2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:2008
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Record:42-19
Conf Record:12-12
Cbrank:13
Coachrank:14
Mode:baseball
Head Coach:Andy Lopez
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Mark Wasikowski
Ac1 Year:7th
Asst Coach2:Jeff Casper
Ac2 Year:7th
Asst Coach3:Keith Francis
Ac3 Year:2nd
Short Conf:Pac-10
Stadium:Sancet Stadium
Bowl:Coral Gables Super Regional
Champion:Ann Arbor Regional Champions

The 2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2008 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 7th season at Arizona.

Personnel

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[2]
NamePosition
Hunter PaceLeft fielder
Jon GastonRight fielder
T.J. SteeleRight fielder
C.J. ZieglerFirst baseman
Dillon BairdThird baseman
Brad GlennDesignated hitter
Colt SedbrookSecond baseman
Robert AbelShortstop
Dwight ChildsCatcher
Preston GuilmetStarting pitcher

Schedule and results

2008 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[3]
Regular season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossOverall RecordPac-10 Record
Feb 22at Georgia
  1. 2
Foley FieldAthens, GAL 7-9Holder (1-0)Guilmet (0-1)0-1
Feb 23at Georgia
  1. 2
Foley Field • Athens, GAW 7-1Coulon (1-0)Dodson (0-1)1-1
Feb 24at Georgia
  1. 2
Foley Field • Athens, GAW 9-8Colla (1-0)Ochs (0-1)2-1
Feb 29vs Sacramento State
  1. 1
Sancet StadiumTucson, AZW 9-3Guilmet (1-1)Buchta (0-1)3-1
Mar 1vs Sacramento State
  1. 1
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15-7Coulon (2-0)Ramirez (0-1)4-1
Mar 2vs Sacramento State
  1. 1
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-9Schlereth (1-0)Baek (0-1)5-1
Mar 4vs UNLV
  1. 1
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-5Burns (1-0)Goodman (0-1)6-1
Mar 5vs UNLV
  1. 1
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 16-6Berger (1-0)Baca (0-1)7-1
Mar 7at South Alabama
  1. 1
Whataburger FieldCorpus Christi, TXW 18-0Guilmet (2-1)Nabors (2-1)8-1
Mar 8
  1. 1
Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 3-0Coulon (3-0)Gutierrez (-)9-1
Mar 9at Notre Dame
  1. 1
Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TXW 16-0Perry (1-0)Dupra (1-2)10-1
Mar 14vs #20 Cal State Fullerton
  1. 1
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-3Stoffel (1-0)Dovel (1-1)11-1
Mar 15vs #20 Cal State Fullerton
  1. 1
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-2Coulon (4-0)Renken (3-1)12-1
Mar 16vs #20 Cal State Fullerton
  1. 1
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-10Arbiso (2-2)Perry (1-1)12-2
Mar 18at #1 Arizona State
  1. 2
Packard StadiumTempe, AZL 5-6Sauer (3-0)Colla (1-1)12-3
Mar 20at Southern California
  1. 2
Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 0-5Milone (3-1)Coulon (4-1)12-41-0
Mar 21at Southern California
  1. 2
Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 10-2Guilmet (3-1)Couture (1-1)13-41-1
Mar 22at Southern California
  1. 2
Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 0-5Cook (3-1)Berger (1-1)13-51-2
Mar 25at Oklahoma State
  1. 6
Reynolds StadiumStillwater, OKL 2-10Gardner (3-1)Colla (1-2)13-6
Mar 26at Oklahoma State
  1. 6
Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKL 2-3Neal (2-0)Perry (1-2)13-7
Mar 28vs #23 UCLA
  1. 6
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-4Drummond (1-2)Stoffel (1-1)13-81-3
Mar 29vs #23 UCLA
  1. 6
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 8-20Brewer (3-2)Coulon (4-2)13-91-4
Mar 30vs #23 UCLA
  1. 6
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-4Berger (2-1)Brooks (1-2)14-92-4
Apr 4at Washington
  1. 18
Husky BallparkSeattle, WAL 0-1Haughian (3-2)Guilmet (3-2)14-102-5
Apr 5at Washington
  1. 18
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WAW 5-0Coulon (5-2)Nobles (2-1)15-103-5
Apr 6at Washington
  1. 18
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 1-5Merry (4-0)Berger (2-2)15-113-6
Apr 8at San Diego StateTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAW 11-6Colla (2-2)Berger (2-5)16-11
Apr 9at San Diego StateTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAW 5-2Berger (3-2)Solow (1-5)17-11
