1976 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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.

1976 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 1
1976 record56–17 (12–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
1976 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 15–3 .83326–21 .553
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58822–29 .431
Utah  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47115–26 .366
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11118–26 .409
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 17–1 .94465–10 .867
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12–6 .66756–17 .767
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22228–24 .538
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .1679–25 .265
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
February 13Pepperdine13–21–0–
February 14Pepperdine8–02–0–
February 14Pepperdine15–33–0–
February 16Cal State Dominguez Hills17–104–0–
February 17Cal State Dominguez Hills11–65–0–
February 20Azusa Pacific3–55–1–
February 21Azusa Pacific9–06–1–
February 21Azusa Pacific10–07–1–
February 23Cal Poly Pomona4–38–1–
February 24Cal Poly Pomona12–79–1–
February 25Cal Poly Pomona11–710–1–
February 26San Diego State6–710–2–
February 27San Diego State11–511–2–
February 28San Diego State5–312–2–
February 28San Diego State14–1313–2–
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
March 1at Grand Canyon6–713–3–
March 2Grand Canyon15–014–3–
March 5La Verne8–515–3–
March 6La Verne9–616–3–
March 8Oklahoma7–117–3–
March 8Oklahoma6–318–3–
March 9Oklahoma14–119–3–
March 9Oklahoma9–820–3–
March 11at San Diego State7–121–3–
March 12at San Diego State1–521–4–
March 13at San Diego State4–621–5–
March 13at San Diego State6–422–5–
March 15at Pepperdine3–422–6–
March 13at UCLA0–522–7–
March 16at Pepperdine1–023–7–
March 17Southern California3–423–8–
March 18Southern California4–623–9–
March 19La Verne10–524–9–
March 20La Verne6–1024–10–
March 20La Verne4–325–10–
March 23Colorado17–226–10–
March 25Southern California8–027–10–
March 26Southern California8–528–10–
March 27Southern California8–429–10–
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
April 1vs. Northern Arizona14–630–10–
April 2vs. Northern Arizona9–331–10–
April 3vs. Northern Arizona6–032–10–
April 8at Arizona State2–732–110–1
April 9at Arizona State9–1132–120–2
April 10at Arizona State5–632–130–3
April 17UTEP15–333–131–3
April 17UTEP8–134–132–3
April 18UTEP12–135–133–3
April 23New Mexico5–336–134–3
April 24New Mexico8–637–135–3
April 24New Mexico8–338–136–3
April 30at UTEP16–039–137–3
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
May 1at UTEP3–140–138–3
May 1at UTEP10–341–139–3
May 7at New Mexico6–342–1310–3
May 8at New Mexico6–343–1311–3
May 9at New Mexico10–444–1312–3
May 13Arizona State1–244–1412–4
May 14Arizona State4–944–1512–5
May 15Arizona State9–1444–1612–6
DateOpponentScoreOverall Record
May 21vs. Wyoming19–045–16
May 22vs. Wyoming6–246–16
May 24vs. BYU7–647–16
May 25vs. BYU4–048–16
DateOpponentScoreOverall Record
May 28vs. UT Pan American5–049–16
May 29vs. Missouri10–150–16
May 30vs. Texas A&M10–151–16
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall Record
June 12vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium6–751–16
June 13vs. OklahomaRosenblatt Stadium10–252–17
June 14vs. ClemsonRosenblatt Stadium10–653–17
June 16vs. Eastern MichiganRosenblatt Stadium11–654–17
June 17vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium5–155–17
June 18vs. Eastern MichiganRosenblatt Stadium7–156–17

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 HasseyC18th422ndCleveland Indians
William Simpson3B20th471stSt. Louis Cardinals
Ken BolekOF24th550thDetroit Tigers
Bruce FergusonRHP31st660thCalifornia Angels

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1976". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. "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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