1978 Arizona Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:1978
Head Coach:Jerry Kindall
Short Conf:WAC
Cbrank:10
Ac1 Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Jim Wing
Hc Year:6th
Mode:baseball
Prev Year:1977
Conf Record:13–5
Record:42–13
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Next Year:1979
Stadium:Wildcat Field
Champion:West Regional

The 1978 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 6th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 42-13 overall and placed 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 13–5 record. After a single year gap, Arizona was selected to the postseason and was placed in the West Regional hosted by the University of Southern California at Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles, California. The Wildcats lost their 1st game to USC before bouncing back to win their next 2 against Santa Clara and Cal State Fullerton. The team however lost their next game - a rematch with USC - to end their season. This would be Arizona's final season as members of the Western Athletic Conference, which they had been affiliated with for the previous 16 seasons. Beginning in 1979, the Wildcats would compete as members of the Pacific-10 Conference (later Pac-12 Conference) for the next 45 seasons, which they would remain in until leaving for the Big 12 Conference in 2024.

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 1977 season with a record of 38-25-1 and 11–7 in conference play, finishing 2nd in the WAC Southern. Arizona would miss the postseason for the 1st time since Jerry Kindall's inaugural 1973 season.

Personnel

Coaches

1978 Schedule and results

1978 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverallRecordWACRecord
Feb 10Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-31-0
Feb 13UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-22-0
Feb 15UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 0-52-1
Feb 15UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 3-23-1
Feb 17Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-24-1
Feb 18Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-25-1
Feb 18Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-66-1
Feb 20Azusa PacificWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 23-77-1
Feb 21Azusa PacificWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 0-47-2
Feb 24UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 3-08-2
Feb 25UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-39-2
Feb 25UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-310-2
Feb 28Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-311-2
Feb 28Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-212-2
Mar 6Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-313-2
Mar 7at Grand CanyonBrazell Field • Phoenix, AZW 12-314-2
Mar 9La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-115-2
Mar 10La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-416-2
Mar 11La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-417-2
Mar 15at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 1-817-3
Mar 16Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-018-3
Mar 17Eastern MichiganWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 20-119-3
Mar 18Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-220-3
Mar 19Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 4-720-4
Mar 22at TulaneTulane Diamond • New Orleans, LAW 6-021-4
Mar 22at TulaneTulane Diamond • New Orleans, LAW 5-422-4
Mar 24at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSL 6-922-5
Mar 25vs Mississippi StateSmith-Wills Stadium • Jackson, MSW 5-223-5
Mar 26vs Mississippi StateSmith-Wills Stadium • Jackson, MSL 3-423-6
Mar 30Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-424-6
Mar 31Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 13-125-6
Apr 1Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15-326-6
Apr 7at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 10-827-61-0
Apr 8at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 12-428-62-0
Apr 8at New MexicoLobo Field • Albuquerque, NMW 12-429-63-0
Apr 14UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-130-64-0
Apr 15UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7-1130-74-1
Apr 15UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7-331-75-1
Apr 20at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 9-1531-85-2
Apr 21at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 8-1031-95-3
Apr 22at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 10-1131-105-4
Apr 28at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 11-032-106-4
Apr 29at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 8-333-107-4
Apr 29at UTEPDudley Field • El Paso, TXW 7-234-108-4
May 5New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4-335-109-4
May 7New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-636-1010-4
May 7New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-337-1011-4
May 11Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-338-1012-4
May 12Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-739-1013-4
May 13Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6-1139-1113-5
May 20BYUWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-440-11
May 26at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 2-340-12
May 27vs Santa ClaraDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 13-541-12
May 28vs Cal State FullertonDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 7-342-12
May 28at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 1-242-13

West Regional

1978 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
David CrutcherRHP372Texas Rangers
Les PearseyINF8198Minnesota Twins
Ray MurilloRHP11278Chicago White Sox
Raymond ManshipRHP28651Milwaukee Brewers
Craig ChamberlainRHP1 (6sc)2Kansas City Royals
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1978 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube . 2023-08-16 . TheBaseballCube.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2023 BSB Media Guide . 2023-08-15. University of Arizona Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: 2023 BSB Media Guide . 2023-08-16 . University of Arizona Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: 2023 BSB Media Guide . 2023-08-15. University of Arizona Athletics . en.
  5. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from . 2023-08-04 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.

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