1985 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1985 Arizona Wildcats baseball
West II Regional champions
College World Series, T-7th
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 7
1985 record47–22 (17–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern
Washington State  x‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 45 – 22 – 0   .672
Washington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 36 – 12 – 0   .750
No. 29 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12 – 0   .500 34 – 17 – 0   .667
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 34 – 17 – 0   .667
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 26 – 23 – 1   .530
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 42 – 24 – 0   .636
Portland  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 22 – 22 – 0   .500
Southern
No. 6 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 47 – 15 – 0   .758
No. 7 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 47 – 22 – 0   .681
No. 28 California  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 42 – 24 – 0   .636
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 31 – 35 – 0   .470
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 34 – 30 – 1   .531
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25 – 0   .167 22 – 44 – 0   .333
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1985 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 13th year at Arizona.

The Wildcats won the West II Regional to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Stanford Cardinal.

Roster[]

1985 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town
David Barker /
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—
RHP David Carley /R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Moraga, California
Charles Engle /
—
—
 So
LHP Joel Estes L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So
David Finley /
—
—
P Gains /
—
—
John Green /
—
—
INF Chip Hale L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So San Jose, California
Randal Hayes (C) /
—
—
 Jr
Murray Hicks /
—
—
 Jr
INF Tommy Hinzo S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chula Vista, California
Jeff Hird /
—
—
Derek Huenneke /
—
—
 So
Charles Johnson /
—
—
 Jr
Paul Kemble /
—
—
William Kiser /
—
—
Daniel Krafthefer /
—
—
LHP Joe Magrane R/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Morehead, Kentucky
RHP Jim McDonald /R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr
Scott McSparen /
—
—
Rob Messerli /
—
—
INF Gar Millay R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So San Diego, California
Jeff Mooris /
—
—
Mike Munroe /
—
—
Joseph O'Donnell /
—
—
Jeff Oswalt /
—
—
S Reynolds /
—
—
INF Dave Rohde S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mission Viejo, California
OF Mike Senne R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr
OF David Shermat R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr
Bob Strachen /
—
—
Chip Stratlon /
—
—
C Steve Strong R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So
Mike Thorell /
—
—
David Taylor /
—
—
 Jr
INF Todd Trafton R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Elk Grove, California
Tom Wieser /
—
—
Richard Wilson /
—
—
Kevin Wolfe /
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—
LHP Mike Young R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Rolling Hills Estates, California
Head coach

Jerry Kindall

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Stitt
Jim Wing

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule[]

1985 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
1 January 28 Grand Canyon Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 16–8 1–1 –
2 January 29 at Grand Canyon Brazell Field • Phoenix, Arizona 7–14 1–1 –
3 January 30 Grand Canyon Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–3 2–1 –
4 January 31 New Mexico State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–5 3–1 –
February (18–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
5 February 1 New Mexico State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 22–8 4–1 –
6 February 2 New Mexico State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–3 5–1 –
7 February 5 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–7 6–1 –
8 February 6 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–6 7–1 –
9 February 7 San Diego Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 26–0 8–1 –
10 February 8 San Diego Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 14–4 9–1 –
11 February 9 San Diego Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–3 10–1 –
12 February 11 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–5 11–1 –
13 February 12 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–2 12–1 –
14 February 14 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, California 4–7 12–2 –
15 February 15 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, California 5–2 13–2 –
16 February 16 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, California 11–7 14–2 –
17 February 18 Santa Clara Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 16–5 15–2 –
18 February 19 Santa Clara Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–5 16–2 –
19 February 20 Santa Clara Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 9–12 16–3 –
20 February 22 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–2 17–3 –
21 February 22 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 17–6 18–3 –
22 February 23 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–7 19–3 –
23 February 25 Westmont Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–5 20–3 –
24 February 25 Westmont Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 15–2 21–3 –
March (11–11)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
25 March 1 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 2–3 21–4 0–1
26 March 2 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 4–15 21–5 0–2
27 March 3 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 7–11 21–6 0–3
28 March 4 North Carolina Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–8 22–6 0–3
29 March 5 North Carolina Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–5 23–6 0–3
30 March 6 North Carolina Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 7–10 23–7 0–3
31 March 8 Southern California Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–6 24–7 1–3
32 March 9 Southern California Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–12 24–8 1–4
33 March 10 Southern California Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 8–1 25–8 2–4
34 March 15 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 2–9 25–9 2–5
35 March 16 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 5–3 26–9 3–5
36 March 17 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 6–4 27–9 4–5
37 March 19 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 15–6 28–9 4–5
38 March 19 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 14–1 29–9 4–5
39 March 20 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 16–2 30–9 4–5
40 March 23 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–20 30–10 4–6
41 March 23 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 6–10 30–11 4–7
42 March 24 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–8 31–11 5–7
43 March 29 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–5 31–12 5–7
44 March 30 vs Oral Roberts Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 2–3 31–13 5–7
45 March 30 vs Indiana State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 2–9 31–14 5–7
46 March 31 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–2 32–14 5–7
April (9–3)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
47 April 5 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 13–12 33–14 6–7
48 April 6 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 10–19 33–15 6–8
49 April 7 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 11–4 34–15 7–8
50 April 12 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 7–5 35–15 8–8
51 April 13 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 8–20 35–16 8–9
52 April 14 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 1–11 35–17 8–10
53 April 19 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 5–2 36–17 9–10
54 April 20 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 7–3 37–17 10–10
55 April 21 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 11–1 38–17 11–10
56 April 26 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 9–6 39–17 12–10
57 April 27 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 5–2 40–17 13–10
58 April 28 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 9–8 41–17 14–10
May (3–3)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
59 May 3 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 14–11 42–17 15–10
60 May 4 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 14–4 43–17 16–10
61 May 5 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona 4–11 43–18 16–11
62 May 10 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 3–13 43–19 15–13
63 May 11 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 7–5 44–19 16–13
64 May 12 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 3–15 44–20 17–13
Postseason
NCAA West II Regional (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
65 May 24 vs BYU Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California 7–3 45–20 17–13
66 May 25 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California 6–0 46–20 17–13
67 May 26 at Washington State Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California 10–3 47–20 17–13
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
68 June 1 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–2 47–21 17–13
69 June 2 vs Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–9 47–22 17–13

Awards and honors[]

Joe Magrane
Todd Trafton
  • First Team All-Pac-10 South Division

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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