1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:1999
Head Coach:Jerry Stitt
Short Conf:Pac-10
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Victor Solis
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Bill Kinneberg
Hc Year:3rd
Mode:baseball
Prev Year:1998
Conf Record:13–11
Record:33–23
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Next Year:2000
Stadium:Sancet Stadium
Champion:Waco Regional

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 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

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

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[6]
NamePosition
Troy GingrichCenter fielder
Keoni DeRenneShortstop
Erik TorresThird baseman
Ernie DurazoFirst baseman
Shelley DuncanRight fielder
Kenny HuffLeft fielder
Ben DigginsDesignated hitter
Dennis AndersonCatcher
Andy JudaySecond baseman
Michael CrawfordStarting pitcher

Schedule and results

1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[7]
Regular season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWin/LossOverallRecordPac-10Record
Jan 22Saint Mary'sSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 19-6Abbott (1-0)1-0
Jan 23Saint Mary'sSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-2Pearce (1-0)2-0
Jan 24Saint Mary'sSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-0Diggins (1-0)3-0
Jan 28at Hawaii-HiloWong Stadium • Hilo, HIW 6-0Crawford (1-0)4-0
Jan 29at Hawaii-HiloWong Stadium • Hilo, HIW 17-3Pearce (2-0)5-0
Jan 31at Hawaii-HiloWong Stadium • Hilo, HIW 6-4Abbott (2-0)6-0
Feb 4New MexicoSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15-5Crawford (2-0)7-0
Feb 5New MexicoSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-4Milo (1-0)8-0
Feb 6New MexicoSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-3Abbott (3-0)9-0
Feb 9UNLV
  1. 21
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-5Zlotoff (1-0)10-0
Feb 10UNLV
  1. 21
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-11Meyer (1-0)11-0
Feb 12
  1. 15 Texas A&M
  1. 21
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-5Milo (2-0)12-0
Feb 13
  1. 15 Texas A&M
  1. 21
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Pearce (3-0)13-0
Feb 14
  1. 15 Texas A&M
  1. 21
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-18Diggins (1-1)13-1
Feb 18vs Loyola Marymount
  1. 15
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAL 3-15Crawford (2-1)13-2
Feb 19at San Diego
  1. 15
John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CAW 10-4Diggins (2-1)14-2
Feb 20at San Diego State
  1. 15
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAL 9-12Duncan (0-1)14-3
Feb 21vs Oklahoma State
  1. 15
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAL 4-7Zlotoff (1-1)14-4
Feb 26
  1. 15 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-8Meyer (2-0)15-4
Feb 27
  1. 15 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-11Crawford (2-2)15-5
Feb 28
  1. 15 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-18Milo (2-1)15-6
Mar 5at TulaneTurchin Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 5-9Pearce (3-1)15-7
Mar 6at TulaneTurchin Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 4-11Pemble (0-1)15-8
Mar 7at TulaneTurchin Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 9-3Diggins (3-1)16-8
Mar 12UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-4Pearce (4-1)17-81-0
Mar 13UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 1-6Crawford (2-3)17-91-1
Mar 14UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-7Diggins (4-1)18-92-1
Mar 16Grand CanyonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-2Pemble (1-1)19-9
Mar 19at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 1-17Pearce (4-2)19-102-2
Mar 20at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 9-4Diggins (5-1)20-103-2
Mar 21at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 5-8Crawford (2-4)20-113-3
Mar 26
  1. 4 Stanford
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-8Pearce (4-3)20-123-4
Mar 27
  1. 4 Stanford
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-12Diggins (5-2)20-133-5
Mar 28
  1. 4 Stanford
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 11-12Zlotoff (1-2)20-143-6
Apr 2WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-6Pearce (4-4)20-153-7
Apr 2WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 1-2Diggins (5-3)20-163-8
Apr 3WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 17-4Crawford (3-4)21-164-8
Apr 6Grand CanyonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-1Pemble (2-1)22-16
Apr 9Oregon StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-9Diggins (6-3)23-165-8
Apr 10Oregon StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-7Pearce (5-4)24-166-8
Apr 11Oregon StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-5Zlotoff (2-2)25-167-8
Apr 13at Grand CanyonBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZW 10-3Milo (3-1)26-16
Apr 17at Washington StateBuck Bailey Field • Pullman, WAW 6-3Pearce (6-4)27-168-8
Apr 17at Washington StateBuck Bailey Field • Pullman, WAW 16-11Meyer (3-0)28-169-8
Apr 18at Washington StateBuck Bailey Field • Pullman, WAW 13-9Diggins (7-3)29-1610-8
Apr 23Southern UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-5Pearce (6-5)29-17
Apr 24Southern UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 6-10Diggins (7-4)29-18
Apr 25Southern UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-5Crawford (4-4)30-18
Apr 30at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 0-4Pearce (6-6)30-1910-9
May 1at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 6-5Diggins (8-4)31-1911-9
May 2at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 2-8Crawford (4-5)31-2011-10
May 14at #25 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 13-5Pearce (7-6)32-2012-10
May 15at #25 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 9-22Diggins (8-5)32-2112-11
May 16at #25 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 6-2Crawford (5-5)33-2113-11
May 28vs (2) Minnesota(3) #25Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 3-4Milo (3-2)33-22
May 29vs (4) Eastern Illinois(3) #25Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 4-13Diggins (8-6)33-23

Waco Regional

1999 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Josh PearceRHP2S82St. Louis Cardinals
Mike MeyerRHP14438San Francisco Giants
Dennis AndersonC25746Florida Marlins

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube . 2022-06-14 . TheBaseballCube.com . en.
  2. Web site: 1999 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Statistics) . 2022-06-14 . University of Arizona Athletics . en.
  3. News: Rosen . Dan . February 17, 1999 . 3 of a kind . Wildcat Online (Arizona Daily Wildcat) . June 14, 2022.
  4. News: Jackson . Chris . June 10, 1998 . 10 UA players taken in MLB draft . Arizona Daily Wildcat . June 14, 2022.
  5. News: Jackson . Chris . May 6, 1998 . UA baseball: the next generation . Arizona Daily Wildcat . June 14, 2022.
  6. News: Rosen . Dan . February 9, 1999 . Wildcats begin tough season stretch . Wildcat Online (Arizona Daily Wildcat) . June 14, 2022.
  7. Web site: 1999 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Schedule and Results) . 2022-06-14 . University of Arizona Athletics . en.

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