2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CB No. 1
Record48–17 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shaun Cole (3rd season)
  • Matt Siegel (1st season)
  • Brett Scyphers (3rd season)
Home stadium Hi Corbett Field
Seasons
←  2011
2013  →
2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y20–10 .66748–16 .750
No. 11 Arizona  ‍‍‍y20–10 .66748–17 .738
No. 10 Oregon  ‍‍‍y19–11 .63346–19 .708
No. 13 Stanford  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60041–18 .695
No. 17 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60040–20 .667
Arizona State  ‍‍‍18–12 .60036–20 .643
Washington  ‍‍‍13–17 .43330–25 .545
California  ‍‍‍12–18 .40029–25 .537
Washington State  ‍‍‍12–18 .40028–28 .500
USC  ‍‍‍8–22 .26723–32 .418
Utah  ‍‍‍7–23 .23314–42 .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of May 28, 2012 [1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, AZ. This was the first full season for the Wildcats at Hi Corbett Field, which is the former spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies. Andy Lopez was in his eleventh season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Lopez was in his twenty-fourth year as head coach. The Wildcats tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with UCLA, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. The Wildcats finished the season with a 48–17 record. Six players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

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In the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Wildcats performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, hosting in Tucson for first time since 1992 and winning 5 straight games. The Wildcats defeated Missouri once and Louisville twice to win the Tucson Regional. They then won the Tucson Super Regional by defeating St. John's in two consecutive games. The team reached the 2012 College World Series for the sixteenth time in program history, beating Florida State twice in the first and third game and UCLA in game two. The Wildcats faced two-time defending champion South Carolina in the championship series, sweeping both games to win the 2012 College World Series. This was Arizona's first College World Series championship since 1986, and fourth overall. They finished the post-season with a 10–0 record and were only the second team after South Carolina the previous year to do so.

Roster

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
29 C Jordan BergerL/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)190 lb(86 kg)Fr Tarzana, CA
33 LHP Augey BillL/L6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)222 lb(101 kg)Jr Danville, CA
49 LHP Xavier BordeL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)210 lb(95 kg)Fr Playa del Rey, CA
37 OF Bobby BrownL/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb(91 kg)RS Sr San Diego, CA
46 RHP Ismael CastroR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Phoenix, AZ
30 LHP Tyler CrawfordR/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb(82 kg)Fr DeLand, FL
42 RHP Nick CunninghamR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)204 lb(93 kg)Jr Indianapolis, IN
47 C Anthony de JesusR/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)177 lb(80 kg)Fr Houston, TX
21 OF Collin DewellL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr Santa Barbara, CA
22 INF Brandon DixonR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)211 lb(96 kg)So Murrieta, CA
11 RHP Jacob DoyleR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)178 lb(81 kg)So Glendale, AZ
36 RHP James Farris R/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)213 lb(97 kg)So Gilbert, AZ
1 INF Johnny Field R/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)194 lb(88 kg)So Las Vegas, NV
4 INF Trent GilbertL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)Fr Torrance, CA
10 RHP Tyler HaleR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)170 lb(77 kg)Jr Abilene, TX
26 RHP Kurt HeyerR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)211 lb(96 kg)Jr Huntington Beach, CA
14 LHP Vincent LittlemanL/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Lechee, AZ
23 RHP Lucas LongR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr Minneapolis, MN
28 INF David LopezL/R5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)171 lb(78 kg)RS So Tucson, AZ
45 RHP Michael LopezR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)205 lb(93 kg)RS Jr Tucson, AZ
15 OF Joseph MaggiL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)175 lb(79 kg)Fr Phoenix, AZ
31 RHP Stephen MantheiR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)210 lb(95 kg)Jr Las Vegas, NV
13 INF Alex Mejia R/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr Sylmar, CA
5 INF Seth Mejias-Brean R/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)210 lb(95 kg)Jr Tucson, AZ
6 C Riley MooreS/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb(86 kg)Fr Santa Barbara, CA
24 INF Tyler ParmenterR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)188 lb(85 kg)Fr Yuma, AZ
2 OF Rob Refsnyder R/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)199 lb(90 kg)Jr Laguna Hills, CA
35 OF Joey Rickard R/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Las Vegas, NV
27 C David SchuknechtL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb(88 kg)Fr Palm Desert, CA
43 OF Ethan SpringstonL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)Fr Chandler, AZ
34 OF Luke SuttonL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb(86 kg)Fr Vista, CA
44 RHP Matthew TroupeR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb(82 kg)Fr Northridge, CA
48 RHP Konner Wade L/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)182 lb(83 kg)So Scottsdale, AZ
38 C Sean YanussR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)175 lb(79 kg)Fr Brier, WA
Head coach

