1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
CB No. 9
Record58–6 (16–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Wing (2nd season)
Home stadium Wildcat Field
Hi Corbett Field (Select games)
Seasons
← 1973
1975  →
1974 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍12–5 .70629–17 .630
Utah  ‍‍‍11–7 .61118–25 .419
Wyoming  ‍‍‍7–10 .41228–28 .500
Colorado State  ‍‍‍4–12 .25013–24 .351
Southern
No. 9 Arizona  x‍‍‡‍y16–2 .88958–6 .906
No. 19 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66739–24 .619
New Mexico  ‍‍‍6–12 .33328–23 .549
UTEP  ‍‍‍2–16 .11124–27 .471
x – Division champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 58-6 overall and placed 1st in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 16–2 record. Arizona faced Northern Division champion BYU in the WAC Playoffs at Cougar Field in Provo, Utah. The Wildcats defeated BYU 14-5 and 16–5 to win the WAC Championship. Arizona made the postseason for the 1st time in Jerry Kindall's tenure and the 1st time since 1970, and were placed in the District 7 Regional hosted by the University of Northern Colorado at Jackson Field in Greeley, Colorado. The Wildcats lost back-to-back games to Northern Colorado to end their season.

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Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 1973 season with a record of 37-16 and 15–5 in conference play, finishing 2nd in the WAC Southern. Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season.

Personnel

Roster

1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster [2] [3]
 • Ronald Bell

• Kenneth Bolek

• David Breuker

• James Filippelli

• David Flatt

• Michael Gatlin

• Joel Godfrey

• Denny Haines

• Thamos Harmon

• Ron Hassey

• Ben Heise

• Scott Norris

• Patrick O'Sullivan

• Steven Powers

• Martin Reid

• John Roslund

• Scott Russell

• Mark Schimpf

• Robert Starke

• Dave Stegman

• Marvin Thompson

Coaches

1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [4]

1974 Schedule and results

1974 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [5]
Regular Season
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall

Record

WAC

Record

Feb 15 Texas Tech Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-01-0
Feb 16Texas TechWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-02-0
Feb 16Texas Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 12-13-0
Feb 18 Azusa Pacific Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15-14-0
Feb 19Azusa PacificWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-25-0
Feb 20 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-66-0
Feb 21Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-07-0
Feb 22 Cal Poly Pomona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-48-0
Feb 22Cal Poly PomonaHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 3-29-0
Feb 23Cal Poly PomonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15-110-0
Feb 25 Long Beach State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 2-111-0
Feb 26Long Beach StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 22-112-0
Feb 26Long Beach StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 12-113-0
Feb 27at Grand Canyon Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ L 0-113-1
Mar 1 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-214-1
Mar 2San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-215-1
Mar 2San Diego StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 11-316-1
Mar 4Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-317-1
Mar 9at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CAW 9-618-1
Mar 9at UCLASawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CAW 13-119-1
Mar 11 Iowa Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 13-420-1
Mar 12IowaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-321-1
Mar 13IowaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 23-022-1
Mar 13IowaHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 11-623-1
Mar 15at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA W 13-324-1
Mar 16at San Diego StateSmith Field • San Diego, CAL 3-424-2
Mar 16at San Diego StateSmith Field • San Diego, CAW 3-225-2
Mar 18 Denver Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-326-2
Mar 19DenverWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 16-127-2
Mar 20 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-028-2
Mar 20 Weber State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 16-129-2
Mar 21Colorado StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 18-030-2
Mar 21Weber StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 2-131-2
Mar 22 Colorado Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 23-132-2
Mar 22ColoradoHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 9-133-2
Mar 23 Northern Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-234-2
Mar 23Northern ArizonaHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 12-135-2
Mar 26 Fairfield Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 19-036-2
Mar 27FairfieldWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-037-2
Mar 29 Loyola Marymount Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 16-238-2
Mar 30Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-439-2
Mar 30Loyola MarymountHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 4-240-2
Apr 5at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 3-241-21-0
Apr 6at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 20-1242-22-0
Apr 6at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 13-043-23-0
Apr 12 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-244-24-0
Apr 13UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 25-345-25-0
Apr 13UTEPHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 4-645-35-1
Apr 18at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6-046-36-1
Apr 19at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 6-447-37-1
Apr 20at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 3-647-47-2
Apr 26New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-048-48-2
Apr 27New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-049-49-2
Apr 27New MexicoHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 17-550-410-2
May 3at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 10-051-411-2
May 4at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 5-052-412-2
May 4at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 27-653-413-2
May 9Arizona StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 14-354-414-2
May 10Arizona StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 14-955-415-2
May 11Arizona StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 11-156-416-2
WAC Playoffs
May 24at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, UT W 14-557-4
May 25at BYUCougar Field • Provo, UTW 16-558-4
NCAA District 7 Regional
May 31at Northern Colorado Jackson Field • Greeley, CO L 5-658-5
Jun 1at Northern ColoradoJackson Field • Greeley, COL 2-658-6

District 7 Regional

District 7 Regional Teams
Arizona WildcatsNorthern Colorado BearsGonzaga Bulldogs

1974 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Denny HainesC494 Oakland Athletics
Scott NorrisOF9204 New York Yankees
Ben HeiseINF10220 Cleveland Indians
Mike GatlinINF1 (6sc)1 Cincinnati Reds

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1974 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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