2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record10-5 (0-0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Yeskie (1st season)
  • Dave Lawn (5th season)
  • Marc Wanaka (5th season)
Home stadiumHi Corbett Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 9th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Jay Johnson in his 5th season at Arizona. This also marked the program's first season with Nate Yeskie as associate head coach. Yeskie was hired away from Oregon State during the offseason to replace Sergio Brown who departed to assume the role of associate head coach at Cal State Fullerton.[1] The season was cancelled on March 12, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Personnel

Roster

2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 2   .867
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 4   .765
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 5   .667
USC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 5   .667
Washington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 6   .600
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 7   .563
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 7   .533
Utah  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 11   .313
California  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 11   .313
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020[3]
Rankings from D1Baseball
2020 Arizona Wildcats roster[4]
  Pitchers

• 4 - Gil Luna - Junior

• 6 - Randy Abshier - Sophomore

• 11 - Wesley Scott - Freshman

• 12 - Garrett Irvin - Junior

• 14 - Jonathan Guardado - Junior

• 15 - Nate Brown - Senior

• 19 - Zach Sherman - Junior

• 20 - Bryce Collins - Freshman

• 22 - Chandler Murphy - Freshman

• 26 - Vince Vannelle - Senior

• 27 - Dawson Netz - Freshman

• 30 - Preston Price - Senior

• 34 - Ian Churchill - Junior

• 35 - Blake Peyton - Freshman

• 36 - George Arias Jr. - Sophomore

• 37 - German Fajardo - Freshman

• 38 - Tyler Smith - Sophomore

• 40 - Quinn Flanagan - Sophomore

• 44 - Davis Vainer - Senior

• 47 - Hunter Cope - Freshman

Catchers

• 1 - Kobe Kato - Sophomore

• 5 - Matthew Dyer - Junior

• 16 - Austin Wells - Sophomore

• 31 - Kaden Hopson - Freshman

Infielders

• 3 - Tony Bullard - Sophomore

• 8 - Dayton Dooney - Sophomore

• 10 - Jacob Blas - Sophomore

• 18 - Blake Klassen - Freshman

• 24 - Bryce Begell - Freshman

• 29 - Kyson Donahue - Freshman

Outfielders

• 7 - Mac Bingham - Freshman

• 13 - Tyler Casagrande - Sophomore

• 17 - Branden Boissiere - Sophomore

• 23 - Donta Williams - Junior

• 28 - Blake Paugh - Junior

• 33 - Tate Soderstrom - Junior

• 42 - Ryan Holgate - Sophomore

Utility

• 24 - Jacob Shaver - Freshman

Coaches

2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4]
  • Jay Johnson - Head Coach
  • Nate Yeskie - Assistant Coach
  • Dave Lawn - Assistant Coach
  • Marc Wanaka - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[5]
Name Position
Donta Williams Center fielder
Austin Wells Catcher
Matthew Dyer Left fielder
Dayton Dooney Designated hitter
Branden Boissiere First baseman
Jacob Blas Second baseman
Ryan Holgate Right fielder
Kyson Donahue Shortstop
Tony Bullard Third baseman
Garrett Irvin Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2020 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[6][7]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall

Record

Pac-12

Record

Feb 14 vs Albany Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-7 Irvin (1-0) Weber (0-1) None 1-0
Feb 15 vs Albany Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 15-0 Flanagan (1-0) Scherrer (0-1) None 2-0
Feb 16 vs Albany Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-3 Murphy (1-0) Germinerio (0-1) None 3-0
Feb 17 vs Minnesota Tempe Diablo Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2-5 Davis (1-0) Netz (0-1) Horton (1) 3-1
Feb 21 vs Southern Illinois Fowler Park • San Diego, CA W 6-5 Irvin (2-0) Back (1-1) Luna (1) 4-1
Feb 22 vs Iowa Fowler Park • San Diego, CA L 1-4 Judkins (2-0) Flanagan (0-2) Leonard (2) 4-2
Feb 23 vs Nebraska Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA W 3-2 Murphy (2-0) Povich (0-2) Vannelle (1) 5-2
Feb 26 vs Central Michigan Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2-4 Frazer (1-1) Luna (0-1) None 5-3
Feb 28 vs Central Michigan Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5-1 Irvin (3-0) Miller (2-1) Vannelle (2) 6-3
Feb 29 vs Rhode Island Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 19-10 Peyton (1-0) Cherry (0-2) None 7-3
Mar 1 vs Rhode Island Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 11-15 Brosius (1-0) Brown (0-1) None 7-4
Mar 3 at Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX W 8-6 Vanelle (1-0) Meaney (0-1) None 8-4
Mar 6 vs Houston Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7-1 Irvin (4-0) Lockhart (1-2) None 9-4
Mar 7 vs Houston Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 1-3 Aguilar (2-0) Flanagan (1-2) Cherry (2) 9-5
Mar 8 vs Houston Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-6 Price (1-0) Henry (0-2) None 10-5
Mar 13 vs Oregon State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 14 vs Oregon State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 15 vs Oregon State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 17 at Arizona State - Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ Cancelled - - - -
Mar 20 at Washington - Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 21 at Washington - Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 22 at Washington - Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 24 vs New Mexico State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - -
Mar 27 at Southern California - Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 28 at Southern California - Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 29 at Southern California - Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA Cancelled - - - - -
Mar 31 at San Diego State - Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Cancelled - - - -
Apr 3 vs Stanford - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 4 vs Stanford - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 5 vs Stanford - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 9 vs Washington State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 10 vs Washington State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 11 vs Washington State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 14 vs Grand Canyon - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - -
Apr 17 at Oregon - PK Park • Eugene, OR Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 18 at Oregon - PK Park • Eugene, OR Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 19 at Oregon - PK Park • Eugene, OR Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 21 vs New Mexico - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - -
Apr 24 vs Arizona State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 25 vs Arizona State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 26 vs Arizona State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
Apr 27 vs Utah Valley - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - -
May 1 at California - Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA Cancelled - - - - -
May 2 at California - Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA Cancelled - - - - -
May 3 at California - Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA Cancelled - - - - -
May 4 at Sacramento State - John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA Cancelled - - - -
May 8 vs UCLA - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
May 9 vs UCLA - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
May 10 vs UCLA - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - - -
May 12 at Grand Canyon - GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ Cancelled - - - -
May 14 vs Penn State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - -
May 15 vs Penn State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - -
May 16 vs Penn State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Cancelled - - - -
May 21 at Utah - Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Cancelled - - - - -
May 22 at Utah - Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Cancelled - - - - -
May 23 at Utah - Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Cancelled - - - - -

2020 MLB draft

Main article: 2020 MLB draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Austin Wells C 1 28 New York Yankees
Matthew Dyer C 4 120 New York Mets

References

  1. ^ Star, Arizona Daily. "'A huge day for our program': Wildcats make Nate Yeskie's hire official, shuffle baseball staff". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2020 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Baseball vs Albany on 2/14/2020 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Schedule". Pac-12. Retrieved February 16, 2020.[permanent dead link]
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