2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, Arizona. Jay Johnson was in his first season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Johnson was in his fourth year as a head coach.

2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Starkville Super Regional Champions Lafayette Regional Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
2016 record	49–23 (17–15 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jay Johnson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sergio Brown (1st season) Dave Lawn (1st season) Marc Wanaka (1st season)
Home stadium	Hi Corbett Field

2016 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			26	–	29		.473
No. 22 Washington ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			33	–	23		.589
No. 29 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			36	–	23		.610
No. 2 Arizona ‍‍‍^y	17	–	15		.531			49	–	23		.681
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			35	–	19		.648
Southern California  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			28	–	28		.500
Stanford  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			31	–	23		.574
California  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			32	–	21		.604
Oregon  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			29	–	26		.527
UCLA  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			25	–	31		.446
Washington State  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			19	–	35		.352
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Roster

2016 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
	Pitchers 15 – Cody Deason – Freshman 17 – Randy Labaut – Freshman 22 – Kevin Ginkel – Junior 25 – Austin Rubick – Freshman 26 – Michael Flynn – Freshman 27 – JC Cloney – Junior 29 – Rio Gomez – Sophomore 30 – Tyler Crawford – Senior 33 – Austin Schnabel – Junior 34 – Robby Medel – Sophomore 35 – Nathan Bannister – Senior 36 – Kaleb Roper – Freshman 37 – Cody Moffett – Senior 38 – Matt Hartman – Sophomore 40 – Luke Soroko – Junior 44 – Trent Johnson – Freshman 47 – Cameron Ming – Sophomore	Catchers 6 – Ryan Haug – Sophomore 12 – Cesar Salazar – Freshman Infielders 1 – Sawyer Gieseke – Junior 3 – Bobby Dalbec – Junior 5 – Louis Boyd – Junior 13 – Cody Ramer – Senior 14 – Casey Bowman – Sophomore 24 – J. J. Matijevic – Sophomore 28 – Kyle Lewis – Junior 31 – Michael Hoard – Junior		Outfielders 4 – Justin Behnke – Senior 20 – Alfonso Rivas III – Freshman 21 – Ryan Aguilar – Senior 23 – Zach Gibbons – Senior 42 – Jared Oliva – Sophomore

Coaches

2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[3]
Jay Johnson – Head Coach Sergio Brown – Assistant Coach Dave Lawn – Assistant Coach Marc Wanaka – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

