1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 7th year at Arizona.

1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Midwest Regional champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
CBNo. 5
1979 record43–25 (17–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Field
1979 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 29 Washington State  x‍‍‍ 12–3 .800  40–10 .800
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  37–13 .740
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267  21–19 .525
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214  14–27 .341
Southern
No. 9 UCLA  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  43–18 .705
No. 5 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  43–25 .632
California  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .533  31–25 .554
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  33–24 .579
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  35–23 .603
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  32–31 .508
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Wildcats won the Midwest Regional to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

Roster
1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
INF Wes Clements R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Inglewood, California
INF Clark Crist R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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 Jr
Michael Flinn /
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—
David Fortman /
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—
OF Terry Francona L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 So New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Scott Green /
—
—
RHP Kendall Greene /R
—
—
 Jr
C Don Hyman /
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—
 Jr
William Kinnegberg /
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—
Ron Kirby /
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—
LHP Craig Lefferts L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, Florida
OF Ross McGehee /R
—
—
Steven Merrill /
—
—
INF Brad Mills L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Exeter, California
Jeffrey Morris /
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—
OF John Moses S/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
C Vergel Overlund /R
—
—
 Sr
Danny Powers /
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—
INF Ronald Quick /
—
—
33 LHP Alan Regier /L
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—
Randy Roeder /
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—
Pat Roessler /
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—
William Salzbrenner /
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—
Jay Sargent /
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—
Gary Schulz /
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—
INF Jim Scranton R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Torrance, California
P Ron Sismondo /
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—
16 INF Scott Stanley /L
—
—
Robert Straley /
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—
OF Dwight Taylor L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
Head coach

Jerry Kindall

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Stitt
Wing

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

Schedule
1979 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (11–5)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
1February 8Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona7–90–1–
2February 9Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona0–90–2–
3February 9Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona4–80–3–
4February 12UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona11–101–3–
5February 13UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona13–102–3–
6February 14UC Santa BarbaraWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona15–73–3–
7February 16New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona10–54–3–
8February 17New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona6–45–3–
9February 17New MexicoWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona16–46–3–
10February 19LamarWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona7–67–3–
11February 20LamarWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona5–48–3–
12February 22La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona12–29–3–
13February 23La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona9–210–3–
14February 24La VerneWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona4–1110–4–
15February 26Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona3–510–5–
16February 27Loyola MarymountWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona11–1011–5–
March (11–10)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
17March 1StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona6–512–51–0
18March 3StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona7–912–61–1
19March 4StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona15–613–62–1
20March 5Azusa PacificWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona12–914–62–1
21March 8UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona4–1214–72–2
22March 9UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona13–415–73–2
23March 10UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona10–1515–83–3
24March 13Colorado StateWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona10–616–83–3
25March 16at Southern CaliforniaDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California4–516–93–4
26March 17at Southern CaliforniaDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California8–916–103–5
27March 20at Texas A&MOlsen Field • College Station, Texas0–216–113–5
28March 20at Texas A&MOlsen Field • College Station, Texas9–317–113–5
29March 22vs MinnesotaDisch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas3–517–123–5
30March 23at TexasDisch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas8–218–123–5
31March 23at TexasDisch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas7–419–123–5
32March 24at TexasDisch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas7–320–123–5
33March 24at TexasDisch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas0–420–133–5
34March 27ColoradoWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona11–121–133–5
35March 30at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, California0–221–143–6
36March 31at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, California6–322–144–6
37March 31at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, California4–822–154–7
April (10–6)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
38April 5Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona10–423–155–7
39April 6Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona12–924–156–7
40April 7Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona8–525–157–7
41April 9Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona12–526–157–7
42April 12Southern CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona5–726–167–8
43April 12Southern CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona6–227–168–8
44April 13USCWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona16–1528–169–8
45April 14USCWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona6–529–1610–8
46April 20at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California7–1329–1710–9
47April 21at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California4–1329–1810–10
48April 22at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, California8–630–1811–10
49April 24Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona5–630–1911–10
50April 24Northern ArizonaWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona11–431–1911–10
51April 27at UCLASawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California1–1331–2011–11
52April 28at UCLASawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California6–1231–2111–12
53April 28at UCLASawtelle Field • Los Angeles, California6–532–2112–12
May (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
54May 3CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona9–1532–2212–13
55May 4CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona6–533–2213–13
56May 5CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona19–1834–2214–13
57May 10at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona12–135–2215–13
58May 11at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona9–636–2216–13
59May 12at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona6–437–2217–13
Postseason
Pac-10 2nd Place Series (2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
60May 16at Washington StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington9–738–2217–13
61May 17at Washington StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington8–938–2317–13
62May 17at Washington StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington22–1439–2317–13
NCAA Midwest Regional (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
63May 25Oklahoma StateWildcats Field • Tucson, Arizona8–140–2317–13
64May 26HawaiiWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona10–241–2317–13
65May 27HawaiiWildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona5–342–2317–13
College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record
66June 1vs Miami (FL)Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–143–2317–13
67June 3vs ArkansasJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–1043–2417–13
68June 4vs Cal State FullertoneJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–1643–2517–13

Awards and honors
Clark Crist
Terry Francona
  • All-Pac-10 South Division
Craig Lefferts
  • All-Pac-10 South Division
Brad Mills
  • All-Pac-10 South Division

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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