1977 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1977 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record37–25–1 (11–7 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Wing (5th season)
Home stadium Wildcat Field
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍16–2 .88935–17 .673
Colorado State  ‍‍‍7–11 .38938–25 .603
Wyoming  ‍‍‍7–11 .38917–30 .362
Utah  ‍‍‍6–12 .33317–28 .378
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y15–3 .83357–12 .826
Arizona  ‍‍‍11–7 .61138–25 .603
New Mexico  ‍‍‍7–11 .38932–20 .615
UTEP  ‍‍‍3–15 .16726–24 .520
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1977 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 5th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 37-25-1 overall and placed 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 11–7 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 1st time since Jerry Kindall's 1st season in 1973.

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Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 1976 season with a record of 56-17 and 12–4 in conference play, finishing 2nd in the WAC Southern. Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 3rd straight season and was placed in the Midwest Regional hosted by the University of Texas-Pan American at Jody Ramsey Memorial Stadium in Edinburg, Texas. The Wildcats defeated Texas-Pan American, Missouri and Texas A&M to advance to the College World Series for the 1st time since 1970 (and 10th overall). After losing their 1st game in Omaha, Nebraska to rival Arizona State, Arizona won the next 4 against Oklahoma, Clemson, Eastern Michigan and Arizona State to advance to the final game: a rematch against Eastern Michigan. The Wildcats defeated Eastern Michigan 7–1 to win their 1st National Championship in program history.

Personnel

Roster

1977 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster [2] [3]
 • Mark Arnold

• Robin Carlsen

• David Crutcher

• Bruce Ferguson

• Lynn Garett

• David Germann

• Kenneth Harcus

• Anthony Incavaglia

• Gary Johnson

• Darnell Kirkland

• Rick McConnell

• Charles McMichael

• Steven Masco

• James Morley

• Ray Murillo

• Virgel Overlund

• Les Pearsey

• John Rodriguez

• Richard Stagg

• Jeffery Stanley

• Jamie Tadeo

• Peter Van Horne

• Glenn Wendt

• Robert Woodside

• Chuck Zopfi

Coaches

1977 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [4]

1977 Schedule and results

1977 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [5]
Regular Season
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall

Record

WAC

Record

Feb 11 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 4-140-1-0
Feb 12Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 0-110-2-0
Feb 12Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-31-2-0
Feb 14 Azusa Pacific Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 14-92-2-0
Feb 15Azusa PacificWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-33-2-0
Feb 16at Grand Canyon Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ W 5-44-2-0
Feb 18 UC Riverside Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 4-94-3-0
Feb 19UC RiversideWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-95-3-0
Feb 19UC RiversideWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 0-95-4-0
Feb 21 Loyola Marymount Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5-85-5-0
Feb 22Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15-76-5-0
Feb 23Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-87-5-0
Feb 24 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 2-97-6-0
Feb 25San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3-87-7-0
Feb 26San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 4-87-8-0
Feb 28 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-88-8-0
Mar 1Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-39-8-0
Mar 2 La Verne Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 10-139-9-0
Mar 3La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5-119-10-0
Mar 4 Cal State Northridge Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 4-59-11-0
Mar 5Cal State NorthridgeWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-510-11-0
Mar 10at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 4-910-12-0
Mar 11at San Diego StateSmith Field • San Diego, CAL 1-910-13-0
Mar 12at San Diego StateSmith Field • San Diego, CAW 26-611-13-0
Mar 14at Loyola Marymount Sullivan Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10-712-13-0
Mar 15at Loyola MarymountSullivan Field • Los Angeles, CAW 15-613-13-0
Mar 17at Cal State Northridge Matador Field • Los Angeles, CAW 8-014-13-0
Mar 18at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CAL 1-714-14-0
Mar 19at UCLASawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CAW 9-115-14-0
Mar 21 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-116-14-0
Mar 22Colorado StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-317-14-0
Mar 23 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-818-14-0
Mar 24 Northern Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-819-14-0
Mar 24 Oregon State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-320-14-0
Mar 25 Pepperdine Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 17-221-14-0
Mar 26at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7-821-15-0
Mar 28vs San Diego State San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA T 3-321-15-1
Mar 29vs Pacific San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CAL 3-1021-16-1
Mar 30vs Oregon StateSan Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CAW 11-322-16-1
Mar 30at San Jose State San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CAL 4-622-17-1
Mar 31vs San Francisco San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CAW 12-023-17-1
Apr 1vs Stanford San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CAW 8-624-17-1
Apr 2vs San Diego StateSan Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CAL 11-1224-18-1
Apr 4Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-525-18-1
Apr 5Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-126-18-1
Apr 8 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 27-527-18-11-0
Apr 9UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-828-18-12-0
Apr 9UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15-529-18-13-0
Apr 15at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 8-230-18-14-0
Apr 16at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 7-331-18-15-0
Apr 16at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 9-332-18-16-0
Apr 21Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-633-18-17-0
Apr 22Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 4-1033-19-17-1
Apr 23Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6-1333-20-17-2
Apr 29at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 2-134-20-18-2
Apr 30at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXL 3-834-21-18-3
Apr 30at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXL 6-1134-22-18-4
May 6New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-135-22-19-4
May 7New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-636-22-110-4
May 7New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-037-22-111-4
May 11at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 4-537-23-111-5
May 12at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 2-737-24-111-6
May 14at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 7-1137-25-111-7

1977 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Lynn GarettOF11271 Cleveland Indians
Glenn WendtINF12297 Cleveland Indians
Les PearseyINF28672 California Angels

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1977 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 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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