1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 14th season at Arizona.

1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
CBNo. 1
1986 record49-19 (18–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
1986 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 23 Oregon State  x‍‍‍y 18–5 .78339–15 .722
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56530–21 .588
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52239–23 .629
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47835–24 .593
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43524–26 .480
Washington  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39125–23 .521
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33322–28 .440
Southern
No. 13 UCLA  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .70039–23 .629
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60049–19 .721
No. 15 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60038–23 .623
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40026–29 .473
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36734–28 .548
California  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33332–25 .561
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Wildcats won the College World Series, defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the championship game.

Roster
1986 Arizona Wildcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • David Carley
  • Jason Klonoski
  • Joe Estes
  • Gil Heredia
  • Jeff Hird
  • Derek Huenneke
  • Jim McDonald
  • Thomas Weiser
  

Infielders

  

Outfielders

Catchers

  • Scott Engle
  • Steven Strong
  • David Taylor
  • Mike Thorell

Schedule
1986 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January/February
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
January 30Grand Canyon8-61-0–
January 31at Grand Canyon2-41-1–
February 3Cal State Dominguez Hills12-22-1–
February 4Cal State Dominguez Hills7-82-2–
February 5Cal State Dominguez Hills10-132-3–
February 6Pepperdine1-03-3–
February 7Pepperdine5-44-3–
February 8Pepperdine3-25-3–
February 10Western New Mexico15-16-3–
February 11Western New Mexico20-47-3–
February 13Cal State Fullerton7-107-4–
February 14Cal State Fullerton8-68-4–
February 15Cal State Fullerton6-98-5–
February 18Texas Southern20-19-5–
February 19Texas Southern22-410-5–
February 20Texas Southern15-211-5–
February 21at Hawaii11-812-5–
February 22at Hawaii5-912-6–
February 23at Hawaii7-213-6–
February 28Stanford4-613-71-0
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
March 1Stanford8-514-71-1
March 2Stanford4-714-81-2
March 7at California2-115-82-2
March 9at California7-416-83-2
March 11Hartford21-317-8–
March 12Hartford16-418-8–
March 14at Southern California0-518-93-3
March 15at Southern California12-1418-103-4
March 17Long Beach State12-319-10–
March 18at Southern California6-320-104-4
March 21UCLA14-521-105–4
March 22UCLA5-2821-115–5
March 23UCLA9-1221-125–6
March 27New Mexico State4-222-12–
March 28New Mexico State21-423-12–
March 29New Mexico State9-424-12–
March 31Seton Hall10-125-12–
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
April 1Seton Hall13-026-12–
April 2Seton Hall12-1127-12–
April 4California6-328-126-6
April 5California5-429-127-6
April 6California11-830-128-6
April 6at California17-1631-129-6
April 11at Arizona State9-1231-139–7
April 12at Arizona State5-332-1310–7
April 14at Arizona State5-632-1410–8
April 18Southern California10-333-1411-8
April 19Southern California9-434-1412-8
April 20Southern California19-1735-1413-8
April 25at UCLA5-1735-1513-9
April 26at UCLA12-436-1514-9
April 27at UCLA13-1436-1614-10
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall RecordPac-10 Record
May 2at Stanford2-137-1615-10
May 3at Stanford4-1437-1715-11
May 4at Stanford3-837-1815-12
May 12Grand Canyon9-638-18–
May 16Arizona State9-439-1816-12
May 17Arizona State18-1240-1817-12
May 18Arizona State22-1141-1818-12
DateOpponentScoreOverall Record
May 22vs. San Diego State26-542-18
May 23vs. Texas9-343-18
May 24vs. Pepperdine10-644-18
May 25vs. Pepperdine5-345-18
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall Record
May 30vs. MaineRosenblatt Stadium8-746-18
June 2vs. Loyola MarymountRosenblatt Stadium7-547-18
June 6vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium10-548-18
June 7vs. Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium2-448-19
June 9vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium10-249-19

Awards and honors
Gil Heredia
  • Third Team All-American[2]
  • First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]
Mike Senne
Steve Strong
  • First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]
Todd Trafton
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]

Wildcats in the 1986 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Dave RohdeSS5th120thHouston Astros
Todd Trafton1B5th127thChicago White Sox
Tommy Hinzo2B7th161stCleveland Indians
Michael SenneOF14th364thSt. Louis Cardinals
David CarleyRHP16th399thMilwaukee Brewers
Joel EstesLHP23rd586thHouston Astros
Jim McDonaldRHP26th656thMontreal Expos
Gar Millay2B28th690thTexas Rangers

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. "2012 Arizona Baseball Media Guide". ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)"". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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