Andy Lopez

Assistant coach(es)
  • Shaun Cole
  • Matt Siegel
  • Brett Scyphers
  • Josh Garcia
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-06-09

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [2]
NamePosition
Joey Rickard Center fielder
Trent Gilbert Second baseman
Robert Refsnyder Right fielder
Johnny Field Left fielder
Seth Mejias-Brean Third baseman
Bobby Brown Designated hitter
Brandon Dixon First baseman
Riley Moore Catcher
Alex Mejia Shortstop
Kurt Heyer Starting pitcher

Schedule

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February: 5–2 (Conference: 0–0; Home: 5–2; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
1February 17 North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field 3–1K. Heyer (1–0)J.Straka (0–1)S. Manthei (1)39971–0–
2February 18North Dakota StateHi Corbett Field2–8L. Anderson (1–0)V. Littleman (0–1)29201–1–
3February 19North Dakota StateHi Corbett Field8–0J. Farris (1–0)Z. Wentz (0–1)19532–1–
4February 21 Utah Valley Hi Corbett Field12–6L. Long (1–0)J. Campbell (0–1)16943–1–
5February 24 Auburn Hi Corbett Field8–1K. Heyer (2–0)D. Varnadore (1–1)24704–1–
6February 25AuburnHi Corbett Field15–4K. Wade (1–0)S. Smith (0–2)5–1–
7February 25AuburnHi Corbett Field3–8D. Koger (1–0)J. Farris (1–1)13625–2–
March: 15–5 (Conference: 6–2; Home: 12–3; Road: 3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
9March 2 Harvard Hi Corbett Field7–1K. Heyer (3–0)B. Suter (0–1)16116–2–
10March 3HarvardHi Corbett Field3–1K. Wade (2–0)J. Novak (0–1)M. Troupe (1)21877–2–
11March 4HarvardHi Corbett Field13–2J. Farris (2–1)J. Kremers (0–1)17458–2–
12March 6 UC Davis Hi Corbett Field6–0L. Long (3–0)E. Wolf (0–1)12489–2–
13March 7UC DavisHi Corbett Field6–4M. Troupe (1–0)C. Levy (3–1)130510–2–
14March 9 Eastern Michigan Hi Corbett Field9–2K. Heyer (4–0)J. Battistelli (1–2)131011–2–
15March 10Eastern MichiganHi Corbett Field16–7K. Wade (3–0)S. Weber (1–2)162312–2–
16March 11Eastern MichiganHi Corbett Field9–8M. Troupe (2–0)N. Butara (0–1)180113–2–
17March 13 Rice Reckling Park 1–5A. Benak (3–0)L. Long (2–1)359913–3–
18March 14RiceReckling Park8–5S. Manthei (1–0)T. Wall (3–2)M. Troupe (2)364014–30–0
19March 16 Washington State Hi Corbett Field0–6JD. Leckenby (3–2)K. Heyer (4–1)230614–40–1
20March 17Washington StateHi Corbett Field8–7S. Manthei (2–0)J. Pistorese (2–1)M. Troupe (3)149615–41–1
21March 17Washington StateHi Corbett Field12–9S. Manthei (3–0)K. Swannack (1–2)202516–42–1
22March 20 New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field4–7E. Mott (1–2)S. Manthei (3–1)128615–52–1
23March 21New Mexico StateHi Corbett Field8–13R. Montoya (1–0)L. Long (2–2)152016–62–1
24March 23 Oregon State Goss Stadium 5–6T. Bryant (3–0)S. Manthei (3–2)162316–72–2
25March 24Oregon StateGoss Stadium5–4S. Manthei (4–2)C. Brocker (0–3)M. Troupe (4)187317–73–2
26March 25Oregon StateGoss Stadium7–5J. Farris (3–1)J. Fry (1–1)M. Troupe (5) 151218–74–2
27March 30 Stanford Hi Corbett Field8–7S. Manthei (5–2)D. Schmidt (2–1)419119–75–2
28March 31StanfordHi Corbett Field4–2K. Wade (4–0)B. Mooneyham (5–1)350620–76–2
29April 1StanfordHi Corbett Field6–2J. Farris (4–1)J. Hochstatter (3–3)295921–77–2
April: 9–7 (Conference: 5–4; Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
25April 4 Utah Valley Brent Brown Ballpark 4–5J. Gendlek (4–3)T. Crawford (0–1)201421–87–2
