2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; As of March 12, 2020; Rankings from D1Baseball

2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball
2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2020 record	10-5 (0-0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jay Johnson (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Yeskie (1st season); Dave Lawn (5th season); Marc Wanaka (5th season);
Home stadium	Hi Corbett Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 9th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Jay Johnson in his 5th season at Arizona. This also marked the program's first season with Nate Yeskie as associate head coach. Yeskie was hired away from Oregon State during the offseason to replace Sergio Brown who departed to assume the role of associate head coach at Cal State Fullerton.^[1] The season was cancelled on March 12, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2020 Arizona Wildcats roster^[4]

Pitchers

• 4 - Gil Luna - Junior

• 6 - Randy Abshier - Sophomore

• 11 - Wesley Scott - Freshman

• 12 - Garrett Irvin - Junior

• 14 - Jonathan Guardado - Junior

• 15 - Nate Brown - Senior

• 19 - Zach Sherman - Junior

• 20 - Bryce Collins - Freshman

• 22 - Chandler Murphy - Freshman

• 26 - Vince Vannelle - Senior

• 27 - Dawson Netz - Freshman

• 30 - Preston Price - Senior

• 34 - Ian Churchill - Junior

• 35 - Blake Peyton - Freshman

• 36 - George Arias Jr. - Sophomore

• 37 - German Fajardo - Freshman

• 38 - Tyler Smith - Sophomore

• 40 - Quinn Flanagan - Sophomore

• 44 - Davis Vainer - Senior

• 47 - Hunter Cope - Freshman

Catchers

• 1 - Kobe Kato - Sophomore

• 5 - Matthew Dyer - Junior

• 16 - Austin Wells - Sophomore

• 31 - Kaden Hopson - Freshman

Infielders

• 3 - Tony Bullard - Sophomore

• 8 - Dayton Dooney - Sophomore

• 10 - Jacob Blas - Sophomore

• 18 - Blake Klassen - Freshman

• 24 - Bryce Begell - Freshman

• 29 - Kyson Donahue - Freshman

Outfielders

• 7 - Mac Bingham - Freshman

• 13 - Tyler Casagrande - Sophomore

• 17 - Branden Boissiere - Sophomore

• 23 - Donta Williams - Junior

• 28 - Blake Paugh - Junior

• 33 - Tate Soderstrom - Junior

• 42 - Ryan Holgate - Sophomore

Utility

• 24 - Jacob Shaver - Freshman

Coaches[]

2020 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff^[4]
Jay Johnson - Head Coach Nate Yeskie - Assistant Coach Dave Lawn - Assistant Coach Marc Wanaka - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day[]


Opening Day Starters^[5]
Name	Position
Donta Williams	Center fielder
Austin Wells	Catcher
Matthew Dyer	Left fielder
Dayton Dooney	Designated hitter
Branden Boissiere	First baseman
Jacob Blas	Second baseman
Ryan Holgate	Right fielder
Kyson Donahue	Shortstop
Tony Bullard	Third baseman
Garrett Irvin	Starting pitcher

Schedule and results[]


2020 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log^[6]^[7]
Regular Season
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Feb 14	vs Albany		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 12-7	Irvin (1-0)	Weber (0-1)	None	1-0
Feb 15	vs Albany		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 15-0	Flanagan (1-0)	Scherrer (0-1)	None	2-0
Feb 16	vs Albany		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 11-3	Murphy (1-0)	Germinerio (0-1)	None	3-0
Feb 17	vs Minnesota		Tempe Diablo Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2-5	Davis (1-0)	Netz (0-1)	Horton (1)	3-1
Feb 21	vs Southern Illinois		Fowler Park • San Diego, CA	W 6-5	Irvin (2-0)	Back (1-1)	Luna (1)	4-1
Feb 22	vs Iowa		Fowler Park • San Diego, CA	L 1-4	Judkins (2-0)	Flanagan (0-2)	Leonard (2)	4-2
Feb 23	vs Nebraska		Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 3-2	Murphy (2-0)	Povich (0-2)	Vannelle (1)	5-2
Feb 26	vs Central Michigan		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 2-4	Frazer (1-1)	Luna (0-1)	None	5-3
Feb 28	vs Central Michigan		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 5-1	Irvin (3-0)	Miller (2-1)	Vannelle (2)	6-3
Feb 29	vs Rhode Island		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 19-10	Peyton (1-0)	Cherry (0-2)	None	7-3
Mar 1	vs Rhode Island		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 11-15	Brosius (1-0)	Brown (0-1)	None	7-4
Mar 3	at Texas		UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 8-6	Vanelle (1-0)	Meaney (0-1)	None	8-4
Mar 6	vs Houston		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 7-1	Irvin (4-0)	Lockhart (1-2)	None	9-4
Mar 7	vs Houston		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 1-3	Aguilar (2-0)	Flanagan (1-2)	Cherry (2)	9-5
Mar 8	vs Houston		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 10-6	Price (1-0)	Henry (0-2)	None	10-5
Mar 13	vs Oregon State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 14	vs Oregon State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 15	vs Oregon State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 17	at Arizona State		Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
Mar 20	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 21	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 22	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 24	vs New Mexico State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
Mar 27	at Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 28	at Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 29	at Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 31	at San Diego State		Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
Apr 3	vs Stanford		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 4	vs Stanford		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 5	vs Stanford		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 9	vs Washington State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 10	vs Washington State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 11	vs Washington State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 14	vs Grand Canyon		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
Apr 17	at Oregon		PK Park • Eugene, OR	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 18	at Oregon		PK Park • Eugene, OR	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 19	at Oregon		PK Park • Eugene, OR	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 21	vs New Mexico		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
Apr 24	vs Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 25	vs Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 26	vs Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 27	vs Utah Valley		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
May 1	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 2	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 3	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 4	at Sacramento State		John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
May 8	vs UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 9	vs UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 10	vs UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 12	at Grand Canyon		GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
May 14	vs Penn State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
May 15	vs Penn State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
May 16	vs Penn State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	Cancelled	-	-	-	-
May 21	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 22	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-
May 23	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-

References[]

^ Star, Arizona Daily. "'A huge day for our program': Wildcats make Nate Yeskie's hire official, shuffle baseball staff". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
^ smeyers@ncaa.org (2020-03-12). "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
^ "2020 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Baseball vs Albany on 2/14/2020 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
^ "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved Jan 31, 2020.
^ "Schedule". Pac-12. Retrieved 2020-02-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] Star, Arizona Daily. "'A huge day for our program': Wildcats make Nate Yeskie's hire official, shuffle baseball staff". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-02-17.

[2] smeyers@ncaa.org (2020-03-12). "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2020-03-14.

[3] "2020 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

[roster-4] "2020 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[5] "Baseball vs Albany on 2/14/2020 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

[6] "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved Jan 31, 2020.

[7] "Schedule". Pac-12. Retrieved 2020-02-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t Arizona Wildcats baseball
Venues	(?–1966) Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium (1967–2011) Hi Corbett Field (2012–present)
People
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	2	.867
No. 9 Arizona State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	4	.765
Arizona ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	5	.667
USC ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	5	.667
Washington ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	6	.600
Washington State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	9	–	7	.563
Oregon ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	7	.533
Utah ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Oregon State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	5	–	11	.313
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	5	–	11	.313

† – Conference champion As of March 12, 2020^[3]; Rankings from D1Baseball