1965 Washington State Cougars baseball team

The 1965 Washington State Cougars baseball team represented the Washington State University in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Chuck Brayton in his 4th year as head coach at Washington State.

1965 Washington State Cougars baseball
AAWU Northern Division champion
AAWU Champion
District VIII champion
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
DivisionNorthern
Record33–8 (14–4 ND)
Head coach
Home stadiumBailey Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
No. 4 Washington State ‍‍‍y 14 4 0   .778 33 8 0   .805
Oregon ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 27 8 1   .764
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 15 19 0   .441
Washington ‍‍‍ 3 15 0   .167 17 24 0   .415
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 12 Stanford ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 32 13 0   .711
No. 14 California ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 29 14 0   .674
No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 33 15 2   .680
No. 24 Southern California ‍‍‍ 9 11 0   .450 30 15 1   .663
No. 17 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 29 11 0   .725
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 5 15 0   .250 15 27 0   .357
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cougars won the District VIII to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Roster

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1965 Washington State Cougars baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
LHP Mike Avey /L
Jr Whittier, California
OF Bud Beemer /
Jim Brown /
11 INF Hal Brunstad /
Jr Kennewick, Washington
Jim Doyle /
Ted Duckworth /
Ray Erickson /
RHP Danny Frisella L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So San Mateo, California
RHP Ed Fiskland /R
So
OF Dale Ford /
Sr Olympia, Washington
OF Bob Fry /
Jim Lance /
INF Wally Lito /
RHP Doug Lukens /R
Jr Portland, Oregon
LHP Joe MacLean /L
Puyallup, Washington
C John Olerud /
Sr Federal Way, Washington
Gail Pintler /
INF Duane Rossman /
Fred Sackett /
LHP Bob Salisbury /L
Sr Bellingham, Washington
INF Larry Schreck /
Sr Spokane, Washington
INF Dale Scilley /
So
RHP John Sloan /R
Roger Stauffer /
INF Gary Strom /
RHP Paul Taylor /R
Head coach

Chuck Brayton

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 9, 2021

Schedule

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1965 Washington State Cougars baseball game log
Regular season
March (5–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC record
1 March 25 at Lewis–Clark State Harris FieldLewiston, Idaho 17–1 1–0 0–0
2 March 26 vs Eastern Washington Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 10–0 2–0 0–0
3 March 26 vs Gonzaga Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 3–2 3–0 0–0
4 March 27 vs Seattle Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 13–1 4–0 0–0
5 March 27 vs Idaho Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 5–3 5–0 0–0
April (14–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record AAWU record
6 April 2 at Yakima Parker Field • Yakima, Washington 12–4 6–0 0–0
7 April 2 at Yakima Parker Field • Pullman, Washington 6–0 7–0 0–0
8 April 5 at Nevada Unknown • Reno, Nevada 9–4 8–0 0–0
9 April 6 at Nevada Unknown • Reno, Nevada 7–3 9–0 0–0
10 April 10 at Sacramento State John Smith FieldSacramento, California 6–5 10–0 0–0
11 April 10 at Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, California 5–0 11–0 0–0
12 April 13 at Gonzaga Mulligan Field • Spokane, Washington 7–1 12–0 0–0
13 April 13 at Gonzaga Mulligan Field • Spokane, Washington 0–1 12–1 0–0
14 April 16 Washington Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 7–0 13–1 1–0
15 April 17 Washington Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 5–0 14–1 2–0
16 April 17 Washington Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 4–3 15–1 3–0
17 April 21 at Idaho MacLean FieldMoscow, Idaho 5–0 16–1 3–0
18 April 23 Oregon State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 4–5 16–2 3–1
19 April 24 Oregon State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 3–0 17–2 4–1
20 April 24 Oregon State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 3–2 18–2 5–1
21 April 27 Oregon State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 16–1 19–2 5–1
22 April 30 at Oregon Howe FieldEugene, Oregon 1–5 19–3 5–2
May (10–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record AAWU record
23 May 1 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 8–7 20–3 6–2
24 May 1 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 8–2 21–3 7–2
25 May 5 Idaho Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 1–3 21–4 7–2
26 May 7 at Oregon State Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 8–6 22–4 8–2
27 May 8 at Oregon State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 9–2 23–4 9–2
28 May 8 at Oregon State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 9–1 24–4 10–2
29 May 12 Idaho MacLean Field • Moscow, Idaho 7–5 25–4 10–2
30 May 14 Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 2–0 26–4 11–2
31 May 15 Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 5–4 27–4 12–2
32 May 15 Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 11–12 27–5 12–3
33 May 21 at Washington Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 2–1 28–5 13–3
34 May 22 at Washington Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 2–1 29–5 14–3
35 May 22 at Washington Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 2–3 29–6 14–4
Postseason
NCAA District VIII Playoff (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record AAWU record
36 May 29 vs Stanford Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 2–1 30–6 14–4
37 May 30 vs Stanford Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 13–3 31–6 14–4
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record AAWU record
38 June 7 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 12–5 32–6 14–4
39 June 8 vs Ohio State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–14 32–7 14–4
40 June 9 vs Connecticut Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–2 33–7 14–4
41 June 10 vs Ohio State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–1 33–8 14–4
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Awards and honors

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Danny Frisella
  • First Team All-District VIII
  • First Team All-Athletic Association of Western Universities
Bob Fry
  • First Team All-Athletic Association of Western Universities
John Olerud
  • First Team All-American
  • First Team All-District VIII
Gary Strom
  • First Team All-Athletic Association of Western Universities[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1965". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chinook, 1956". www.content.libraries.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. Retrieved September 5, 2021.