2016 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record Feb 19 at #20 Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 8–0 Cloney (1–0) Fox (0–1) None 3,368 1–0 Feb 20 at #20 Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 6–2 Dalbec (1–0) Otto (0–1) None 3,145 2–0 Feb 21 at #20 Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX L 3–4 Myers (1–0) Rivas (0–1) None 2,752 2–1 Feb 22 at Lamar* #23 Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 5–13 Andrews (1–0) Medel (0–1) Moore (1) 671 2–2 Feb 26 vs #20 Tulane* #23 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) L 10–11 Yandel (1–1) Dalbec (1–1) None 2–3 Feb 27 vs Nebraska* #23 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) W 11–10 Dalbec (2–1) Luensmann (0–1) None 3–3 Feb 28 at San Diego State* #23 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) W 7–3 Gomez (1–0) Diamond (0–2) None 713 4–3
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record Mar 2 #29 Cal State Fullerton* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 2–0 Bannister (1–0) Conine (1–1) Dalbec (1) 2,883 5–3 Mar 4 Northwestern State* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 4–6 Oller (1–0) Medel (0–2) Jones (1) 2,712 5–4 Mar 5 Cal State Bakersfield* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 Cloney (2–0) Monarez (0–1) Dalbec (2) 2,820 6–4 Mar 6 Saint Mary's* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–5 Flynn (1–0) Buckley (1–1) None 1,922 7–4 Mar 6 Northwestern State* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 Bannister (2–0) Hymel (1–2) Dalbec (3) 2,834 8–4 Mar 11 Sacramento State* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 3–1 Dalbec (3–1) Long (1–3) None 2,228 9–4 Mar 12 Sacramento State* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 23–1 Bannister (3–0) Kukuk (1–1) None 2,194 10–4 Mar 13 Sacramento State* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–4 Medel (1–2) Dillon (0–1) Dalbec (4) 2,243 11–4 Mar 15 New Mexico State* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–8 Schnabel (1–0) Shalberg (1–3) Dalbec (5) 2,741 12–4 Mar 18 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3–6 Bremer (3–0) Cloney (1–2) Rallings (4) 670 12–5 0–1 Mar 19 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 4–8 Ballowe (1–0) Bannister (3–1) None 750 12–6 0–2 Mar 20 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 17–7 Dalbec (4–1) Jones (1–2) None 602 13–6 1–2 Mar 22 Utah Valley* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 14–0 Moffett (1–0) Bowman (0–2) None 2,086 14–6 Mar 24 #25 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–1 Cloney (3–1) Canning (3–2) None 2,851 15–6 2–2 Mar 25 #25 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 3–4 Dyer (1–1) Dalbec (4–2) None 3,885 15–7 2–3 Mar 26 #25 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–5 Ginkel (1–0) Burke (1–2) None 3,180 16–7 3–3 Mar 29 UC Riverside* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 5–6 Landazuri (3–3) Medel (1–3) Lillie (1) 2,024 16–8 Mar 30 UC Riverside* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–3 Dalbec (5–2) Worrell (0–3) None 1,975 17–8
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record Apr 1 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 3–6 Rose (3–2) Dalbec (5–3) Drachler (4) 1,143 17–9 3–4 Apr 2 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 6–7 Rodriguez (0–1) Rubick (0–1) None 1,162 17–10 3–5 Apr 3 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 2–4 Stoltz (1–1) Deason (0–1) Drachler (5) 1,492 17–11 3–6 Apr 4 at #22 BYU* Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT W 11–5 Dalbec (6–3) Wood (0–1) None 2,825 18–11 Apr 8 Washington State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–0 Bannister (4–1) Hamilton (1–7) None 3,065 19–11 4–6 Apr 9 Washington State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–6 Walker (4–1) Cloney (3–2) None 3,464 19–12 4–7 Apr 10 Washington State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–3 Dalbec (7–3) Dupre (0–2) Ginkel (1) 1,683 20–12 5–7 Apr 12 at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 5–7 Aboites (2–1) Deason (0–2) Lingos (1) 2,649 20–13 5–8 Apr 15 Stanford Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 Bannister (5–1) Beck (4–3) None 3,706 21–13 6–8 Apr 16 Stanford Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 Ming (1–0) Castellanos (4–2) None 3,327 22–13 7–8 Apr 17 Stanford Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 5–6 Hock (3–2) Moffett (1–1) None 3,041 22–14 7–9 Apr 20 New Mexico State* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–7 Rivas (1–1) Shalberg (1–4) None 2,263 23–14 Apr 22 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 3–0 Bannister (6–1) Dodson None 24–14 8–9 Apr 23 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 8–5 Dalbec (8–3) Siomkin (0–1) None 1,394 25–14 9–9 Apr 24 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 7–5 Rivas (2–1) Bain (3–3) None 1,758 26–14 10–9 Apr 26 at #27 Arizona State* #17 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 8–0 Ginkel (2–0) Todd (1–4) None 2,942 27–14 11–9 Apr 28 at Southern California #17 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–5 Gomez (2–0) Kriske (1–2) Dalbec (6) 440 28–14 12–9 Apr 29 at Southern California #17 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 5–8 Davis (4–6) Cloney (3–3) None 774 28–15 12–10 Apr 30 at Southern California #17 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2–5 Huberman (2–1) Ming (1–1) Paschke (3) 1,257 28–16 12–11
