The 2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the final season at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. Following the season, the team would move to the off-campus Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 10th season at Arizona.
Personnel
Roster
2011 Arizona Wildcats roster Pitchers • 10 – Tyler Hale – Sophomore
• 11 – Jacob Doyle – Freshman
• 14 – Vincent Littleman – Sophomore
• 18 – Kyle Simon – Junior
• 23 – Bryce Bandilla – Junior
• 26 – Kurt Heyer – Sophomore
• 29 – Matt Veltmann – RS Junior
• 31 – Stephen Manthei – Sophomore
• 33 – Augie Bill – Sophomore
• 36 – James Farris – Freshman
• 42 – Nick Cunningham – Sophomore
• 43 – Daniel Ponce de Leon – Freshman
• 45 – Michael Lopez – RS Sophomore
• 46 – Matt Chaffee – RS Junior
• 47 – Glenn Silva – Junior
• 48 – Konner Wade – FreshmanCatchers • 21 – Nate Sherman – Freshman
• 27 – Jett Bandy – Junior
• 30 – Jake Meskin – RS Senior
• 39 – TC Mark – Freshman
Infielders
• 3 – Johnny Field – Freshman
• 5 – Seth Mejias-Brean – Sophomore
• 13 – Alex Mejia – Sophomore
• 20 – Josh Garcia – Senior
• 22 – Brandon Dixon – Freshman
• 24 – Cole Frenzel – Sophomore
• 25 – Andrew Burns – Junior
• 28 – David Lopez – RS Freshman
• 38 – Bryce Ortega – SeniorOutfielders • 2 – Robert Refsnyder – Sophomore
• 4 – Bobby Rinard – Senior
• 6 – Steve Selsky – Junior
• 15 – Cory LeBrun – Freshman
• 35 – Joey Rickard – Sophomore
• 37 – Bobby Brown – RS Junior
Coaches 2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff Andy Lopez – Head coach Mark Wasikowski – Assistant coach Shaun Cole – Assistant coach Brett Scyphers – Volunteer Assistant
Opening day Opening Day StartersNamePositionJoey RickardCenter fielderCole FrenzelFirst basemanJett BandyCatcherRobert RefsnyderRight fielderJosh GarciaDesignated hitterBobby BrownLeft fielderSeth Mejias-BreanThird basemanAlex MejiaShortstopBryce OrtegaSecond basemanKurt HeyerStarting pitcher
Schedule and results +2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball game logRegular seasonDateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall RecordPac-12 RecordFeb 18vs North Dakota State#19Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10–0Heyer (1–0)Kingsley (0–1)None1–0Feb 19vs North Dakota State#19Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12–1Simon (1–0)Hermes (0–1)None2–0Feb 20vs North Dakota State#19Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8–1Hale (1–0)Wentz (0–1)None3–0Feb 25at Long Beach State#17Blair Field • Long Beach, CAL 1–2Gagnon (1–1)Heyer (1–1)Stuart (2)3–1Feb 26at Long Beach State#17Blair Field • Long Beach, CAW 9–1Simon (2–0)Johnson (0–1)None4–1Feb 27at Long Beach State#17Blair Field • Long Beach, CAW 7–1Hale (2–0)Pinder (0–2)None5–1Mar 1vs #21 Rice#17Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10–8Bandilla (1–0)Benak (1–1)None6–1Mar 2vs #21 Rice#17Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7–11McDowell (1–1)Littleman (0–1)None6–2Mar 4vs Utah Valley#17Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6–5Wade (1–0)Gendlek (0–2)Bandilla (1)7–2Mar 5vs Utah Valley#17Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6–3Simon (3–0)Campbell (0–2)Cunningham (1)8–2Mar 6vs Utah Valley#17Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9–3Chaffee (1–0)Chadwick (0–1)None9–2Mar 8at UNLV#14Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW 12–1Littleman (1–1)Dysinger (2–1)None10–2Mar 9at UNLV#14Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVL 7–9Zuniga (1–1)Chaffee (1–1)Hartman (4)10–3Mar 11vs Northern Colorado#14Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11–1Heyer (2–1)Sawicki (0–2)None11–3Mar 12vs Northern Colorado#14Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12–4Simon (4–0)Tinnon (0–2)None12–3Mar 13vs Northern Colorado#14Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 2–1Chaffee (2–1)Willman (0–2)Doyle (1)13–3Mar 15at Wichita State#11Eck Stadium • Wichita, KSL 5–6Elam (1–0)Bandilla (1–1)None13–4Mar 16at Wichita State#11Eck Stadium • Wichita, KSL 3–8Lowell (3–2)Littleman (1–2)McGreevy (1)13–5Mar 19vs San Francisco#11Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 14–0Heyer (3–1)Lujan (2–2)None14–5Mar 20vs San Francisco#11Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7–0Simon (5–0)Zimmer (1–3)None15–5Mar 21vs San Francisco#11Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8–5Hale (3–0)Hiserman (2–2)Chaffee (1)16–5Mar 25at #6 Arizona State#15Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZW 5–2Heyer (4–1)Champlin (3–1)Chaffee (2)17–51–0Mar 26at #6 Arizona State#15Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 1–5Rodgers (3–1)Simon (5–1)None17–61–1Mar 