1978 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1978 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
CB No. 10
Record42–13 (13–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Wing (6th season)
Home stadium Wildcat Field
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍16–2 .88937–15 .712
Wyoming  ‍‍‍8–10 .44435–24 .593
Colorado State  ‍‍‍6–12 .33320–26 .435
Utah  ‍‍‍6–12 .3338–27 .229
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State  x‍‍‡‍y15–3 .83356–12 .824
Arizona  ‍‍‍y13–5 .72242–13 .764
New Mexico  ‍‍‍5–12 .29431–24 .564
UTEP  ‍‍‍2–15 .11826–26 .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1978 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 6th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 42-13 overall and placed 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 13–5 record. After a single year gap, Arizona was selected to the postseason and was placed in the West Regional hosted by the University of Southern California at Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles, California. The Wildcats lost their 1st game to USC before bouncing back to win their next 2 against Santa Clara and Cal State Fullerton. The team however lost their next game - a rematch with USC - to end their season. This would be Arizona's final season as members of the Western Athletic Conference, which they had been affiliated with for the previous 16 seasons. Beginning in 1979, the Wildcats would compete as members of the Pacific-10 Conference (later Pac-12 Conference) for the next 45 seasons, which they would remain in until leaving for the Big 12 Conference in 2024.

Contents

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 1977 season with a record of 38-25-1 and 11–7 in conference play, finishing 2nd in the WAC Southern. Arizona would miss the postseason for the 1st time since Jerry Kindall's inaugural 1973 season.

Personnel

Roster

1978 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster [2] [3]
 • Mark Arnold

• Robin Carlsen

• Craig Chamberlain

• Robert Chaulk

• David Crutcher

• David Fortman

• Terry Francona

• James Harskamp

• Anthony Incavaglia

• Gary Johnson

• Craig Lefferts

• Rick McConnell

• Raymond Manship

• Brad Mills

• James Morley

• Ray Murillo

• Virgel Overlund

• Les Pearsey

• John Rodriguez

• Randy Roeder

• Scott Stanley

• Robert Woodside

• Chuck Zopfi

Coaches

1978 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [4]

1978 Schedule and results

1978 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [5]
Regular Season
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall

Record

WAC

Record

Feb 10 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 8-31-0
Feb 13 UC Santa Barbara Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-22-0
Feb 15UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 0-52-1
Feb 15UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 3-23-1
Feb 17 Loyola Marymount Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-24-1
Feb 18Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-25-1
Feb 18Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-66-1
Feb 20 Azusa Pacific Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 23-77-1
Feb 21Azusa PacificWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 0-47-2
Feb 24 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 3-08-2
Feb 25UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-39-2
Feb 25UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-310-2
Feb 28 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 4-311-2
Feb 28Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-212-2
Mar 6 Grand Canyon Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-313-2
Mar 7at Grand Canyon Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ W 12-314-2
Mar 9 La Verne Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-115-2
Mar 10La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-416-2
Mar 11La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-417-2
Mar 15at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1-817-3
Mar 16 Northern Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-018-3
Mar 17 Eastern Michigan Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 20-119-3
Mar 18Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-220-3
Mar 19Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 4-720-4
Mar 22at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA W 6-021-4
Mar 22at TulaneTulane Diamond • New Orleans, LAW 5-422-4
Mar 24at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6-922-5
Mar 25vs Mississippi State Smith-Wills Stadium • Jackson, MS W 5-223-5
Mar 26vs Mississippi StateSmith-Wills Stadium • Jackson, MSL 3-423-6
Mar 30Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-424-6
Mar 31Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 13-125-6
Apr 1Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15-326-6
Apr 7at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 10-827-61-0
Apr 8at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 12-428-62-0
Apr 8at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 12-429-63-0
Apr 14 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-130-64-0
Apr 15UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7-1130-74-1
Apr 15UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-331-75-1
Apr 20at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 9-1531-85-2
Apr 21at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 8-1031-95-3
Apr 22at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 10-1131-105-4
Apr 28at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 11-032-106-4
Apr 29at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 8-333-107-4
Apr 29at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 7-234-108-4
May 5New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-335-109-4
May 7New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-636-1010-4
May 7New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-337-1011-4
May 11Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-338-1012-4
May 12Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-739-1013-4
May 13Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6-1139-1113-5
May 20 BYU Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-440-11
NCAA West Regional
May 26at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2-340-12
May 27vs Santa Clara Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 13-541-12
May 28vs Cal State FullertonDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 7-342-12
May 28at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 1-242-13

West Regional

West Regional Teams
Cal State Fullerton TitansSanta Clara BroncosUSC TrojansArizona Wildcats

1978 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
David CrutcherRHP372 Texas Rangers
Les PearseyINF8198 Minnesota Twins
Ray MurilloRHP11278 Chicago White Sox
Raymond ManshipRHP28651 Milwaukee Brewers
Craig Chamberlain RHP1 (6sc)2 Kansas City Royals

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