1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1956
Team:	Arizona Wildcats
Conference:	Border Conference
Short Conf:	Border
Record:	49–8
Conf Record:	4–0
Head Coach:	Frank Sancet
Hc Year:	7th
Stadium:	UA Field
Champion:	Border champion District 6 champion
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	2nd

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.

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss

1956 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log^[1]
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 5 W 3–2 1–0 Mar 6 Sul Ross Tucson, AZ W 8–1 2–0 Mar 8 Tucson, AZ W 10–2 3–0 Mar 9 Camp Pendleton Marines Tucson, AZ W 18–6 4–0 Mar 11 Tucson, AZ W 16–0 5–0 Mar 12 Naval Training Center San Diego Tucson, AZ W 11–7 6–0 Mar 16 Tucson, AZ W 21–2 7–0 Mar 17 Pepperdine Tucson, AZ W 9–1 8–0 Mar 19 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 Tucson, AZ W 16–5 15–0 Mar 26 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 W 8–5 22–0 Apr 3 at W 4–3 23–0 Apr 4 at W 10–4 24–0 Apr 6 at Camp Pendleton Marines W 9–4 25–0 Apr 7 at Naval Training Center San Diego L 3–7 25–1 Apr 9 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 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 29–1 Apr 14 San Diego State Tucson, AZ L 5–7 29–2 Apr 16 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 Tucson, AZ L 5–7 30–5 Apr 20 NAS San Diego Tucson, AZ W 4–0 31–5 Apr 21 at W 4–1 32–5 Apr 21 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 7–0 33–5 Apr 23 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 37–5 Apr 28 UCLA Tucson, AZ W 10–0 38–5
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 1 Tucson, AZ W 12–11 39–5 May 3 Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ W 20–7 40–5 May 5 Arizona State Tucson, AZ W 10–3 41–5 May 5 Arizona State Tucson, AZ W 6–0 42–5 May 8 Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ L 0–4 42–6 May 8 Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ W 18–5 43–6
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–5 4,635 44–6 1–0 May 22 TCU Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 45–6 2–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 9 W 3–0 46–6 1–0 June 10 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3 46–7 1–1 June 11 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 1–0 47–7 2–1 June 12 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

Notes and References

1. Book: 2018 Baseball Media Guide . 79 . Arizona Wildcats . March 17, 2019.