2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
CB No. 13
Record42-19 (12-12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Wasikowski (7th season)
  • Jeff Casper (7th season)
  • Keith Francis (2nd season)
Home stadium Sancet Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y16–8–0 .66749–13–0 .790
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58341–24–2 .627
UCLA  ‍‍‍y13–11–0 .54233–27–0 .550
No. 13 Arizona  ‍‍‍y12–12–0 .50042–19–0 .689
California  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .50033–21–2 .607
Washington  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45833–22–0 .600
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y11–13–0 .45828–24–0 .538
Southern California  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45828–28–0 .500
Washington State  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .33330–26–0 .536
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2008 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 7th season at Arizona.

Contents

Personnel

Roster

2008 Arizona Wildcats roster [2]
  Pitchers

• 11 - Preston Guilmet - Junior

• 16 - Mike Colla - Junior

• 17 - Ryan Doyle - Freshman

• 18 - Eric Berger - RS Junior

• 19 - David Coulon - Senior

• 23 - Rick Patton - Freshman

• 25 - Daniel Schlereth - RS Junior

• 26 - Jason Stoffel - Sophomore

• 27 - Shea Ross - Sophomore

• 34 - Cory Burns - Junior

• 43 - Richie Sandoval - Freshman

• 45 - Ryan Perry - Junior

• 46 - Matt Chaffee - Freshman

• 47 - Aaron Rhodes - Freshman

• 49 - Joe Allison - RS Freshman

• 50 - Grayson Adams - Junior

 Catchers

• 5 - Dwight Childs - Sophomore

• 12 - Daniel Butler - RS Sophomore

• 13 - Ryan Lush - Sophomore

• 30 - Jake Meskin - RS Freshman

Infielders

• 1 - Travis Peep - Junior

• 2 - Colt Sedbrook - Senior

• 3 - Kevin Luyben - Freshman

• 14 - Robert Abel - Sophomore

• 21 - Rafael Valenzuela - Sophomore

• 24 - CJ Ziegler - Senior

• 28 - Mike Weldon - Sophomore

• 36 - Matt Koerner - Sophomore

• 38 - Bryce Ortega - Freshman

• 39 - Dillon Baird - Sophomore

• 42 - Andrew Allen - Freshman

 Outfielders

• 4 - Jon Gaston - Junior

• 10 - Bobby Coyle - Freshman

• 15 - Chad Standrowicz - Freshman

• 20 - Brad Glenn - Junior

• 29 - Oliver Padre - Sophomore

• 33 - Matt Presley - Freshman

• 35 - Hunter Pace - Junior

• 40 - Diallo Fon - RS Sophomore

• 48 - TJ Steele - Junior

Coaches

2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [2]
  • Andy Lopez - Head Coach
  • Mark Wasikowski - Assistant Coach
  • Jeff Casper - Assistant Coach
  • Keith Francis - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [3]
NamePosition
Hunter Pace Left fielder
Jon Gaston Right fielder
T.J. Steele Right fielder
C.J. Ziegler First baseman
Dillon Baird Third baseman
Brad Glenn Designated hitter
Colt Sedbrook Second baseman
Robert Abel Shortstop
Dwight Childs Catcher
Preston Guilmet Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log [4]
Regular season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossOverall RecordPac-10 Record
Feb 22at Georgia #2 Foley Field • Athens, GA L 7-9Holder (1-0)Guilmet (0-1)0-1
Feb 23at Georgia#2Foley Field • Athens, GAW 7-1Coulon (1-0)Dodson (0-1)1-1
Feb 24at Georgia#2Foley Field • Athens, GAW 9-8Colla (1-0)Ochs (0-1)2-1
Feb 29vs Sacramento State #1 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-3Guilmet (1-1)Buchta (0-1)3-1
Mar 1vs Sacramento State#1Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15-7Coulon (2-0)Ramirez (0-1)4-1
Mar 2vs Sacramento State#1Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-9Schlereth (1-0)Baek (0-1)5-1
Mar 4vs UNLV #1Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-5Burns (1-0)Goodman (0-1)6-1
Mar 5vs UNLV#1Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 16-6Berger (1-0)Baca (0-1)7-1
Mar 7at South Alabama #1 Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 18-0Guilmet (2-1)Nabors (2-1)8-1
Mar 8at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi #1Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 3-0Coulon (3-0)Gutierrez (-)9-1
Mar 9at Notre Dame #1Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 16-0Perry (1-0)Dupra (1-2)10-1
Mar 14vs #20 Cal State Fullerton #1Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-3Stoffel (1-0)Dovel (1-1)11-1
Mar 15vs #20 Cal State Fullerton#1Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-2Coulon (4-0)Renken (3-1)12-1
Mar 16vs #20 Cal State Fullerton#1Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-10Arbiso (2-2)Perry (1-1)12-2
Mar 18at #1 Arizona State #2 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5-6Sauer (3-0)Colla (1-1)12-3
Mar 20at Southern California #2 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0-5Milone (3-1)Coulon (4-1)12-41-0
Mar 21at Southern California#2Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 10-2Guilmet (3-1)Couture (1-1)13-41-1
Mar 22at Southern California#2Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 0-5Cook (3-1)Berger (1-1)13-51-2
Mar 25at Oklahoma State #6 Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 2-10Gardner (3-1)Colla (1-2)13-6
Mar 26at Oklahoma State#6Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKL 2-3Neal (2-0)Perry (1-2)13-7
Mar 28vs #23 UCLA #6Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-4Drummond (1-2)Stoffel (1-1)13-81-3
Mar 29vs #23 UCLA#6Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 8-20Brewer (3-2)Coulon (4-2)13-91-4
