2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball
College World Series Champions vs. South Carolina
Pac-12 Regular Season Co-Champions Tucson Super Regional Champions Tucson Regional Champions, W, 5-1 and 4-1
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#13
2012 record	48–17 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Lopez (7th year)
Assistant coach	Shaun Cole (3 year)
Assistant coach	Matt Siegel (1 year)
Assistant coach	Brett Scyphers (3 year)
Home stadium	Hi Corbett Field

2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#4 UCLA †y	20	–	10		.667			48	–	16		.750
#11 Arizona y	20	–	10		.667			48	–	17		.738
#10 Oregon y	19	–	11		.633			46	–	19		.708
#13 Stanford y	18	–	12		.600			41	–	18		.695
#17 Oregon State y	18	–	12		.600			40	–	20		.667
Arizona State	18	–	12		.600			36	–	20		.643
Washington	13	–	17		.433			30	–	25		.545
California	12	–	18		.400			29	–	25		.537
Washington State	12	–	18		.400			28	–	28		.500
USC	8	–	22		.267			23	–	32		.418
Utah	7	–	23		.233			14	–	42		.250
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of May 28, 2012; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, AZ. This was the first full season for the Wildcats at Hi Corbett Field, which is the former spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies. Andy Lopez was in his seventh season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Lopez was in his twenty-fourth year as head coach. The Wildcats tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with UCLA, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. The Wildcats finished the season with a 48-17 record. Six players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

In the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, the Wildcats performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, hosting in Tucson for first time since 1982 and winning 5 straight games. The Wildcats defeated Missouri once and Louisville twice to win the Tucson Regional. They then won the Tucson Super Regional by defeating St. John's in two consecutive games. The team reached the 2012 College World Series for the sixteenth time in program history, beating Florida State twice in the first and third game and UCLA in game two. The Wildcats faced two time defending champion South Carolina in the championship series, sweeping both games to win the 2012 College World Series. This was Arizona's first College World Series championship since 1986, and fourth overall. They finished the post-season with a 10-0 record and were only the second team after South Carolina the previous year to do so.

Roster

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 29 C Jordan Berger L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tarzana, CA 33 LHP Augey Bill L/L 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Danville, CA 49 LHP Xavier Borde L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Playa del Rey, CA 37 OF Bobby Brown L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr San Diego, CA 46 RHP Ismael Castro R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Phoenix, AZ 30 LHP Tyler Crawford R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DeLand, FL 42 RHP Nick Cunningham R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN 47 C Anthony de Jesus R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Houston, TX 21 OF Collin Dewell L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, CA 22 INF Brandon Dixon R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Murrieta, CA 11 RHP Jacob Doyle R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Glendale, AZ 36 RHP James Farris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Gilbert, AZ 1 INF Johnny Field R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Las Vegas, NV 4 INF Trent Gilbert L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Torrance, CA 10 RHP Tyler Hale R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Abilene, TX 26 RHP Kurt Heyer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Huntington Beach, CA 14 LHP Vincent Littleman L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lechee, AZ 23 RHP Lucas Long R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Minneapolis, MN 28 INF David Lopez L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS So Tucson, AZ 45 RHP Michael Lopez R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Tucson, AZ 15 OF Joseph Maggi L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Phoenix, AZ 31 RHP Stephen Manthei R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV 13 INF Alex Mejia R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sylmar, CA 5 INF Seth Mejias-Brean R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Tucson, AZ 6 C Riley Moore S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Barbara, CA 24 INF Tyler Parmenter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Yuma, AZ 2 OF Rob Refsnyder R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Laguna Hills, CA 35 OF Joey Rickard R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV 27 C David Schuknecht L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Palm Desert, CA 43 OF Ethan Springston L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chandler, AZ 34 OF Luke Sutton L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vista, CA 44 RHP Matthew Troupe R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northridge, CA 48 RHP Konner Wade L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Scottsdale, AZ 38 C Sean Yanuss R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brier, WA	Head coach Andy Lopez Assistant coach(es) Shaun Cole Matt Siegel Brett Scyphers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-06-09

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'	20	20*	13	11	9	11	12	8	12	16	16	16	18	17	13	11
Baseball America	5	8	7	7	6	5	8	4	4	13	11	11	14	14	13	13
Collegiate Baseball^	20	22	18	18	13	14	15	5	8	8	6	6	10	8	8	8	7
NCBWA†	18	18	14	12	9	10	13	10	12	16	18	16	19	17	13	13	9

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Arizona Wildcats in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Alex Mejia	IF	4th	150th	St. Louis Cardinals
Rob Refsnyder	OF	5th	187th	New York Yankees
Kurt Heyer	RHP	6th	210th	St. Louis Cardinals
Seth Mejias-Brean	3B	8th	262nd	Cincinnati Reds
Joey Rickard	CF	9th	302th	Tampa Bay Rays