1955 Colorado State Bears baseball team

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.

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

1955 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colorado State  ‍†‍‍y	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 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 Year 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 — —	Head coach Pete Butler Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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