27at #6 Arizona State#15Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 1–8Barrett (2–2)Hale (3–1)None17–71–2Mar 29vs New Mexico#18Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12–3Bandilla (2–1)Olson (1–3)None18–7Mar 30vs New Mexico#18Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10–9Chaffee (3–1)Maltz (1–2)None19–7Apr 1vs #23 Oregon State#18Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 18–0Heyer (5–1)Gaviglio (5–1)None20–72–2Apr 2vs #23 Oregon State#18Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4–10Osich (4–0)Simon (5–2)Bryant (3)20–82–3Apr 3vs #23 Oregon State#18Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4–8Wetzler (4–1)Hale (3–2)None20–92–4Apr 5vs #5 Arizona State#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5–10Blackford (3–0)Littleman (1–3)None20–10Apr 8vs #13 California#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5–4Chaffee (4–1)Flemer (1–2)None21–103–4Apr 10vs #13 California#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10–8Simon (6–2)Jones (4–2)Chaffee (3)22–104–4Apr 10vs #13 California#22Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7–17Miller (4–2)Hale (3–3)None22–114–5Apr 15at #23 UCLA#20Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 5–4Heyer (6–1)Cole (4–2)Chaffee (4)23–115–5Apr 16at #23 UCLA#20Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 0–4Bauer (7–1)Simon (6–3)None23–125–6Apr 17at #23 UCLA#20Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 5–8Vander Tuig (3–2)Chaffee (4–2)None23–135–7Apr 21at Oregon#23PK Park • Eugene, ORL 2–4Anderson (6–1)Heyer (6–2)None23–145–8Apr 22at Oregon#23PK Park • Eugene, ORW 2–1Simon (7–3)Boer (2–3)None24–146–8Apr 23at Oregon#23PK Park • Eugene, ORL 3–7Keudell (5–3)Hale (3–4)McGough (4)24–156–9Apr 26vs #8 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3–4Blackford (4–0)Heyer (6–3)Lambson (6)24–16Apr 29vs Southern CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 4–3Chaffee (5–2)Garcia (2–4)None25–167–9Apr 30vs Southern CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 20–4Littleman (2–3)Wood (4–6)None26–168–9May 1vs Southern CaliforniaSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8–5Bandilla (3–1)Mount (1–2)Chaffee (5)27–169–9May 6vs Alcorn StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10–2Simon (8–3)Easter (7–3)None28–16May 7vs Alcorn StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8–2Heyer (7–3)Williams (6–4)None29–16May 8vs Alcorn StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15–2Wade (2–0)Vicars (4–2)None30–16May 14at Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WAL 6–7Drobnick (1–1)Chaffee (5–3)None30–179–10May 15at Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WAW 8–1Simon (9–3)Arnold (2–4)None31–1710–10May 16at Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WAW 6–4Bandilla (4–1)Wise (4–6)Chaffee (6)32–1711–10May 20at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 0–1Reed (5–2)Bandilla (4–2)None32–1811–11May 21at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAW 7–3Simon (10–3)Snodgress (3–1)Chaffee (7)33–1812–11May 22at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 1–2Reed (6–2)Bandilla (4–3)None33–1912–12May 27vs WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9–0Heyer (8–3)Brown (1–8)None34–1913–12May 28vs WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6–5Chaffee (6–3)Cimber (4–5)None35–1914–12May 29vs WashingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8–2Bandilla (5–3)Clem (4–6)None36–1915–12Jun 3at (3) Seton Hall#22Olsen Field • College Station, TXL 0–4Prosinski (7–4)Heyer (8–4)None36–20Jun 4at (4) Wright State#22Olsen Field • College Station, TXW 13–0Simon (11–3)Henn (7–4)None37–20Jun 5at (3) Seton Hall#22Olsen Field • College Station, TXW 6–0Wade (3–0)Gilbert (2–4)None38–20Jun 5at (1) #6 Texas A&M#22Olsen Field • College Station, TXW 7–4Cunningham (1–0)Martin (2–2)None39–20Jun 7at (1) #6 Texas A&M#22Olsen Field • College Station, TXL 0–3Fleece (7–1)Heyer (8–5)Stripling (4)39–21
College Station Regional
College Station Regional Teams(1) Texas A&M Aggies(4) Wright State Raiders (2) Arizona Wildcats(3) Seton Hall Pirates
2011 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB team Kyle Simon RHP 4 125 Baltimore Orioles Bryce Bandilla LHP 4 147 San Francisco Giants Cole Frenzel 1B 7 222 New York Mets Gil Luna LHP 9 275 Chicago White Sox Andy Burns SS 11 349 Toronto Blue Jays Matt Chaffee LHP 12 386 Atlanta Braves Jett Bandy C 31 945 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Steve Selsky RF 33 1015 Cincinnati Reds Bryce Ortega 3B 41 1237 Washington Nationals
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