1959 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1959 Arizona Wildcats baseball
1959 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Border champion; District 6 champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Border Conference
Record	39–10–2 (6–1 Border)
Head coach	Frank Sancet (9th year);
Home stadium	UA Field
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field and Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his ninth season at Arizona.

The Wildcats reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Oklahoma State.

Roster

1959 Arizona Wildcats roster^[3]

1959 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log^[4]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 6	UCLA	Tucson, AZ	W 17–3	1–0
Mar 7	UCLA	Tucson, AZ	W 18–6	2–0
Mar 7	UCLA	Tucson, AZ	L 6–7	2–1
Mar 9	New Mexico	Tucson, AZ	W 15–4	3–1
Mar 10	New Mexico	Tucson, AZ	W 21–5	4–1
Mar 13	Pepperdine	Tucson, AZ	W 6–3	5–1
Mar 14	Pepperdine	Tucson, AZ	W 13–5	6–1
Mar 17	Colorado A&M	Tucson, AZ	W 6–4	7–1
Mar 18	Colorado A&M	Tucson, AZ	W 18–3	8–1
Mar 20	Colorado State	Tucson, AZ	W 6–4	9–1
Mar 21	Colorado State	Tucson, AZ	L 2–6	9–2
Mar 21	Colorado State	Tucson, AZ	W 5–1	10–2
Mar 23	Iowa	Tucson, AZ	T 6–6	10–2–1
Mar 24	Iowa	Tucson, AZ	L 9–12	10–3–1
Mar 25	Iowa	Tucson, AZ	W 12–3	11–3–1
Mar 26	Iowa	Tucson, AZ	W 9–4	12–3–1
Mar 28	Iowa	Tucson, AZ	W 7–6	13–3–1
Mar 28	Iowa	Tucson, AZ	L 4–9	13–4–1
Mar 30	at Southern California	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, CA	T 6–6	13–4–2
Mar 31	at UCLA	Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–1	14–4–2

Post-season

NCAA District 6 Playoff
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 1	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 1–0	35–8–2	1–0
June 2	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, TX	W 1–0	36–8–2	2–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 13	Clemson	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–2¹²	37–8–2	1–0
June 14	Fresno State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–1	38–8–2	2–0
June 15	Oklahoma State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–3	39–8–2	3–0
June 16	Fresno State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 0–2	39–9–2	3–1
June 18	Oklahoma State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–5	39–10–2	3–2

^ "1959-60 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
^ "1959-60 Arizona Wildcats Men's Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. pp. 58–61. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 79. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

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Venues	UA Field (1929–1966) Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium (1967–2011) Hi Corbett Field (2012–present)
Rivalries	Arizona State
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics