1955 Colorado State Bears baseball team

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1955 Colorado State Bears baseball
Rocky Mountain Conference champions District VII playoff champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	25–4 (10–0 RMC)
Head coach	Pete Butler (13th season)
Home stadium	Jackson Field
Seasons← 19541956 →

1955 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State ‍†‍‍	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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Home town
		Les Charles	/	—	—
	INF	Wayne Coates	/	—	—
	RHP	Bob Gill	/R	—	—
	C	Kent Hill	/R	—	—
	P	John Hogg	/	—	—
		Quinten Hoien	/L	—	—
		Bob Kardula	/R	—	—
	OF	Ward Lee	/	—	—
	INF	Mike Lucas	R/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sterling, Colorado
	INF	Manuel Martinez	/R	—	—
	C	Jerry McMillen	/R	—	—
32	OF	Del Peterson	/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
		George Sage	/L	—	—
		Don Stern	/	—	—
	C	Dick Weed	/R	—	—
		Willie Wright	/R	—	—

1955 Colorado State Bears baseball game log

Regular season

April (12–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
1	April 1	at Colorado Mines	Unknown • Golden, Colorado	11–2	1–0	1–0
2	April 2	Colorado Mines	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	8–0	2–0	2–0
3	April 8	Colorado A&M	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	11–4	3–0	2–0
4	April 9	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado	5–4	4–0	2–0
5	April 15	Colorado College	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	9–7	5–0	3–0
6	April 16	Colorado College	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	10–0	6–0	4–0
7	April 19	Warren Air Force Base	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	7–1	7–0	4–0
8	April 22	at Wyoming	Unknown • Laramie, Wyoming	15–4	8–0	4–0
9	April 23	Wyoming	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	9–7	9–0	4–0
10	April 26	Denver	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	10–6	10–0	4–0
11	April 29	at Colorado Mines	Unknown • Golden, Colorado	13–8	11–0	5–0
12	April 30	Colorado Mines	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	5–3	12–0	6–0

May (10–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
13	May 3	Warren Air Force Base	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	13–0	13–0	5–0
14	May 6	at Western State	Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado	16–3	14–0	6–0
15	May 7	at Western State	Unknown • Gunnison, Colorado	12–2	15–0	8–0
16	May 10	Fort Carson	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	7–4	16–0	8–0
17	May 13	at Colorado College	Stewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado	14–9	17–0	9–0
18	May 14	at Colorado College	Stewart Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado	19–4	18–0	10–0
19	May 17	at Denver	Unknown • Denver, Colorado	10–5	19–0	10–0
20	May 20	at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center	Unknown • Aurora, Colorado	13–0	20–0	10–0
21	May 21	at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center	Unknown • Aurora, Colorado	9–0	21–0	10–0
22	May 24	Warren Air Force Base	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	2–5	21–1	10–0
23	May 27	Fort Carson	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	25–7	22–1	10–0

Postseason

District VII Playoff (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
24	June	Wyoming	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	17–6	23–1	10–0
25	June	Wyoming	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	7–13	23–2	10–0
26	June	Wyoming	Jackson Field • Greeley, Colorado	12–5	24–2	10–0

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	RMC record
27	June 10	vs Southern California	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–1	25–2	10–10
28	June 11	vs Wake Forest	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–10	25–3	10–0
29	June 12	vs Arizona	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–20	25–4	10–0

v t e Northern Colorado Bears baseball
Venues	Jackson Field (1952–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	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
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics