2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Long Beach Super Regional Champions South Bend Regional Champions
College World Series
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 6
Record	36–27–1 (12–12 Pac-10)
Head coach	Andy Lopez (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Mark Wasikowski (3rd season)
Hitting coach	Jeff Casper (3rd season)
Pitching coach	Steve Kling (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sancet Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 9 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			46	–	14	–	0		.767
No. 21 Washington  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			39	–	20	–	1		.658
UCLA  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			35	–	29	–	0		.547
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	13	–	11	–	0		.542			41	–	18	–	0		.695
No. 6 Arizona  ‍‍‍y	12	–	12	–	0		.500			36	–	27	–	1		.570
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			31	–	22	–	0		.585
Southern California  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			24	–	32	–	0		.429
Washington State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			29	–	26	–	0		.527
California  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			25	–	31	–	0		.446
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his third year at Arizona.

The Wildcats won the South Bend Regional and then Long Beach Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Georgia Bulldogs.

Personnel

Roster

2004 Arizona Wildcats roster
		Pitchers • 20 - Tyler Tiedeman - Freshman • 21 - Chris Frey - Sophomore • 23 - Derek Rodriguez - Junior • 25 - Pat Lawler - Sophomore • 26 - Mark Melancon - Freshman • 27 - Koley Kolberg - Junior • 29 - Scott Burns - RS Senior • 30 - Sean Jarrett - Sophomore • 31 - Luis Cortez - RS Sophomore • 33 - Griffin Phillips - Freshman • 45 - Kevin Guyette - RS Sophomore • 46 - Brad Mills - Freshman • 47 - Donnie Veal - Freshman • 48 - Jon Meloan - Sophomore	Catchers • 11 - Richard Mercado - Junior • 13 - Nick Hundley - Sophomore Infielders • 1 - Brad Boyers - Sophomore • 2 - Lee Franklin - Sophomore • 3 - Moises Duran - Senior • 4 - Jason Donald - Freshman • 5 - Jordan Brown - Sophomore • 14 - Kurtis Goodin - Freshman • 17 - Pat Reilly - RS Junior • 22 - Zach Bies - Senior • 24 - Scott Lucas - Junior • 34 - John Hardy - Junior • 42 - Joe Frazier - Junior • 49 - Tyler Wicke - Freshman	Outfielders • 10 - Trevor Crowe - Sophomore • 15 - Bill Rhinehart - Freshman • 16 - Jeff Van Houten - Freshman • 18 - Terrence Taylor - Senior • 28 - Derek Decater - Sophomore • 35 - D.J. Lewis - Freshman

