1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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.

1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball
WAC champions WAC Championship Series champions District VII champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	South Division
Record	40–15 (8–4 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Sancet (17th season)
Home stadium	UA Field
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Wyoming  ‍‍‍	7	–	5		.583			26	–	25		.510
BYU  ‍‍‍	6	–	6		.500			22	–	16		.579
Utah  ‍‍‍	5	–	7		.417			19	–	20		.487
Southern
No. 5 Arizona  ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	4		.667			40	–	15		.727
No. 17 Arizona State  ‍‍‍	7	–	5		.583			41	–	11		.788
New Mexico  ‍‍‍	3	–	9		.250			23	–	17		.575
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1966^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town Ed Bayne / — — Sr Steve Brasher / — — Roger Brautigan / — — Terry DeWald / — — So Richard Fleming / — — Robert Frisbee / — — Larry Gershon / — — Jr Marty Hall / — — Robert Hansen / — — Gale Kennedy / — — Jr 23 INF Ken Kurtz / — — INF Eddie Leon / — — 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 / — — So	Head coach 45 Frank Sancet Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record 1 February 25 Cal Poly Pomona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–6 0–1 – 2 February 26 Cal Poly Pomona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–5 1–1 – 3 February 26 Cal Poly Pomona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 0–5 1–2 –
March (16–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record 4 March 4 UCLA UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–3 2–2 – 5 March 5 UCLA UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–8 3–2 – 6 March 5 UCLA UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–9 3–3 – 7 March 11 Pepperdine UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 17–2 4–3 – 8 March 12 Pepperdine UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 2–1 5–3 – 9 March 12 Pepperdine UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–1 6–3 – 10 March 18 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California 3–4 6–4 – 11 March 19 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California 10–8 7–4 – 12 March 19 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California 8–9 7–5 – 13 March 21 Oregon State UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 12–3 8–5 – 14 March 22 Oregon State UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 9–3 9–5 – 15 March 23 Oregon State UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 3–2 10–5 – 16 March 24 Oregon UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–3 11–5 – 17 March 25 Oregon UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 12–6 12–5 – 18 March 26 Oregon UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–4 13–5 – 19 March 26 Oregon UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–3 14–5 – 20 March 28 Wyoming UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–8 14–6 – 21 March 29 Wyoming UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–3 15–6 – 22 March 30 Wyoming UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–0 16–6 – 23 March 31 Michigan UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–4 17–6 –
April (13–6) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record 24 April 1 Michigan UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 9–0 18–6 – 25 April 2 Michigan UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 14–4 19–6 – 26 April 2 Michigan UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–6 19–7 – 27 April 4 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–2 20–7 – 28 April 5 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–6 20–8 – 29 April 6 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–1 21–8 – 30 April 7 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–4 22–8 – 31 April 9 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–4 23–8 – 32 April 9 Iowa UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 18–4 24–8 – 33 April 15 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona 3–7 24–9 0–1 34 April 16 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona 4–1 25–9 1–1 35 April 16 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona 5–13 25–10 1–2 36 April 22 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico 6–5 26–10 2–2 37 April 23 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico 10–4 27–10 3–2 38 April 23 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico 3–4 27–11 3–3 39 April 25 Sul Ross UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–9 27–12 3–3 40 April 26 Sul Ross UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–3 28–12 3–3 41 April 29 Northern Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 9–3 29–12 3–3 42 April 30 Northern Arizona UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–5 30–12 3–3
May (5–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record 43 May 6 New Mexico UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–3 31–12 4–3 44 May 7 New Mexico UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 18–2 32–12 5–3 45 May 7 New Mexico UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 18–1 33–12 6–3 46 May 13 Arizona State UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 1–0 34–12 7–3 47 May 14 Arizona State UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–5 34–13 7–4 48 May 14 Arizona State UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–6 35–13 8–4
Postseason
WAC Championship (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record 49 May 28 at Wyoming Cowboy Field • Laramie, Wyoming 10–2 36–13 8–4 50 May 29 at Wyoming Cowboy Field • Laramie, Wyoming 4–2 37–13 8–4
NCAA District VII Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record 51 June 3 Idaho UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 3–2 38–13 8–4 52 June 4 Idaho UA Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–5 39–13 8–4
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record 53 June 13 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–5 39–14 8–4 54 June 14 vs Northeastern Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–1 40–14 8–4 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

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1966". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.