1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–36 (11–19 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumWildcat Field
1984 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Washington State  x‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 41 – 20   .672
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 39 – 17   .696
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 30 – 23   .566
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 22 – 23   .489
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 23 – 18   .561
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 23 – 29   .442
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 16 – 27   .372
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 23 – 7   .767 55 – 20   .733
No. 24 Southern California  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 44 – 23   .657
No. 12 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 38 – 26   .594
California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 39 – 28   .582
 ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 22 – 36   .379
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 28 – 32   .467
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 12th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 22-36 overall and placed 5th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 11–19 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 4th straight season, marking at the time the longest drought in program history; this would later be surpassed by a 5-season stretch from 1994-1998. This also marked the 1st time the program posted 2 consecutive losing seasons.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1983 season with a record of 25-31 and 14–15 in conference play, finishing tied for 4th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona failed to advance to the postseason for the 3rd straight season, tying at the time the longest postseason drought in program history (set on 3 prior occasions).

Personnel

Roster

1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  • Kevin Blankenship

• David Cooper

• Patrick Coveney

• Walter Dill

• Scott Engle

• Joe Estes

• Chip Hale

• Randal Hayes

• Derek Huenneke

• Lance Lincoln

• John MacArthur

• Joe Magrane

• Gar Millay

• Scott Nossek

• Joe O'Donnell

• Brian Peter

• Bobby Ralston

• Steven Strong

• Todd Trafton

• Thomas Weiser

• Marc Wing

• Mike Young

Coaches

1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4]

1984 Schedule and results

1984 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Jan 30 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-6 1-0
Jan 31 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-4 2-0
Feb 3 UNLV Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-9 2-1
Feb 4 UNLV Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-1 3-1
Feb 4 UNLV Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 1-2 3-2
Feb 6 UC Riverside Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-14 3-3
Feb 7 UC Riverside Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-6 4-3
Feb 10 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 4-1 5-3
Feb 11 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8-7 6-3
Feb 11 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 1-5 6-4
Feb 13 New Mexico State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-6 7-4
Feb 14 New Mexico State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 27-10 8-4
Feb 16 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 1-4 8-5
Feb 17 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 3-15 8-6
Feb 18 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-13 8-7
Feb 20 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 5-4 9-7
Feb 21 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 2-9 9-8
Feb 24 Oklahoma State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 7-10 9-9
Feb 25 Oklahoma State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 13-21 9-10
Feb 26 Oklahoma State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 11-12 9-11
Feb 27 Cal State Northridge Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-8 9-12
Feb 28 Cal State Northridge Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 3-11 9-13
Mar 2 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-2 10-13 1-0
Mar 3 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 11-14 10-14 1-1
Mar 4 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 13-10 11-14 2-1
Mar 9 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 4-7 11-15 2-2
Mar 10 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1-11 11-16 2-3
Mar 11 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2-7 11-17 2-4
Mar 13 at San Diego John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA W 22-1 12-17
Mar 14 at San Diego John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA W 7-5 13-17
Mar 15 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 4-5 13-18
Mar 16 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 2-3 13-19
Mar 17 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 3-9 13-20
Mar 23 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 7-11 13-21 2-5
Mar 24 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 3-9 13-22 2-6
Mar 25 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2-14 13-23 2-7
Mar 27 Grand Canyon Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 9-14 13-24
Mar 30 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-2 14-24 3-7
Mar 31 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-3 15-24 4-7
Apr 1 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-9 16-24 5-7
Apr 6 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3-4 16-25 5-8
Apr 7 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3-18 16-26 5-9
Apr 8 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8-5 17-26 6-9
Apr 13 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 5-12 17-27 6-10
Apr 14 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 3-4 17-28 6-11
Apr 15 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 1-4 17-29 6-12
Apr 19 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-5 18-29 7-12
Apr 20 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-5 19-29 8-12
Apr 21 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 20-29 9-12
Apr 27 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 9-11 20-30 9-13
Apr 28 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4-7 20-31 9-14
Apr 29 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4-5 20-32 9-15
May 4 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-4 21-32 10-15
May 5 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 21-33 10-16
May 6 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-17 21-34 10-17
May 11 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-8 21-35 10-18
May 12 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 4-6 21-36 10-19
May 13 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-5 22-36 11-19

1984 MLB Draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Bobby Ralston INF 6 64 Minnesota Twins
Scott Nossek LHP 35 154 Chicago White Sox

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References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "1984 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.