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

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.