1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 7th year at Arizona.

1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Midwest Regional Champions
Pacific-10 2nd Place Playoff Champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
CBNo. 5
Record43–25 (17–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumWildcat Field
1979 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 29 Washington State  x 123 .8004010 .800
Washington   115 .6883713 .740
Oregon State   411 .2672119 .525
Oregon   311 .2141427 .341
Southern
No. 9 UCLA  xy 219 .7004318 .705
No. 5 Arizona  y 1713 .5674325 .632
California   1614 .5333125 .554
Southern California   1515 .5003324 .579
Stanford   1317 .4333523 .603
Arizona State   822 .2673231 .508
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Wildcats won the Midwest Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

Personnel

Roster

1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  • Wes Clements

• Clark Crist

• Michael Flinn

• David Fortman

• Terry Francona

• Scott Green

• Kendall Greene

• Don Hyman

Bill Kinneberg

• Ron Kirby

Craig Lefferts

• Ross McGehee

• Steven Merrill

Brad Mills

• Jeffrey Morris

• John Moses

• Virgel Overlund

• Danny Powers

• Ronald Quick

• Alan Regier

• Randy Roeder

• Pat Roessler

• William Salzbrenner

• Jay Sargent

• Gary Schulz

Jim Scranton

• Ron Sismondo

• Scott Stanley

• Robert Straley

Dwight Taylor

Coaches

1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4]

1979 Schedule and results

1979 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Feb 8 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat FieldTucson, AZ L 7-9 0-1
Feb 9 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 0-9 0-2
Feb 9 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 4-8 0-3
Feb 12 UC Santa Barbara Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-10 1-3
Feb 13 UC Santa Barbara Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 13-10 2-3
Feb 14 UC Santa Barbara Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 15-7 3-3
Feb 16 New Mexico Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-5 4-3
Feb 17 New Mexico Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-4 5-3
Feb 17 New Mexico Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 16-4 6-3
Feb 19 Lamar Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 7-6 7-3
Feb 20 Lamar Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 5-4 8-3
Feb 22 La Verne Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-2 9-3
Feb 23 La Verne Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-2 10-3
Feb 24 La Verne Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 4-11 10-4
Feb 26 Loyola Marymount Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 3-5 10-5
Feb 27 Loyola Marymount Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 11-10 11-5
Mar 1 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-5 12-5 1-0
Mar 3 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 7-9 12-6 1-1
Mar 4 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 15-6 13-6 2-1
Mar 5 Azusa Pacific Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-9 14-6
Mar 8 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 4-12 14-7 2-2
Mar 9 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 13-4 15-7 3-2
Mar 10 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 10-15 15-8 3-3
Mar 13 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-6 16-8
Mar 16 at USC Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA L 4-5 16-9 3-4
Mar 17 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 8-9 16-10 3-5
Mar 20 at Texas A&M Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX L 0-2 16-11
Mar 20 at Texas A&M Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 9-3 17-11
Mar 22 vs Minnesota Disch-Falk FieldAustin, TX L 3-5 17-12
Mar 23 at Texas Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX W 8-2 18-12
Mar 23 at Texas Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7-4 19-12
Mar 24 at Texas Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7-3 20-12
Mar 24 at Texas Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX L 0-4 20-13
Mar 27 Colorado Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-1 21-13
Mar 30 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA L 0-2 21-14 3-6
Mar 31 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 6-3 22-14 4-6
Mar 31 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4-8 22-15 4-7
Apr 5 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-4 23-15 5-7
Apr 6 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-9 24-15 6-7
Apr 7 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 8-5 25-15 7-7
Apr 9 Grand Canyon Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-5 26-15
Apr 12 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 26-16 7-8
Apr 12 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-2 27-16 8-8
Apr 13 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 16-15 28-16 9-8
Apr 14 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-5 29-16 10-8
Apr 20 at Stanford Sunken DiamondPalo Alto, CA L 7-13 29-17 10-9
Apr 21 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 4-13 29-18 10-10
Apr 22 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA W 8-6 30-18 11-10
Apr 24 Northern Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-6 30-19
Apr 24 Northern Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-4 31-19
Apr 27 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1-13 31-20 11-11
Apr 28 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6-12 31-21 11-12
Apr 28 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6-5 32-21 12-12
May 3 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 9-15 32-22 12-13
May 4 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-5 33-22 13-13
May 5 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 19-18 34-22 14-13
May 10 at Arizona State Packard StadiumTempe, AZ W 12-1 35-22 15-13
May 11 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9-6 36-22 16-13
May 12 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6-4 37-22 17-13
Pacific-10 Conference 2nd Place Playoffs
May 22 Washington State Bailey FieldPullman, WA W 9-7 38-22
May 23 Washington State Bailey Field • Pullman, WA L 8-9 38-23
May 24 Washington State Bailey Field • Pullman, WA W 22-14 39-23
NCAA Midwest Regional
May 22 Oklahoma Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 8-1 40-23
May 23 Hawaii Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-2 41-23
May 24 Hawaii Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 5-3 42-23
College World Series
Jun 1 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, NE W 5-1 43-23
Jun 3 vs Arkansas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3-10 43-24
Jun 4 vs Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3-16 43-25

Midwest Regional

Midwest Regional Teams
Arizona Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Indiana State Sycamores

College World Series

1979 College World Series Teams
Arizona Wildcats Arkansas Razorbacks Cal State Fullerton Titans Connecticut Huskies Miami Hurricanes Mississippi State Bulldogs Pepperdine Waves Texas Longhorns
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arkansas5
Pepperdine4
Arkansas10
Arizona3
Arizona5
Miami (FL)1
Arkansas9
Texas4
Texas11
Arkansas10
Connecticut5
Texas8Cal State Fullerton13
Mississippi State2
Mississippi State6
Cal State Fullerton1Cal State Fullerton2
Cal State Fullerton8Arkansas1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Pepperdine5
Mississippi State4
Pepperdine9Pepperdine510
Texas4
Miami (FL)3
Pepperdine6
Arizona3
Connecticut3Cal State Fullerton16
Cal State Fullerton8

Awards and honors

Clark Crist
Terry Francona
  • All-Pac-10 South Division
Craig Lefferts
  • All-Pac-10 South Division
Brad Mills
  • All-Pac-10 South Division

1979 MLB Draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Craig Lefferts LHP 7 177 Kansas City Royals
Brad Mills INF 17 426 Montreal Expos
Wes Clements OF 38 848 Chicago Cubs

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  2. "1979 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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