Yearbook . Colgate University . www.digitalcollections.colgate.edu . May 25, 2020.