2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
CB No. 6
Record36–27–1 (12–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coach Mark Wasikowski (3rd season)
Hitting coachJeff Casper (3rd season)
Pitching coachSteve Kling (3rd season)
Home stadium Sancet Stadium
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Stanford  y1680 .66746140 .767
No. 21 Washington  y1590 .62539201 .658
UCLA  y14100 .58335290 .547
No. 23 Arizona State  y13110 .54241180 .695
No. 6 Arizona  y12120 .50036271 .570
Oregon State  10140 .41731220 .585
Southern California  10140 .41724320 .429
Washington State  9150 .37529260 .527
California  9150 .37525310 .446
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his third year at Arizona.

Contents

The Wildcats won the South Bend Regional and then Long Beach Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Georgia Bulldogs.

Personnel

Roster

2004 Arizona Wildcats roster
  Pitchers

• 20 - Tyler Tiedeman - Freshman

• 21 - Chris Frey - Sophomore

• 23 - Derek Rodriguez - Junior

• 25 - Pat Lawler - Sophomore

• 26 - Mark Melancon - Freshman

• 27 - Koley Kolberg - Junior

• 29 - Scott Burns - RS Senior

• 30 - Sean Jarrett - Sophomore

• 31 - Luis Cortez - RS Sophomore

• 33 - Griffin Phillips - Freshman

• 45 - Kevin Guyette - RS Sophomore

• 46 - Brad Mills - Freshman

• 47 - Donnie Veal - Freshman

• 48 - Jon Meloan - Sophomore

Catchers

• 11 - Richard Mercado - Junior

• 13 - Nick Hundley - Sophomore

Infielders

• 1 - Brad Boyers - Sophomore

• 2 - Lee Franklin - Sophomore

• 3 - Moises Duran - Senior

• 4 - Jason Donald - Freshman

• 5 - Jordan Brown - Sophomore

• 14 - Kurtis Goodin - Freshman

• 17 - Pat Reilly - RS Junior

• 22 - Zach Bies - Senior

• 24 - Scott Lucas - Junior

• 34 - John Hardy - Junior

• 42 - Joe Frazier - Junior

• 49 - Tyler Wicke - Freshman

Outfielders

• 10 - Trevor Crowe - Sophomore

• 15 - Bill Rhinehart - Freshman

• 16 - Jeff Van Houten - Freshman

• 18 - Terrence Taylor - Senior

• 28 - Derek Decater - Sophomore

• 35 - D.J. Lewis - Freshman

Coaches

2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [2]
NamePosition
Brad Boyer Left fielder
Moises Duran Third baseman
Jeff Van Houten Right fielder
Trevor Crowe Center fielder
Jordan Brown First baseman
Nick Hundley Catcher
Bill Rhinehart Designated hitter
Jason Donald Shortstop
John Hardy Second baseman
Koley Kolberg Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log [3]
Regular season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWin/LossOverall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Feb 6 UC Riverside #22 Sancet StadiumTucson, AZ W 6-5Melancon (1-0)1-0-0
Feb 7UC Riverside#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-8Meloan (1-0)2-0-0
Feb 8UC Riverside#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-7Cortez (1-0)3-0-0
Feb 13#8 Cal State Fullerton #22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-8Melancon (2-0)4-0-0
Feb 14#8 Cal State Fullerton#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-6Guyette (1-0)5-0-0
Feb 15#8 Cal State Fullerton#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 10-12Melancon (2-1)5-1-0
Feb 20 UC Irvine #14Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 1-3Kolberg (0-1)5-2-0
Feb 21UC Irvine#14Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5-6Guyette (1-1)5-3-0
Feb 22UC Irvine#14Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZT 8-8None5-3-1
Feb 24at #7 Arizona State #19 Packard StadiumTempe, AZ L 0-4Guyette (1-2)5-4-1
Feb 27at Baylor #19 Baylor BallparkWaco, TX W 2-1Kolberg (1-1)6-4-1
Feb 28at Baylor#19Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 2-10Cortez (1-1)6-5-1
Feb 28at Baylor#19Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 5-3Melancon (3-1)7-5-1
Mar 6 Sacramento State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 8-9Melancon (3-2)7-6-1
Mar 6Sacramento StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Cortez (2-1)8-6-1
Mar 7Sacramento StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-6Guyette (2-2)9-6-1
Mar 11vs TCU Dell DiamondRound Rock, TX W 5-2Kolberg (2-1)10-6-1
Mar 12vs #8 Notre Dame Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TXL 2-4Burns (0-1)10-7-1
Mar 13vs Penn State Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TXW 10-1Guyette (3-2)11-7-1
Mar 18at #15 Long Beach State Blair FieldLong Beach, CA L 0-4Kolberg (2-2)11-8-1
Mar 19at #15 Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 2-10Cortez (2-2)11-9-1
Mar 20at #15 Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 2-4Guyette (3-3)11-10-1
Mar 26 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-7Kolberg (3-2)12-10-11-0
Mar 27Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-10Cortez (2-3)12-11-11-1
Mar 28Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-3Guyette (4-3)13-11-12-1
