1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball
Pac-8 Northern Division champion
Pac-8 Champion
West Regional champion
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
DivisionNorthern
Record41–15 (16–2 ND)
Head coach
Home stadiumBailey Field
1976 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northern Division
No. 6 Washington State x‍‍‍y 16–2–0 .88943–15–0 .741
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 12–6–0 .66731–15–0 .674
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33320–18–0 .526
Washington ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .1117–27–0 .206
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 15 UCLA x‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66735–25–0 .583
Southern California ‍‍‍ 15–8–1 .64633–36–2 .479
Stanford ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58342–23–0 .646
California ‍‍‍ 9–14–1 .39633–20–1 .620
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20817–29–0 .370
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team represented the Washington State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Chuck Brayton in his 14th year as head coach at Washington State.

The Cougars won the West Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Maine Black Bears.

Roster

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
10 INF Brian Anderson R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Ephrata, WA
1 LHP Chris Camp R/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Spokane, WA
20 C Greg Chandler R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Everett, WA
24 INF Dave Edler R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Yakima,WA
15 RHP Tracy Harris R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mercer Island, WA
23 RHP Mike Henley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Spokane, WA
3 INF Del Sandberg R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Spokane, WA
INF Joe Tom /
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—
 So Kaneohe, HI
11 C Bob Padovan S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sacramento, CA
9 OF Larry Poffenroth R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Spokane, WA
C Bob Weis R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Wenatchee, WA
16 RHP Dan Johnson R/R
—
—
 So
2 INF Greg Herrick L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bothell, WA
17 INF Mike Hultman L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Richland, WA
6 INF Marty Maxwell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lethrbridge, AB
5 INF John Seefried R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Spokane, WA
18 RHP Bob Sherwood R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pocatello, ID
4 INF Bill Simpson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Portland, OR
8 OF Tom Jobb R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Spokane, WA
12 OF Tim Tveit R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Centralia, WA
7 INF Phil Westendorf R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Tacoma,WA
22 OF Jim Carrithers R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lynnwood, WA
13 RHP John Hoffman R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lake Stevens,WA
21 RHP Eric Wilkins R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Seattle, WA
Head coach

Chuck Brayton

Assistant coach(es)

Bob MacDonald

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2021

Schedule

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball game log
Regular season
March (11–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
1March 13at Lewis–Clark StateHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho0–20–10–0
2March 13at Lewis–Clark StateHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho0–40–20–0
3March 14vs IdahoHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho2–01–20–0
4March 14vs IdahoHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho4–02–20–0
5March 19vs Western WashingtonHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho16–03–20–0
6March 19vs Puget SoundHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho4–93–30–0
7March 20vs Boise StateHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho9–24–30–0
8March 20vs GonzagaHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho4–25–30–0
9March 21vs PortlandHarris Field • Lewiston, Idaho6–06–30–0
10March 22Eastern OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington7–07–30–0
11March 22Eastern OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington9–38–30–0
12March 26at Boise StateUnknown • Boise, Idaho14–59–30–0
13March 27vs Northwest NazareneUnknown • Boise, Idaho9–110–30–0
14March 31vs GonzagaUnknown • Boise, Idaho12–611–30–0
April (14–8)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
15April 1at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona3–1311–40–0
16April 2vs Grand CanyonPackard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona0–211–50–0
17April 4vs NevadaPackard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona5–212–50–0
18April 5vs Oregon StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona2–1112–60–0
19April 6at BYUUnknown • Provo, Utah3–213–60–0
20April 7vs Boise StateUnknown • Provo, Utah8–414–60–0
21April 7vs Boise StateUnknown • Provo, Utah3–814–70–0
22April 8at Northwest NazareneUnknown • Nampa, Idaho7–615–70–0
23April 10at Eastern WashingtonUnknown • Cheney, Washington22–216–70–0
24April 10at Eastern WashingtonUnknown • Cheney, Washington13–517–70–0
25April 14at GonzagaUnknown • Spokane, Washington4–517–80–0
26April 15at IdahoGuy Wicks Field • Moscow, Idaho18–218–80–0
27April 16OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington4–119–81–0
28April 17OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington5–120–82–0
29April 17OregonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington8–421–83–0
30April 18WhitworthBailey Field • Pullman, Washington11–022–83–0
31April 24at Oregon StateColeman Field • Corvallis, Oregon0–422–93–1
32April 24at Oregon StateColeman Field • Corvallis, Oregon1–222–103–2
33April 25at Oregon StateColeman Field • Corvallis, Oregon12–223–104–2
34April 26IdahoBailey Field • Pullman, Washington12–124–104–2
35April 27GonzagaBailey Field • Pullman, Washington1–424–114–2
36April 30at WashingtonGraves Field • Seattle, Washington9–125–115–2
May (11–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
37May 1at WashingtonGraves Field • Seattle, Washington11–526–116–2
38May 1at WashingtonGraves Field • Seattle, Washington9–027–117–2
39May 4Eastern WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington5–827–127–2
40May 7Oregon StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington1–028–128–2
41May 8Oregon StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington13–329–129–2
42May 8Oregon StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington3–230–1210–2
43May 14at OregonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon13–831–1211–2
44May 15at OregonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon7–232–1212–2
45May 15at OregonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon10–533–1213–2
46May 20Lewis–Clark StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington13–234–1213–2
47May 21WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington18–335–1214–2
48May 22WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington13–336–1215–2
49May 22WashingtonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington19–337–1216–2
Postseason
NCAA West Regional (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
50May 28vs PepperdineBailey Field • Pullman, Washington8–238–1216–2
51May 29vs Cal State FullertonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington5–139–1216–2
52June 2vs Cal State FullertonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington1–1339–1316–2
53June 2vs Cal State FullertonBailey Field • Pullman, Washington7–240–1316–2
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
54June 12vs OklahomaJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska6–141–1316–2
55June 13vs Arizona StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–941–1416–2
56June 14vs MaineJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–641–1516–2
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Awards and honors

Greg Herrick
  • First Team All-Pacific-8 Conference
Mike Hutlman
  • First Team All-Pacific-8 Conference
Marty Maxwell
  • First Team All-Pacific-8 Conference
Tim Tveit
  • First Team All-Pacific-8 Conference
Phil Westendorf
  • First Team All-Pacific-8 Conference
Eric Wilkins
  • First Team All-Pacific-8 Conference[3]

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chinook, 1976". www.content.libraries.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2020 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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