2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record48–17 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shaun Cole (3rd season)
  • Matt Siegel (1st season)
  • Brett Scyphers (3rd season)
Home stadiumHi Corbett Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 48 – 16   .750
No. 11 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 48 – 17   .738
No. 10 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 46 – 19   .708
No. 13 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 41 – 18   .695
No. 17 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 40 – 20   .667
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 36 – 20   .643
Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 30 – 25   .545
California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 29 – 25   .537
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 28 – 28   .500
USC  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 23 – 32   .418
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 14 – 42   .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of May 28, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, AZ. This was the first full season for the Wildcats at Hi Corbett Field, which is the former spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies. Andy Lopez was in his eleventh season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Lopez was in his twenty-fourth year as head coach. The Wildcats tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with UCLA, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. The Wildcats finished the season with a 48–17 record. Six players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

In the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Wildcats performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, hosting in Tucson for first time since 1992 and winning 5 straight games. The Wildcats defeated Missouri once and Louisville twice to win the Tucson Regional. They then won the Tucson Super Regional by defeating St. John's in two consecutive games. The team reached the 2012 College World Series for the sixteenth time in program history, beating Florida State twice in the first and third game and UCLA in game two. The Wildcats faced two-time defending champion South Carolina in the championship series, sweeping both games to win the 2012 College World Series. This was Arizona's first College World Series championship since 1986, and fourth overall. They finished the post-season with a 10–0 record and were only the second team after South Carolina the previous year to do so.

Roster

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town
29 C Jordan Berger L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tarzana, CA
33 LHP Augey Bill L/L 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Danville, CA
49 LHP Xavier Borde L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Playa del Rey, CA
37 OF Bobby Brown L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr San Diego, CA
46 RHP Ismael Castro R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Phoenix, AZ
30 LHP Tyler Crawford R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DeLand, FL
42 RHP Nick Cunningham R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
47 C Anthony de Jesus R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Houston, TX
21 OF Collin Dewell L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, CA
22 INF Brandon Dixon R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Murrieta, CA
11 RHP Jacob Doyle R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Glendale, AZ
36 RHP James Farris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Gilbert, AZ
1 INF Johnny Field R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Las Vegas, NV
4 INF Trent Gilbert L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Torrance, CA
10 RHP Tyler Hale R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Abilene, TX
26 RHP Kurt Heyer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Huntington Beach, CA
14 LHP Vincent Littleman L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lechee, AZ
23 RHP Lucas Long R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Minneapolis, MN
28 INF David Lopez L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS So Tucson, AZ
45 RHP Michael Lopez R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Tucson, AZ
15 OF Joseph Maggi L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Phoenix, AZ
31 RHP Stephen Manthei R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
13 INF Alex Mejia R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sylmar, CA
5 INF Seth Mejias-Brean R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Tucson, AZ
6 C Riley Moore S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, CA
24 INF Tyler Parmenter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Yuma, AZ
2 OF Rob Refsnyder R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Laguna Hills, CA
35 OF Joey Rickard R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
27 C David Schuknecht L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Palm Desert, CA
43 OF Ethan Springston L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chandler, AZ
34 OF Luke Sutton L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vista, CA
44 RHP Matthew Troupe R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northridge, CA
48 RHP Konner Wade L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Scottsdale, AZ
38 C Sean Yanuss R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brier, WA
Head coach

Andy Lopez

Assistant coach(es)
  • Shaun Cole
  • Matt Siegel
  • Brett Scyphers
  • Josh Garcia
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-06-09

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[2]
Name Position
Joey Rickard Center fielder
Trent Gilbert Second baseman
Robert Refsnyder Right fielder
Johnny Field Left fielder
Seth Mejias-Brean Third baseman
Bobby Brown Designated hitter
Brandon Dixon First baseman
Riley Moore Catcher
Alex Mejia Shortstop
Kurt Heyer Starting pitcher

