1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team

American college baseball season

1955 Springfield Maroons baseball
District I Playoff champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Independent
Record	14–7
Head coach	Archie Allen (8th season)
Seasons← 19541956 →

The 1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team represented Springfield College in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Archie Allen in his 8th year at Springfield.

The Maroons won the District I playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona Wildcats.

Roster

1955 Springfield Maroons baseball team

Players

Coaches

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Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year
Al Barber (C)	/	—	—	Sr
Paul Bean	/	—	—	Jr
Herb Bergquist	/	—	—	Sr
Ed Bilik	/	—	—	So
Travis Brown	/	—	—	Jr
Tom Conroy	/	—	—	Jr
Bernie Cropsey	/	—	—	Sr
Bud Gerchell (C)	/	—	—	Sr
Pete Hofinga	/	—	—	Sr
Paul Jordan	/	—	—	Jr
Joe Kobuskie	/	—	—	Jr
Bob Macleod	/	—	—	Sr
Dave Mertens	/	—	—	So
Ray Murray	/	—	—	So
Andy Pelczar	/	—	—	Jr
Sam Rowsell	/	—	—	Jr
Jack Sanford	/	—	—	Jr
Dick Traynor	/	—	—	Sr
George Ulrich	/	—	—	Sr
Roger Wickman	/	—	—	Jr
Wayne Wilson	/	—	—	So
Bill York	/	—	—	Sr

1955 Springfield Maroons baseball game log

Regular season

April (3–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
1	April 16	Connecticut	Unknown • Unknown	3–2	1–0
2	April	Providence	Unknown • Unknown	14–1	2–0
3	April	Colby	Unknown • Unknown	3–4	2–1
4	April	at Trinity	Unknown • Hartford, Connecticut	3–4	2–2
5	April	Yale	Unknown • Unknown	3–7	2–3
6	April	Amherst	Unknown • Unknown	16–12	3–3

May (9–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
7	May 2	UMass	Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts	4–5	3–4
8	May	New Hampshire	Unknown • Unknown	12–4	4–4
9	May	Boston University	Unknown • Unknown	7–0	5–4
10	May	Providence	Unknown • Unknown	10–14	5–5
11	May	Holy Cross	Unknown • Worcester, Massachusetts	4–0	6–5
12	May	AIC	Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts	4–3	7–5
13	May	Williams	Unknown • Unknown	4–3	8–5
14	May	Rhode Island	Unknown • Unknown	14–1	9–5
15	May	Brandeis	Unknown • Unknown	17–2	10–5
16	May	AIC	Unknown • Unknown	5–2	11–5
17	May	Williams	Unknown • Unknown	11–5	12–5

Postseason

District I Tournament (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
18	June 2	Boston College	Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts	4–3	13–5
19	June 3	UMass	Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts	17–6	14–5

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
20	June 10	vs Oklahoma A&M	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–5	14–6
21	June 12	vs Arizona	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–6	14–7