26April 5 Utah Spring Mobile Ballpark 11–2K. Heyer (5–1)J. Pond (2–5)58022–88–2
27April 6UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark6–7M. Watrous (2–0)S. Manthei (5–3)T. Wagner (1)46122–98–3
28April 7UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark11–7T. Hale (1–0)T. Tripp (0–2)M. Troupe (6)56523–99–3
29April 13 UCLA Hi Corbett Field4–3K. Heyer (6–1)D. Berg (4–1)408024–910–3
30April 14UCLAHi Corbett Field3–15N. Vander Tuig (4–2)K. Wade (4–1)238024–1010–4
31April 15UCLAHi Corbett Field2–6Z. Weiss (2–1)J. Farris (4–2)285824–1110–5
32April 17 Arizona State Packard Stadium8–12J. Lopez (1–0)M. Troupe (2–1)297224–1210–5
33April 20 Washington Husky Ballpark 10–225–1211–5
34April 21WashingtonHusky Ballpark4–1K. Wade (5–1)T. Kane (2–1)51826–1212–5
35April 22WashingtonHusky Ballpark5–6T. Kane (3–1)S. Manthei (5–4)53226–1312–6
36April 27 East Tennessee State Hi Corbett Field24–7K. Heyer (8–1)J. Long (2–6)204727–1312–6
37April 28East Tennessee StateHi Corbett Field6–4K. Wade (6–1)J. Long (5–5)170628–1312–6
38April 29East Tennessee StateHi Corbett Field21–6J. Farris (5–2)K. Doane173729–1312–6
May: 9–4 (Conference: 9–4; Home: 3–3; Road: 6–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
39May 4 Oregon Hi Corbett Field1–6A. Keudell (8–3)K. Heyer (8–2)331729–1412–7
40May 5OregonHi Corbett Field12–6T. Crawford (1–1)J. Reed (5–3)338530–1413–7
41May 6OregonHi Corbett Field1–3J. Sherfy (4–2)J. Farris (5–3)199630–1513–8
42May 11 California Evans Diamond 3–1K. Heyer (9–2)M. Theofanopoul (3–5)27631–1514–8
43May 12CaliforniaEvans Diamond4–1K. Wade (7–1)M. Flemer (7–4)47432–1515–8
44May 13CaliforniaEvans Diamond7–4T. Hale (2–0)J. Jones (4–7)77433–1516–8
45May 16Arizona StatePackard Stadium10–2M. Troupe (3–1)D. Gillies (1–4)309834–1516–8
46May 18 USC Dedeaux Field 11–1K. Heyer (10–2)B. Mount (1–7)50135–1517–8
47May 19USCDedeaux Field4–8A. Triggs (5–6)K. Wade (7–2)54835–1617–9
48May 20USCDedeaux Field6–1J. Farris (6–3)S. Tarpley (5–3)70636–1618–9
51May 25Arizona StateHi Corbett Field1–0K. Heyer (11–2)B. Rodgers (10–3)37–1619–9
52May 26Arizona StateHi Corbett Field7–9T. Williams (12–2)K. Wade (7–3)567737–1719–10
53May 27Arizona StateHi Corbett Field8–7S. Manthei (6–4)R. Ravago (4–1)292738–1720–10
Post-season
NCAA Tucson Regional
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
54June 1 Missouri Hi Corbett Field15–3K. Heyer (12–2)B. Holovach (7–5)508639–171–0
55June 2 Louisville Hi Corbett Field16–4K. Wade (8–3)J. Ruxer (8–3)400740–172–0
56June 4LouisvilleHi Corbett Field16–3J. Farris (7–3)J. Thompson (9–4)None348541–173–0
NCAA Tucson Super Regional
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
57June 8 St. John's Hi Corbett Field7–6M. Troupe (4–1)K. Kilpatrick (3–3)251442–174–0
58June 9St. John'sHi Corbett Field7–4K. Wade (9–3)S. Hagan (9–3)390743–175–0
College World Series
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
59June 15 Florida State TD Ameritrade Park 4–3M. Troupe (5–1)R. Benincasa22,39144–176–0
60June 17 UCLA TD Ameritrade Park4–0K. Wade (10–3)N. Vander Tuig (10–4)19,19845–177–0
61June 21Florida StateTD Ameritrade Park10–3K. Heyer (13–2)Leibrandt (8–3)20,59646–178–0
62June 24 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park5–1K. Wade (11–3)F. Koumas (2–3)24,74847–179–0
63June 25South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park4–1M. Troupe (6–1)M.Price (5–5)23,87248–1710–0

