1970 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 1970 Arizona Wildcats baseball Western Athletic Conference Western Athletic Conference South Division WAC 7 7 44–18 11–7 Frank Sancet 21st Don Lee Wildcat Field WAC championsWAC Championship Series championsDistrict VI champions College World Series T-7th The 1970 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his 21st year at Arizona. The Wildcats won the District VI Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Iowa State Cyclones. Roster 1970 Arizona Wildcats y Pat Anderson Steven Ballard y INF SR Dale Bauman Darrin Berger Frank Campos Lee Cole Larry Dierks P Mark Driscoll Nick Estrada Fon Formiller John Glenn Mike Gray P Mike Grossman Tim Gump Jim Hamlett Leon Hooten y RHP Dave Jacome Harry Ladge Steve Milkulic OF Rick Morache Rod O'Brien INF Mickey O'Hara Dave Prest OF Jim Provenzano Mark Reutter Keith Rhodes J. Ray Rokey C Bryan Shields 28 RHP R Jim Williams INF January 28, 2021 45 Frank Sancet Don Lee Schedule Arizona Wildcats 2 white 1970 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log ! style="Arizona Wildcats 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; February (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 27 || 1970 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–1 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 28 || Cal Poly Pomona || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–4 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 28 || Cal Poly Pomona || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–2 || 3–0 || – |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; March (19–7) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || March 2 || 1970 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–8 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 3 || San Diego State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–2 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || March 9 || 1970 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–4 || 5–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || March 10 || Cal State Northridge || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 1–2 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || March 11 || 1970 TCU Horned Frogs TCU || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–4 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 12 || TCU || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–6 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 13 || TCU || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–6 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 14 || TCU || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–2 || 8–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 14 || TCU || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–3 || 9–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 16 || 1970 Weber State Wildcats Weber State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 25–6 || 10–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 17 || Weber State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 10–7 || 11–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || March 18 || Weber State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 1–4 || 11–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 18 || Weber State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 25–3 || 12–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 20 || 1970 Michigan Wolverines Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–5 || 13–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 21 || Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–1 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 21 || Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–7 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 23 || Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 10–2 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || March 23 || Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–12 || 16–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 24 || Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 16–7 || 17–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || March 25 || Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–9 || 17–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 26 || Michigan || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 11–5 || 18–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 28 || 1970 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 20–7 || 19–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || March 28 || Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–8 || 19–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 30 || Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 11–5 || 20–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || March 31 || 1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 11–1 || 21–7 || – |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; April (12–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 1 || Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–2 || 22–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 2 || Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–2 || 23–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 3 || Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–6 || 24–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 4 || Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–1 || 25–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 4 || Iowa || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 15–4 || 26–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 10 || at 1970 UTEP Miners UTEP || Unknown • El Paso, Texas || 5–3 || 27–7 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 11 || at UTEP || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–5 || 28–7 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || April 11 || at UTEP || UA Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–8 || 28–8 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 14 || 1970 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–8 || 29–8 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || April 17 || 1970 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 0–1 || 29–9 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || April 18 || New Mexico || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 3–8 || 29–10 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 || April 18 || New Mexico || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 2–3 || 29–11 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 24 || UTEP || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 12–5 || 30–11 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 25 || UTEP || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 6–0 || 31–11 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 25 || UTEP || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 5–2 || 32–11 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 28 || 1970 Grand Canyon Antelopes Grand Canyon || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–6 || 33–11 || 5–4 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; May (7–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 1 || at 1970 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona || 3–2 || 34–11 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 2 || at Arizona State || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona || 6–4 || 35–11 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || May 2 || at Arizona State || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona || 12–13 || 35–12 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 5 || Grand Canyon || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 8–7 || 36–12 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 8 || at New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 6–12 || 36–13 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 || May 9 || at New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 6–8 || 36–14 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 9 || at New Mexico || Lobo Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico || 6–3 || 37–14 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 15 || Arizona State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–3 || 38–14 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 16 || Arizona State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–0 || 39–14 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 16 || Arizona State || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–3 || 40–14 || 11–7 |- |- |- ! style="Arizona Wildcats 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; WAC Championship Series (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || May 22 || at 1970 BYU Cougars BYU || New Cougar Field • Provo, Utah || 10–5 || 41–14 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || May 23 || at BYU || New Cougar Field • Provo, Utah || 8–18 || 41–15 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || May 23 || at BYU || New Cougar Field • Provo, Utah || 10–8 || 42–15 || 11–7 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; NCAA District VII Playoff (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || May 28 || 1970 Denver Pioneers Denver || Wildcats Field • Tucson, Arizona || 4–2 || 43–15 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || May 29 || Denver || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 7–9 || 43–16 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || May 30 || Denver || Wildcat Field • Tucson, Arizona || 9–8 || 44–16 || 11–7 |- y Arizona Wildcats 2 white; College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 || June 13 || vs Florida State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–4 || 44–17 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 14 || vs Iowa State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–7 || 44–18 || 11–7 |- Awards and honors Leon Hooten All-WAC South Division Steve Mikulic All-WAC South Division First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association Rod O'Brien All-WAC South Division Dave Prest All-WAC South Division J. 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