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
National Champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
CB	No. 1
1986 record	49-19 (18–12 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jerry Kindall (14th year)
Home stadium	Sancet Stadium

1986 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
No. 23 Oregon State  ^x‍‍‍^y	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  ^x‍‍‍^y	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 Chip Hale Tom Hinzo Gar Millay Dave Rohde Chip Stratton Todd Trafton Gary Wagner Craig Lapiner		Outfielders Gary Alexander Chuck Johnson Kevin Long Mike Senne David Shermet Pat Waid Catchers Scott Engle Steven Strong David Taylor Mike Thorell

Schedule

1986 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January/February Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record January 30 Grand Canyon 8-6 1-0 – January 31 at Grand Canyon 2-4 1-1 – February 3 Cal State Dominguez Hills 12-2 2-1 – February 4 Cal State Dominguez Hills 7-8 2-2 – February 5 Cal State Dominguez Hills 10-13 2-3 – February 6 Pepperdine 1-0 3-3 – February 7 Pepperdine 5-4 4-3 – February 8 Pepperdine 3-2 5-3 – February 10 Western New Mexico 15-1 6-3 – February 11 Western New Mexico 20-4 7-3 – February 13 Cal State Fullerton 7-10 7-4 – February 14 Cal State Fullerton 8-6 8-4 – February 15 Cal State Fullerton 6-9 8-5 – February 18 Texas Southern 20-1 9-5 – February 19 Texas Southern 22-4 10-5 – February 20 Texas Southern 15-2 11-5 – February 21 at Hawaii 11-8 12-5 – February 22 at Hawaii 5-9 12-6 – February 23 at Hawaii 7-2 13-6 – February 28 Stanford 4-6 13-7 1-0
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record March 1 Stanford 8-5 14-7 1-1 March 2 Stanford 4-7 14-8 1-2 March 7 at California 2-1 15-8 2-2 March 9 at California 7-4 16-8 3-2 March 11 Hartford 21-3 17-8 – March 12 Hartford 16-4 18-8 – March 14 at Southern California 0-5 18-9 3-3 March 15 at Southern California 12-14 18-10 3-4 March 17 Long Beach State 12-3 19-10 – March 18 at Southern California 6-3 20-10 4-4 March 21 UCLA 14-5 21-10 5–4 March 22 UCLA 5-28 21-11 5–5 March 23 UCLA 9-12 21-12 5–6 March 27 New Mexico State 4-2 22-12 – March 28 New Mexico State 21-4 23-12 – March 29 New Mexico State 9-4 24-12 – March 31 Seton Hall 10-1 25-12 –
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record April 1 Seton Hall 13-0 26-12 – April 2 Seton Hall 12-11 27-12 – April 4 California 6-3 28-12 6-6 April 5 California 5-4 29-12 7-6 April 6 California 11-8 30-12 8-6 April 6 at California 17-16 31-12 9-6 April 11 at Arizona State 9-12 31-13 9–7 April 12 at Arizona State 5-3 32-13 10–7 April 14 at Arizona State 5-6 32-14 10–8 April 18 Southern California 10-3 33-14 11-8 April 19 Southern California 9-4 34-14 12-8 April 20 Southern California 19-17 35-14 13-8 April 25 at UCLA 5-17 35-15 13-9 April 26 at UCLA 12-4 36-15 14-9 April 27 at UCLA 13-14 36-16 14-10
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record May 2 at Stanford 2-1 37-16 15-10 May 3 at Stanford 4-14 37-17 15-11 May 4 at Stanford 3-8 37-18 15-12 May 12 Grand Canyon 9-6 38-18 – May 16 Arizona State 9-4 39-18 16-12 May 17 Arizona State 18-12 40-18 17-12 May 18 Arizona State 22-11 41-18 18-12
NCAA Tournament: Central Regional Date Opponent Score Overall Record May 22 vs. San Diego State 26-5 42-18 May 23 vs. Texas 9-3 43-18 May 24 vs. Pepperdine 10-6 44-18 May 25 vs. Pepperdine 5-3 45-18
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 30 vs. Maine Rosenblatt Stadium 8-7 46-18 June 2 vs. Loyola Marymount Rosenblatt Stadium 7-5 47-18 June 6 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 10-5 48-18 June 7 vs. Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium 2-4 48-19 June 9 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 10-2 49-19

Awards and honors

Gil Heredia

• Third Team All-American[2]
• First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]

Mike Senne

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3]
• First Team All-Pac-10 South[2]

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 Rohde	SS	5th	120th	Houston Astros
Todd Trafton	1B	5th	127th	Chicago White Sox
Tommy Hinzo	2B	7th	161st	Cleveland Indians
Michael Senne	OF	14th	364th	St. Louis Cardinals
David Carley	RHP	16th	399th	Milwaukee Brewers
Joel Estes	LHP	23rd	586th	Houston Astros
Jim McDonald	RHP	26th	656th	Montreal Expos
Gar Millay	2B	28th	690th	Texas 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.