1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by hall of fame coach Jerry Kindall in his 24th and final season at Arizona. At the season's conclusion Kindall retired and was subsequently replaced by longtime assistant Jerry Stitt. The Wildcats finished 24-32 overall and placed 6th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with a 7–23 record. This marked the program's 3rd straight season finishing with a losing record, the only such stretch in team history. Arizona additionally missed the postseason for the 3rd consecutive season, becoming the longest postseason drought since 1981–1984.

1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record24–32 (7–23 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Stitt (18th season)
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Washington  x‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 30 28   .517
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 32 16   .667
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 26 35   .426
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 14 37   .275
Southern
No. 9 Southern California  x‍‍‍y 24 6   .800 44 16   .733
No. 11 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 41 19   .683
No. 15 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 36 28   .563
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 35 21   .625
California  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 27 29   .482
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 24 32   .429
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 1995 season with a record of 20-35-1 and 6–24 in conference play, finishing 6th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona missed the postseason for the 2nd straight season.

Personnel

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Roster

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1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  • Shawn Barrington

• Brian Becker

• Russ Brown

• Greg Clark

• Kenny Corley

• Clayton Crossan

• Jason Ford

• Jason Frierott

• Jeffrey Gjerde

• Tyler Haddix

• Chet Henderson

• Matt Hendren

• Jason Hendricks

• Darrell Hussman

• James Johnson

• Tim King

• Tom King

• Erik Mattern

• Jeff McCannon

• Levi McClendon

• Jason Mohler

• Omar Moraga

Colin Porter

• John Powers

• Diego Rico

• Kevin Sabbe

• Rob Shabansky

• Kevin Skinner

• A.C. Smith

• Jason Thrower

• Ben White

Coaches

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1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[4]

1996 Schedule and results

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1996 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Jan 26 New Mexico Sancet StadiumTucson, AZ W 7-5 1-0
Jan 27 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-10 1-1
Jan 28 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-4 2-1
Jan 30 Cal State Dominguez Hills Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-9 3-1
Jan 31 Cal State Dominguez Hills Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-6 4-1
Feb 2 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11-10 5-1
Feb 3 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4-3 6-1
Feb 4 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12-6 7-1
Feb 8 Texas A&M Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 8-1
Feb 9 Texas A&M Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-1 9-1
Feb 10 Texas A&M Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 8-9 9-2
Feb 13 New Mexico State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15-1 10-2
Feb 14 New Mexico State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15-4 11-2
Feb 16 at Cal State Fullerton Titan FieldFullerton, CA L 2-6 11-3
Feb 17 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 5-9 11-4
Feb 18 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 8-9 11-5
Feb 20 Wyoming Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 9-12 11-6
Feb 21 Wyoming Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-5 12-6
Feb 23 Minnesota Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 11-12 12-7
Feb 24 Minnesota Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 12-8
Feb 25 Minnesota Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4-2 13-8
Feb 27 UC Santa Barbara Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12-2 14-8
Feb 28 UC Santa Barbara Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-1 15-8
Mar 1 at USC Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA L 5-20 15-9 0-1
Mar 2 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0-4 15-10 0-2
Mar 3 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9-8 16-10 1-2
Mar 8 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-5 17-10 2-2
Mar 9 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11-6 18-10 3-2
Mar 10 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6-12 18-11 3-3
Mar 12 at Grand Canyon Brazell StadiumPhoenix, AZ W 6-4 19-11
Mar 15 California Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-13 19-12 3-4
Mar 16 California Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-8 19-13 3-5
Mar 17 California Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 2-15 19-14 3-6
Mar 22 at Arizona State Packard StadiumTempe, AZ L 7-8 19-15 3-7
Mar 23 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 11-16 19-16 3-8
Mar 24 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15-7 20-16 4-8
Mar 29 at Stanford Sunken DiamondPalo Alto, CA L 2-14 20-17 4-9
Mar 30 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 6-7 20-18 4-10
Mar 31 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 3-16 20-19 4-11
Apr 4 USC Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 2-6 20-20 4-12
Apr 5 USC Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-15 20-21 4-13
Apr 6 USC Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0-2 20-22 4-14
Apr 9 Grand Canyon Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-12 20-23
Apr 12 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3-4 20-24 4-15
Apr 13 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 19-3 21-24 5-15
Apr 14 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5-4 22-24 6-15
Apr 19 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-6 22-25 6-16
Apr 20 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-9 22-26 6-17
Apr 21 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-22 22-27 6-18
Apr 23 Grand Canyon Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 23-27
Apr 26 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA L 8-9 23-28 6-19
Apr 27 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 7-11 23-29 6-20
Apr 28 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 5-8 23-30 6-21
May 11 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14-13 24-30 7-21
May 12 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 16-20 24-31 7-22
May 13 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-16 24-32 7-23

1996 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Daren Hooper OF 3 81 Baltimore Orioles
John Powers INF 21 620 San Diego Padres
Jason Ford LHP 28 836 Colorado Rockies

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "1996 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.