1988 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1988 Arizona Wildcats baseball
1988 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	33–26 (10–20 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jerry Kindall (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Stitt (10th season); Jim Wing (16th season);
Home stadium	Sancet Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
No. 16 Washington State ^x‍‍‍^y	18	–	4	.818	52	–	14	.788
Oregon State ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	30	–	19	.612
Portland State ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	33	–	25	.569
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	12	–	11	.522	28	–	28	.500
Portland ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	28	–	27	.509
Washington ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	17	–	28	.378
Eastern Washington ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	25	–	34	.424
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	60	–	13	.822
No. 1 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	46	–	23	.667
No. 8 California ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	40	–	25	.615
No. 13 Southern California ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	36	–	26	.581
UCLA ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	31	–	28	.525
Arizona ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	33	–	26	.559

x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1988^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 16th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 33-26 overall and placed 6th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 10–20 record. Arizona failed to make the postseason for the first time since missing the tournament 4 seasons in a row from 1981 to 1984.

Previous season[edit]

The Wildcats finished the 1987 season with a record of 34-26 and 13–17 in conference play, finishing 4th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 3rd straight season 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 however, losing their first 2 games to Pepperdine and Hawaii to end their season.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

1988 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster^[2]^[3]

• Glenn Baxley

• Brian Callahan

• Todd Devereaux

• Lance Dickson

• Greg Fowble

• Mike Gambino

• Wayne Gilles

• Frank Halcovich

• Trevor Hoffman

• Jason Klonosky

• Heath Lane

• Rick Lantrip

• Mike Ortiz

• Kenny Lofton

• Kevin Long

• Jim Richardson

• Richard Schuman

• David Shermet

• J.T. Snow

• Michael Thorell

• Alan Zinter

Coaches[edit]

1988 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff^[4]
Jerry Kindall - Head Coach Jerry Stitt - Assistant Coach Jim Wing - Assistant Coach

1988 Schedule and results[edit]


1988 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log^[5]
Regular Season
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
Jan 28	UC Irvine	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 17-6	1-0
Jan 29	UC Irvine	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3-10	1-1
Jan 30	UC Irvine	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8-2	2-1
Feb 1	Prairie View A&M	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 14-2	3-1
Feb 2	Prairie View A&M	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 22-2	4-1
Feb 4	at Grand Canyon	Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 26-3	5-1
Feb 5	Grand Canyon	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13-9	6-1
Feb 6	Grand Canyon	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 15-16	6-2
Feb 8	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-5	7-2
Feb 9	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-8	8-2
Feb 11	Cal State Fullerton	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 14-9	9-2
Feb 12	Cal State Fullerton	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 5-22	9-3
Feb 13	Cal State Fullerton	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13-6	10-3
Feb 15	New Mexico State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 3-2	11-3
Feb 16	New Mexico State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 30-6	12-3
Feb 18	Arkansas	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12-11	13-3
Feb 19	Arkansas	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4-3	14-3
Feb 20	Arkansas	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 2-7	14-4
Feb 22	Westmont	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12-7	15-4
Feb 23	Westmont	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-2	16-4
Feb 26	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2-9	16-5	0-1
Feb 27	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 12-6	17-5	1-1
Mar 4	California	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 10-12	17-6	1-2
Mar 5	California	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5-3	18-6	2-2
Mar 6	California	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 3-4	18-7	2-3
Mar 7	Wyoming	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10-3	19-7
Mar 8	Wyoming	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 11-5	20-7
Mar 9	Wyoming	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7-4	21-7
Mar 12	USC	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 10-11	21-8	2-4
Mar 13	USC	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 7-11	21-9	2-5
Mar 14	USC	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 14-15	21-10	2-6
Mar 15	at Nevada	Peccole Park • Reno, NV	W 7-3	22-10
Mar 16	at Nevada	Peccole Park • Reno, NV	W 7-6	23-10
Mar 17	at Nevada	Peccole Park • Reno, NV	W 17-6	24-10
Mar 18	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA	L 0-5	24-11	2-7
Mar 19	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA	L 7-8	24-12	2-8
Mar 20	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA	L 4-5	24-13	2-9
Mar 25	Minnesota	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 7-10	24-14
Mar 26	Minnesota	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4-2	25-14
Mar 27	Minnesota	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 11-12	25-15
Apr 1	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 4-5	25-16	2-10
Apr 2	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 3-18	25-17	2-11
Apr 4	at Arizona State	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 3-6	25-18	2-12
Apr 8	Stanford	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 20-5	26-18	3-12
Apr 9	Stanford	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 7-10	26-19	3-13
Apr 10	Stanford	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-8	27-19	4-13
Apr 15	at USC	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 8-3	28-19	5-13
Apr 16	at USC	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1-7	28-20	5-14
Apr 17	at USC	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 13-4	29-20	6-14
Apr 18	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 8-9	29-21	6-15
Apr 22	UCLA	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 4-9	29-22	6-16
Apr 23	UCLA	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8-5	30-22	7-16
Apr 24	UCLA	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 17-0	31-22	8-16
Apr 29	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 11-3	32-22	9-16
Apr 30	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 4-5	32-23	9-17
May 1	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 4-7	32-24	9-18
May 13	Arizona State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 2-14	32-25	9-19
May 14	Arizona State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 7-11	32-26	9-20
May 15	Arizona State	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9-6	33-26	10-20

1988 MLB Draft[edit]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Dave Shermet	OF	12	298	Houston Astros
Heath Lane	RHP	16	419	Milwaukee Brewers
Kenny Lofton	OF	17	428	Houston Astros
Frank Halcovich	OF	22	569	Kansas City Royals
Greg Fowble	INF	49	1223	Cleveland Indians

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References[edit]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ "1988 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

[2] "1988 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[3] "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[4] "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[5] "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[6] "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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