Coaches

2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff
Andy Lopez - Head Coach Mark Wasikowski - Assistant Coach Jeff Casper - Hitting Coach Steve Kling - Pitching Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [2]
Name	Position
Brad Boyer	Left fielder
Moises Duran	Third baseman
Jeff Van Houten	Right fielder
Trevor Crowe	Center fielder
Jordan Brown	First baseman
Nick Hundley	Catcher
Bill Rhinehart	Designated hitter
Jason Donald	Shortstop
John Hardy	Second baseman
Koley Kolberg	Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log [3]
Regular season
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win/Loss	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
Feb 6	UC Riverside	#22	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6-5	Melancon (1-0)	1-0-0
Feb 7	UC Riverside	#22	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-8	Meloan (1-0)	2-0-0
Feb 8	UC Riverside	#22	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-7	Cortez (1-0)	3-0-0
Feb 13	#8 Cal State Fullerton	#22	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-8	Melancon (2-0)	4-0-0
Feb 14	#8 Cal State Fullerton	#22	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-6	Guyette (1-0)	5-0-0
Feb 15	#8 Cal State Fullerton	#22	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 10-12	Melancon (2-1)	5-1-0
Feb 20	UC Irvine	#14	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 1-3	Kolberg (0-1)	5-2-0
Feb 21	UC Irvine	#14	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 5-6	Guyette (1-1)	5-3-0
Feb 22	UC Irvine	#14	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	T 8-8	None	5-3-1
Feb 24	at #7 Arizona State	#19	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0-4	Guyette (1-2)	5-4-1
Feb 27	at Baylor	#19	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	W 2-1	Kolberg (1-1)	6-4-1
Feb 28	at Baylor	#19	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 2-10	Cortez (1-1)	6-5-1
Feb 28	at Baylor	#19	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	W 5-3	Melancon (3-1)	7-5-1
Mar 6	Sacramento State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 8-9	Melancon (3-2)	7-6-1
Mar 6	Sacramento State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5-2	Cortez (2-1)	8-6-1
Mar 7	Sacramento State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-6	Guyette (2-2)	9-6-1
Mar 11	vs TCU		Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX	W 5-2	Kolberg (2-1)	10-6-1
Mar 12	vs #8 Notre Dame		Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX	L 2-4	Burns (0-1)	10-7-1
Mar 13	vs Penn State		Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX	W 10-1	Guyette (3-2)	11-7-1
Mar 18	at #15 Long Beach State		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 0-4	Kolberg (2-2)	11-8-1
Mar 19	at #15 Long Beach State		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 2-10	Cortez (2-2)	11-9-1
Mar 20	at #15 Long Beach State		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 2-4	Guyette (3-3)	11-10-1
Mar 26	Washington State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8-7	Kolberg (3-2)	12-10-1	1-0
Mar 27	Washington State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 4-10	Cortez (2-3)	12-11-1	1-1
Mar 28	Washington State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-3	Guyette (4-3)	13-11-1	2-1
Apr 2	at Oregon State		Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 4-3	Kolberg (4-2)	14-11-1	3-1
Apr 3	at Oregon State		Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 14-7	Melancon (4-2)	15-11-1	4-1
Apr 4	at Oregon State		Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	L 5-6	Rodriguez (0-1)	15-12-1	4-2
Apr 8	UCLA		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 7-9	Melancon (4-3)	15-13-1	4-3
Apr 9	UCLA		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3-4	Guyette (4-4)	15-14-1	4-4
Apr 10	UCLA		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-5	Meloan (2-0)	16-14-1	5-4
Apr 12	at Arizona State		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5-9	Mills (0-1)	16-15-1
Apr 13	at UNLV		Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 11-2	Kolberg (5-2)	17-15-1
Apr 14	at UNLV		Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 10-9	Cortez (3-3)	18-15-1
Apr 16	Texas-Pan American		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12-5	Meloan (3-0)	19-15-1
Apr 17	Texas-Pan American		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-4	Kolberg (6-2)	20-15-1
Apr 18	Texas-Pan American		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5-2	Guyette (5-4)	21-15-1
Apr 23	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 1-6	Kolberg (6-3)	21-16-1	5-5
Apr 24	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 6-7	Melancon (4-4)	21-17-1	5-6
Apr 25	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 11-12	Rodriguez (0-2)	21-18-1	5-7
Apr 30	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 5-3	Kolberg (7-3)	22-18-1	6-7
May 1	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 8-10	Guyette (5-5)	22-19-1	6-8
May 2	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 8-3	Meloan (4-0)	23-19-1	7-8
May 7	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 3-7	Kolberg (7-4)	23-20-1
May 8	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 20-9	Guyette (6-5)	24-20-1
May 9	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 11-2	Meloan (5-0)	25-20-1
May 15	#2 Stanford		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 9-11	Kolberg (7-5)	25-21-1	7-9
May 16	#2 Stanford		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 19-18	Rodriguez (1-2)	26-21-1	8-9
May 17	#2 Stanford		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-2	Meloan (6-0)	27-21-1	9-9
May 21	#17 Arizona State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3-8	Kolberg (7-6)	27-22-1	9-10
May 22	#17 Arizona State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 2-7	Guyette (6-6)	27-23-1	9-11
May 23	#17 Arizona State		Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13-7	Meloan (7-0)	28-23-1	10-11
May 28	at USC		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7-6	Kolberg (8-6)	29-23-1	11-11
May 29	at USC		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 8-9	Rodriguez (1-3)	29-24-1	11-12
May 30	at USC		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7-6	Meloan (8-0)	30-24-1	12-12
NCAA South Bend Regional
Jun 4	vs (2) UC Irvine	(3)	Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 7-3	Kolberg (9-6)	31-24-1
Jun 5	vs (4) Kent State	(3)	Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 7-4	Melancon (5-4)	32-24-1
Jun 6	at (1) #6 Notre Dame	(3)	Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 7-6	Meloan (9-0)	33-24-1
NCAA Long Beach Super Regional
Jun 11	at #6 Long Beach State	#18	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 6-5	Burns (1-1)	34-24-1
Jun 12	at #6 Long Beach State	#18	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 4-9	Guyette (6-7)	34-25-1
Jun 13	at #6 Long Beach State	#18	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 4-3	Melancon (6-4)	35-25-1
College World Series
Jun 18	vs #5 Georgia	#8	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 7-8	Kolberg (9-7)	35-26-1
Jun 20	vs #3 Arkansas	#8	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 7-2	Meloan (10-0)	36-26-1
Jun 22	vs #5 Georgia	#8	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1-3	Guyette (6-8)	36-27-1

South Bend Regional

Main article: 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Long Beach Super Regional

South Bend Regional Teams
(1) Notre Dame Fighting Irish	(4) Kent State Golden Flashes	(2) UC Irvine Anteaters	(3) Arizona Wildcats

Long Beach Super Regional

Long Beach Super Regional Teams
Long Beach State Dirtbags	vs.	Arizona Wildcats

College World Series

See also: 2004 College World Series

2004 College World Series Teams
Arizona Wildcats	Georgia Bulldogs	(8) Arkansas Razorbacks	(1) Texas Longhorns	Cal State Fullerton Titans	(2) South Carolina Gamecocks	LSU Tigers	(3) Miami Hurricanes

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		Arizona	7
		Georgia	8
							Georgia	3
						1	Texas	9
	8	Arkansas	2
	1	Texas	13
											1	Texas	7	—
												Georgia	6	—
		Arizona	7
	8	Arkansas	2
							Georgia	3
							Arizona	1
																	1	Texas	4	2	—
																		Cal State Fullerton	6	3	—
		Cal State Fullerton	2
	2	South Carolina	0
							Cal State Fullerton	6
						3	Miami (FL)	3
		LSU	5
	3	Miami (FL)	9
												Cal State Fullerton	3	4
											2	South Carolina	5	0
	2	South Carolina	15
		LSU	4
						3	Miami (FL)	11
						2	South Carolina	15

Awards and honors

Jason Donald

• Second Team Freshman All-American Baseball America
• First Team Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

Trevor Crowe

• First Team All-Pac-10
• College World Series All-Tournament Team ^[4]

2004 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
Koley Kolberg	RHP	7	206	Arizona Diamondbacks
John Hardy	2B	7	212	Philadelphia Phillies
Richard Mercado	C	12	356	Arizona Diamondbacks

References

1. 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
2. "UC Riverside vs Arizona (Feb 06, 2004)". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
3. "2004 Baseball Schedule" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
4. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved February 6, 2021.