2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball
2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball
College World Series Champions ; vs. South Carolina
Tucson Super Regional Champions; Tucson Regional Champions; Pac-12 Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	48–17 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Lopez (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Shaun Cole (3rd season); Matt Siegel (1st season); Brett Scyphers (3rd season);
Home stadium	Hi Corbett Field
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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	B/T	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
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	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	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

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

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'	20	20*	13	11	9	11	12	8	12	16	16	16	18	17	13	11
Baseball America	5	8	7	7	6	5	8	4	4	13	11	11	14	14	13	13
Collegiate Baseball^	20	22	18	18	13	14	15	5	8	8	6	6	10	8	8	8	7
NCBWA†	18	18	14	12	9	10	13	10	12	16	18	16	19	17	13	13	9

^ 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

Refsnyder would eventually make his Major League debut with the Yankees in 2015
Rickard would make his Major League Debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2016.
Mejia would make his Major League Debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017.

References

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

[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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v t e Arizona Wildcats 2012 College World Series champions
1 Johnny Field 2 Rob Refsnyder (College World Series MOP) 5 Seth Mejias-Brean 13 Alex Mejia 22 Brandon Dixon 35 Joey Rickard 36 James Farris 48 Konner Wade
Manager Andy Lopez Assistant coach Shaun Cole
Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

v t e Arizona Wildcats baseball
Venues	UA Field (1929–1966) Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium (1967–2011) Hi Corbett Field (2012–present)
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball

College World Series Champions vs. South Carolina
Tucson Super Regional Champions Tucson Regional Champions Pac-12 Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	48–17 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Lopez (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Shaun Cole (3rd season) Matt Siegel (1st season) Brett Scyphers (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hi Corbett Field
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →