The 1956 Washington State Cougars baseball team represented the
Washington State College in the
1956 NCAA baseball season
The 1956 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1956. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 19 ...
. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by
Buck Bailey in his 30th year as head coach at Washington State.
The Cougars won the District VIII to advance to the
College World Series, where they were defeated by the
New Hampshire Wildcats.
Roster
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Schedule
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, 1 , , March 24 , , vs , ,
Bengal Field
Bengal Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in the Northwestern United States, northwest United States, located in Lewiston, Idaho. Opened in 1934 as a multi-sport athletic field, it is currently the High school football, football stadium for Lewi ...
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Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city and the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, in the state's north central region. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene, and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is ...
, , 3–4 , , 0–1 , , 0–0
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, 2 , , March 24 , , vs Oregon State , , Bengal Field • Lewiston, Idaho , , 3–4 , , 0–2 , , 0–0
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, 3 , , March 30 , , at , , Unknown •
Walla Walla, Washington , , – , , 1–2 , , 0–0
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, 4 , , March 31 , , at
Washington State Penitentiary , , Unknown • Walla Walla, Washington , , – , , 2–2 , , 0–0
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, 10 , , April 10 , , Whitman , , Bailey Field •
Pullman, Washington
Pullman () is the largest city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 29,799 at the 2010 census, and estimated to be 34,506 in 2019. Originally founded as Thr ...
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, 11 , , April 10 , , Whitman , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 4–0 , , 8–3 , , 0–0
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, 12 , , April 14 , ,
Yakima , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 5–1 , , 9–3 , , 0–0
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, 13 , , April 14 , , Yakima , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 3–2 , , 10–3 , , 0–0
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, 14 , , April 17 , , , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 4–0 , , 11–3 , , 0–0
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, 15 , , April 17 , , Gonzaga , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 17–7 , , 12–3 , , 0–0
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, 16 , , April 20 , , , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 8–2 , , 13–3 , , 0–0
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, 17 , , April 20 , , Eastern Washington , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 7–3 , , 14–3 , , 0–0
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, 18 , , April 23 , , , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 8–7 , , 15–3 , , 1–0
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, 19 , , April 24 , , Washington , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 9–2 , , 16–3 , , 2–0
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, 20 , , April 27 , , at Washington , , Graves Field •
Seattle, Washington , , 7–3 , , 17–3 , , 3–0
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, 21 , , April 28 , , at Washington , , Graves Field • Seattle, Washington , , 18–1 , , 18–3 , , 4–0
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, 22 , , April 30 , , at Oregon State , ,
Coleman Field •
Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis ( ) is a city and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2020 United ...
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, 23 , , May 1 , , at Oregon State , , Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon , , 12–6 , , 20–3 , , 6–0
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, 24 , , May 2 , , at , ,
Howe Field •
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.
As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...
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, 25 , , May 3 , , Oregon , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 9–13 , , 21–4 , , 7–1
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, 26 , , May 7 , , , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 1–2 , , 21–5 , , 7–2
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, 27 , , May 14 , , Oregon State , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 4–0 , , 22–5 , , 8–2
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, 28 , , May 15 , , Oregon State , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 9–3 , , 23–5 , , 9–2
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, 29 , , May 18 , , Oregon , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 8–6 , , 24–5 , , 10–2
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, 30 , , May 19 , , Oregon , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 2–4 , , 24–6 , , 10–3
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, 31 , , May 26 , , at Idaho , ,
MacLean Field •
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow ( ) is a city in North Central Idaho, United States. Located along the state border with Washington, it had a population of 25,435 at the 2020 census. The county seat and largest city of Latah County, Moscow is the home of the Universit ...
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, 33 , , June 1 , , vs , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 6–2 , , 27–6 , , 11–3
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, 34 , , June 2 , , vs Southern California , , Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington , , 5–4 , , 28–6 , , 11–3
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, 35 , , June 9 , , vs
Bradley , ,
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Omaha, Nebraska , , 3–4 , , 28–7 , , 11–3
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, 36 , , June 10 , , vs
New Hampshire , , Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska , , 4–6 , , 28–8 , , 11–3
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Awards and honors
;Ron Aiken
*First Team All-District VIII
;Bill Rich
*Third Team All-American
*First Team All-District VIII
References
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