1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season

1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball

West I Regional

Pacific-10 Southern Regular Season Champions

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 45–18–1 (23–7 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Jerry Kindall (17th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Jerry Stitt (11th season)
* Jim Wing (17th season)

Home stadium| Sancet Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Northern
Washington State x‍‍‍ | 16 | - | 8 |  | .667 |  |  | 37 | - | 20 |  | .649
Gonzaga ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 9 |  | .625 |  |  | 27 | - | 19 |  | .587
Oregon State ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 9 |  | .625 |  |  | 27 | - | 23 |  | .540
Portland ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 12 |  | .500 |  |  | 32 | - | 24 |  | .571
Portland State ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 13 |  | .458 |  |  | 37 | - | 28 |  | .569
Washington ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 15 |  | .375 |  |  | 13 | - | 20 |  | .394
Eastern Washington ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 18 |  | .250 |  |  | 24 | - | 29 |  | .453
Southern
No. 11 Arizona x‍‍‍y | 23 | - | 7 |  | .767 |  |  | 45 | - | 18 |  | .714
No. 17 Arizona State ‍‍‍y | 19 | - | 11 |  | .633 |  |  | 42 | - | 19 |  | .689
No. 26 Southern California ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 14 |  | .533 |  |  | 41 | - | 25 |  | .621
Stanford ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 18 |  | .400 |  |  | 30 | - | 28 |  | .517
California ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 20 |  | .333 |  |  | 35 | - | 24 |  | .593
UCLA ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 20 |  | .333 |  |  | 27 | - | 33 |  | .450
x - Division champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 17th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 45-18-1 overall and placed 1st in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 23–7 record. This was the program's 1st regular season conference championship since 1980, and their 1st ever outright conference championship since joining the Pacific-10 Conference. After a single year absence, Arizona returned to the postseason and was selected to host the West I Regional at Sancet Stadium. The Wildcats won their 1st pair of games against Eastern Kentucky and Hawaii before falling to Long Beach State in their 3rd game. The team bounced back to avoid elimination against Loyola Marymount but ultimately lost the next game to Long Beach State to end their season. The team was also noteworthy for featuring 6 future Major League Baseball players.

## Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 1988 season with a record of 33-26 and 10–20 in conference play, finishing 6th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona would miss the postseason for the 1st time since 1984.

## Personnel

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### Roster

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1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]

|  | • David Blake

• Randy Bongard

• Todd Devereaux

• Lance Dickson

• Scott Erickson

• Matt Figueroa

| • Greg Fowble

• Mike Gambino

• Mike Ortiz

• Jason Hisey

• Trevor Hoffman

• Jack Johnson

| • Kevin Long

• Damon Mashore

• J.J. Northam

• Jim Richardson

• J.T. Snow

• Alan Zinter

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### Coaches

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1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4]

* Jerry Kindall \- Head Coach
* Jerry Stitt \- Assistant Coach
* Jim Wing - Assistant Coach

## 1989 Schedule and results

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1989 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5][6]

