2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 33-23 (12-12 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Jerry Stitt (5th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Bill Kinneberg (5th season)
* Victor Solis (5th season)

Home stadium| Sancet Stadium

Seasons

<- 2000

2002 ->

2001 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
No. 5 Southern California ‍†‍‍ | 18 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .750 |  |  | 45 | - | 19 | - | 0 |  | .703
No. 2 Stanford ‍‍‍y | 17 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .708 |  |  | 51 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .750
No. 23 Arizona State ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .583 |  |  | 37 | - | 20 | - | 1 |  | .647
California ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .583 |  |  | 34 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .576
Arizona ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 33 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .589
Oregon State ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .458 |  |  | 31 | - | 24 | - | 0 |  | .564
UCLA ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .375 |  |  | 30 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .526
Washington ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .292 |  |  | 29 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .558
Washington State ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 18 | - | 0 |  | .250 |  |  | 15 | - | 39 | - | 0 |  | .278
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 5th season at Arizona. Following the season Coach Stitt resigned from his post after 23 seasons on the coaching staff, including the previous 5 as head coach. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 33-23 and placed 5th in the Pacific-10 Conference with 12-12 record. They would miss the postseason for the 4th time in 5 years and 2nd straight season.

## Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2000 season with an overall record of 26-30, their first losing season since 1996. They finished 5th in conference play with a record of 12-12. Arizona missed the postseason for a 2nd straight year and 4th time in Jerry Stitt's 5 seasons as head coach.

## Personnel

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### Roster

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2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]

|  | Pitchers

• 2 - Joe Little - Freshman

• 3 - Rob Elias - Senior

• 12 - Sean Rierson - Freshman

• 13 - Peter Fredericks - Freshman

• 15 - Brian Pemble - Junior

• 16 - Jason Martinez - Sophomore

• 20 - Kevin Rupprecht - Freshman

• 22 - Marc Kaiser - Freshman

• 25 - David Brockman - Junior

• 28 - Chris Goodman - Freshman

• 31 - Nathan Staggs - Sophomore

• 36 - Tony Sulser - Freshman

• 38 - Britt Echols - Sophomore

• 40 - Daryl DeSalvo - Junior

• 47 - Kevin Sears - Junior

| Catchers

• 5 - Jeff Casper - Senior

• 19 - Chris Cunningham - Junior

• 26 - Ken Riley - Sophomore

Infielders

• 1 - Moises Duran - Freshman

• 4 - Greg Powers - Sophomore

• 10 - Brad Hassey - Junior

• 11 - Erik Torres - Senior

• 18 - Shelley Duncan \- Junior

• 24 - Matt Abram - Junior

• 44 - Ernie Durazo - Junior

| Outfielders

• 14 - Kenny Huff - Junior

• 27 - Brian Anderson \- Freshman

• 34 - Jason Shroyer - Senior

• 37 - Kyle Tasco - Junior

• 43 - Clayton Bried - Junior

Utility

• 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Junior

### Coaches

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2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff

* Jerry Stitt \- Head Coach
* Bill Kinneberg \- Assistant Coach
* Victor Solis - Assistant Coach

### Opening day

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Opening Day Starters[4]

Name  | Position
Brad Hassey  | Shortstop
Matt Abram  | Second baseman
Ernie Durazo  | First baseman
Shelley Duncan | Right fielder
Kenny Huff  | Left fielder
Erik Torres  | Third baseman
Marc Kaiser  | Designated hitter
Ken Riley  | Catcher
Jason Shroyer  | Center fielder
Sean Rierson  | Starting pitcher

## Schedule and results

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2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[5]

Regular Season
Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win/Loss  | Overall

