2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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 seventh 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.

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
2012 record48–17 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shaun Cole (3 season)
  • Matt Siegel (1 season)
  • Brett Scyphers (3 season)
Home stadiumHi Corbett Field
2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 UCLA  y 2010 .667  4816 .750
No. 11 Arizona  y 2010 .667  4817 .738
No. 10 Oregon  y 1911 .633  4619 .708
No. 13 Stanford  y 1812 .600  4118 .695
No. 17 Oregon State  y 1812 .600  4020 .667
Arizona State   1812 .600  3620 .643
Washington   1317 .433  3025 .545
California   1218 .400  2925 .537
Washington State   1218 .400  2828 .500
USC   822 .267  2332 .418
Utah   723 .233  1442 .250
Conference champion
y Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of May 28, 2012[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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 1982 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 Berger L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tarzana, CA
33 LHP Augey Bill L/L 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Danville, CA
49 LHP Xavier Borde L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Playa del Rey, CA
37 OF Bobby Brown L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr San Diego, CA
46 RHP Ismael Castro R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Phoenix, AZ
30 LHP Tyler Crawford R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DeLand, FL
42 RHP Nick Cunningham R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
47 C Anthony de Jesus R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Houston, TX
21 OF Collin Dewell L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, CA
22 INF Brandon Dixon R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Murrieta, CA
11 RHP Jacob Doyle R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Glendale, AZ
36 RHP James Farris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Gilbert, AZ
1 INF Johnny Field R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Las Vegas, NV
4 INF Trent Gilbert L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Torrance, CA
10 RHP Tyler Hale R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Abilene, TX
26 RHP Kurt Heyer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Huntington Beach, CA
14 LHP Vincent Littleman L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lechee, AZ
23 RHP Lucas Long R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Minneapolis, MN
28 INF David Lopez L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS So Tucson, AZ
45 RHP Michael Lopez R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Tucson, AZ
15 OF Joseph Maggi L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Phoenix, AZ
31 RHP Stephen Manthei R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
13 INF Alex Mejia R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sylmar, CA
5 INF Seth Mejias-Brean R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Tucson, AZ
6 C Riley Moore S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, CA
24 INF Tyler Parmenter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Yuma, AZ
2 OF Rob Refsnyder R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Laguna Hills, CA
35 OF Joey Rickard R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
27 C David Schuknecht L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Palm Desert, CA
43 OF Ethan Springston L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chandler, AZ
34 OF Luke Sutton L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vista, CA
44 RHP Matthew Troupe R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northridge, CA
48 RHP Konner Wade L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Scottsdale, AZ
38 C Sean Yanuss R/R 5 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
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-06-09

Schedule

2012 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
NCAA Tucson Regional
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
54June 1MissouriHi Corbett Field15-3K. Heyer (12-2)B. Holovach (7-5)5086391710
55June 2LouisvilleHi Corbett Field16-4K. Wade (8-3)J. Ruxer (8-3)4007401720
56June 4LouisvilleHi Corbett Field16-3J. Farris (7-3)J. Thompson (9-4)None3485411730
NCAA Tucson Super Regional
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
57June 8St. John'sHi Corbett Field7-6M. Troupe (4-1)K. Kilpatrick (3-3)2514421740
58June 9St. John'sHi Corbett Field7-4K. Wade (9-3)S. Hagan (9-3)3907431750
College World Series
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
59June 15Florida StateTD Ameritrade Park4-3M. Troupe (5-1)R. Benincasa22,391441760
60June 17UCLATD Ameritrade Park4-0K. Wade (10-3)N. Vander Tuig (10-4)19,198451770
61June 21Florida StateTD Ameritrade Park10-3K. Heyer (13-2)Leibrandt (8-3)20,596461780
62June 24South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park5-1K. Wade (11-3)F. Koumas (2-3)24,748471790
63June 25South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park4-1M. Troupe (6-1)M.Price (5-5)23,8724817100

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
Coaches' 20 20* 20* 11 9 11 12 8 12 16 16 16 18 17 13 11  
Baseball America 5 8 7 7 6 5 8 4 4 13 11 11 14 14 13 13  
Collegiate Baseball^ 20 22 18 18 13 14 15 5 8 8 6 6 10 8 8 8 7  
NCBWA 18 18 14 12 9 10 13 10 12 16 18 16 19 17 13 13 9  
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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 MejiaIF4th150thSt. Louis Cardinals
Rob RefsnyderOF5th187thNew York Yankees
Kurt HeyerRHP6th210thSt. Louis Cardinals
Seth Mejias-Brean3B8th262ndCincinnati Reds
Joey RickardCF9th302ndTampa Bay Rays
  • Refsnyder would eventually make his Major League debut with the Yankees in 2015
  • Rickard would make his Major League Debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2016.
  • Mejia would make his Major League Debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017.

References

  1. "Baseball standings". Pac-12. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
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