1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball team

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1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball
College World Series, 4th
ConferenceIndependent
1955 record17–8–1
Head coach
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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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 FieldChapel 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 FieldAllentown, 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 StadiumOmaha, 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[]

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