1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
CB No. 13
Record41–13–1 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Wing (3rd season)
Home stadium Wildcat Field
Hi Corbett Field (Night games)
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 29 BYU  x151 .9382219 .537
Colorado State  810 .4441919 .500
Wyoming  612 .3332624 .520
Utah  511 .3131117 .393
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  xy162 .8896113 .824
No. 13 Arizona  y144 .7784313 .768
New Mexico  315 .1672624 .520
UTEP  315 .1671826 .409
x Division champion
Playoff champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1975 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1975 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 3rd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 41-13-1 overall and placed 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 14–4 record. Arizona made the postseason for the 2nd straight season and were placed in the West Regional hosted by the University of Southern California at Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles, California. The Wildcats lost back-to-back games to Pepperdine and USC to end their season. This marked the final season that the program played night games at the off-campus Hi Corbett Field, as lighting was installed at their main stadium Wildcat Field midway through the season. [2] The 1st night game at Wildcat Field was a 1–9 loss to rival Arizona State on April 18, 1975. [2] Arizona would not play a game at Hi Corbett Field again for 37 years until moving to the stadium full-time in 2012.

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Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 1974 season with a record of 58-6 and 16–2 in conference play, finishing 1st in the WAC Southern. Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 1st time since 1970 and was 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.

Personnel

Roster

1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster [3] [4]
 • Perry Armstrong

• Ronald Bell

• Kenneth Bolek

• Michael Farenbaugh

• David Flatt

• Michael Gatlin

• Craig Giola

Ron Hassey

• Michael Kirkpatrick

• Al Lopez

• Patrick O'Sullivan

• Les Pearsey

• Steven Powers

• Scott Russell

• Robert Sczecinski

• William Simpson

Dave Stegman

• Peter Van Horne

• Robert Woodside

• Chuck Zopfi

Coaches

1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [5]

1975 Schedule and results

1975 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [6]
Regular Season
DateOpponentSite/StadiumWin/LossOverall

Record

WAC

Record

Feb 14 UC Riverside Wildcat FieldTucson, AZ W 11-61-0-0
Feb 15UC RiversideWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 13-112-0-0
Feb 17 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 21-73-0-0
Feb 17StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7-83-1-0
Feb 18 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7-113-2-0
Feb 19Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-24-2-0
Feb 21 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 29-05-2-0
Feb 22San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-66-2-0
Feb 22San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-37-2-0
Feb 26at Grand Canyon Brazell FieldPhoenix, AZ W 9-48-2-0
Mar 1 Cal Poly Pomona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-09-2-0
Mar 1Cal Poly PomonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-1010-2-0
Mar 3 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 18-011-2-0
Mar 4UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-212-2-0
Mar 14 Northern Colorado Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-313-2-0
Mar 15Northern ColoradoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-314-2-0
Mar 15Northern Colorado Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 8-315-2-0
Mar 17 Denver Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5-915-3-0
Mar 18DenverWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-616-3-0
Mar 19 Northern Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 19-217-3-0
Mar 20Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-018-3-0
Mar 21 Southern Illinois Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZT 4-418-3-1
Mar 22Southern IllinoisHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 15-019-3-1
Mar 24vs Southern Illinois Riverside Sports ComplexRiverside, CA L 6-1119-4-1
Mar 25vs Santa Clara Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAW 27-120-4-1
Mar 26vs Washington State Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAL 1-320-5-1
Mar 27vs SMU Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAW 14-221-5-1
Mar 28vs Stanford Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAW 7-322-5-1
Mar 29vs Cornell Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAW 9-423-5-1
Mar 29at UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAL 11-1223-6-1
Apr 4 UTEP Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 23-424-6-11-0
Apr 5UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-425-6-12-0
Apr 5UTEPHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 20-126-6-13-0
Apr 11at New Mexico Lobo FieldAlbuquerque, NM W 17-127-6-14-0
Apr 12at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 2-128-6-15-0
Apr 13at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 7-029-6-16-0
Apr 18 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 1-929-7-16-1
Apr 19Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7-1729-8-16-2
Apr 20Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7-1729-9-16-3
Apr 24New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-330-9-17-3
Apr 25New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-431-9-18-3
Apr 26New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-732-9-19-3
May 2at UTEP Dudley FieldEl Paso, TX W 15-1233-9-110-3
May 3at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 6-434-9-111-3
May 3at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 8-235-9-112-3
May 8at Arizona State Packard StadiumTempe, AZ W 7-036-9-113-3
May 9at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 4-836-10-113-4
May 10at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 12-437-10-114-4
WAC Playoffs
May 15 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3-437-11-1
May 16Colorado StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 18-338-11-1
May 17Colorado StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 13-539-11-1
May 18 BYU Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-140-11-1
May 19BYUWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-141-11-1
NCAA West Regional
May 23vs Pepperdine Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA L 3-441-12-1
May 24at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 0-141-13-1

West Regional

West Regional Teams
Pepperdine WavesArizona WildcatsCal State Fullerton TitansUSC Trojans

1975 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Mike GatlinINF5 (1sc)92 Minnesota Twins
Stephen PowersRHP8171 Detroit Tigers
Dave Stegman OF9207 Boston Red Sox
Ron Hassey C22510 Kansas City Royals

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References

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