2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:2004
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Sport:baseball
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Coachrank:7
Cbrank:6
Record:36–27–1
Conf Record:12–12
Head Coach:Andy Lopez
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Mark Wasikowski
Ac1 Year:3rd
Hit Coach:Jeff Casper
Htc Year:3rd
Pitch Coach:Steve Kling
Pc Year:3rd
Stadium:Sancet Stadium
Champion:Long Beach Super Regional Champions
South Bend Regional Champions
Tourney:College World Series

The 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his third year at Arizona.

The Wildcats won the South Bend Regional and then Long Beach Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Georgia Bulldogs.

Personnel

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[1]
NamePosition
Brad BoyerLeft fielder
Moises DuranThird baseman
Jeff Van HoutenRight fielder
Trevor CroweCenter fielder
Jordan BrownFirst baseman
Nick HundleyCatcher
Bill RhinehartDesignated hitter
Jason DonaldShortstop
John HardySecond baseman
Koley KolbergStarting pitcher

Schedule and results

2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[2]
Regular season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWin/LossOverallRecordPac-10Record
Feb 6UC Riverside
  1. 22
Sancet StadiumTucson, AZW 6-5Melancon (1-0)1-0-0
Feb 7UC Riverside
  1. 22
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-8Meloan (1-0)2-0-0
Feb 8UC Riverside
  1. 22
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-7Cortez (1-0)3-0-0
Feb 13
  1. 8 Cal State Fullerton
  1. 22
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-8Melancon (2-0)4-0-0
Feb 14
  1. 8 Cal State Fullerton
  1. 22
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-6Guyette (1-0)5-0-0
Feb 15
  1. 8 Cal State Fullerton
  1. 22
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 10-12Melancon (2-1)5-1-0
Feb 20UC Irvine
  1. 14
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 1-3Kolberg (0-1)5-2-0
Feb 21UC Irvine
  1. 14
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5-6Guyette (1-1)5-3-0
Feb 22UC Irvine
  1. 14
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZT 8-8None5-3-1
Feb 24at #7 Arizona State
  1. 19
Packard StadiumTempe, AZL 0-4Guyette (1-2)5-4-1
Feb 27at Baylor
  1. 19
Baylor BallparkWaco, TXW 2-1Kolberg (1-1)6-4-1
Feb 28at Baylor
  1. 19
Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 2-10Cortez (1-1)6-5-1
Feb 28at Baylor
  1. 19
Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXW 5-3Melancon (3-1)7-5-1
Mar 6Sacramento StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 8-9Melancon (3-2)7-6-1
Mar 6Sacramento StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Cortez (2-1)8-6-1
Mar 7Sacramento StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-6Guyette (2-2)9-6-1
Mar 11vs TCUDell DiamondRound Rock, TXW 5-2Kolberg (2-1)10-6-1
Mar 12vs #8 Notre DameDell Diamond • Round Rock, TXL 2-4Burns (0-1)10-7-1
Mar 13vs Penn StateDell Diamond • Round Rock, TXW 10-1Guyette (3-2)11-7-1
Mar 18at #15 Long Beach StateBlair FieldLong Beach, CAL 0-4Kolberg (2-2)11-8-1
Mar 19at #15 Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 2-10Cortez (2-2)11-9-1
Mar 20at #15 Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 2-4Guyette (3-3)11-10-1
Mar 26Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-7Kolberg (3-2)12-10-11-0
Mar 27Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-10Cortez (2-3)12-11-11-1
Mar 28Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-3Guyette (4-3)13-11-12-1
Apr 2at Oregon StateGoss StadiumCorvallis, ORW 4-3Kolberg (4-2)14-11-13-1
Apr 3at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORW 14-7Melancon (4-2)15-11-14-1
Apr 4at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 5-6Rodriguez (0-1)15-12-14-2
Apr 8UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-9Melancon (4-3)15-13-14-3
Apr 9UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-4Guyette (4-4)15-14-14-4
Apr 10UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-5Meloan (2-0)16-14-15-4
Apr 12at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 5-9Mills (0-1)16-15-1
Apr 13at UNLVEarl Wilson StadiumParadise, NVW 11-2Kolberg (5-2)17-15-1
Apr 14at UNLVEarl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW 10-9Cortez (3-3)18-15-1
Apr 16Texas-Pan AmericanSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-5Meloan (3-0)19-15-1
Apr 17Texas-Pan AmericanSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-4Kolberg (6-2)20-15-1
Apr 18Texas-Pan AmericanSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-2Guyette (5-4)21-15-1
Apr 23at WashingtonHusky BallparkSeattle, WAL 1-6Kolberg (6-3)21-16-15-5
Apr 24at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 6-7Melancon (4-4)21-17-15-6
Apr 25at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 11-12Rodriguez (0-2)21-18-15-7
Apr 30at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 5-3Kolberg (7-3)22-18-16-7
May 1at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 8-10Guyette (5-5)22-19-16-8
May 2at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 8-3Meloan (4-0)23-19-17-8
May 7at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 3-7Kolberg (7-4)23-20-1
May 8at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 20-9Guyette (6-5)24-20-1
May 9at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 11-2Meloan (5-0)25-20-1
May 15
  1. 2 Stanford
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 9-11Kolberg (7-5)25-21-17-9
May 16
  1. 2 Stanford
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 19-18Rodriguez (1-2)26-21-18-9
May 17
  1. 2 Stanford
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-2Meloan (6-0)27-21-19-9
May 21
  1. 17 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-8Kolberg (7-6)27-22-19-10
May 22
  1. 17 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 2-7Guyette (6-6)27-23-19-11
May 23
  1. 17 Arizona State
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-7Meloan (7-0)28-23-110-11
May 28at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 7-6Kolberg (8-6)29-23-111-11
May 29at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 8-9Rodriguez (1-3)29-24-111-12
May 30at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 7-6Meloan (8-0)30-24-112-12
Jun 4vs (2) UC Irvine(3)Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 7-3Kolberg (9-6)31-24-1
Jun 5vs (4) Kent State(3)Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 7-4Melancon (5-4)32-24-1
Jun 6at (1) #6 Notre Dame(3)Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 7-6Meloan (9-0)33-24-1
Jun 11at #6 Long Beach State
  1. 18
Blair Field • Long Beach, CAW 6-5Burns (1-1)34-24-1
Jun 12at #6 Long Beach State
  1. 18
Blair Field • Long Beach, CAL 4-9Guyette (6-7)34-25-1
Jun 13at #6 Long Beach State
  1. 18
Blair Field • Long Beach, CAW 4-3Melancon (6-4)35-25-1
Jun 18vs #5 Georgia
  1. 8
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEL 7-8Kolberg (9-7)35-26-1
Jun 20vs #3 Arkansas
  1. 8
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEW 7-2Meloan (10-0)36-26-1
Jun 22vs #5 Georgia
  1. 8
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEL 1-3Guyette (6-8)36-27-1

Long Beach Super Regional

Awards and honors

Jason Donald
Trevor Crowe

2004 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Koley KolbergRHP7206Arizona Diamondbacks
John Hardy2B7212Philadelphia Phillies
Richard MercadoC12356Arizona Diamondbacks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UC Riverside vs Arizona (Feb 06, 2004). Arizona Wildcats. 5 June 2022.
  2. Web site: 2004 Baseball Schedule. Arizona Wildcats. 5 June 2022.
  3. Web site: CWS Record Book . NCAA . www.ncaa.org . February 6, 2021.