Apr 2at Oregon State Goss StadiumCorvallis, OR W 4-3Kolberg (4-2)14-11-13-1
Apr 3at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORW 14-7Melancon (4-2)15-11-14-1
Apr 4at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 5-6Rodriguez (0-1)15-12-14-2
Apr 8 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-9Melancon (4-3)15-13-14-3
Apr 9UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-4Guyette (4-4)15-14-14-4
Apr 10UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-5Meloan (2-0)16-14-15-4
Apr 12at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 5-9Mills (0-1)16-15-1
Apr 13at UNLV Earl Wilson StadiumParadise, NV W 11-2Kolberg (5-2)17-15-1
Apr 14at UNLVEarl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW 10-9Cortez (3-3)18-15-1
Apr 16 Texas-Pan American Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-5Meloan (3-0)19-15-1
Apr 17Texas-Pan AmericanSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-4Kolberg (6-2)20-15-1
Apr 18Texas-Pan AmericanSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Guyette (5-4)21-15-1
Apr 23at Washington Husky BallparkSeattle, WA L 1-6Kolberg (6-3)21-16-15-5
Apr 24at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 6-7Melancon (4-4)21-17-15-6
Apr 25at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 11-12Rodriguez (0-2)21-18-15-7
Apr 30at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA W 5-3Kolberg (7-3)22-18-16-7
May 1at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 8-10Guyette (5-5)22-19-16-8
May 2at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 8-3Meloan (4-0)23-19-17-8
May 7at UCLA Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA L 3-7Kolberg (7-4)23-20-1
May 8at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 20-9Guyette (6-5)24-20-1
May 9at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 11-2Meloan (5-0)25-20-1
May 15#2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-11Kolberg (7-5)25-21-17-9
May 16#2 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 19-18Rodriguez (1-2)26-21-18-9
May 17#2 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-2Meloan (6-0)27-21-19-9
May 21#17 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-8Kolberg (7-6)27-22-19-10
May 22#17 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 2-7Guyette (6-6)27-23-19-11
May 23#17 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-7Meloan (7-0)28-23-110-11
May 28at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 7-6Kolberg (8-6)29-23-111-11
May 29at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 8-9Rodriguez (1-3)29-24-111-12
May 30at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 7-6Meloan (8-0)30-24-112-12
NCAA South Bend Regional
Jun 4vs (2) UC Irvine(3) Frank Eck StadiumSouth Bend, IN W 7-3Kolberg (9-6)31-24-1
Jun 5vs (4) Kent State (3)Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 7-4Melancon (5-4)32-24-1
Jun 6at (1) #6 Notre Dame(3)Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 7-6Meloan (9-0)33-24-1
NCAA Long Beach Super Regional
Jun 11at #6 Long Beach State#18Blair Field • Long Beach, CAW 6-5Burns (1-1)34-24-1
Jun 12at #6 Long Beach State#18Blair Field • Long Beach, CAL 4-9Guyette (6-7)34-25-1
Jun 13at #6 Long Beach State#18Blair Field • Long Beach, CAW 4-3Melancon (6-4)35-25-1
College World Series
Jun 18vs #5 Georgia #8 Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, NE L 7-8Kolberg (9-7)35-26-1
Jun 20vs #3 Arkansas #8Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEW 7-2Meloan (10-0)36-26-1
Jun 22vs #5 Georgia#8Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEL 1-3Guyette (6-8)36-27-1

Tucson Regional

South Bend Regional Teams
(1) Notre Dame Fighting Irish(4) Kent State Golden Flashes(2) UC Irvine Anteaters(3) Arizona Wildcats

Tucson Super Regional

Long Beach Super Regional Teams
Long Beach State Dirtbagsvs.Arizona Wildcats

College World Series

2004 College World Series Teams
Arizona WildcatsGeorgia Bulldogs(8) Arkansas Razorbacks(1) Texas LonghornsCal State Fullerton Titans(2) South Carolina GamecocksLSU Tigers(3) Miami Hurricanes
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
  Arizona 7
  Georgia 8
 Georgia 3
1 Texas9
8 Arkansas 2
1 Texas 13
1 Texas7
 Georgia 6
 Arizona7
8 Arkansas 2
 Georgia3
 Arizona 1
1 Texas 4 2
 Cal State Fullerton63
  Cal State Fullerton 2
2 South Carolina 0
 Cal State Fullerton6
3 Miami (FL) 3
  LSU 5
3 Miami (FL) 9
 Cal State Fullerton3 4
2 South Carolina 50
2 South Carolina15
 LSU 4
3 Miami (FL) 11
2 South Carolina15

Awards and honors

Jason Donald
Trevor Crowe

2004 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Koley KolbergRHP7206 Arizona Diamondbacks
John Hardy2B7212 Philadelphia Phillies
Richard MercadoC12356 Arizona Diamondbacks

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