Tucson Regional

Tucson Regional Teams
(1) Arizona Wildcats(4) Missouri Tigers(2) New Mexico State Aggies(3) Louisville Cardinals

Tucson Super Regional

Tucson Super Regional Teams
Arizona Wildcatsvs.St. John's Red Storm

College World Series

2012 College World Series Teams
(2) UCLA BruinsStony Brook SeawolvesArizona Wildcats(3) Florida State SeminolesKent State Golden FlashesArkansas Razorbacks(1) Florida Gators(8) South Carolina Gamecocks
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
2 UCLA 9
Stony Brook 1
2 UCLA 0
Arizona4
Arizona 4
3 Florida State 3
Arizona10-
3 Florida State 3 -
Stony Brook 2
3 Florida State12
3 Florida State4
2 UCLA 1
Arizona54-
8 South Carolina 1 1 -
Kent State 1
Arkansas 8
Arkansas2
8 South Carolina 1
1 Florida 3
8 South Carolina 7
Arkansas 0 2
8 South Carolina23
Kent State5
1 Florida 4
Kent State 1
8 South Carolina4

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' 2020*13119111281216161618171311
Baseball America 58776584413111114141313
Collegiate Baseball^2022181813141558866108887
NCBWA†18181412910131012161816191713139

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Arizona Wildcats in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Alex Mejia IF4th150th St. Louis Cardinals
Rob Refsnyder OF5th187th New York Yankees
Kurt HeyerRHP6th210thSt. Louis Cardinals
Seth Mejias-Brean3B8th262nd Cincinnati Reds
Joey Rickard CF9th302nd Tampa Bay Rays

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The Arizona–Arizona State baseball rivalry is a college baseball rivalry between the University of Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State University Sun Devils. Both programs are two of the most storied and successful in college baseball history, combining for a total of 9 College World Series championships, 40 College World Series appearances, 82 NCAA tournament appearances and 27 conference regular-season championships. Since Arizona State founded a baseball program in 1907 the teams have met 489 times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Arizona Wildcats baseball team</span>

The 2023 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 12th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Chip Hale in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 8th in the Pac-12, but advanced to the final of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament losing to Oregon 4–5. The Wildcats were selected into the NCAA tournament for the 3rd straight year for the first time since 2010–12.

The 1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 17th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 45-18-1 overall and placed 1st in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 23–7 record. This was the program's 1st regular season conference championship since 1980, and their 1st ever outright conference championship since joining the Pacific-10 Conference. After a single year absence, Arizona returned to the postseason and was selected to host the West I Regional at Sancet Stadium. The Wildcats won their 1st pair of games against Eastern Kentucky and Hawaii before falling to Long Beach State in their 3rd game. The team bounced back to avoid elimination against Loyola Marymount but ultimately lost the next game to Long Beach State to end their season. The team was also noteworthy for featuring 6 future Major League Baseball players.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team</span>

The 2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games for the 13th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team is coached by Chip Hale in his 3rd season at Arizona. This marks Arizona's 45th and final season participating as members of the Pac-12 Conference before it will join the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball standings". Pac-12. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "North Dakota State vs Arizona (Feb 17, 2012)". stats.gobison.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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