1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:1983
Head Coach:Jerry Kindall
Short Conf:Pac-10
Ac2 Year:11th
Asst Coach2:Jim Wing
Ac1 Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Jerry Stitt
Hc Year:11th
Mode:baseball
Prev Year:1982
Conf Record:14–15
Record:25–31
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Next Year:1984
Stadium:Wildcat Field

The 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 11th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 25–31 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 14–15 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season, tying at the time the longest postseason drought in program history, set on 3 occasions (1947–1949, 1967–1969, 1971–1973).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1982 season with a record of 32–21–1 and 15–13–1 in conference play, finishing 3rd in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Despite being above .500 both overall and in conference play, the Wildcats did not receive a bid to the postseason. This marked the 1st time that the program missed back-to-back postseasons since 1972–1973.

Personnel

Coaches

1983 Schedule and results

1983 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverallRecordPac-10Record
Jan 31New Mexico StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15–21–0
Feb 1New Mexico StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11–62–0
Feb 7UC RiversideWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3–52–1
Feb 8UC RiversideWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9–53–1
Feb 10Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 19–114–1
Feb 11Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5–84–2
Feb 12Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 2–54–3
Feb 15UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9–25–3
Feb 17UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 11–165–4
Feb 18San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 10–115–5
Feb 19San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 15–86–5
Feb 19San Diego StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 12–136–6
Feb 21UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6–47–6
Feb 22UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 14–08–6
Feb 24at HawaiiUH Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 7–98–7
Feb 25at HawaiiUH Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 1–38–8
Feb 25at HawaiiUH Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 10–148–9
Feb 26at HawaiiUH Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 5–138–10
Mar 4StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4–39–101–0
Mar 5StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 9–109–111–1
Mar 6StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6–159–121–2
Mar 11at Cal State FullertonTitan Field • Fullerton, CAL 3–49–13
Mar 12at Cal State FullertonTitan Field • Fullerton, CAL 6–79–14
Mar 13at Cal State FullertonTitan Field • Fullerton, CAL 3–79–15
Mar 15at UC Santa BarbaraCampus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CAL 3–69–16
Mar 16at UC Santa BarbaraCampus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CAW 8–110–16
Mar 22ChapmanWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3–710–17
Mar 23ChapmanWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 7–511–17
Mar 26USCWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11–112–172–2
Mar 26USCWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3–412–182–3
Mar 27USCWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3–912–192–4
Apr 1at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 8–613–193–4
Apr 2at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 3–413–203–5
Apr 3at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 3–214–204–5
Apr 7Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 4–315–205–5
Apr 8Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7–1415–215–6
Apr 9Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 2–315–225–7
Apr 12at Grand CanyonBrazell Field • Phoenix, AZL 4–1215–23
Apr 14CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9–316–236–7
Apr 14CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5–616–246–8
Apr 15CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11–817–247–8
Apr 16CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5–817–257–9
Apr 17CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6–318–258–9
Apr 19Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 13–1219–25
Apr 22at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 2–120–259–9
Apr 23at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 2–320–269–10
Apr 24at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 0–420–279–11
May 1at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAW 4–221–2710–11
May 2at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAW 3–122–2711–11
May 3at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 3–522–2811–12
May 6UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 14–1622–2911–13
May 7UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 0–2022–3011–14
May 8UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6–523–3012–14
May 11at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 5–923–3112–15
May 12at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 5–224–3113–15
May 13at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 5–325–3114–15

1983 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Ed VosbergLHP364San Diego Padres
Kevin WardOF6154Philadelphia Phillies
Dave LandrithC12309Kansas City Royals
Doug SchererRHP13319Oakland Athletics
Bobby RalstonINF17434San Francisco Giants
John BeuerleinC25637Milwaukee Brewers
Doyle BonhamOF28696San Francisco Giants
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1983 Arizona Wildcats – The Baseball Cube . 2023-08-15 . 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 . 2023-08-15 . 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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