1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his 5th year at Arizona.

1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball
District VII champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Border Conference
Record	40–9 (2–0 Border)
Head coach	Frank Sancet (5th season)
Home stadium	UA Field
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The Wildcats won the District VII Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys.

Roster

1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town OF Eddie Aros /R — — Sr LHP Marcel Bachelier /L — — Jr INF Rudy Castro /R — — Jr Tucson, Arizona Bill Codd / — — Jack Davis / — — So Glen Festin / — — U Don Gile R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Jay Goodford / — — 35 INF Russ Gragg L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Dick Griesser / — — So Hadley Hicks / — — Ted Lazovich / — — RHP Don Lee R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So INF Huge McMullan /R — — Sr RHP Eddie Moraga /R — — Sr Homer Myers / — — So Loren Oliver / — — Earnest Oosterveen / — — So Vincent Pellinto / — — RHP Bennie Rincon /R — — Gerald Rutledge / — — OF Gus Stiles / — — Jr RHP Carl Thomas R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Minneapolis, Minnesota Jerry Tolle / — — Jr Tom Tomooka / — — Joel Valdez / — — Jack Watson / — — INF Tom Wright /R — — C Sam Zivkovich /R — —	Head coach 45 Frank Sancet Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
March (12–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record 1 March 1 Sul Ross UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–4 1–0 – 2 March 2 Sul Ross UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 2–4 1–1 – 3 March 5 UCLA UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 12–1 2–1 – 4 March 6 UCLA UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 15–3 3–1 – 5 March 13 Luke Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 16–0 4–1 – 6 March 13 Luke Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 16–3 5–1 – 7 March 17 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 16–0 6–1 – 8 March 19 at New Mexico A&M Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico 16–0 7–1 1–0 9 March 20 at New Mexico A&M Unknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico 30–1 8–1 2–0 10 March 25 Utah UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–2 9–1 2–0 11 March 25 Utah UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–5 10–1 2–0 12 March 26 Utah UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–12 10–2 2–0 13 March 26 Utah UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–1 11–2 2–0 14 March 29^[1] Davis–Monthan Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 2–1 12–2 2–0
April (20–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record 15 April 1 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–14 12–3 2–0 16 April 2 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 25–5 13–3 2–0 17 April 3 Luke Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–6 14–3 2–0 18 April 3 Luke Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–3 15–3 2–0 19 April 5 Wyoming UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 12–7 16–3 2–0 20 April 6 Wyoming UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 21–3 17–3 2–0 21 April 7 Wyoming UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–0 18–3 2–0 22 April 8 San Diego Naval Air Station UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–15 18–4 2–0 23 April 9 Pacific UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 25–5 19–4 2–0 24 April 10 Pacific UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–1 20–4 2–0 25 April 12 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–3 21–4 2–0 26 April 13 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 2–3 21–5 2–0 27 April 14 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–5 22–5 2–0 28 April 16 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 17–9 23–5 2–0 29 April 17 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–5 24–5 2–0 30 April 17 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 1–13 24–6 2–0 31 April 19 at Pepperdine UA Field • Malibu, California 15–4 25–6 2–0 32 April 20 at UCLA Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California 2–1 26–6 2–0 33 April 21 at San Diego State Unknown • San Diego, California 3–1 27–6 2–0 34 April 22 Marine Recreation Department UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 2–3 27–7 2–0 35 April 23 Naval Air Skyraiders UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 9–4 28–7 2–0 36 April 24 Naval Training Center UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 2–1 29–7 2–0 37 April 24 Naval Training Center UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–4 30–7 2–0 38 April 29 Naval Training Center UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 16–5 31–7 2–0 39 April 30 Marine Recreation Department UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–7 32–7 2–0
May (4–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record 40 May 1 Marine Recreation Department UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–4 33–7 2–0 41 May 3 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 12–4 34–7 2–0 42 May 11 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–7 35–7 2–0 43 May 11 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–3 36–7 2–0
Postseason
NCAA District VII Playoff (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record 44 June 4 at Colorado State Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado 8–2 37–7 2–0 45 June 5 vs Wyoming Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado 16–9 38–7 2–0 46 June 7 at Colorado State Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado 8–5 39–7 2–0
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Border Record 47 June 10 vs Oregon Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 12–1 40–7 2–0 48 June 11 vs Michigan State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–2 40–8 2–0 49 June 11 vs Oklahoma A&M Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–5 40–9 2–0

Awards and honors

Russ Gragg

Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

Carl Thomas

Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

References

1. 30 Mar 1954, p. 17, Arizona Daily Star, via Newspapers.com