1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 14th season at Arizona.

1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
CBNo. 1
1986 record49-19 (18–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
1986 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 23 Oregon State  x‍‍‍y 18–5 .783  39–15 .722
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .565  30–21 .588
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  39–23 .629
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  35–24 .593
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  24–26 .480
Washington  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  25–23 .521
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  22–28 .440
Southern
No. 13 UCLA  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  39–23 .629
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  49–19 .721
No. 15 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  38–23 .623
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  26–29 .473
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  34–28 .548
California  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  32–25 .561
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Wildcats won the College World Series, defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the championship game.

Roster
1986 Arizona Wildcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • David Carley
  • Jason Klonoski
  • Joe Estes
  • Gil Heredia
  • Jeff Hird
  • Derek Huenneke
  • Jim McDonald
  • Thomas Weiser
  

Infielders

  

Outfielders

Catchers

  • Scott Engle
  • Steven Strong
  • David Taylor
  • Mike Thorell

Schedule
1986 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
NCAA Tournament: Central Regional
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
May 22vs. San Diego State26-542-18
May 23vs. Texas9-343-18
May 24vs. Pepperdine10-644-18
May 25vs. Pepperdine5-345-18
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
May 30vs. MaineRosenblatt Stadium8-746-18
June 2vs. Loyola MarymountRosenblatt Stadium7-547-18
June 6vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium10-548-18
June 7vs. Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium2-448-19
June 9vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium10-249-19

Awards and honors
Gil Heredia
  • Third Team All-American[2]
  • First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]
Mike Senne
Steve Strong
  • First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]
Todd Trafton
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]

Wildcats in the 1986 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Dave RohdeSS5th120thHouston Astros
Todd Trafton1B5th127thChicago White Sox
Tommy Hinzo2B7th161stCleveland Indians
Michael SenneOF14th364thSt. Louis Cardinals
David CarleyRHP16th399thMilwaukee Brewers
Joel EstesLHP23rd586thHouston Astros
Jim McDonaldRHP26th656thMontreal Expos
Gar Millay2B28th690thTexas Rangers

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. "2012 Arizona Baseball Media Guide". ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)"". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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