1976 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1976 Arizona Wildcats baseball
National champion
WAC playoff champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 1
1976 record56–17 (12–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Jerry Kindall (4th year)
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 15 – 3   .833 26 – 21   .553
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 22 – 29   .431
Utah  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 15 – 26   .366
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 18 – 26   .409
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 17 – 1   .944 65 – 10   .867
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 56 – 17   .767
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 28 – 24   .538
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 9 – 25   .265
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 4th season at Arizona.

The Wildcats won the College World Series, defeating the Eastern Michigan Hurons in the championship game.

Roster[]

1976 Arizona Wildcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • Robert Chaulk
  • David Crutcher
  • Bruce Ferguson
  • Craig Giola
  • Steve Powers
  • Chuck Zophi
  

Infielders

  • Al Lopez
  • Leslie Pearsey
  • Bill Simpson
  • Pete Van Horne
  • Glenn Wendt
  

Outfielders

Catchers

Schedule[]

1976 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
February 13 Pepperdine 13–2 1–0 –
February 14 Pepperdine 8–0 2–0 –
February 14 Pepperdine 15–3 3–0 –
February 16 Cal State Dominguez Hills 17–10 4–0 –
February 17 Cal State Dominguez Hills 11–6 5–0 –
February 20 Azusa Pacific 3–5 5–1 –
February 21 Azusa Pacific 9–0 6–1 –
February 21 Azusa Pacific 10–0 7–1 –
February 23 Cal Poly Pomona 4–3 8–1 –
February 24 Cal Poly Pomona 12–7 9–1 –
February 25 Cal Poly Pomona 11–7 10–1 –
February 26 San Diego State 6–7 10–2 –
February 27 San Diego State 11–5 11–2 –
February 28 San Diego State 5–3 12–2 –
February 28 San Diego State 14–13 13–2 –
March
Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
March 1 at Grand Canyon 6–7 13–3 –
March 2 Grand Canyon 15–0 14–3 –
March 5 La Verne 8–5 15–3 –
March 6 La Verne 9–6 16–3 –
March 8 Oklahoma 7–1 17–3 –
March 8 Oklahoma 6–3 18–3 –
March 9 Oklahoma 14–1 19–3 –
March 9 Oklahoma 9–8 20–3 –
March 11 at San Diego State 7–1 21–3 –
March 12 at San Diego State 1–5 21–4 –
March 13 at San Diego State 4–6 21–5 –
March 13 at San Diego State 6–4 22–5 ��
March 15 at Pepperdine 3–4 22–6 –
March 13 at UCLA 0–5 22–7 –
March 16 at Pepperdine 1–0 23–7 –
March 17 Southern California 3–4 23–8 –
March 18 Southern California 4–6 23–9 –
March 19 La Verne 10–5 24–9 –
March 20 La Verne 6–10 24–10 –
March 20 La Verne 4–3 25–10 –
March 23 Colorado 17–2 26–10 –
March 25 Southern California 8–0 27–10 –
March 26 Southern California 8–5 28–10 –
March 27 Southern California 8–4 29–10 –
April
Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
April 1 vs. Northern Arizona 14–6 30–10 –
April 2 vs. Northern Arizona 9–3 31–10 –
April 3 vs. Northern Arizona 6–0 32–10 –
April 8 at Arizona State 2–7 32–11 0–1
April 9 at Arizona State 9–11 32–12 0–2
April 10 at Arizona State 5–6 32–13 0–3
April 17 UTEP 15–3 33–13 1–3
April 17 UTEP 8–1 34–13 2–3
April 18 UTEP 12–1 35–13 3–3
April 23 New Mexico 5–3 36–13 4–3
April 24 New Mexico 8–6 37–13 5–3
April 24 New Mexico 8–3 38–13 6–3
April 30 at UTEP 16–0 39–13 7–3
May
Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
May 1 at UTEP 3–1 40–13 8–3
May 1 at UTEP 10–3 41–13 9–3
May 7 at New Mexico 6–3 42–13 10–3
May 8 at New Mexico 6–3 43–13 11–3
May 9 at New Mexico 10–4 44–13 12–3
May 13 Arizona State 1–2 44–14 12–4
May 14 Arizona State 4–9 44–15 12–5
May 15 Arizona State 9–14 44–16 12–6
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
May 21 vs. Wyoming 19–0 45–16
May 22 vs. Wyoming 6–2 46–16
May 24 vs. BYU 7–6 47–16
May 25 vs. BYU 4–0 48–16
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
May 28 vs. UT Pan American 5–0 49–16
May 29 vs. Missouri 10–1 50–16
May 30 vs. Texas A&M 10–1 51–16
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 12 vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 6–7 51–16
June 13 vs. Oklahoma Rosenblatt Stadium 10–2 52–17
June 14 vs. Clemson Rosenblatt Stadium 10–6 53–17
June 16 vs. Eastern Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 11–6 54–17
June 17 vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium 5–1 55–17
June 18 vs. Eastern Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 7–1 56–17

Awards and honors[]

Bob Challk
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Craig Giola
  • First Team All-WAC South[3]
Ron Hassey
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • First Team All-WAC South[3]
Steve Powers
Dave Stegman
  • First Team All-American[3]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • First Team All-WAC South[3]
Pete Van Horne
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Glenn Wendt
  • First Team All-WAC South[3]

Wildcats in the 1976 MLB Draft[]

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Ron Hassey C 18th 422nd Cleveland Indians
William Simpson 3B 20th 471st St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Bolek OF 24th 550th Detroit Tigers
Bruce Ferguson RHP 31st 660th California Angels

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1976". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2012 Arizona Baseball Media Guide". ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)"". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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