2000 Arizona Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:2000
Head Coach:Jerry Stitt
Short Conf:Pac-10
Ac2 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Victor Solis
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Bill Kinneberg
Hc Year:4th
Mode:baseball
Conf Record:8-16
Record:26-30
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Stadium:Sancet Stadium

The 2000 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 4th season at Arizona. The Wildcats would finish 7th in the Pacific-10 Conference with a record of 8-16, 26-30 overall. This was the Wildcats 1st losing season since Jerry Kindall's final season in 1996.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1999 season with a record of 33-23 (13-11 Pac-10), good enough for a 3rd place finish in the conference. Arizona was selected to the postseason for the 1st time since 1993 and was placed in the Waco Regional as the 3-seed. The Wildcats would fail to win a game, losing two matches in a row to 2-seed Minnesota and 4-seed Eastern Illinois to be eliminated.

Personnel

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[3]
NamePosition
Troy GingrichCenter fielder
Ryan O'DonnellLeft fielder
Keoni DeRenneShortstop
Shelley DuncanRight fielder
Erik TorresThird baseman
Matt AbramDesignated hitter
Ernie DurazoFirst baseman
Chris CunninghamCatcher
Brad HasseySecond baseman
Ben DigginsStarting pitcher

Schedule and results

2000 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[4]
Regular season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWin/LossOverallRecordPac-10Record
Jan 21Saint Mary's
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-2Diggins (1-0)1-0
Jan 22Saint Mary's
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-4Crawford (0-1)1-1
Jan 23Saint Mary's
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Pemble (1-0)2-1
Jan 28San Francisco
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-3Milo (1-0)3-1
Jan 29San Francisco
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 21-7Crawford (1-1)4-1
Jan 30San Francisco
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 10-16Meyer (0-1)4-2
Jan 31BYU
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-15Milo (1-1)4-3
Feb 1BYU
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 1-8Meyer (0-2)4-4
Feb 3New Mexico
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-3Diggins (2-0)5-4
Feb 4New Mexico
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 14-7Crawford (2-1)6-4
Feb 5New Mexico
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-4Pemble (2-0)7-4
Feb 11Nevada
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-10Milo (1-2)7-5
Feb 12Nevada
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 12-22Crawford (2-2)7-6
Feb 13Nevada
  1. 19
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-3Pemble (3-0)8-6
Feb 16at Texas-A&M-Corpus ChristiCabaniss Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 23-8Crawford (3-2)9-6
Feb 18at Texas A&MOlsen Field • College Station, TXW 4-1Diggins (3-0)10-6
Feb 19at Texas A&MOlsen Field • College Station, TXL 3-8Pemble (3-1)10-7
Feb 20at Texas A&MOlsen Field • College Station, TXL 3-7Crawford (3-3)10-8
Feb 25
  1. 12 Tulane
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-3Diggins (4-0)11-8
Feb 26
  1. 12 Tulane
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 19-7Crawford (4-3)12-8
Feb 27
  1. 12 Tulane
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-5Shabansky (1-0)13-8
Mar 3at #18 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 7-9Milo (1-3)13-9
Mar 4at #18 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 3-32Pemble (3-2)13-10
Mar 5at #18 Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 8-14Shabansky (1-1)13-11
Mar 10UC Santa BarbaraSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-8Milo (2-3)14-11
Mar 11UC Santa BarbaraSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 12-15Schulz (0-1)14-12
Mar 12UC Santa BarbaraSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-4Diggins (5-0)15-12
Mar 14
  1. 9 Houston
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-10Crawford (4-4)15-13
Mar 17CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-1Diggins (6-0)16-131-0
Mar 18CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 6-26Pemble (3-3)16-141-1
Mar 19CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 14-24Milo (2-4)16-151-2
Mar 21Grand CanyonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-8Milo (2-5)16-16
Mar 24at #4 StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAW 8-5Diggins (7-0)17-162-2
Mar 25at #4 StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 4-6Crawford (4-5)17-172-3
Mar 26at #4 StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 1-7Shabansky (1-2)17-182-4
Mar 31
  1. 10 USC
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-4Diggins (8-0)18-183-4
Apr 1
  1. 10 USC
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-20Shabansky (1-3)18-193-5
Apr 2
  1. 10 USC
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 2-6Crawford (4-6)18-203-6
Apr 7at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 2-6Diggins (8-1)18-213-7
Apr 8at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAW 14-8Milo (3-5)19-214-7
Apr 9at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAW 3-2Meyer (1-2)20-215-7
Apr 14at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 3-6Diggins (8-2)20-225-8
Apr 15at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 4-10Milo (3-6)20-235-9
Apr 16at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORW 10-5Shabansky (2-3)21-236-9
Apr 20Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-12Diggins (8-3)21-246-10
Apr 21Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 6-9Shabansky (2-4)21-256-11
Apr 22Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 21-3Milo (4-6)22-257-11
Apr 28Cal State NorthridgeSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-1Diggins (9-3)23-25
Apr 29Cal State NorthridgeSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-8Shabansky (3-4)24-25
Apr 30Cal State NorthridgeSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-7Milo (5-6)25-25
May 13at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 3-5Diggins (9-4)25-267-12
May 14at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 0-10Shabansky (3-5)25-277-13
May 15at #22 UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 5-8Meyer (1-3)25-287-14
May 19
  1. 4 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 19-11Diggins (10-4)26-288-14
May 20
  1. 4 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-11Shabansky (3-6)26-298-15
May 21
  1. 4 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 10-24Milo (5-7)26-308-16

2000 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Ben DigginsRHP262Los Angeles Dodgers
David AbbottRHP12361Toronto Blue Jays
Keoni DeRenneSS361067Atlanta Braves
Mike MeyerRHP381127St. Louis Cardinals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube . 2022-06-14 . TheBaseballCube.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2000 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Statistics) . 2022-06-14 . University of Arizona Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: First Victory for Coach Vance Law . 2022-06-14 . BYU Cougars . en.
  4. Web site: 2000 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Schedule and Results) . 2022-06-14 . University of Arizona Athletics . en.

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