1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team

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.

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
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern Division
No. 6 Washington State x‍‍‍y 16 2 0   .889 43 15 0   .741
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 31 15 0   .674
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6 12 0   .333 20 18 0   .526
Washington ‍‍‍ 2 16 0   .111 7 27 0   .206
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 15 UCLA x‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 35 25 0   .583
Southern California ‍‍‍ 15 8 1   .646 33 36 2   .479
Stanford ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 42 23 0   .646
California ‍‍‍ 9 14 1   .396 33 20 1   .620
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 17 29 0   .370
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

Roster

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1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Brian Anderson /
Chris Camp /
Dave Edler /
Tracy Harris /
Mike Henley /
OF Greg Herrick /
Mike Hultman /
Tom Jobb /
INF Marty Maxwell /
Bob Padovan /
Larry Poffenroth /
John Seefried /
Bob Sherwood /
Bill Simpson /
Joe Tom /
OF Tim Tveit /
Phil Westendorf /
RHP Eric Wilkins /R
Head coach

Chuck Brayton

Assistant coach(es)

Bob MacDonald


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

Roster
Last update: September 10, 2021

Schedule

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1976 Washington State Cougars baseball game log
Regular season
March (11–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
1 March 13 at Lewis–Clark State Harris FieldLewiston, Idaho 0–2 0–1 0–0
2 March 13 at Lewis–Clark State Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 0–4 0–2 0–0
3 March 14 vs Idaho Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 2–0 1–2 0–0
4 March 14 vs Idaho Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 4–0 2–2 0–0
5 March 19 vs Western Washington Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 16–0 3–2 0–0
6 March 19 vs Puget Sound Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 4–9 3–3 0–0
7 March 20 vs Boise State Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 9–2 4–3 0–0
8 March 20 vs Gonzaga Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 4–2 5–3 0–0
9 March 21 vs Portland Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 6–0 6–3 0–0
10 March 22 Eastern Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 7–0 7–3 0–0
11 March 22 Eastern Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 9–3 8–3 0–0
12 March 26 at Boise State Unknown • Boise, Idaho 14–5 9–3 0–0
13 March 27 vs Northwest Nazarene Unknown • Boise, Idaho 9–1 10–3 0–0
14 March 31 vs Gonzaga Unknown • Boise, Idaho 12–6 11–3 0–0
April (14–8)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
15 April 1 at Arizona State Packard StadiumTempe, Arizona 3–13 11–4 0–0
16 April 2 vs Grand Canyon Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 0–2 11–5 0–0
17 April 4 vs Nevada Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 5–2 12–5 0–0
18 April 5 vs Oregon State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 2–11 12–6 0–0
19 April 6 at BYU Unknown • Provo, Utah 3–2 13–6 0–0
20 April 7 vs Boise State Unknown • Provo, Utah 8–4 14–6 0–0
21 April 7 vs Boise State Unknown • Provo, Utah 3–8 14–7 0–0
22 April 8 at Northwest Nazarene Unknown • Nampa, Idaho 7–6 15–7 0–0
23 April 10 at Eastern Washington Unknown • Cheney, Washington 22–2 16–7 0–0
24 April 10 at Eastern Washington Unknown • Cheney, Washington 13–5 17–7 0–0
25 April 14 at Gonzaga Unknown • Spokane, Washington 4–5 17–8 0–0
26 April 15 at Idaho Guy Wicks Field • Moscow, Idaho 18–2 18–8 0–0
27 April 16 Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 4–1 19–8 1–0
28 April 17 Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 5–1 20–8 2–0
29 April 17 Oregon Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 8–4 21–8 3–0
30 April 18 Whitworth Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 11–0 22–8 3–0
31 April 24 at Oregon State Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 0–4 22–9 3–1
32 April 24 at Oregon State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 1–2 22–10 3–2
33 April 25 at Oregon State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 12–2 23–10 4–2
34 April 26 Idaho Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 12–1 24–10 4–2
35 April 27 Gonzaga Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 1–4 24–11 4–2
36 April 30 at Washington Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 9–1 25–11 5–2
May (11–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
37 May 1 at Washington Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 11–5 26–11 6–2
38 May 1 at Washington Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 9–0 27–11 7–2
39 May 4 Eastern Washington Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 5–8 27–12 7–2
40 May 7 Oregon State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 1–0 28–12 8–2
41 May 8 Oregon State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 13–3 29–12 9–2
42 May 8 Oregon State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 3–2 30–12 10–2
43 May 14 at Oregon Howe FieldEugene, Oregon 13–8 31–12 11–2
44 May 15 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 7–2 32–12 12–2
45 May 15 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 10–5 33–12 13–2
46 May 20 Lewis–Clark State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 13–2 34–12 13–2
47 May 21 Washington Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 18–3 35–12 14–2
48 May 22 Washington Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 13–3 36–12 15–2
49 May 22 Washington Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 19–3 37–12 16–2
Postseason
NCAA West Regional (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
50 May 28 vs Pepperdine Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 8–2 38–12 16–2
51 May 29 vs Cal State Fullerton Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 5–1 39–12 16–2
52 June 2 vs Cal State Fullerton Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 1–13 39–13 16–2
53 June 2 vs Cal State Fullerton Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 7–2 40–13 16–2
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac8 record
54 June 12 vs Oklahoma Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 6–1 41–13 16–2
55 June 13 vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–9 41–14 16–2
56 June 14 vs Maine Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–6 41–15 16–2
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Awards and honors

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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

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  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.