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1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record33–23 (13–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 50 15   .769
No. 12 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 36 26   .581
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 33 23   .589
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 31 33   .484
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 39 21   .650
Washington  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 33 23   .589
California  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 31   .466
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 19 35   .352
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 24 31   .436
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 3rd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 33-23 overall and placed 3rd in the Pacific-10 with a 13-11 record - the only time during Coach Stitt's tenure they would finish above .500 in conference play. The 1999 season marked the 1st time that the Pac-10 did not play in divisions, as Portland State's discontinuation of baseball following the 1998 season caused the Northern Division to shrink to only 3 members (compared to the Southern Division's 6).

Arizona was selected into the postseason for the 1st time since 1993 as the 3-seed in the Waco Regional. They subsequently lost their first 2 games to 2-seed Minnesota and 4-seed Eastern Illinois to be eliminated from the tournament. This would be the only tournament appearance of Stitt's head coaching career and would be the last for the Wildcats until 2003.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 1998 season with a record of 30-25 and 13-14 in conference play, finishing 4th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona missed the postseason for the 5th straight season and 2nd time in Jerry Stitt's tenure.

Personnel

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Roster

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1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3][4][5][6]
  Pitchers

• 4 - Mike Meyer - Junior

• 14 - Dave Abbott - Junior

• 15 - Brian Pemble - Freshman

• 19 - Rob Shabansky - Junior

• 23 - Tony Milo - Junior

• 27 - David Capek - Junior

• 30 - Robert Schulz - Junior

• 31 - Michael Crawford - Junior

• 33 - Ben Diggins - Sophomore

• 36 - Scott Wood - Senior

• 37 - Josh Pearce - Junior

• 45 - Wesley Zlotoff - Sophomore

Catchers

• 5 - Jeff Casper - Sophomore

• 26 - Dennis Anderson - Junior

• 29 - Josh France - Sophomore

• 40 - Chris Cunningham - Freshman

Infielders

• 10 - Brad Hassey - Freshman

• 11 - Keoni DeRenne - Sophomore

• 12 - Ben Winslow - Freshman

• 16 - Andy Juday - Senior

• 17 - Erik Torres - Sophomore

• 18 - Shelley Duncan - Freshman

• 25 - Brad Fendley - Sophomore

• 41 - Kelsey Osburn - Freshman

• 44 - Ernie Durazo - Freshman

Outfielders

• 1 - Rafell Jones - Junior

• 2 - Troy Gingrich - Junior

• 24 - Kenny Huff - Freshman

• 34 - Jason Shroyer - Sophomore

• 43 - Devin Welch - Senior

Coaches

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1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff

Opening day

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Opening Day Starters[7]
Name Position
Troy Gingrich Center fielder
Keoni DeRenne Shortstop
Erik Torres Third baseman
Ernie Durazo First baseman
Shelley Duncan Right fielder
Kenny Huff Left fielder
Ben Diggins Designated hitter
Dennis Anderson Catcher
Andy Juday Second baseman
Michael Crawford Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

