1955 Springfield Maroons baseball Conference Independent 1955 record 14–7 Head coach Seasons
The 1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team represented Springfield College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season . The team was coached by Archie Allen in his 8th year at Springfield.
The Maroons won the District I playoff to advance to the College World Series , where they were defeated by the Arizona Wildcats .
Roster [ ]
1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/Throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
Al Barber (C) /
—
—
Sr
Paul Bean /
—
—
Jr
Herb Bergquist /
—
—
Sr
Ed Bilik /
—
—
So
Travis Brown /
—
—
Jr
Tom Conroy /
—
—
Jr
Bernie Cropsey /
—
—
Sr
Bud Gerchell (C) /
—
—
Sr
Pete Hofinga /
—
—
Sr
Paul Jordan /
—
—
Jr
Joe Kobuskie /
—
—
Jr
Bob Macleod /
—
—
Sr
Dave Mertens /
—
—
So
Ray Murray /
—
—
So
Andy Pelczar /
—
—
Jr
Sam Rowsell /
—
—
Jr
Jack Sanford /
—
—
Jr
Dick Traynor /
—
—
Sr
George Ulrich /
—
—
Sr
Roger Wickman /
—
—
Jr
Wayne Wilson /
—
—
So
Bill York /
—
—
Sr
Head coach Archie Allen
Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Schedule [ ]
1955 Springfield Maroons Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
1
April 16
Connecticut Unknown • Unknown
3–2
1–0
2
April
Providence Unknown • Unknown
14–1
2–0
3
April
Colby Unknown • Unknown
3–4
2–1
4
April
at Trinity
Unknown • Hartford, Connecticut
3–4
2–2
5
April
Yale Unknown • Unknown
3–7
2–3
6
April
Amherst Unknown • Unknown
16–12
3–3
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
7
May 2
UMass Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts
4–5
3–4
8
May
New Hampshire Unknown • Unknown
12–4
4–4
9
May
Boston University Unknown • Unknown
7–0
5–4
10
May
Providence
Unknown • Unknown
10–14
5–5
11
May
Holy Cross Unknown • Worcester, Massachusetts
4–0
6–5
12
May
AIC Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts
4–3
7–5
13
May
Williams Unknown • Unknown
4–3
8–5
14
May
Rhode Island Unknown • Unknown
14–1
9–5
15
May
Brandeis Unknown • Unknown
17–2
10–5
16
May
AIC
Unknown • Unknown
5–2
11–5
17
May
Williams
Unknown • Unknown
11–5
12–5
Postseason
District I Tournament (2–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
18
June 2
Boston College Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts
4–3
13–5
19
June 3
UMass
Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts
17–6
14–5
College World Series (0–2)
Awards and honors [ ] Bud Gerchell References [ ]
