2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record33-23 (12-12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Sancet Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Southern California  ‍†‍‍18–6–0 .75045–19–0 .703
No. 2 Stanford  ‍‍‍y17–7–0 .70851–17–0 .750
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y14–10–0 .58337–20–1 .647
California  ‍‍‍y14–10–0 .58334–25–0 .576
Arizona  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .50033–23–0 .589
Oregon State  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45831–24–0 .564
UCLA  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37530–27–0 .526
Washington  ‍‍‍7–17–0 .29229–23–0 .558
Washington State  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25015–39–0 .278
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 5th season at Arizona. Following the season Coach Stitt resigned from his post after 23 seasons on the coaching staff, including the previous 5 as head coach. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 33-23 and placed 5th in the Pacific-10 Conference with 12-12 record. They would miss the postseason for the 4th time in 5 years and 2nd straight season.

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Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2000 season with an overall record of 26-30, their first losing season since 1996. They finished 5th in conference play with a record of 12-12. Arizona missed the postseason for a 2nd straight year and 4th time in Jerry Stitt's 5 seasons as head coach.

Personnel

Roster

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster [2] [3]
  Pitchers

• 2 - Joe Little - Freshman

• 3 - Rob Elias - Senior

• 12 - Sean Rierson - Freshman

• 13 - Peter Fredericks - Freshman

• 15 - Brian Pemble - Junior

• 16 - Jason Martinez - Sophomore

• 20 - Kevin Rupprecht - Freshman

• 22 - Marc Kaiser - Freshman

• 25 - David Brockman - Junior

• 28 - Chris Goodman - Freshman

• 31 - Nathan Staggs - Sophomore

• 36 - Tony Sulser - Freshman

• 38 - Britt Echols - Sophomore

• 40 - Daryl DeSalvo - Junior

• 47 - Kevin Sears - Junior

 Catchers

• 5 - Jeff Casper - Senior

• 19 - Chris Cunningham - Junior

• 26 - Ken Riley - Sophomore

Infielders

• 1 - Moises Duran - Freshman

• 4 - Greg Powers - Sophomore

• 10 - Brad Hassey - Junior

• 11 - Erik Torres - Senior

• 18 - Shelley Duncan - Junior

• 24 - Matt Abram - Junior

• 44 - Ernie Durazo - Junior

 Outfielders

• 14 - Kenny Huff - Junior

• 27 - Brian Anderson - Freshman

• 34 - Jason Shroyer - Senior

• 37 - Kyle Tasco - Junior

• 43 - Clayton Bried - Junior

Utility

• 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Junior

Coaches

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [4]
NamePosition
Brad HasseyShortstop
Matt Abram Second baseman
Ernie Durazo First baseman
Shelley Duncan Right fielder
Kenny Huff Left fielder
Erik Torres Third baseman
Marc Kaiser Designated hitter
Ken Riley Catcher
Jason Shroyer Center fielder
Sean Rierson Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log [5]
Regular season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWin/LossOverall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Jan 18at Hawaii-Hilo Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI W 3-2Goodman (1-0)1-0
Jan 19at Hawaii-HiloWong Stadium • Hilo, HIW 3-2Kaiser (1-0)2-0
Jan 19at Hawaii-HiloWong Stadium • Hilo, HIW 12-1Little (1-0)3-0
Jan 20at Hawaii-HiloWong Stadium • Hilo, HIL 1-4Pemble (0-1)3-1
Jan 25 BYU Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-8Rierson (0-1)3-2
Jan 26BYUSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15-7Sulser (1-0)4-2
Jan 27BYUSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZCancelled---
Jan 29 Saint Mary's Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-4Pemble (1-1)5-2
Jan 30Saint Mary'sSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 8-12Goodman (1-1)5-3
Jan 31Saint Mary'sSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-8Rierson (0-2)5-4
Feb 2#22 Long Beach State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-6Kaiser (1-1)5-5
Feb 3#22 Long Beach StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-21Pemble (1-2)5-6
Feb 4#22 Long Beach StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 11-18Brockman (0-1)5-7
Feb 8 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-3Kaiser (2-1)6-7
Feb 9New MexicoSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-0Rierson (1-2)7-7
Feb 10New MexicoSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-3Goodman (2-1)8-7
Feb 16 Texas A&M Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-6Kaiser (3-1)9-7
Feb 17Texas A&MSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-5Pemble (2-2)10-7
Feb 18Texas A&MSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 16-5Little (2-0)11-7
Feb 23 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-7Kaiser (4-1)12-7
Feb 24UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-6Elias (0-1)12-8
Feb 25UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-4Sulser (2-0)13-8
Mar 2vs #20 Southern Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 4-14Kaiser (4-2)13-9
Mar 3at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MSL 4-5Elias (0-2)13-10
Mar 4vs Saint Francis (NY) Swayze Field • Oxford, MSW 3-1Pemble (3-2)14-10
Mar 9at #22 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2-3Sulser (2-1)14-110-1
Mar 10at #22 UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 6-4Rierson (2-2)15-111-1
Mar 11at #22 UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 9-6Little (3-0)16-112-1
Mar 14 Houston Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-9Pemble (3-3)16-12
Mar 16 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-5Kaiser (5-2)17-12
Mar 17Southern UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-2Rierson (3-2)18-12
Mar 18Southern UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-7DeSalvo (1-0)19-12
Mar 23#12 USC Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 0-8Kaiser (5-3)19-132-2
Mar 24#12 USCSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-6Rierson (3-3)19-142-3
Mar 25#12 USCSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-8Elias (0-3)19-152-4
Mar 30 Oregon State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Kaiser (6-3)20-153-4
Mar 31Oregon StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 0-8Rierson (3-4)20-163-5
Apr 1Oregon StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-6Pemble (4-3)21-164-5
Apr 6at Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 14-11DeSalvo (2-0)22-165-5
Apr 7at Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WAW 11-7Rierson (4-4)23-166-5
Apr 8at Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WAL 14-17Brockman (0-2)23-176-6
Apr 12 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 14-9Kaiser (7-4)24-17
Apr 13Texas A&M-Corpus ChristiSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 19-7Brockman (1-2)25-17
Apr 14Texas A&M-Corpus ChristiSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-0Goodman (3-1)26-17
Apr 17at Grand Canyon Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 4-2Sulser (3-1)27-17
Apr 20 California Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-11Kaiser (7-4)27-186-7
Apr 21CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 13-19Martinez (0-1)27-196-8
Apr 22CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-11Anderson (1-0)28-197-8
Apr 27at #19 Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 4-7Kaiser (7-5)28-207-9
Apr 28at #19 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 3-1Rierson (5-4)29-208-9
Apr 29at #19 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 5-6Anderson (1-1)29-218-10
May 11at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 5-6Kaiser (7-6)29-228-11
May 12at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAW 5-4Rierson (6-4)30-229-11
May 13at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 2-8Goodman (3-1)30-239-12
May 18 Washington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-3Kaiser (8-6)31-2310-12
May 19WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Rierson (7-4)32-2311-12
May 20WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 18-6Little (4-0)33-2312-12

2001 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB team
Shelley Duncan OF262 New York Yankees
Ernie Durazo1B12361 Toronto Blue Jays
Kenny HuffOF361067 Minnesota Twins
Matt Abram2B381127 Minnesota Twins

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2001 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2001 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Overall Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Arizona v Hawaii-Hilo (Jan 18, 2001)". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2001 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Schedule and Results)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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