Illinois vs West Virginia
March 30, 1956 at Centennial Field, Tallahassee, FL
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Umpires: Kennedy (First Base), Howard (Home Plate)
Illinois (9) - Coach: Lee Eilbracht
West Virginia (4) - Coach: Steve Harrick
| # | Name | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | TB | BB | HP | SH | SB | SBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1 | Richard Gunn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ray Nitschke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rolla McMullen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | John Vayda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Benich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert Shoptaw | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Victor Petreshene | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Don Luskanewski | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | John Kating | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Jim Brickhaus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | TB | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 11 | Ed Lenart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Charles McKown | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Bob Senay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Rod Shafer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Don Firestone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | John Baliker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie LaNeve | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Jack Rabbits | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Don O’Haver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nick Zegrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Carl Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Glen Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | John Cottle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Olan Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois (9) - Coach: Lee Eilbracht
West Virginia (4) - Coach: Steve Harrick
| # | Name | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 9 | Ray Nitschke | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Jim Brickhaus | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| # | Name | IP | H | R | ER | SO | HBP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Carl Norman | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Don O’Haver | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Illinois (9) - Coach: Lee Eilbracht
West Virginia (4) - Coach: Steve Harrick
| # | Name | Start | PO | A | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 27 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Richard Gunn | ss | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Ray Nitschke | p | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rolla McMullen | c | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | John Vayda | 2b | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Benich | 1b | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Robert Shoptaw | cf | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Victor Petreshene | lf | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Don Luskanewski | 3b | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | John Kating | rf | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jim Brickhaus | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | Start | PO | A | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 22 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Ed Lenart | 1b | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Charles McKown | rf | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bob Senay | lf | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rod Shafer | 3b | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Don Firestone | 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | John Baliker | c | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Ronnie LaNeve | ss | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Jack Rabbits | cf | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Don O’Haver | p | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nick Zegrea | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Carl Norman | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Glen Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | John Cottle | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Olan Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 |