Schedule

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February: 5–2 (Conference: 0–0; Home: 5–2; Road: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
1 February 17 North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field 3–1 K. Heyer (1–0) J.Straka (0–1) S. Manthei (1) 3997 1–0 –
2 February 18 North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field 2–8 L. Anderson (1–0) V. Littleman (0–1) 2920 1–1 –
3 February 19 North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field 8–0 J. Farris (1–0) Z. Wentz (0–1) 1953 2–1 –
4 February 21 Utah Valley Hi Corbett Field 12–6 L. Long (1–0) J. Campbell (0–1) 1694 3–1 –
5 February 24 Auburn Hi Corbett Field 8–1 K. Heyer (2–0) D. Varnadore (1–1) 2470 4–1 –
6 February 25 Auburn Hi Corbett Field 15–4 K. Wade (1–0) S. Smith (0–2) 5–1 –
7 February 25 Auburn Hi Corbett Field 3–8 D. Koger (1–0) J. Farris (1–1) 1362 5–2 –
March: 15–5 (Conference: 6–2; Home: 12–3; Road: 3–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
9 March 2 Harvard Hi Corbett Field 7–1 K. Heyer (3–0) B. Suter (0–1) 1611 6–2 –
10 March 3 Harvard Hi Corbett Field 3–1 K. Wade (2–0) J. Novak (0–1) M. Troupe (1) 2187 7–2 –
11 March 4 Harvard Hi Corbett Field 13–2 J. Farris (2–1) J. Kremers (0–1) 1745 8–2 –
12 March 6 UC Davis Hi Corbett Field 6–0 L. Long (3–0) E. Wolf (0–1) 1248 9–2 –
13 March 7 UC Davis Hi Corbett Field 6–4 M. Troupe (1–0) C. Levy (3–1) 1305 10–2 –
14 March 9 Eastern Michigan Hi Corbett Field 9–2 K. Heyer (4–0) J. Battistelli (1–2) 1310 11–2 –
15 March 10 Eastern Michigan Hi Corbett Field 16–7 K. Wade (3–0) S. Weber (1–2) 1623 12–2 –
16 March 11 Eastern Michigan Hi Corbett Field 9–8 M. Troupe (2–0) N. Butara (0–1) 1801 13–2 –
17 March 13 Rice Reckling Park 1–5 A. Benak (3–0) L. Long (2–1) 3599 13–3 –
18 March 14 Rice Reckling Park 8–5 S. Manthei (1–0) T. Wall (3–2) M. Troupe (2) 3640 14–3 0–0
19 March 16 Washington State Hi Corbett Field 0–6 JD. Leckenby (3–2) K. Heyer (4–1) 2306 14–4 0–1
20 March 17 Washington State Hi Corbett Field 8–7 S. Manthei (2–0) J. Pistorese (2–1) M. Troupe (3) 1496 15–4 1–1
21 March 17 Washington State Hi Corbett Field 12–9 S. Manthei (3–0) K. Swannack (1–2) 2025 16–4 2–1
22 March 20 New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field 4–7 E. Mott (1–2) S. Manthei (3–1) 1286 15–5 2–1
23 March 21 New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field 8–13 R. Montoya (1–0) L. Long (2–2) 1520 16–6 2–1
24 March 23 Oregon State Goss Stadium 5–6 T. Bryant (3–0) S. Manthei (3–2) 1623 16–7 2–2
25 March 24 Oregon State Goss Stadium 5–4 S. Manthei (4–2) C. Brocker (0–3) M. Troupe (4) 1873 17–7 3–2
26 March 25 Oregon State Goss Stadium 7–5 J. Farris (3–1) J. Fry (1–1) M. Troupe (5) 1512 18–7 4–2
27 March 30 Stanford Hi Corbett Field 8–7 S. Manthei (5–2) D. Schmidt (2–1) 4191 19–7 5–2
28 March 31 Stanford Hi Corbett Field 4–2 K. Wade (4–0) B. Mooneyham (5–1) 3506 20–7 6–2
29 April 1 Stanford Hi Corbett Field 6–2 J. Farris (4–1) J. Hochstatter (3–3) 2959 21–7 7–2
April: 9–7 (Conference: 5–4; Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
25 April 4 Utah Valley Brent Brown Ballpark 4–5 J. Gendlek (4–3) T. Crawford (0–1) 2014 21–8 7–2
26 April 5 Utah Spring Mobile Ballpark 11–2 K. Heyer (5–1) J. Pond (2–5) 580 22–8 8–2
27 April 6 Utah Spring Mobile Ballpark 6–7 M. Watrous (2–0) S. Manthei (5–3) T. Wagner (1) 461 22–9 8–3
28 April 7 Utah Spring Mobile Ballpark 11–7 T. Hale (1–0) T. Tripp (0–2) M. Troupe (6) 565 23–9 9–3
29 April 13 UCLA Hi Corbett Field 4–3 K. Heyer (6–1) D. Berg (4–1) 4080 24–9 10–3
30 April 14 UCLA Hi Corbett Field 3–15 N. Vander Tuig (4–2) K. Wade (4–1) 2380 24–10 10–4
31 April 15 UCLA Hi Corbett Field 2–6 Z. Weiss (2–1) J. Farris (4–2) 2858 24–11 10–5
32 April 17 Arizona State Packard Stadium 8–12 J. Lopez (1–0) M. Troupe (2–1) 2972 24–12 10–5
33 April 20 Washington Husky Ballpark 10–2 25–12 11–5
34 April 21 Washington Husky Ballpark 4–1 K. Wade (5–1) T. Kane (2–1) 518 26–12 12–5
35 April 22 Washington Husky Ballpark 5–6 T. Kane (3–1) S. Manthei (5–4) 532 26–13 12–6
36 April 27 East Tennessee State Hi Corbett Field 24–7 K. Heyer (8–1) J. Long (2–6) 2047 27–13 12–6
37 April 28 East Tennessee State Hi Corbett Field 6–4 K. Wade (6–1) J. Long (5–5) 1706 28–13 12–6
38 April 29 East Tennessee State Hi Corbett Field 21–6 J. Farris (5–2) K. Doane 1737 29–13 12–6
May: 9–4 (Conference: 9–4; Home: 3–3; Road: 6–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
39 May 4 Oregon Hi Corbett Field 1–6 A. Keudell (8–3) K. Heyer (8–2) 3317 29–14 12–7
40 May 5 Oregon Hi Corbett Field 12–6 T. Crawford (1–1) J. Reed (5–3) 3385 30–14 13–7
41 May 6 Oregon Hi Corbett Field 1–3 J. Sherfy (4–2) J. Farris (5–3) 1996 30–15 13–8
42 May 11 California Evans Diamond 3–1 K. Heyer (9–2) M. Theofanopoul (3–5) 276 31–15 14–8
43 May 12 California Evans Diamond 4–1 K. Wade (7–1) M. Flemer (7–4) 474 32–15 15–8
44 May 13 California Evans Diamond 7–4 T. Hale (2–0) J. Jones (4–7) 774 33–15 16–8
45 May 16 Arizona State Packard Stadium 10–2 M. Troupe (3–1) D. Gillies (1–4) 3098 34–15 16–8
46 May 18 USC Dedeaux Field 11–1 K. Heyer (10–2) B. Mount (1–7) 501 35–15 17–8
47 May 19 USC Dedeaux Field 4–8 A. Triggs (5–6) K. Wade (7–2) 548 35–16 17–9
48 May 20 USC Dedeaux Field 6–1 J. Farris (6–3) S. Tarpley (5–3) 706 36–16 18–9
51 May 25 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field 1–0 K. Heyer (11–2) B. Rodgers (10–3) 37–16 19–9
52 May 26 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field 7–9 T. Williams (12–2) K. Wade (7–3) 5677 37–17 19–10
53 May 27 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field 8–7 S. Manthei (6–4) R. Ravago (4–1) 2927 38–17 20–10
Post-season
NCAA Tucson Regional
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
54 June 1 Missouri Hi Corbett Field 15–3 K. Heyer (12–2) B. Holovach (7–5) 5086 39–17 1–0
55 June 2 Louisville Hi Corbett Field 16–4 K. Wade (8–3) J. Ruxer (8–3) 4007 40–17 2–0
56 June 4 Louisville Hi Corbett Field 16–3 J. Farris (7–3) J. Thompson (9–4) None 3485 41–17 3–0
NCAA Tucson Super Regional
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
57 June 8 St. John's Hi Corbett Field 7–6 M. Troupe (4–1) K. Kilpatrick (3–3) 2514 42–17 4–0
58 June 9 St. John's Hi Corbett Field 7–4 K. Wade (9–3) S. Hagan (9–3) 3907 43–17 5–0
College World Series
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
59 June 15 Florida State TD Ameritrade Park 4–3 M. Troupe (5–1) R. Benincasa 22,391 44–17 6–0
60 June 17 UCLA TD Ameritrade Park 4–0 K. Wade (10–3) N. Vander Tuig (10–4) 19,198 45–17 7–0
61 June 21 Florida State TD Ameritrade Park 10–3 K. Heyer (13–2) Leibrandt (8–3) 20,596 46–17 8–0
62 June 24 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 5–1 K. Wade (11–3) F. Koumas (2–3) 24,748 47–17 9–0
63 June 25 South Carolina TD Ameritrade Park 4–1 M. Troupe (6–1) M.Price (5–5) 23,872 48–17 10–0

