1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball
1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball
West II Regional
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	34–26 (13–17 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jerry Kindall (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Stitt (9th season); Jim Wing (15th season);
Home stadium	Sancet Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

Last updated March 18, 2025

1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State ^x‍‍‍^y	18	–	6	.750	44	–	19	.698
Oregon State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	31	–	15	.674
Portland State ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	37	–	20	.649
Portland ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	30	–	22	.577
Washington ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	21	–	20	.512
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	20	–	32	.385
Eastern Washington ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	24	–	32	.429
Southern
No. 1 Stanford ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	53	–	17	.757
No. 12 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	40	–	25	.615
No. 8 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	40	–	27	.597
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	34	–	26	.567
California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	36	–	25	.590
Southern California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	32	–	28	.533

x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 15th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 34-26 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 13–17 record. Arizona made a 3rd straight postseason appearance and was placed in the West II Regional hosted by rival Arizona State University at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Wildcats failed to make a 3rd straight College World Series appearance, losing their first 2 games to Pepperdine and Hawaii to end their season.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1986 season with a record of 49-19 and 18–12 in conference play, finishing tied for 2nd in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 2nd straight season and was placed in the Central Regional hosted by the University of Texas at Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas. The Wildcats defeated San Diego State, Texas and Pepperdine to win the Regional and advance to the College World Series for the 2nd straight season (and 14th overall). In Omaha, Nebraska, the team defeated Maine, Loyola Marymount and Florida State to qualify for the finals before losing a game to Miami (FL). In the final game, Arizona defeated Florida State 10–2 to win their 3rd National Championship.

Personnel

Roster

1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster^[2]^[3]

• Gary Alexander

• Glenn Baxley

• David Blake

• Greg Fowble

• Wayne Gilles

• Frank Halcovich

• Chip Hale

• Gil Heredia

• Jason Klonosky

• Heath Lane

• Sam Messina

• David Miller

• Shaun Murphy

• Richard Schuman

• David Shermet

• J.T. Snow

• Steven Strong

• Michael Thorell

• Pat Waid

• Alan Zinter

Coaches

1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff^[4]
Jerry Kindall - Head Coach Jerry Stitt - Assistant Coach Jim Wing - Assistant Coach

1987 Schedule and results


1987 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log^[5]
Regular Season
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
Jan 29	UC Irvine	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 14-1	1-0
Jan 30	UC Irvine	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-6	2-0
Jan 31	UC Irvine	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6-5	3-0
Feb 5	at Grand Canyon	Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 8-2	4-0
Feb 6	Grand Canyon	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12-5	5-0
Feb 7	Grand Canyon	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-3	6-0
Feb 9	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13-3	7-0
Feb 10	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-6	8-0
Feb 12	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7-4	9-0
Feb 14	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 6-7	9-1
Feb 14	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 4-5	9-2
Feb 16	Westmont	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 11-12	9-3
Feb 17	Westmont	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-6	10-3
Feb 20	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 12-10	11-3	1-0
Feb 21	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 5-6	11-4	1-1
Feb 22	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 5-18	11-5	1-2
Feb 27	California	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7-1	12-5	2-2
Feb 28	California	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13-6	13-5	3-2
Mar 1	California	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13-5	14-5	4-2
Mar 6	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA	L 4-14	14-6	4-3
Mar 7	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA	L 6-10	14-7	4-4
Mar 8	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA	L 6-8	14-8	4-5
Mar 9	Pace	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 19-2	15-8
Mar 10	Pace	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 20-1	16-8
Mar 10	Wyoming	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-2	17-8
Mar 13	at USC	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 13-6	18-8	5-5
Mar 14	at USC	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 10-8	19-8	6-5
Mar 15	at USC	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 3-4	19-9	6-6
Mar 20	Arizona State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 5-8	19-10	6-7
Mar 21	Arizona State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 2-10	19-11	6-8
Mar 23	Arizona State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 4-15	19-12	6-9
Mar 24	Utah	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12-1	20-12
Mar 24	Linfield	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4-1	21-12
Mar 27	at Miami	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5-0	22-12
Mar 28	at Miami	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3-7	22-13
Mar 29	at Miami	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 8-9	22-14
Mar 30	Minnesota	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-2	23-14
Mar 31	Minnesota	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6-4	24-14
Apr 1	United States International	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8-1	25-14
Apr 2	United States International	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2-1	26-14
Apr 3	Loyola Marymount	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-7	27-14
Apr 4	Loyola Marymount	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 7-15	27-15
Apr 5	Loyola Marymount	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 11-16	27-16
Apr 10	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 4-5	27-17	6-10
Apr 11	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 3-10	27-18	6-11
Apr 12	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 6-7	27-19	6-12
Apr 16	Stanford	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-5	28-19	7-12
Apr 17	Stanford	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3-12	28-20	7-13
Apr 18	Stanford	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 11-14	28-21	7-14
Apr 24	USC	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4-1	29-21	8-14
Apr 25	USC	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-4	30-21	9-14
Apr 26	USC	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-5	31-21	10-14
May 1	UCLA	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-8	32-21	11-14
May 2	UCLA	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12-8	33-21	12-14
May 3	UCLA	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12-4	34-21	13-14
May 15	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1-2	34-22	13-15
May 16	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2-3	34-23	13-16
May 17	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 4-5	34-24	13-17
NCAA West II Regional
May 22	vs (1) Pepperdine	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 3-7	34-25
May 23	vs (5) Hawaii	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 3-6	34-26

West II Regional

West II Regional Teams
(1) Pepperdine Waves	(6) Arizona Wildcats	(2) UCLA Bruins	(5) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	(3) Arizona State Sun Devils	(4) Southwest Missouri State Bears

at Tempe, AZ


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Pepperdine	7

Arizona	3	Pepperdine	10

		SW Missouri State	4

UCLA	12			Pepperdine	2

Hawaii	11			Arizona State	4

		UCLA	3					Arizona State	14	—

		Arizona State	9					UCLA	4	—

Arizona State	9					Pepperdine	5

SW Missouri State	5			UCLA	16	UCLA	21

		Hawaii	6	Hawaii	7

		Arizona	3

1987 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Gary Alexander	OF	8	207	Texas Rangers
Gil Heredia	RHP	9	230	San Francisco Giants
Chip Hale	OF	17	425	Minnesota Twins
Steve Strong	OF	24	625	Detroit Tigers

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References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
↑ "1987 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[2] "1987 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 15, 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 15, 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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