1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball
1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball
WAC champion; District 7 champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	39–17 (18–1 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Sancet (14th year);
Home stadium	UA Field
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
BYU ^x‍‍‍	7	–	1	.875	22	–	12	.647
Utah ‍‍‍	4	–	4	.500	15	–	14	.517
Wyoming ‍‍‍	1	–	7	.125	9	–	21	.300
Southern
No. 2 Arizona ^x‍‍‡‍^y	8	–	4	.667	39	–	17	.696
No. 20 Arizona State ‍‍‍	7	–	5	.583	34	–	13	.723
New Mexico ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	18	–	16	.529

x – Division champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1963 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 fourteenth season at Arizona.

The Wildcats reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

Roster[edit]

1963 Arizona Wildcats roster^[2]

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss

1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WAC record
Apr 1	Wyoming*	L 0–3	13–6
Apr 2	vs Wyoming*	Nogales, AZ	W 8–1	14–6
Apr 3	Wyoming*	Tucson, AZ	W 14–4	15–6
Apr 5	Arizona State	Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	16–6	1–0
Apr 6	Arizona State	Tucson, AZ	W 9–8	17–6	2–0
Apr 6	Arizona State	Tucson, AZ	L 0–2	17–7	2–1
Apr 8	Michigan*	Tucson, AZ	L 3–9	17–8
Apr 9	Michigan*	Tucson, AZ	L 4–6	17–9
Apr 10	Michigan*	Tucson, AZ	W 11–4	18–9
Apr 11	Michigan*	Tucson, AZ	W 16–0	19–9
Apr 13	Michigan*	Tucson, AZ	W 6–4	20–9
Apr 13	Michigan*	Tucson, AZ	L 3–11	20–10
Apr 19	New Mexico	Tucson, AZ	W 9–2	21–10	3–1
Apr 20	New Mexico	Tucson, AZ	W 8–0	22–10	4–1
Apr 21	New Mexico	Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	23–10	5–1
Apr 22	Northern Arizona*	Tucson, AZ	L 0–3	23–11
Apr 23	Northern Arizona*	Tucson, AZ	W 7–3	24–11
Apr 27	at UCLA*	Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–6	24–12
Apr 29	at Cal State Los Angeles*	Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2	25–12

Post-season

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 10	Penn State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–1	36–15	1–0
June 11	Florida State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 4–3¹¹	37–15	2–0
June 12	Missouri	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–4	38–15	3–0
June 13	Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 10–8	39–15	4–0
June 14	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 4–6	39–16	4–1
June 16	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–5	39–17	4–2

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. pp. 58–61. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. p. 78. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

v t e Arizona Wildcats baseball
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