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
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record40–9 (2–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumUA Field

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
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
OF Eddie Aros /R
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—
 Sr
LHP Marcel Bachelier /L
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—
 Jr
INF Rudy Castro /R
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—
 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
Richard 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule
1954 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
March (12–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
1March 1Sul RossUA Field • Tucson, Arizona11–41–0–
2March 2Sul RossUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–41–1–
3March 5UCLAUA Field • Tucson, Arizona12–12–1–
4March 6UCLAUA Field • Tucson, Arizona15–33–1–
5March 13Luke Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–04–1–
6March 13Luke Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–35–1–
7March 17Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–06–1–
8March 19at New Mexico A&MUnknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico16–07–11–0
9March 20at New Mexico A&MUnknown • Las Cruces, New Mexico30–18–12–0
10March 25UtahUA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–29–12–0
11March 25UtahUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–510–12–0
12March 26UtahUA Field • Tucson, Arizona4–1210–22–0
13March 26UtahUA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–111–22–0
14March 29[1]Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–112–22–0
April (20–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
15April 1Marine Corps Base Camp PendletonUA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–1412–32–0
16April 2Marine Corps Base Camp PendletonUA Field • Tucson, Arizona25–513–32–0
17April 3Luke Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona7–614–32–0
18April 3Luke Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona7–315–32–0
19April 5WyomingUA Field • Tucson, Arizona12–716–32–0
20April 6WyomingUA Field • Tucson, Arizona21–317–32–0
21April 7WyomingUA Field • Tucson, Arizona7–018–32–0
22April 8San Diego Naval Air StationUA Field • Tucson, Arizona5–1518–42–0
23April 9PacificUA Field • Tucson, Arizona25–519–42–0
24April 10PacificUA Field • Tucson, Arizona8–120–42–0
25April 12IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona4–321–42–0
26April 13IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–321–52–0
27April 14IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–522–52–0
28April 16IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona17–923–52–0
29April 17IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–524–52–0
30April 17IowaUA Field • Tucson, Arizona1–1324–62–0
31April 19at PepperdineUA Field • Malibu, California15–425–62–0
32April 20at UCLAJoe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California2–126–62–0
33April 21at San Diego StateUnknown • San Diego, California3–127–62–0
34April 22Marine Recreation DepartmentUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–327–72–0
35April 23Naval Air SkyraidersUA Field • Tucson, Arizona9–428–72–0
36April 24Naval Training CenterUA Field • Tucson, Arizona2–129–72–0
37April 24Naval Training CenterUA Field • Tucson, Arizona6–430–72–0
38April 29Naval Training CenterUA Field • Tucson, Arizona16–531–72–0
39April 30Marine Recreation DepartmentUA Field • Tucson, Arizona8–732–72–0
May (4–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
40May 1Marine Recreation DepartmentUA Field • Tucson, Arizona11–433–72–0
41May 3Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona12–434–72–0
42May 11Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona10–735–72–0
43May 11Davis–Monthan Air Force BaseUA Field • Tucson, Arizona4–336–72–0
Postseason
NCAA District VII Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
44June 4at Colorado StateJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado8–237–72–0
45June 5vs WyomingJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado16–938–72–0
46June 7at Colorado StateJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado8–539–72–0
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBorder Record
47June 10vs OregonOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska12–140–72–0
48June 11vs Michigan StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–240–82–0
49June 11vs Oklahoma A&MJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–540–92–0

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
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