Apr 11vs Indiana StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-2Guilmet (4-2)Manus (1-5)18-11
Apr 12vs Indiana StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-0Coulon (6-2)Shelton (3-2)19-11
Apr 13vs Indiana StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-6Perry (2-2)Inman (2-2)20-11
Apr 15at New MexicoW 10-6Colla (3-2)Hesketh (2-3)21-11
Apr 16at New MexicoIsotopes Park • Albuquerque, NM W 4-2Perry (3-2)Kerr (2-2)22-11
Apr 18vs Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-6Stoffel (2-1)Way (1-3)23-114-6
Apr 19vs Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-5Perry (4-2)Harvey (0-1)24-115-6
Apr 20vs Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-2Berger (4-2)Wise (0-2)25-116-6
Apr 22vs New Mexico
  1. 23
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-1Colla (4-2)Hesketh (2-4)26-11
Apr 23vs New Mexico
  1. 23
Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-4Burns (2-0)Kerr (2-3)27-11
Apr 25at Oregon State
  1. 23
Goss StadiumCorvallis, ORW 7-0Guilmet (5-2)Stutes (2-5)28-117-6
Apr 26at Oregon State
  1. 23
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 3-4Robles (3-0)Coulon (6-3)28-127-7
Apr 27at Oregon State
  1. 23
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 2-3Reyes (3-2)Berger (4-3)28-137-8
Apr 29vs San Diego StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 3-2Burns (3-0)Solow (3-6)29-13
Apr 30vs San Diego StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-4Chaffee (1-0)Kaufman (1-3)30-13
May 2at #16 CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 5-11Ross (7-2)Guilmet (5-3)30-147-9
May 3at #16 CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 5-6Gorgen (1-2)Perry (4-3)30-157-10
May 4at #16 CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 16-5Berger (5-3)Rollin (4-2)31-158-10
May 9vs Utah Valley StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-4Guilmet (6-3)Christensen (1-7)32-15
May 10vs Utah Valley StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-0Coulon (7-3)Brady (2-7)33-15
May 11vs Utah Valley StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-4Berger (6-3)Smith (2-5)34-15
May 17vs #16 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-6Perry (5-3)Yount (3-3)35-159-10
May 18vs #16 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5-8Storen (2-3)Stoffel (2-2)35-169-11
May 19vs #16 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15-11Schlereth (2-0)Hancock (1-2)36-1610-11
May 22vs #2 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 6-13Satow (8-3)Guilmet (6-4)36-1710-12
May 23vs #2 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4-3Stoffel (3-2)Leake (9-2)37-1711-12
May 24vs #2 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-4Berger (7-3)Blair (4-2)38-1712-12
May 30vs (4) Eastern Michigan(1) #23Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MIW 13-7Perry (6-3)Hoffman (5-3)39-17
May 31vs (2) #16 Michigan(1) #23Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIW 4-3Coulon (8-3)Fetter (10-2)40-17
Jun 1vs (3) #24 Kentucky(1) #23Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIW 5-3Berger (8-3)Baber (1-3)41-17
Jun 6at #1 Miami
  1. 14
Mark Light StadiumCoral Gables, FLW 6-3Stoffel (4-2)Gutierrez (5-3)42-17
Jun 7at #1 Miami
  1. 14
Mark Light Stadium • Coral Gables, FLL 10-14Gutierrez (5-0)Coulon (8-4)42-18
Jun 8at #1 Miami
  1. 14
Mark Light Stadium • Coral Gables, FLL 2-4Garcia (7-2)Berger (8-4)42-19

Coral Gables Super Regional

2008 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Ryan PerryRHP121Detroit Tigers
Daniel SchlerethLHP126Arizona Diamondbacks
T.J. SteeleOF4122Houston Astros
Jon GastonOF7212Houston Astros
Eric BergerLHP8261Cleveland Indians
Mike CollaRHP14414Pittsburgh Pirates
David CoulonLHP15456Minnesota Twins
C.J. Ziegler1B16477San Francisco Giants
Brad Glenn3B17514Oakland Athletics
Preston GuilmetRHP22664Oakland Athletics
Colt SedbrookSS22665St. Louis Cardinals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Baseball Roster. The Baseball Cube. 22 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Arizona vs Georgia Bulldogs (Feb 22, 2008). 2022-01-14. www.georgiadogsmedia.com.
  3. Web site: Baseball Schedule. Arizona Wildcats. May 22, 2019.