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1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–36 (11–19 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumWildcat Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Washington State  x‍‍‍y 15 6   .714 41 20   .672
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 39 17   .696
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 30 23   .566
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 11 11   .500 22 23   .489
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10 12   .455 23 18   .561
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 23 29   .442
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 16 27   .372
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 23 7   .767 55 20   .733
No. 24 Southern California  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 44 23   .657
No. 12 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 38 26   .594
California  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 39 28   .582
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 22 36   .379
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 28 32   .467
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 12th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 22-36 overall and placed 5th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 11–19 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 4th straight season, marking at the time the longest drought in program history; this would later be surpassed by a 5-season stretch from 1994-1998. This also marked the 1st time the program posted 2 consecutive losing seasons.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 1983 season with a record of 25-31 and 14–15 in conference play, finishing tied for 4th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona failed to advance to the postseason for the 3rd straight season, tying at the time the longest postseason drought in program history (set on 3 prior occasions).

Personnel

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Roster

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1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  • Kevin Blankenship

• David Cooper

• Patrick Coveney

• Walter Dill

• Scott Engle

• Joe Estes

Chip Hale

• Randal Hayes

• Derek Huenneke

• Lance Lincoln

• John MacArthur

Joe Magrane

• Gar Millay

• Scott Nossek

• Joe O'Donnell

• Brian Peter

• Bobby Ralston

• Steven Strong

• Todd Trafton

• Thomas Weiser

• Marc Wing

• Mike Young

Coaches

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1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4]

1984 Schedule and results

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1984 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Jan 30 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat FieldTucson, AZ W 12-6 1-0
Jan 31 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-4 2-0
Feb 3 UNLV Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-9 2-1
Feb 4 UNLV Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-1 3-1
Feb 4 UNLV Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 1-2 3-2
Feb 6 UC Riverside Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-14 3-3
Feb 7 UC Riverside Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-6 4-3
Feb 10 at Cal State Fullerton Titan FieldFullerton, CA W 4-1 5-3
Feb 11 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8-7 6-3
Feb 11 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 1-5 6-4
Feb 13 New Mexico State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-6 7-4
Feb 14 New Mexico State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 27-10 8-4
Feb 16 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 1-4 8-5
Feb 17 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 3-15 8-6
Feb 18 Cal State Fullerton Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-13 8-7
Feb 20 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 5-4 9-7
Feb 21 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 2-9 9-8
Feb 24 Oklahoma State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 7-10 9-9
Feb 25 Oklahoma State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 13-21 9-10
Feb 26 Oklahoma State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 11-12 9-11
Feb 27 Cal State Northridge Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-8 9-12
Feb 28 Cal State Northridge Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 3-11 9-13
Mar 2 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-2 10-13 1-0
Mar 3 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 11-14 10-14 1-1
Mar 4 Stanford Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 13-10 11-14 2-1
Mar 9 at Arizona State Packard StadiumTempe, AZ L 4-7 11-15 2-2
Mar 10 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1-11 11-16 2-3
Mar 11 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2-7 11-17 2-4
Mar 13 at San Diego John Cunningham StadiumSan Diego, CA W 22-1 12-17
Mar 14 at San Diego John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA W 7-5 13-17
Mar 15 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 4-5 13-18
Mar 16 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 2-3 13-19
Mar 17 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 3-9 13-20
Mar 23 at USC Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA L 7-11 13-21 2-5
Mar 24 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 3-9 13-22 2-6
Mar 25 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2-14 13-23 2-7
Mar 27 Grand Canyon Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 9-14 13-24
Mar 30 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-2 14-24 3-7
Mar 31 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-3 15-24 4-7
Apr 1 California Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-9 16-24 5-7
Apr 6 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3-4 16-25 5-8
Apr 7 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3-18 16-26 5-9
Apr 8 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8-5 17-26 6-9
Apr 13 at Stanford Sunken DiamondPalo Alto, CA L 5-12 17-27 6-10
Apr 14 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 3-4 17-28 6-11
Apr 15 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 1-4 17-29 6-12
Apr 19 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-5 18-29 7-12
Apr 20 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-5 19-29 8-12
Apr 21 USC Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 20-29 9-12
Apr 27 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA L 9-11 20-30 9-13
Apr 28 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4-7 20-31 9-14
Apr 29 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4-5 20-32 9-15
May 4 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-4 21-32 10-15
May 5 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 21-33 10-16
May 6 UCLA Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 6-17 21-34 10-17
May 11 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 5-8 21-35 10-18
May 12 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 4-6 21-36 10-19
May 13 Arizona State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-5 22-36 11-19

1984 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Bobby Ralston INF 6 64 Minnesota Twins
Scott Nossek LHP 35 154 Chicago White Sox

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "1984 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.