Mar 30vs #23 UCLA#6Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-4Berger (2-1)Brooks (1-2)14-92-4
Apr 4at Washington #18 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 0-1Haughian (3-2)Guilmet (3-2)14-102-5
Apr 5at Washington#18Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WAW 5-0Coulon (5-2)Nobles (2-1)15-103-5
Apr 6at Washington#18Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 1-5Merry (4-0)Berger (2-2)15-113-6
Apr 8at San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA W 11-6Colla (2-2)Berger (2-5)16-11
Apr 9at San Diego StateTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAW 5-2Berger (3-2)Solow (1-5)17-11
Apr 11vs Indiana State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-2Guilmet (4-2)Manus (1-5)18-11
Apr 12vs Indiana StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-0Coulon (6-2)Shelton (3-2)19-11
Apr 13vs Indiana StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-6Perry (2-2)Inman (2-2)20-11
Apr 15at New Mexico Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, NM W 10-6Colla (3-2)Hesketh (2-3)21-11
Apr 16at New MexicoIsotopes Park • Albuquerque, NMW 4-2Perry (3-2)Kerr (2-2)22-11
Apr 18vs Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-6Stoffel (2-1)Way (1-3)23-114-6
Apr 19vs Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-5Perry (4-2)Harvey (0-1)24-115-6
Apr 20vs Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-2Berger (4-2)Wise (0-2)25-116-6
Apr 22vs New Mexico#23Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-1Colla (4-2)Hesketh (2-4)26-11
Apr 23vs New Mexico#23Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-4Burns (2-0)Kerr (2-3)27-11
Apr 25at Oregon State #23 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 7-0Guilmet (5-2)Stutes (2-5)28-117-6
Apr 26at Oregon State#23Goss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 3-4Robles (3-0)Coulon (6-3)28-127-7
Apr 27at Oregon State#23Goss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 2-3Reyes (3-2)Berger (4-3)28-137-8
Apr 29vs San Diego StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 3-2Burns (3-0)Solow (3-6)29-13
Apr 30vs San Diego StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-4Chaffee (1-0)Kaufman (1-3)30-13
May 2at #16 California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 5-11Ross (7-2)Guilmet (5-3)30-147-9
May 3at #16 CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 5-6Gorgen (1-2)Perry (4-3)30-157-10
May 4at #16 CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 16-5Berger (5-3)Rollin (4-2)31-158-10
May 9vs Utah Valley State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-4Guilmet (6-3)Christensen (1-7)32-15
May 10vs Utah Valley StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-0Coulon (7-3)Brady (2-7)33-15
May 11vs Utah Valley StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-4Berger (6-3)Smith (2-5)34-15
May 17vs #16 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-6Perry (5-3)Yount (3-3)35-159-10
May 18vs #16 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5-8Storen (2-3)Stoffel (2-2)35-169-11
May 19vs #16 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15-11Schlereth (2-0)Hancock (1-2)36-1610-11
May 22vs #2 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 6-13Satow (8-3)Guilmet (6-4)36-1710-12
May 23vs #2 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-3Stoffel (3-2)Leake (9-2)37-1711-12
May 24vs #2 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-4Berger (7-3)Blair (4-2)38-1712-12
NCAA Ann Arbor Regional
May 30vs (4) Eastern Michigan (1) #23 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 13-7Perry (6-3)Hoffman (5-3)39-17
May 31vs (2) #16 Michigan (1) #23Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIW 4-3Coulon (8-3)Fetter (10-2)40-17
Jun 1vs (3) #24 Kentucky (1) #23Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIW 5-3Berger (8-3)Baber (1-3)41-17
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional
Jun 6at #1 Miami #14 Mark Light Stadium • Coral Gables, FL W 6-3Stoffel (4-2)Gutierrez (5-3)42-17
Jun 7at #1 Miami#14Mark Light Stadium • Coral Gables, FLL 10-14Gutierrez (5-0)Coulon (8-4)42-18
Jun 8at #1 Miami#14Mark Light Stadium • Coral Gables, FLL 2-4Garcia (7-2)Berger (8-4)42-19

Ann Arbor Regional

Ann Arbor Regional Regional Teams
(1) Arizona Wildcats(4) Eastern Michigan Eagles(2) Michigan Wolverines(3) Kentucky Wildcats

Coral Gables Super Regional

Coral Gables Super Regional Teams
(1) Miami Hurricanesvs.(16) Arizona Wildcats

2008 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Ryan Perry RHP121 Detroit Tigers
Daniel Schlereth LHP126 Arizona Diamondbacks
T.J. SteeleOF4122 Houston Astros
Jon GastonOF7212 Houston Astros
Eric BergerLHP8261 Cleveland Indians
Mike CollaRHP14414 Pittsburgh Pirates
David CoulonLHP15456 Minnesota Twins
C.J. Ziegler1B16477 San Francisco Giants
Brad Glenn 3B17514 Oakland Athletics
Preston Guilmet RHP22664 Oakland Athletics
Colt SedbrookSS22665 St. Louis Cardinals

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References

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  2. 1 2 "2008 Baseball Roster". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Arizona vs Georgia Bulldogs (Feb 22, 2008)". www.georgiadogsmedia.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Baseball Schedule" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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