1987_Arizona_Wildcats_baseball_team

1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season

The 1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 15th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 34-26 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 13–17 record. Arizona made a 3rd straight postseason appearance and was placed in the West II Regional hosted by rival Arizona State University at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Wildcats failed to make a 3rd straight College World Series appearance, losing their first 2 games to Pepperdine and Hawaii to end their season.

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Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1986 season with a record of 49-19 and 18–12 in conference play, finishing tied for 2nd in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 2nd straight season and was placed in the Central Regional hosted by the University of Texas at Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas. The Wildcats defeated San Diego State, Texas and Pepperdine to win the Regional and advance to the College World Series for the 2nd straight season (and 14th overall). In Omaha, Nebraska, the team defeated Maine, Loyola Marymount and Florida State to qualify for the finals before losing a game to Miami (FL). In the final game, Arizona defeated Florida State 10–2 to win their 3rd National Championship.

Personnel

Roster

1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  • Gary Alexander

• Glenn Baxley

• David Blake

• Greg Fowble

• Wayne Gilles

• Frank Halcovich

 • Chip Hale

• Gil Heredia

• Jason Klonosky

• Heath Lane

• Sam Messina

• David Miller

• Shaun Murphy

• Richard Schuman

 • David Shermet

• J.T. Snow

• Steven Strong

• Michael Thorell

• Pat Waid

• Alan Zinter

Coaches

1987 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4]

1987 Schedule and results

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West II Regional

Main article: 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament § West II Regional at Tempe, AZ
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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Pepperdine7
Arizona3Pepperdine10
SW Missouri State4
UCLA12Pepperdine2
Hawaii11Arizona State4
UCLA3Arizona State14—
Arizona State9UCLA4—
Arizona State9Pepperdine5
SW Missouri State5UCLA16UCLA21
Hawaii6Hawaii7
Arizona3

1987 MLB Draft

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References

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    "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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    "1987 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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    "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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    "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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    "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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    "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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