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 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
Roster 1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster • 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 1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff Jerry Kindall - Head coach Jerry Stitt - Assistant coach Jim Wing - Assistant coach
1984 Schedule and results +1984 Arizona Wildcats baseball game logRegular seasonDateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall RecordPac-10 RecordJan 30Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-61-0Jan 31Cal State Dominguez HillsWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-42-0Feb 3UNLVWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6-92-1Feb 4UNLVWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-13-1Feb 4UNLVWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 1-23-2Feb 6UC RiversideWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5-143-3Feb 7UC RiversideWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 11-64-3Feb 10at Cal State FullertonTitan Field • Fullerton, CAW 4-15-3Feb 11at Cal State FullertonTitan Field • Fullerton, CAW 8-76-3Feb 11at Cal State FullertonTitan Field • Fullerton, CAL 1-56-4Feb 13New Mexico StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-67-4Feb 14New Mexico StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 27-108-4Feb 16Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 1-48-5Feb 17Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3-158-6Feb 18Cal State FullertonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6-138-7Feb 20UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 5-49-7Feb 21UTEPWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 2-99-8Feb 24Oklahoma StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 7-109-9Feb 25Oklahoma StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 13-219-10Feb 26Oklahoma StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 11-129-11Feb 27Cal State NorthridgeWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6-89-12Feb 28Cal State NorthridgeWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 3-119-13Mar 2StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 12-210-131-0Mar 3StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 11-1410-141-1Mar 4StanfordWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 13-1011-142-1Mar 9at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 4-711-152-2Mar 10at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 1-1111-162-3Mar 11at Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZL 2-711-172-4Mar 13at San DiegoJohn Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CAW 22-112-17Mar 14at San DiegoJohn Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CAW 7-513-17Mar 15at San Diego StateSmith Field • San Diego, CAL 4-513-18Mar 16at San Diego StateSmith Field • San Diego, CAL 2-313-19Mar 17at San Diego StateSmith Field • San Diego, CAL 3-913-20Mar 23at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 7-1113-212-5Mar 24at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 3-913-222-6Mar 25at USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 2-1413-232-7Mar 27Grand CanyonWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 9-1413-24Mar 30CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-214-243-7Mar 31CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-315-244-7Apr 1CaliforniaWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-916-245-7Apr 6at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 3-416-255-8Apr 7at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 3-1816-265-9Apr 8at UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 8-517-266-9Apr 13at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 5-1217-276-10Apr 14at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 3-417-286-11Apr 15at StanfordSunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CAL 1-417-296-12Apr 19USCWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 6-518-297-12Apr 20USCWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-519-298-12Apr 21USCWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 8-720-299-12Apr 27at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 9-1120-309-13Apr 28at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 4-720-319-14Apr 29at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 4-520-329-15May 4UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 10-421-3210-15May 5UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5-721-3310-16May 6UCLAWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 6-1721-3410-17May 11Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 5-821-3510-18May 12Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZL 4-621-3610-19May 13Arizona StateWildcat Field • Tucson, AZW 9-522-3611-19
1984 MLB draft PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB teamBobby RalstonINF664Minnesota TwinsScott NossekLHP35154Chicago White Sox
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