Regular Season
Date  | Opponent  | Site/Stadium  | Score  | Overall

Record

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Record

Jan 28  | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-4  | 1-0-0  |
Jan 29  | New Mexico State  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 10-3  | 2-0-0  |
Jan 30  | New Mexico State  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 8-0  | 3-0-0  |
Feb 2  | Nevada | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 5-2  | 4-0-0  |
Feb 3  | Nevada  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-3  | 5-0-0  |
Feb 4  | Nevada  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-4  | 6-0-0  |
Feb 6  | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 4-12  | 6-1-0  |
Feb 7  | Cal State Dominguez Hills  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 18-4  | 7-1-0  |
Feb 9  | Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 11-3  | 8-1-0  |
Feb 10  | Utah  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 10-2  | 9-1-0  |
Feb 11  | Utah  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 14-5  | 10-1-0  |
Feb 13  | United States International | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 18-0  | 11-1-0  |
Feb 14  | United States International  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-2  | 12-1-0  |
Feb 16  | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3-7  | 12-2-0  |
Feb 17  | at Cal State Fullerton  | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA  | W 7-6  | 13-2-0  |
Feb 18  | at Cal State Fullerton  | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA  | L 5-7  | 13-3-0  |
Feb 20  | Long Beach State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 6-8  | 13-4-0  |
Feb 21  | Long Beach State  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 7-14  | 13-5-0  |
Feb 24  | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 10-6  | 14-5-0  | 1-0
Feb 25  | at USC  | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA  | W 7-6  | 15-5-0  | 2-0
Feb 26  | at USC  | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA  | L 5-7  | 15-6-0  | 2-1
Mar 3  | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA  | W 11-1  | 16-6-0  | 3-1
Mar 4  | at UCLA  | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA  | W 6-3  | 17-6-0  | 4-1
Mar 5  | at UCLA  | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA  | W 10-4  | 18-6-0  | 5-1
Mar 10  | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 17-3  | 19-6-0  | 6-1
Mar 11  | Stanford  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-7  | 20-6-0  | 7-1
Mar 12  | Stanford  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 4-5  | 20-7-0  | 7-2
Mar 14  | UNLV | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-5  | 21-7-0  |
Mar 15  | UNLV  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 8-9  | 21-8-0  |
Mar 17  | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 2-1  | 22-8-0  | 8-2
Mar 18  | at California  | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA  | W 12-8  | 23-8-0  | 9-2
Mar 19  | at California  | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA  | L 1-2  | 23-9-0  | 9-3
Mar 23  | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 5-3  | 24-9-0  | 10-3
Mar 24  | Arizona State  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 2-3  | 24-10-0  | 10-4
Mar 25  | Arizona State  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 6-16  | 24-11-0  | 10-5
Mar 31  | vs Georgia Tech | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 3-1  | 25-11-0  |
Mar 31  | vs Oklahoma State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN  | L 3-6  | 25-12-0  |
Apr 1  | at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN  | T 5-5  | 25-12-1  |
Apr 2  | vs Georgia Tech  | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN  | W 12-4  | 26-12-1  |
Apr 7  | UCLA  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-1  | 27-12-1  | 11-5
Apr 8  | UCLA  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-5  | 28-12-1  | 12-5
Apr 9  | UCLA  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-1  | 29-12-1  | 13-5
Apr 11  | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 4-1  | 30-12-1  |
Apr 14  | California  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 20-3  | 31-12-1  | 14-5
Apr 15  | California  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-3  | 32-12-1  | 15-5
Apr 16  | California  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 16-6  | 33-12-1  | 16-5
Apr 21  | USC  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 11-4  | 34-12-1  | 17-5
Apr 22  | USC  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 14-6  | 35-12-1  | 18-5
Apr 23  | USC  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-4  | 36-12-1  | 19-5
Apr 28  | at Stanford  | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 6-5  | 37-12-1  | 20-5
Apr 29  | at Stanford  | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA  | L 3-11  | 37-13-1  | 20-6
Apr 30  | at Stanford  | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA  | L 5-12  | 37-14-1  | 20-7
May 6  | Grand Canyon  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 4-3  | 38-14-1  |
May 12  | at Arizona State  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10-6  | 39-14-1  | 21-7
May 13  | at Arizona State  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ  | W 9-4  | 40-14-1  | 22-7
May 14  | at Arizona State  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ  | W 10-0  | 41-14-1  | 23-7
May 19  | vs Clemson | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 8-6  | 42-14-1  |
May 20  | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC  | L 3-5  | 42-15-1  |
May 21  | vs Miami | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC  | L 1-11  | 42-16-1  |
NCAA West I Regional
May 26  | (6) Eastern Kentucky | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 12-6  | 43-16-1  |
May 27  | (4) Hawaii | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 17-3  | 44-16-1  |
May 28  | (3) Long Beach State  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 6-10  | 44-17-1  |
May 28  | (5) Loyola Marymount | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-4  | 45-17-1  |
May 29  | (3) Long Beach State  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 3-10  | 45-18-1  |

### West I Regional

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Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § West I Regional

West I Regional Teams

(1) Arizona Wildcats  | (6) Eastern Kentucky Colonels  | (2) Oklahoma Sooners  | (5) Loyola Marymount Lions  | (3) Long Beach State Dirtbags  | (4) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

at Tucson, AZ[7][8]

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| Round 1| | | Round 2| | | Quarterfinals| | | Semifinals| | | Final
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| Arizona| 12|
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| Eastern Kentucky| 6| | | Arizona| 17
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| Oklahoma| 5| | Arizona| 6|
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| Loyola Marymount| 2| | | | | Long Beach State| 10| | | | | |
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| | Oklahoma| 4| | | Long Beach State| 10| –
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| | | Long Beach State| 11| | | | | Arizona| 3| –
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| Long Beach State| 14| | | Arizona| 13|
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| Hawaii| 7| | | | Oklahoma| 5*| | | Loyola Marymount| 4| |
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| | Eastern Kentucky| 3| | | Loyola Marymount| 6*| | |
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| Loyola Marymount| 9| | |
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## 1989 MLB Draft

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Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | MLB Team

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Alan Zinter | C  | 1  | 24  | New York Mets
Troy Bradford  | RHP  | 4  | 106  | Toronto Blue Jays
Scott Erickson | RHP  | 4  | 112  | Minnesota Twins
J.T. Snow | INF  | 5  | 129  | New York Yankees
Trevor Hoffman | INF  | 11  | 290  | Cincinnati Reds
Kevin Long | OF  | 31  | 803  | Kansas City Royals
Todd Devereaux  | OF  | 33  | 857  | New York Yankees

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## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
2. ^ "1989 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
3. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
4. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
5. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
6. ^ "2021 UCLA Baseball Information Guide" (PDF). UCLA. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
7. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
8. ^ 2010 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Media Guide. ArizonaWildcats.com. p. 80\. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
9. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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