1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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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 third 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 that they would finish above .500 in conference play. The 1999 season marked the first 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 three members (compared to the Southern Division's six).

ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record33–23 (13–11 Pac-10)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
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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
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1999 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .79250–15 .769
No. 12 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .70836–26 .581
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54233–23 .589
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54231–33 .484
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50039–21 .650
Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50033–23 .589
California  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45827–31 .466
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29219–35 .352
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16724–31 .436
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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Arizona was selected into the postseason for the first time since 1993 as the 3-seed in the Waco Regional. They subsequently lost their first two 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

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 fifth straight season and second time in Jerry Stitt's tenure.

Personnel

Roster

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

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
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Schedule and results

More information Regular season, Date ...
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 Stadium • Tucson, 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 Stadium • Hilo, 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 Stadium • San 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 Stadium • New 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 Field • Los 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 Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 10-3 Milo (3-1) 26-16
Apr 17 at Washington State Buck Bailey Field • Pullman, 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 Diamond • Berkeley, 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 Stadium • Tempe, 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 Ballpark • Waco, 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
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Waco Regional

Main article: 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Waco Super Regional
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Waco Regional teams
(1) Baylor Bears (4) Eastern Illinois Panthers (2) Minnesota Golden Gophers (3) Arizona Wildcats
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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
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