The 1955 Colgate Red Raiders baseball team is a

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team that represented

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in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach

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. The Red Raiders qualified for the District 2 Tournament, where they would win a spot in the

1955 College World Series The 1955 NCAA baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1955 NCAA baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-eliminatio ...

, where they finished fourth.

Roster

Schedule

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References

Colgate Red Raiders baseball seasons Colgate Raiders baseball College World Series seasons