| Year: | 1990 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Kindall |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Ac2 Year: | 18th |
| Asst Coach2: | Jim Wing |
| Ac1 Year: | 12th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jerry Stitt |
| Hc Year: | 18th |
| Mode: | baseball |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Conf Record: | 11–19 |
| Record: | 26–34 |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Stadium: | Sancet Stadium |
The 1990 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 18th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 26-34 overall and placed 5th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 11–19 record.
The Wildcats finished the 1989 season with a record of 45-18-1 and 23–7 in conference play, finishing 1st in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern) for the 1st time since 1980. Arizona was selected to the postseason and awarded the West I Regional, which was hosted at Sancet Stadium. This was also the first time since 1980 that the Wildcats had hosted postseason play. The team won their 1st 2 games against Eastern Kentucky and Hawaii before losing to Long Beach State. The Wildcats rallied back to beat Loyola Marymount in their next game before being eliminated with a 2nd loss to Long Beach State.
| Regular Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | OverallRecord | Pac-10Record | |
| Jan 27 | Minnesota | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-11 | 0-1 | ||
| Jan 28 | Minnesota | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-10 | 0-2 | ||
| Jan 29 | Minnesota | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-7 | 1-2 | ||
| Feb 1 | Loyola Marymount | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2-1 | 2-2 | ||
| Feb 2 | Loyola Marymount | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0-5 | 2-3 | ||
| Feb 3 | Loyola Marymount | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6 | 3-3 | ||
| Feb 5 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-5 | 3-4 | ||
| Feb 6 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-4 | 4-4 | ||
| Feb 8 | Cal State Fullerton | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-10 | 4-5 | ||
| Feb 9 | Cal State Fullerton | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-6 | 4-6 | ||
| Feb 10 | Cal State Fullerton | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-8 | 5-6 | ||
| Feb 17 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 1-7 | 5-7 | ||
| Feb 17 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 8-16 | 5-8 | ||
| Feb 18 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 5-10 | 5-9 | ||
| Feb 20 | Westmont | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-3 | 6-9 | ||
| Feb 21 | Westmont | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-5 | 7-9 | ||
| Feb 23 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 14-5 | 8-9 | 1-0 | |
| Feb 24 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 5-16 | 8-10 | 1-1 | |
| Feb 25 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 2-0 | 9-10 | 2-1 | |
| Feb 27 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-9 | 10-10 | ||
| Feb 28 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 13-14 | 10-11 | ||
| Mar 2 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-4 | 11-11 | 3-1 | |
| Mar 3 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | 12-11 | 4-1 | |
| Mar 4 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-5 | 13-11 | 5-1 | |
| Mar 5 | Cal State Los Angeles | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-20 | 13-12 | ||
| Mar 6 | Cal State Los Angeles | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-2 | 14-12 | ||
| Mar 9 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 2-8 | 14-13 | 5-2 | |
| Mar 10 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4-7 | 14-14 | 5-3 | |
| Mar 11 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 2-8 | 14-15 | 5-4 | |
| Mar 16 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0-3 | 14-16 | 5-5 | |
| Mar 17 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 1-3 | 14-17 | 5-6 | |
| Mar 18 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2-9 | 14-18 | 5-7 | |
| Mar 20 | Wright State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-10 | 14-19 | ||
| Mar 21 | Wright State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-4 | 15-19 | ||
| Mar 24 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-4 | 15-20 | 5-8 | |
| Mar 25 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-8 | 15-21 | 5-9 | |
| Mar 26 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-10 | 15-22 | 5-10 | |
| Mar 30 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-9 | 15-23 | 5-11 | |
| Mar 31 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-16 | 15-24 | 5-12 | |
| Apr 1 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 4-9 | 15-25 | 5-13 | |
| Apr 5 | Liberty | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-3 | 16-25 | ||
| Apr 6 | Liberty | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-4 | 17-25 | ||
| Apr 7 | Liberty | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-8 | 17-26 | ||
| Apr 12 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4-3 | 18-26 | 6-13 | |
| Apr 13 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 9-7 | 19-26 | 7-13 | |
| Apr 14 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 4-14 | 19-27 | 7-14 | |
| Apr 17 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 1-8 | 19-28 | ||
| Apr 20 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-5 | 19-29 | 7-15 | |
| Apr 21 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-9 | 19-30 | 7-16 | |
| Apr 22 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-13 | 19-31 | 7-17 | |
| Apr 27 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-8 | 20-31 | 8-18 | |
| Apr 28 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-2 | 21-31 | 9-17 | |
| Apr 29 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-10 | 22-31 | 10-17 | |
| May 5 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 22-4 | 23-31 | ||
| May 11 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2-1 | 24-31 | 11-17 | |
| May 12 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-6 | 24-32 | 11-18 | |
| May 13 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-5 | 24-33 | 11-19 | |
| May 18 | vs NC State | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 7-4 | 25-33 | ||
| May 19 | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 3-2 | 26-33 | ||
| May 20 | vs Clemson | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 1-9 | 26-34 | ||
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Dickson | LHP | 1 | 23 | Chicago Cubs | |
| Troy Bradford | RHP | 2s | 72 | Chicago Cubs | |
| Steve Gil | OF | 13 | 363 | San Diego Padres | |
| Don Pruitt | RHP | 23 | 624 | Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Todd Edwards | OF | 29 | 780 | Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Jason Hisey | RHP | 33 | 874 | Chicago White Sox |