1994_Arizona_Wildcats_baseball_team
1994 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
American college baseball season
The 1994 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 22nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 15–40 overall and placed 6th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with a 7–23 record. The Wildcats' 15 wins were the fewest the program had in a single season since winning only 12 games in 1949 (a year in which the team played only 18 games total). This season also saw the team finish with the lowest win percentage in program history (.273). Arizona both finished with a losing record and missed the postseason for 1st time since 1991.
| 1994 Arizona Wildcats baseball | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 15–40 (7–23 Pac-10) |
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| Assistant coach | Jerry Stitt (16th season) |
| Home stadium | Sancet Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State x | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 35 | – | 19 | .648 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Washington y | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 46 | – | 18 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 30 | – | 24 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 29 | – | 23 | .558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 35 | – | 26 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Stanford xy | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Arizona State y | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 45 | – | 18 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Southern California y | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 41 | – | 20 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 25 | – | 35 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 22 | – | 36 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | 15 | – | 40 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1994[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wildcats finished the 1993 season with a record of 35–26 and 16–14 in conference play, finishing 3rd in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona reached the postseason for the final time in Jerry Kindall's tenure and were placed in the Midwest Regional, which was hosted by Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team lost to Auburn in their 1st game but rallied to win their next 3 against North Carolina State, Fordham and Oklahoma State before finally being eliminated in the regional final against Oklahoma State.
Roster
| 1994 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3] | ||||||||
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| • Steven Arffa
• Tony Bouie • Tod Brown • Eric Cheney • Christopher Cooper • Clayton Crossan • Andre Dawson • Ryan Frace |
• Robert Frisbee
• Jeffrey Gjerde • Robert Host • Scott Kidd • Tom King • Shane Lake • Scott Lanning |
• Anthony Marnell
• John Powers • Zachary Pringle • Todd Singelyn • Richard Tomey • Theodore Warrecker • Ben White • Menno Wickey |
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Coaches
| 1994 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4] | ||||||||
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| 1994 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5] | |||||
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| Regular Season | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall
Record |
Pac-10
Record |
| New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–1 | 1–0 | ||
| New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8–10 | 1–1 | ||
| New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8–11 | 1–2 | ||
| at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 0–9 | 1–3 | ||
| at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3–6 | 1–4 | ||
| at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 2–5 | 1–5 | ||
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5–6 | 1–6 | ||
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2–1 | 2–6 | ||
| New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8–11 | 2–7 | ||
| New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9–12 | 2–8 | ||
| New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–9 | 3–8 | ||
| Texas A&M | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–16 | 3–9 | ||
| Texas A&M | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0–4 | 3–10 | ||
| Texas A&M | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5–14 | 3–11 | ||
| at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–7 | 3–12 | 0–1 | |
| at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 4–15 | 3–13 | 0–2 | |
| at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 5–10 | 3–14 | 0–3 | |
| vs Ohio State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 0–3 | 3–15 | ||
| at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 5–9 | 3–16 | ||
| vs Arizona State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 4–12 | 3–17 | ||
| at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 6–16 | 3–18 | 0–4 | |
| Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5–7 | 3–19 | 0–5 | |
| Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–7 | 4–19 | 1–5 | |
| at Sacramento State | Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA | W 10–4 | 5–19 | ||
| at Sacramento State | Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA | L 8–25 | 5–20 | ||
| at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 2–6 | 5–21 | 1–6 | |
| at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 6–15 | 5–22 | 1–7 | |
| at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 3–9 | 5–23 | 1–8 | |
| Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5–7 | 5–24 | 1–9 | |
| Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–7 | 6–24 | 2–9 | |
| Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4–27 | 6–25 | 2–10 | |
| at Grand Canyon | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 12–14 | 6–26 | ||
| USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–9 | 6–27 | 2–11 | |
| USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–7 | 6–28 | 2–12 | |
| USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2–6 | 6–29 | 2–13 | |
| Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–2 | 7–29 | 3–13 | |
| at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2–4 | 7–30 | 3–14 | |
| at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 4–15 | 7–31 | 3–15 | |
| UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–1 | 8–31 | 4–15 | |
| UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6–10 | 8–32 | 4–16 | |
| UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | 9–32 | 5–16 | |
| at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 3–8 | 9–33 | 5–17 | |
| at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 3–10 | 9–34 | 5–18 | |
| at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 1–5 | 9–35 | 5–19 | |
| California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–6 | 10–35 | 6–19 | |
| California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14–5 | 11–35 | 7–19 | |
| California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8–14 | 11–36 | 7–20 | |
| Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–5 | 12–36 | ||
| Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–2 | 13–36 | ||
| at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 4–9 | 13–37 | 7–21 | |
| at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 5–13 | 13–38 | 7–22 | |
| at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 6–9 | 13–39 | 7–23 | |
| at Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 4–0 | 14–39 | ||
| at Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 7–11 | 14–40 | ||
| at Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 3–1 | 15–40 | ||
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Arffa | LHP | 13 | 344 | New York Mets |
| Mike Schiefelbein | RHP | 15 | 424 | San Francisco Giants |
| Teddy Warrecker | RHP | 24 | 661 | Cleveland Indians |
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1994". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- "1994 Arizona Wildcats – The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.