Tucson Regional

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Tucson Super Regional
Tucson Regional Teams
(1) Arizona Wildcats (4) Missouri Tigers (2) New Mexico State Aggies (3) Louisville Cardinals

Tucson Super Regional

Tucson Super Regional Teams
Arizona Wildcats vs. St. John's Red Storm

College World Series

See also: 2012 College World Series
2012 College World Series Teams
(2) UCLA Bruins Stony Brook Seawolves Arizona Wildcats (3) Florida State Seminoles Kent State Golden Flashes Arkansas Razorbacks (1) Florida Gators (8) South Carolina Gamecocks
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
2 UCLA 9
Stony Brook 1
2 UCLA 0
Arizona 4
Arizona 4
3 Florida State 3
Arizona 10 -
3 Florida State 3 -
Stony Brook 2
3 Florida State 12
3 Florida State 4
2 UCLA 1
Arizona 5 4 -
8 South Carolina 1 1 -
Kent State 1
Arkansas 8
Arkansas 2
8 South Carolina 1
1 Florida 3
8 South Carolina 7
Arkansas 0 2
8 South Carolina 2 3
Kent State 5
1 Florida 4
Kent State 1
8 South Carolina 4

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'2020*13119111281216161618171311
Baseball America58776584413111114141313
Collegiate Baseball^2022181813141558866108887
NCBWA†18181412910131012161816191713139

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Arizona Wildcats in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Alex Mejia IF 4th 150th St. Louis Cardinals
Rob Refsnyder OF 5th 187th New York Yankees
Kurt Heyer RHP 6th 210th St. Louis Cardinals
Seth Mejias-Brean 3B 8th 262nd Cincinnati Reds
Joey Rickard CF 9th 302nd Tampa Bay Rays

References

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Pac-12. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State vs Arizona (Feb 17, 2012)". stats.gobison.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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