1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball
1976 Washington State Cougars baseball
Pac-8 Northern Division champion; Pac-8 Champion; West Regional champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
	Northern
Record	41–15 (16–2 ND)
Head coach	Chuck Brayton (14th season);
Home stadium	Bailey Field
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Northern Division
No. 6 Washington State ^x‍‍‍^y	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 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight
	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

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 Field • Lewiston, 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 Stadium • Tempe, 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 Field • Corvallis, 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 Field • Eugene, 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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

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

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

[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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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball
Pac-8 Northern Division champion Pac-8 Champion West Regional champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Division	Northern
Record	41–15 (16–2 ND)
Head coach	Chuck Brayton (14th season)
Home stadium	Bailey Field
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Washington State Cougars baseball team

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

References

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