1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 11th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 25-31 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 14–15 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season, tying at the time the longest postseason drought in program history, set on 3 occasions (1947-1949, 1967–1969, 1971–1973).
| 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 25–31 (14–15 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Wildcat Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oregon State x | 17 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .708 | 27 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 39 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .693 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 12 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .522 | 25 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 11 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .478 | 32 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 25 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 23 | – | 21 | – | 1 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 6 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .250 | 17 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Stanford xy | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 42 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Arizona State y | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 44 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 32 | – | 23 | – | 1 | .580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 14 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .483 | 25 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 12 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .400 | 28 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 9 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .310 | 23 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .383 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 1982 season with a record of 32-21-1 and 15-13-1 in conference play, finishing 3rd in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Despite being above .500 both overall and in conference play, the Wildcats did not receive a bid to the postseason. This marked the 1st time that the program missed back-to-back postseasons since 1972–1973.
Personnel
Roster
| 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3] | ||||||||
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| • Marcel Bachelier
• Richard Beatty • John Beuerlein • Brian Billard • Wayne Bonham • Kerry Burns • David Cooper • Dan Devers |
• Alan Haugen
• Randal Hayes • Murray Hicks • Darrell Higgs • Jack Howell • Dave Landrith • Lance Lincoln |
• Joe Magrane
• Michael Ollom • Bobby Ralston • Doug Scherer • Cory Sylvester • Thomas Weiser |
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Coaches
| 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4] | ||||||||
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1983 Schedule and results
| 1983 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5] | |||||
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| Regular Season | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall
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Pac-10
Record |
| Jan 31 | New Mexico State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15-2 | 1-0 | |
| Feb 1 | New Mexico State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6 | 2-0 | |
| Feb 7 | UC Riverside | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3-5 | 2-1 | |
| Feb 8 | UC Riverside | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-5 | 3-1 | |
| Feb 10 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 19-11 | 4-1 | |
| Feb 11 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5-8 | 4-2 | |
| Feb 12 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 2-5 | 4-3 | |
| Feb 15 | UC Santa Barbara | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-2 | 5-3 | |
| Feb 17 | UC Santa Barbara | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 11-16 | 5-4 | |
| Feb 18 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 10-11 | 5-5 | |
| Feb 19 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15-8 | 6-5 | |
| Feb 19 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 12-13 | 6-6 | |
| Feb 21 | UTEP | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-4 | 7-6 | |
| Feb 22 | UTEP | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 14-0 | 8-6 | |
| Feb 24 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 7-9 | 8-7 | |
| Feb 25 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 1-3 | 8-8 | |
| Feb 25 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 10-14 | 8-9 | |
| Feb 26 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 5-13 | 8-10 | |
| Mar 4 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4-3 | 9-10 | 1-0 |
| Mar 5 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 9-10 | 9-11 | 1-1 |
| Mar 6 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 6-15 | 9-12 | 1-2 |
| Mar 11 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3-4 | 9-13 | |
| Mar 12 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 6-7 | 9-14 | |
| Mar 13 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3-7 | 9-15 | |
| Mar 15 | at UC Santa Barbara | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | L 3-6 | 9-16 | |
| Mar 16 | at UC Santa Barbara | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | W 8-1 | 10-16 | |
| Mar 22 | Chapman | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3-7 | 10-17 | |
| Mar 23 | Chapman | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 7-5 | 11-17 | |
| Mar 26 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-1 | 12-17 | 2-2 |
| Mar 26 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3-4 | 12-18 | 2-3 |
| Mar 27 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3-9 | 12-19 | 2-4 |
| Apr 1 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8-6 | 13-19 | 3-4 |
| Apr 2 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-4 | 13-20 | 3-5 |
| Apr 3 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3-2 | 14-20 | 4-5 |
| Apr 7 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4-3 | 15-20 | 5-5 |
| Apr 8 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 7-14 | 15-21 | 5-6 |
| Apr 9 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 2-3 | 15-22 | 5-7 |
| Apr 12 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ | L 4-12 | 15-23 | |
| Apr 14 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-3 | 16-23 | 6-7 |
| Apr 14 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5-6 | 16-24 | 6-8 |
| Apr 15 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-8 | 17-24 | 7-8 |
| Apr 16 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5-8 | 17-25 | 7-9 |
| Apr 17 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-3 | 18-25 | 8-9 |
| Apr 19 | Grand Canyon | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 13-12 | 19-25 | |
| Apr 22 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2-1 | 20-25 | 9-9 |
| Apr 23 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 2-3 | 20-26 | 9-10 |
| Apr 24 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0-4 | 20-27 | 9-11 |
| May 1 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 4-2 | 21-27 | 10-11 |
| May 2 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 3-1 | 22-27 | 11-11 |
| May 3 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 3-5 | 22-28 | 11-12 |
| May 6 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 14-16 | 22-29 | 11-13 |
| May 7 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 0-20 | 22-30 | 11-14 |
| May 8 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | 23-30 | 12-14 |
| May 11 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5-9 | 23-31 | 12-15 |
| May 12 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5-2 | 24-31 | 13-15 |
| May 13 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5-3 | 25-31 | 14-15 |
1983 MLB Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Vosberg | LHP | 3 | 64 | San Diego Padres |
| Kevin Ward | OF | 6 | 154 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Dave Landrith | C | 12 | 309 | Kansas City Royals |
| Doug Scherer | RHP | 13 | 319 | Oakland Athletics |
| Bobby Ralston | INF | 17 | 434 | San Francisco Giants |
| John Beuerlein | C | 25 | 637 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Doyle Bonham | OF | 28 | 696 | San Francisco Giants |
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- "1983 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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