1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball team

1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball
1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Independent
1955 record	17–8–1
Head coach	Red O'Hora (6th season);
Captains	Bruce Dursema; Leonard Kraus, Jr.;
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

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]

Roster[]

1955 Colgate Raiders baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
		Joe Aceti	/	—	—
		Ron Barr	/	—	—
13	LHP	Larry Bossidy	L/L	—	—	So
	OF	Ted Carangelo	R/	—	—		Swampscott, Massachusetts
	INF	Bruce Dursema	L/	—	—		Ramsey, New Jersey
	RHP	George Fishburn	/R	—	—
	LHP	Sam Frankel	/L	—	—
		Garcia	/	—	—
		Chuck Garivaltis	/	—	—
23	C	Pete Hopkins	/	—	—
		Huther	/	—	—
		Johnston	/	—	—
		Leonard Kraus, Jr.	/	—	—
		Lewis	/	—	—
		Guy Martin	/	—	—
		Frank Nardulli	/	—	—	Jr
	INF	Tony Nicotera	/	—	—	So
		Purple	/	—	—
	INF	Al Simpson	/	—	—
		Treese	/	—	—
		Van Note	/	—	—
		Jim Varian	P/	—	—
		Tom Vivona	P/	—	—
		Vreeland	/	—	—

Head coach

25 Red O'Hora

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[]

1955 Colgate Red Raiders Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

April (9–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
1	April 2	at Virginia	Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia	5–15	0–1
2	April 3	at Virginia	Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia	8–4	1–1
3	April	at North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	6–5	2–1
4	April	vs Washington and Lee	Unknown • Lexington, Virginia	8–4	3–1
5	April 9	at Gettysburg	Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	0–6	3–2
6	April	Fordham	Unknown • Hamilton, New York	1–4	3–3
7	April 16	at Princeton	Unknown • Princeton, New Jersey	8–4	4–3
8	April	vs Hobert	Unknown • Unknown	6–5	5–3
9	April	vs Lehigh	Unknown • Unknown	7–3	6–3
10	April	vs Lafayette	Unknown • Unknown	5–4	7–3
11	April	vs Holy Cross	Unknown • Unknown	5–2	8–3
12	April	vs RPI	Unknown • Unknown	11–0	9–3

May (5–3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
13	May	vs St. Lawrence	Unknown • Unknown	6–10	9–4
14	May	vs Syracuse	Unknown • Unknown	19–2	10–4
15	May	vs Army	Unknown • Unknown	8–8	10–4–1
16	May	vs Clarkson	Unknown • Unknown	9–4	11–4–1
17	May 18	at Bucknell	Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	8–0	12–4–1
18	May 20	Penn State	Unknown • Hamilton, New York	5–6	12–5–1
19	May 21	Rutgers	Unknown • Hamilton, New York	9–4	13–5–1
20	May	vs Ithaca	Unknown • Unknown	10–9	14–5–1
21	May	vs Syracuse	Unknown • Unknown	2–3	14–6–1

Postseason

District 2 Tournament (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
22	June 3	vs Penn State	Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania	7–4	15–6–1
23	June 4	vs Ithaca	Breadon Field • Allentown, Pennsylvania	7–6	16–6–1

1955 College World Series (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
24	June 10	vs Wake Forest	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–1	16–7–1
25	June 12	vs USC	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–1	17–7–1
26	June 13	vs Oklahoma A&M	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–4	17–8–1

References[]

^ "1956 Colgate University Yearbook". www.digitalcollections.colgate.edu. Colgate University. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

[1] "1956 Colgate University Yearbook". www.digitalcollections.colgate.edu. Colgate University. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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