Record

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Record

Jan 18  | at Hawaii-Hilo |  | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | W 3-2  | Goodman (1-0) | 1-0  |
Jan 19  | at Hawaii-Hilo  |  | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI  | W 3-2  | Kaiser (1-0) | 2-0  |
Jan 19  | at Hawaii-Hilo  |  | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI  | W 12-1  | Little (1-0) | 3-0  |
Jan 20  | at Hawaii-Hilo  |  | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI  | L 1-4  | Pemble (0-1)  | 3-1  |
Jan 25  | BYU |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-8  | Rierson (0-1)  | 3-2  |
Jan 26  | BYU  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 15-7  | Sulser (1-0) | 4-2  |
Jan 27  | BYU  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | Cancelled | \-  | \-  | \-
Jan 29  | Saint Mary's |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 8-4  | Pemble (1-1) | 5-2  |
Jan 30  | Saint Mary's  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 8-12  | Goodman (1-1)  | 5-3  |
Jan 31  | Saint Mary's  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 4-8  | Rierson (0-2)  | 5-4  |
Feb 2  | #22 Long Beach State |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 4-6  | Kaiser (1-1)  | 5-5  |
Feb 3  | #22 Long Beach State  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 9-21  | Pemble (1-2)  | 5-6  |
Feb 4  | #22 Long Beach State  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 11-18  | Brockman (0-1)  | 5-7  |
Feb 8  | New Mexico |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 9-3  | Kaiser (2-1) | 6-7  |
Feb 9  | New Mexico  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 8-0  | Rierson (1-2) | 7-7  |
Feb 10  | New Mexico  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 12-3  | Goodman (2-1) | 8-7  |
Feb 16  | Texas A&M |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 9-6  | Kaiser (3-1) | 9-7  |
Feb 17  | Texas A&M  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 12-5  | Pemble (2-2) | 10-7  |
Feb 18  | Texas A&M  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 16-5  | Little (2-0) | 11-7  |
Feb 23  | Utah |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 8-7  | Kaiser (4-1) | 12-7  |
Feb 24  | Utah  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 4-6  | Elias (0-1)  | 12-8  |
Feb 25  | Utah  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 5-4  | Sulser (2-0) | 13-8  |
Mar 2  | vs #20 Southern Miss |  | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | L 4-14  | Kaiser (4-2)  | 13-9  |
Mar 3  | at Ole Miss |  | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS  | L 4-5  | Elias (0-2)  | 13-10  |
Mar 4  | vs Saint Francis (NY) |  | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS  | W 3-1  | Pemble (3-2) | 14-10  |
Mar 9  | at #22 UCLA |  | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 2-3  | Sulser (2-1)  | 14-11  | 0-1
Mar 10  | at #22 UCLA  |  | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA  | W 6-4  | Rierson (2-2) | 15-11  | 1-1
Mar 11  | at #22 UCLA  |  | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA  | W 9-6  | Little (3-0) | 16-11  | 2-1
Mar 14  | Houston |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 3-9  | Pemble (3-3)  | 16-12  |
Mar 16  | Southern Utah |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-5  | Kaiser (5-2) | 17-12  |
Mar 17  | Southern Utah  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-2  | Rierson (3-2) | 18-12  |
Mar 18  | Southern Utah  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-7  | DeSalvo (1-0) | 19-12  |
Mar 23  | #12 USC |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 0-8  | Kaiser (5-3)  | 19-13  | 2-2
Mar 24  | #12 USC  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 4-6  | Rierson (3-3)  | 19-14  | 2-3
Mar 25  | #12 USC  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 7-8  | Elias (0-3)  | 19-15  | 2-4
Mar 30  | Oregon State |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 5-2  | Kaiser (6-3) | 20-15  | 3-4
Mar 31  | Oregon State  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 0-8  | Rierson (3-4)  | 20-16  | 3-5
Apr 1  | Oregon State  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-6  | Pemble (4-3) | 21-16  | 4-5
Apr 6  | at Washington State |  | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 14-11  | DeSalvo (2-0) | 22-16  | 5-5
Apr 7  | at Washington State  |  | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA  | W 11-7  | Rierson (4-4) | 23-16  | 6-5
Apr 8  | at Washington State  |  | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA  | L 14-17  | Brockman (0-2)  | 23-17  | 6-6
Apr 12  | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 14-9  | Kaiser (7-4) | 24-17  |
Apr 13  | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 19-7  | Brockman (1-2) | 25-17  |
Apr 14  | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-0  | Goodman (3-1) | 26-17  |
Apr 17  | at Grand Canyon |  | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 4-2  | Sulser (3-1) | 27-17  |
Apr 20  | California |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 9-11  | Kaiser (7-4)  | 27-18  | 6-7
Apr 21  | California  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | L 13-19  | Martinez (0-1)  | 27-19  | 6-8
Apr 22  | California  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 12-11  | Anderson (1-0) | 28-19  | 7-8
Apr 27  | at #19 Arizona State |  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 4-7  | Kaiser (7-5)  | 28-20  | 7-9
Apr 28  | at #19 Arizona State  |  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ  | W 3-1  | Rierson (5-4) | 29-20  | 8-9
Apr 29  | at #19 Arizona State  |  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ  | L 5-6  | Anderson (1-1)  | 29-21  | 8-10
May 11  | at Stanford |  | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 5-6  | Kaiser (7-6)  | 29-22  | 8-11
May 12  | at Stanford  |  | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA  | W 5-4  | Rierson (6-4) | 30-22  | 9-11
May 13  | at Stanford  |  | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA  | L 2-8  | Goodman (3-1)  | 30-23  | 9-12
May 18  | Washington |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 8-3  | Kaiser (8-6) | 31-23  | 10-12
May 19  | Washington  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 5-2  | Rierson (7-4) | 32-23  | 11-12
May 20  | Washington  |  | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ  | W 18-6  | Little (4-0) | 33-23  | 12-12

## 2001 MLB draft

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Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | MLB team

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Shelley Duncan | OF  | 2  | 62  | New York Yankees
Ernie Durazo  | 1B  | 12  | 361  | Toronto Blue Jays
Kenny Huff  | OF  | 36  | 1067  | Minnesota Twins
Matt Abram  | 2B  | 38  | 1127  | Minnesota Twins

## References

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1. ^ 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
2. ^ "2001 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
3. ^ "2001 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Overall Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
4. ^ "Arizona v Hawaii-Hilo (Jan 18, 2001)". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
5. ^ "2001 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Schedule and Results)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

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