# 1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field and Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his fourteenth season at Arizona.
The Wildcats reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

## Schedule

Legend :
* Arizona win
* Arizona loss
1963 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
Regular season :
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Mar 1 | Long Beach State* | Tucson, AZ | W 8–2 | 1–0 |
| Mar 2 | Long Beach State* | Tucson, AZ | W 17–7 | 2–0 |
| Mar 2 | Long Beach State* | Tucson, AZ | W 7–6 | 3–0 |
| Mar 8 | UCLA* | Tucson, AZ | W 7–3 | 4–0 |
| Mar 9 | UCLA* | Tucson, AZ | L 9–10 | 4–1 |
| Mar 15 | Colorado State* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–7 | 5–1 |
| Mar 16 | Colorado State* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–8 | 6–1 |
| Mar 18 | Oregon State* | Tucson, AZ | L 4–7 | 6–2 |
| Mar 19 | Oregon State* | Tucson, AZ | L 3–4 | 6–3 |
| Mar 20 | Oregon State* | Tucson, AZ | W 3–2 | 7–3 |
| Mar 21 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–2 | 8–3 |
| Mar 22 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 10–1 | 9–3 |
| Mar 23 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 13–1 | 10–3 |
| Mar 23 | Utah* | Tucson, AZ | W 8–0 | 11–3 |
| Mar 25 | Oklahoma* | Tucson, AZ | W 10–7 | 12–3 |
| Mar 26 | Oklahoma* | Tucson, AZ | L 5–9 | 12–4 |
| Mar 29 | Sul Ross* | Tucson, AZ | W 9–4 | 13–4 |
| Mar 30 | Sul Ross* | Tucson, AZ | L 0–12 | 13–5 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WAC record |
| Apr 1 | Wyoming* | L 0–3 | 13–6 | |
| Apr 2 | vs Wyoming* | Nogales, AZ | W 8–1 | 14–6 | |
| Apr 3 | Wyoming* | Tucson, AZ | W 14–4 | 15–6 | |
| Apr 5 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | W 6–2 | 16–6 | 1–0 |
| Apr 6 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | W 9–8 | 17–6 | 2–0 |
| Apr 6 | Arizona State | Tucson, AZ | L 0–2 | 17–7 | 2–1 |
| Apr 8 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | L 3–9 | 17–8 | |
| Apr 9 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | L 4–6 | 17–9 | |
| Apr 10 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | W 11–4 | 18–9 | |
| Apr 11 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | W 16–0 | 19–9 | |
| Apr 13 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | W 6–4 | 20–9 | |
| Apr 13 | Michigan* | Tucson, AZ | L 3–11 | 20–10 | |
| Apr 19 | New Mexico | Tucson, AZ | W 9–2 | 21–10 | 3–1 |
| Apr 20 | New Mexico | Tucson, AZ | W 8–0 | 22–10 | 4–1 |
| Apr 21 | New Mexico | Tucson, AZ | W 6–2 | 23–10 | 5–1 |
| Apr 22 | Northern Arizona* | Tucson, AZ | L 0–3 | 23–11 | |
| Apr 23 | Northern Arizona* | Tucson, AZ | W 7–3 | 24–11 | |
| Apr 27 | at UCLA* | Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–6 | 24–12 | |
| Apr 29 | at Cal State Los Angeles* | Los Angeles, CA | W 3–2 | 25–12 | |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WAC record |
| May 3 | at Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | L 2–3 | 25–13 | 5–2 |
| May 4 | at Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | W 3–2 | 26–13 | 6–2 |
| May 4 | at Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | W 9–5 | 27–13 | 7–2 |
| May 9 | Cal State Los Angeles* | Tucson, AZ | W 8–5 | 28–13 | |
| May 10 | Cal State Los Angeles* | Tucson, AZ | W 5–3 | 29–13 | |
| May 17 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | L 3–12 | 29–14 | 7–3 |
| May 18 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | W 18–7 | 30–14 | 8–3 |
| May 18 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | L 2–3 | 30–15 | 8–4 |
Post-season :
WAC playoffs :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WACCS Record |
| May 24 | BYU | Tucson, AZ | W 6–3 | 31–15 | 1–0 |
| May 25 | BYU | Tucson, AZ | W 5–0 | 32–15 | 2–0 |
NCAA District 7 playoff :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 31 | Colorado State | Tucson, AZ | W 13–0 | 33–15 | 1–0 |
| June 1 | Colorado State | Tucson, AZ | W 10–0 | 34–15 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | Colorado State | Tucson, AZ | W 14–10 | 35–15 | 3–0 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 10 | Penn State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–1 | 36–15 | 1–0 |
| June 11 | Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 4–3$^{11}$ | 37–15 | 2–0 |
| June 12 | Missouri | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 6–4 | 38–15 | 3–0 |
| June 13 | Texas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 10–8 | 39–15 | 4–0 |
| June 14 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 4–6 | 39–16 | 4–1 |
| June 16 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–5 | 39–17 | 4–2 |