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1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[8]
Regular season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win/Loss Overall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Jan 22 Saint Mary's Sancet StadiumTucson, AZ W 19-6 Abbott (1-0) 1-0
Jan 23 Saint Mary's Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-2 Pearce (1-0) 2-0
Jan 24 Saint Mary's Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-0 Diggins (1-0) 3-0
Jan 28 at Hawaii-Hilo Wong StadiumHilo, HI W 6-0 Crawford (1-0) 4-0
Jan 29 at Hawaii-Hilo Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI W 17-3 Pearce (2-0) 5-0
Jan 31 at Hawaii-Hilo Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI W 6-4 Abbott (2-0) 6-0
Feb 4 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15-5 Crawford (2-0) 7-0
Feb 5 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5-4 Milo (1-0) 8-0
Feb 6 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-3 Abbott (3-0) 9-0
Feb 9 UNLV #21 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-5 Zlotoff (1-0) 10-0
Feb 10 UNLV #21 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12-11 Meyer (1-0) 11-0
Feb 12 #15 Texas A&M #21 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11-5 Milo (2-0) 12-0
Feb 13 #15 Texas A&M #21 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5-2 Pearce (3-0) 13-0
Feb 14 #15 Texas A&M #21 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 9-18 Diggins (1-1) 13-1
Feb 18 vs Loyola Marymount #15 Tony Gwynn StadiumSan Diego, CA L 3-15 Crawford (2-1) 13-2
Feb 19 at San Diego #15 John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA W 10-4 Diggins (2-1) 14-2
Feb 20 at San Diego State #15 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA L 9-12 Duncan (0-1) 14-3
Feb 21 vs Oklahoma State #15 Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA L 4-7 Zlotoff (1-1) 14-4
Feb 26 #15 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-8 Meyer (2-0) 15-4
Feb 27 #15 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 9-11 Crawford (2-2) 15-5
Feb 28 #15 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-18 Milo (2-1) 15-6
Mar 5 at Tulane Turchin StadiumNew Orleans, LA L 5-9 Pearce (3-1) 15-7
Mar 6 at Tulane Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 4-11 Pemble (0-1) 15-8
Mar 7 at Tulane Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 9-3 Diggins (3-1) 16-8
Mar 12 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-4 Pearce (4-1) 17-8 1-0
Mar 13 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1-6 Crawford (2-3) 17-9 1-1
Mar 14 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 Diggins (4-1) 18-9 2-1
Mar 16 Grand Canyon Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11-2 Pemble (1-1) 19-9
Mar 19 at USC Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA L 1-17 Pearce (4-2) 19-10 2-2
Mar 20 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9-4 Diggins (5-1) 20-10 3-2
Mar 21 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 5-8 Crawford (2-4) 20-11 3-3
Mar 26 #4 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-8 Pearce (4-3) 20-12 3-4
Mar 27 #4 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-12 Diggins (5-2) 20-13 3-5
Mar 28 #4 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 11-12 Zlotoff (1-2) 20-14 3-6
Apr 2 Washington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-6 Pearce (4-4) 20-15 3-7
Apr 2 Washington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1-2 Diggins (5-3) 20-16 3-8
Apr 3 Washington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17-4 Crawford (3-4) 21-16 4-8
Apr 6 Grand Canyon Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-1 Pemble (2-1) 22-16
Apr 9 Oregon State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11-9 Diggins (6-3) 23-16 5-8
Apr 10 Oregon State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-7 Pearce (5-4) 24-16 6-8
Apr 11 Oregon State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-5 Zlotoff (2-2) 25-16 7-8
Apr 13 at Grand Canyon Brazell StadiumPhoenix, AZ W 10-3 Milo (3-1) 26-16
Apr 17 at Washington State Buck Bailey FieldPullman, WA W 6-3 Pearce (6-4) 27-16 8-8
Apr 17 at Washington State Buck Bailey Field • Pullman, WA W 16-11 Meyer (3-0) 28-16 9-8
Apr 18 at Washington State Buck Bailey Field • Pullman, WA W 13-9 Diggins (7-3) 29-16 10-8
Apr 23 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-5 Pearce (6-5) 29-17
Apr 24 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6-10 Diggins (7-4) 29-18
Apr 25 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-5 Crawford (4-4) 30-18
Apr 30 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA L 0-4 Pearce (6-6) 30-19 10-9
May 1 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 6-5 Diggins (8-4) 31-19 11-9
May 2 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 2-8 Crawford (4-5) 31-20 11-10
May 14 at #25 Arizona State Packard StadiumTempe, AZ W 13-5 Pearce (7-6) 32-20 12-10
May 15 at #25 Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 9-22 Diggins (8-5) 32-21 12-11
May 16 at #25 Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6-2 Crawford (5-5) 33-21 13-11
NCAA Waco Regional
May 28 vs (2) Minnesota (3) #25 Baylor BallparkWaco, TX L 3-4 Milo (3-2) 33-22
May 29 vs (4) Eastern Illinois (3) #25 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 4-13 Diggins (8-6) 33-23

Waco Regional

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Waco Regional Teams
(1) Baylor Bears (4) Eastern Illinois Panthers (2) Minnesota Golden Gophers (3) Arizona Wildcats

1999 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Josh Pearce RHP 2S 82 St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Meyer RHP 14 438 San Francisco Giants
Dennis Anderson C 25 746 Florida Marlins

References

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  1. ^ http://www.pac-12.org/portals/7/images/history/baseball/pac-10-history.pdf
  2. ^ "1999 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "1999 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Rosen, Dan (February 17, 1999). "3 of a kind". Wildcat Online (Arizona Daily Wildcat). Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Jackson, Chris (June 10, 1998). "10 UA players taken in MLB draft". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Jackson, Chris (May 6, 1998). "UA baseball: the next generation". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Rosen, Dan (February 9, 1999). "Wildcats begin tough season stretch". Wildcat Online (Arizona Daily Wildcat). Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "1999 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Schedule and Results)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.