1955 Colorado State Bears baseball team

The 1955 Colorado State Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College of Education in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 13th year at Colorado State.

1955 Colorado State Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions
District VII playoff champions
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
1955 record25–4 (10–0 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJackson Field
1955 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colorado State  ‍†‍‍y 10–0 1.000  25–4 .862
Western State  ‍‍‍ 2–2 .500  – –
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 2–6 .250  3–8 .273
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 2–8 .200  4–8 .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1955[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Bears won the District VII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona Wildcats.

Roster
1955 Colorado State Bears baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
Les Charles /
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INF Wayne Coates /
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RHP Bob Gill /R
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C Kent Hill /R
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P John Hogg /
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—
Quinten Hoien /L
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Bob Kardula /R
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—
OF Ward Lee /
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—
INF Mike Lucas R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sterling, Colorado
INF Manuel Martinez /R
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C Jerry McMillen /R
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32 OF Del Peterson /
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George Sage /L
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Don Stern /
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—
C Dick Weed /R
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—
Willie Wright /R
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Head coach

Pete Butler

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule
1955 Colorado State Bears Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
April (12–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record
1April 1 at Colorado MinesUnknown • Golden, Colorado11–21–01–0
2April 2 Coloardo MinesJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado8–02–02–0
3April 8 Colorado A&MJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado11–43–02–0
4April 9 at Colorado A&MColorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado5–44–02–0
5April 15 Colorado CollegeJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado9–75–03–0
6April 16 Colorado CollegeJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado10–06–04–0
7April 19 Warren Air Force BaseJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado7–17–04–0
8April 22 at WyomingUnknown • Laramie, Wyoming15–48–04–0
9April 23 WyomingJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado9–79–04–0
10April 26 DenverJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado10–610–04–0
11April 29 at Colorado MinesUnknown • Golden, Colorado13–811–05–0
12April 30 Colorado MinesJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado5–312–06–0
May (10–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record
13May 3 Warren Air Force BaseJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado13–013–05–0
14May 6 at Western StateUnknown • Gunnison, Colorado16–314–06–0
15May 7 at Western StateUnknown • Gunnison, Colorado12–215–08–0
16May 10 Fort CarsonJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado7–416–08–0
17May 13 at Colorado CollegeStewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado14–917–09–0
18May 14 at Colorado CollegeStewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado19–418–010–0
19May 17 at DenverUnknown • Denver, Colorado10–519–010–0
20May 20 at Fitzsimons Army Medical CenterUnknown • Aurora, Colorado13–020–010–0
21May 21 at Fitzsimons Army Medical CenterUnknown • Aurora, Colorado9–021–010–0
22May 24 Warren Air Force BaseJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado2–521–110–0
23May 27 Fort CarsonJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado25–722–110–0
Postseason
District VII Playoff (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record
24June  WyomingJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado17–623–110–0
25June  WyomingJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado7–1323–210–0
26June  WyomingJackson Field • Greeley, Colorado12–524–210–0
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record RMC Record
27June 10vs Southern CaliforniaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–125–210–10
28June 11vs Wake ForestOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–1025–310–0
29June 12vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–2025–410–0

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1955". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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