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record May 6 Oregon State #19 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–1 Bannister (7–1) Eckert (5–3) None 3,895 29–16 13–11 May 7 Oregon State #19 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 Cloney (4–3) Heimlich (5–3) Ginkel (2) 3,172 30–16 14–11 May 8 Oregon State #19 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–5 Ming (2–1) Engelbrekt (2–3) None 2,472 31–16 15–11 May 13 #28 Arizona State #17 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–5 Martinez (8–3) Bannister (7–2) Erives (7) 6,324 31–17 15–12 May 14 #28 Arizona State #17 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–2 Cloney (5–3) Lingos (3–3) Dalbec (7) 8,067 32–17 16–12 May 15 #28 Arizona State #17 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 1–5 Aboites (5–1) Ginkel (2–1) Erives (8) 3,648 32–18 16–13 May 20 at Oregon #21 PK Park • Eugene, OR L 0–3 Irvin (6–4) Ming (2–2) Nogosek (14) 1,491 32–19 16–14 May 21 at Oregon #21 PK Park • Eugene, OR L 2–4 Peterson (4–4) Dalbec (8–4) Nogosek (15) 1,982 32–20 16–15 May 22 at Oregon #21 PK Park • Eugene, OR W 5–4 Bannister (8–2) Mercer (2–1) Gomez (1) 1,393 33–20 17–15 May 24 Abilene Christian* #24 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 12–1 Ginkel (3–1) Carroll (3–8) None 2,123 34–20 May 25 Abilene Christian* #24 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–3 Gomez (3–0) deMeyere (4–9) None 2,474 35–20 May 27 at Hawaii* #24 Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 11–2 Cloney (6–3) Von Ruden (7–3) None 3,473 36–20 May 28 at Hawaii* #24 Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 6–1 Bannister (9–2) Hatch (3–7) None 3,876 37–20 May 29 at Hawaii* #24 Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 5–3 Deason (1–2) Valencia (3–2) Rivas (1) 3,475 38–20
Post-Season
NCAA Lafayette Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 3 (3) Sam Houston State (2) #26 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7–3 Bannister (10–2) Donica (10–4) None 3,445 39–20 1–0 June 5 (1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette (2) #26 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 3–10 Leger (7–3) Cloney (6–4) Huval (3) 3,638 39–21 1–1 June 5 (3) Sam Houston State (2) #26 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6–5 Dalbec (9–4) Mills (2–3) Rivas (2) 3,476 40–21 2–1 June 6 (1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette (2) #26 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6–3 Bannister (11–2) Guillory (5–6) Ginkel (3) 3,673 41–21 3–1 June 6 (1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette (2) #26 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 3–1 Ginkel (4–1) Marks (5–7) Ming (1) 3,674 42–21 4–1
NCAA Starkville Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 10 #4 Mississippi State #13 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 1–0 Dalbec (10–4) Hudson (9–5) Ming (2) ESPN2 12,913 43–21 5–1 June 11 #4 Mississippi State #13 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–5^11 Ming (3–2) Smith (2–1) None ESPNU 13,452 44–21 6–1
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 18 (3) #2 Miami (FL) #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 5–1 Bannister (12–2) Mediavilla (11–2) None ESPN 25,715 45–21 1–0 June 20 #6 Oklahoma State #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–0 Buffett (9–3) Dalbec (10–5) Cobb (6) ESPN 22,981 45–22 1–1 June 22 #8 UC Santa Barbara #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 3–0 Cloney (7–4) Kelly (2–1) Ming (3) ESPN 22,133 46–22 2–1 June 24 #6 Oklahoma State #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 9–3 Ginkel (5–1) Elliott (9–3) Ming (4) ESPN 2 16,549 47–22 3–1 June 25 #6 Oklahoma State #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 5–1 Dalbec (11–5) Hatch (9–3) Rivas (3) ESPN 2 9,326 48–22 4–1 June 27 #5 Coastal Carolina #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 3–0 Cloney (8–4) Hopeck (3–4) None ESPN 20,789 49–22 5–1 June 28 #5 Coastal Carolina #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–5 Holmes (7–2) Ming (3–3) None ESPN 24,716 49–23 5–2 June 30 #5 Coastal Carolina #7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 3–4 Bethwick (15–1) Dalbec (11–6) Cunningham (1) ESPNU 18,823 49–24 5–3

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	Final
Coaches'[5]	NR	NR*	NR*	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	20	NR	NR	NR	NR*	NR*	2
Baseball America[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	21	NR	NR	NR	NR*	NR*	2
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	NR	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	30	NR	NR	NR	17	19	17	21	24	26	13	7	2
NCBWA†[8]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	27	29	25	29	NR	29	14	14*	2
D1Baseball

^ 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.

References

1. "Pac-12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
2. "Baseball-Roster". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
3. "Baseball-Coaches". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
4. "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll