2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

none March 2026 August 2023 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 150 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 1 1 48–17 20–10 Andy Lopez 11th Shaun Cole 3rd Matt Siegel 1st Brett Scyphers 3rd Hi Corbett Field Tucson Super Regional ChampionsTucson Regional ChampionsPac-12 Regular Season Co-Champions College World Series Champions vs. South Carolina The 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, AZ. This was the first full season for the Wildcats at Hi Corbett Field, which is the former spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies. Andy Lopez was in his eleventh season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Lopez was in his twenty-fourth year as head coach. The Wildcats tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with UCLA, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. The Wildcats finished the season with a 48–17 record. Six players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. In the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Wildcats performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, hosting in Tucson for first time since 1992 and winning 5 straight games. The Wildcats defeated Missouri once and 2012 Louisville Cardinals Louisville twice to win the Tucson Regional. They then won the Tucson Super Regional by defeating St. John's in two consecutive games. The team reached the 2012 College World Series for the sixteenth time in program history, beating Florida State twice in the first and third game and UCLA in game two. The Wildcats faced two-time defending champion South Carolina in the championship series, sweeping both games to win the 2012 College World Series. This was Arizona's first College World Series championship since 1986, and fourth overall. They finished the post-season with a 10–0 record and were only the second team after South Carolina the previous year to do so. Roster 2012 Arizona Wildcats y Jordan Berger 29 C L R 5 10 190 FR Tarzana, CA Augey Bill 33 LHP L L 6 9 222 JR Danville, CA Xavier Borde 49 LHP L L 6 2 210 FR Playa del Rey, CA Bobby Brown 37 OF L R 6 3 200 SR y San Diego, CA Ismael Castro 46 RHP R R 6 0 180 JR Phoenix, AZ Tyler Crawford 30 LHP R L 6 1 180 FR DeLand, FL Nick Cunningham 42 RHP R R 6 2 204 JR Indianapolis, IN Anthony de Jesus 47 C R R 5 9 177 FR Houston, TX Collin Dewell 21 OF L L 6 0 185 FR Santa Barbara, CA Brandon Dixon 22 INF R R 6 1 211 SO Murrieta, CA Jacob Doyle 11 RHP R R 6 1 178 SO Glendale, AZ James Farris baseball y 36 RHP R R 6 2 213 SO Gilbert, AZ Johnny Field y 1 INF R R 5 10 194 SO Las Vegas, NV Trent Gilbert 4 INF L R 6 1 175 FR Torrance, CA Tyler Hale 10 RHP R R 5 10 170 JR Abilene, TX Kurt Heyer 26 RHP R R 6 2 211 JR Huntington Beach, CA Vincent Littleman 14 LHP L L 5 11 180 JR Lechee, AZ Lucas Long 23 RHP R R 6 1 185 FR Minneapolis, MN David Lopez 28 INF L R 5 7 171 SO y Tucson, AZ Michael Lopez 45 RHP R R 6 3 205 JR y Tucson, AZ Joseph Maggi 15 OF L L 5 10 175 FR Phoenix, AZ Stephen Manthei 31 RHP R R 6 1 210 JR Las Vegas, NV Alex Mejia 13 y INF R R 6 1 200 JR Sylmar, CA Seth Mejias-Brean y 5 INF R R 6 2 210 JR Tucson, AZ Riley Moore 6 C S R 6 3 190 FR Santa Barbara, CA Tyler Parmenter 24 INF R R 6 2 188 FR Yuma, AZ Rob Refsnyder y 2 OF R R 6 0 199 JR Laguna Hills, CA Joey Rickard y 35 OF R L 6 1 185 JR Las Vegas, NV David Schuknecht 27 C L R 6 1 195 FR Palm Desert, CA Ethan Springston 43 OF L R 6 1 175 FR Chandler, AZ Luke Sutton 34 OF L L 6 1 190 FR Vista, CA Matthew Troupe 44 RHP R R 6 2 180 FR Northridge, CA Konner Wade y 48 RHP L R 6 3 182 SO Scottsdale, AZ Sean Yanuss 38 C R R 5 10 175 FR Brier, WA Andy Lopez Shaun Cole Matt Siegel Brett Scyphers Josh Garcia http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ariz-m-basebl-mtt.html 2012-06-09 Leanna Oliver David Bodzin Nick Incrocci Zach Monash Opening day +Opening Day StartersNorth Dakota State vs Arizona (Feb 17, 2012) https://stats.gobison.com/custompages/bsb/2012/ndsu1.htm 2022-01-12 stats.gobison.comName PositionJoey Rickard Center fielderTrent Gilbert Second basemanRobert Refsnyder Right fielderJohnny Field Left fielderSeth Mejias-Brean Third basemanBobby Brown Designated hitterBrandon Dixon First basemanRiley Moore CatcherAlex Mejia ShortstopKurt Heyer Starting pitcher Schedule Arizona Wildcats white 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log ! style="Arizona Wildcats white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Arizona Wildcats white February: 5–2 (Conference: 0–0; Home: 5–2; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 17 || 2012 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State University North Dakota State || Hi Corbett Field || 3–1 || K. Heyer (1–0) || J.Straka (0–1) || S. Manthei (1) || 3997 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 2 || February 18 || North Dakota State|| Hi Corbett Field || 2–8 || L. Anderson (1–0) || V. Littleman (0–1) || || 2920 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 19 || North Dakota State|| Hi Corbett Field || 8–0 || J. Farris (1–0) || Z. Wentz (0–1) || || 1953 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 21 || 2012 Utah Valley Wolverines Utah Valley University Utah Valley || Hi Corbett Field || 12–6 || L. Long (1–0) || J. Campbell (0–1) || || 1694 || 3–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 24 || 2012 Auburn Tigers Auburn University Auburn || Hi Corbett Field || 8–1 || K. Heyer (2–0) || D. Varnadore (1–1) || || 2470 || 4–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 25 || Auburn || Hi Corbett Field || 15–4 || K. Wade (1–0) || S. Smith (0–2) || || || 5–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 7 || February 25 || Auburn || Hi Corbett Field || 3–8 || D. Koger (1–0) || J. Farris (1–1) || || 1362 || 5–2 ||– |- y Arizona Wildcats white March: 15–5 (Conference: 6–2; Home: 12–3; Road: 3–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 2 || 2012 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard || Hi Corbett Field || 7–1 || K. Heyer (3–0) || B. Suter (0–1) || || 1611 || 6–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 3 || Harvard || Hi Corbett Field || 3–1 || K. Wade (2–0) || J. Novak (0–1) || M. Troupe (1) || 2187 || 7–2 || – |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || March 4 || Harvard || Hi Corbett Field || 13–2 || J. Farris (2–1) || J. Kremers (0–1) || || 1745 || 8–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 6 || 2012 UC Davis Aggies University of California, Davis UC Davis || Hi Corbett Field || 6–0 || L. Long (3–0) || E. Wolf (0–1) || || 1248 || 9–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 7 || UC Davis || Hi Corbett Field || 6–4 || M. Troupe (1–0) || C. Levy (3–1) || || 1305 || 10–2 ||– |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || March 9 || 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan || Hi Corbett Field || 9–2 || K. Heyer (4–0) || J. Battistelli (1–2) || || 1310 || 11–2 ||– |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || March 10 || Eastern Michigan || Hi Corbett Field || 16–7 || K. Wade (3–0) || S. Weber (1–2) || || 1623 || 12–2 || – |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || March 11 || Eastern Michigan || Hi Corbett Field || 9–8 || M. Troupe (2–0) || N. Butara (0–1) || || 1801 || 13–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 17 || March 13 || 2012 Rice Owls Rice University Rice || Reckling Park || 1–5 || A. Benak (3–0) || L. Long (2–1) || || 3599 || 13–3 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 14 || Rice || Reckling Park || 8–5 || S. Manthei (1–0) || T. Wall (3–2) || M. Troupe (2) || 3640 || 14–3 ||0–0 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 19 || March 16 || 2012 Washington State Cougars Washington State Cougars Washington State || Hi Corbett Field || 0–6 || JD. Leckenby (3–2) || K. Heyer (4–1) || || 2306 || 14–4 ||0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 17 || Washington State || Hi Corbett Field || 8–7 || S. Manthei (2–0) || J. Pistorese (2–1) || M. Troupe (3) || 1496 || 15–4 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 17 || Washington State || Hi Corbett Field || 12–9 || S. Manthei (3–0) || K. Swannack (1–2) || || 2025 || 16–4 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 22 || March 20 || 2012 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State University New Mexico State || Hi Corbett Field || 4–7 || E. Mott (1–2) || S. Manthei (3–1) || || 1286 || 15–5 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 23 || March 21 || New Mexico State || Hi Corbett Field || 8–13 || R. Montoya (1–0) || L. Long (2–2) || || 1520 || 16–6 ||2–1 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 24 || March 23 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 5–6 ||T. Bryant (3–0) || S. Manthei (3–2) || || 1623 || 16–7 ||2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 24 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 5–4 || S. Manthei (4–2) || C. Brocker (0–3) || M. Troupe (4) || 1873 || 17–7 ||3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 25 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 7–5 || J. Farris (3–1) || J. Fry (1–1) || M. Troupe (5) || 1512 || 18–7 ||4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 30 || 2012 Stanford Cardinal Stanford || Hi Corbett Field || 8–7 || S. Manthei (5–2) || D. Schmidt (2–1) || || 4191 || 19–7 ||5–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || March 31 || Stanford || Hi Corbett Field || 4–2 || K. Wade (4–0) || B. Mooneyham (5–1) || || 3506 || 20–7 ||6–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 1 || Stanford || Hi Corbett Field || 6–2 || J. Farris (4–1) ||J. Hochstatter (3–3) || || 2959 || 21–7 || 7–2 |- y Arizona Wildcats white April: 9–7 (Conference: 5–4; Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 25 || April 4 || 2012 Utah Valley Wolverines Utah Valley || Brent Brown Ballpark || 4–5 || J. Gendlek (4–3) || T. Crawford (0–1) || || 2014 || 21–8 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || April 5 || 2012 Utah Utes University of Utah Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 11–2 || K. Heyer (5–1) || J. Pond (2–5) || || 580 || 22–8 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 27 || April 6 || Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 6–7 || M. Watrous (2–0) || S. Manthei (5–3) || T. Wagner (1) || 461 || 22–9 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || April 7 || Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 11–7 || T. Hale (1–0) || T. Tripp (0–2) || M. Troupe (6) || 565 || 23–9 || 9–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || April 13 || UCLA || Hi Corbett Field || 4–3 || K. Heyer (6–1) || D. Berg (4–1) || || 4080 || 24–9 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 30 || April 14 || UCLA || Hi Corbett Field || 3–15 || N. Vander Tuig (4–2) || K. Wade (4–1) || || 2380 || 24–10 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 31 || April 15 || UCLA || Hi Corbett Field || 2–6 || Z. Weiss (2–1) || J. Farris (4–2) || || 2858 || 24–11 || 10–5 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 32 || April 17 || 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State || Packard Stadium || 8–12 || J. Lopez (1–0) || M. Troupe (2–1) || || 2972 || 24–12 || 10–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || April 20 || 2012 Washington Huskies University of Washington Washington || Husky Ballpark || 10–2 || || || || || 25–12 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || April 21 || Washington || Husky Ballpark || 4–1 || K. Wade (5–1) || T. Kane (2–1) || || 518 || 26–12 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 35 || April 22 || Washington || Husky Ballpark || 5–6 || T. Kane (3–1) || S. Manthei (5–4) || || 532 || 26–13 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || April 27 || 2012 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State || Hi Corbett Field || 24–7 || K. Heyer (8–1) || J. Long (2–6) || || 2047 || 27–13 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || April 28 || East Tennessee State || Hi Corbett Field || 6–4 || K. Wade (6–1) || J. Long (5–5) || || 1706 || 28–13 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || April 29 || East Tennessee State || Hi Corbett Field || 21–6 || J. Farris (5–2) || K. Doane || || 1737 || 29–13 || 12–6 |- y Arizona Wildcats white May: 9–4 (Conference: 9–4; Home: 3–3; Road: 6–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 39 || May 4 || 2012 Oregon Ducks University of Oregon Oregon || Hi Corbett Field || 1–6 || A. Keudell (8–3) || K. Heyer (8–2) || || 3317 || 29–14 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 5 || Oregon || Hi Corbett Field || 12–6 || T. Crawford (1–1) || J. Reed (5–3) || || 3385 || 30–14 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 41 || May 6 || Oregon || Hi Corbett Field || 1–3 || J. Sherfy (4–2) || J. Farris (5–3) || || 1996 || 30–15 || 13–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 11 || California || Evans Diamond || 3–1 || K. Heyer (9–2) || M. Theofanopoul (3–5) || || 276 || 31–15 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 12 || California || Evans Diamond || 4–1 || K. Wade (7–1) || M. Flemer (7–4) || || 474 || 32–15 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 13 || California || Evans Diamond || 7–4 || T. Hale (2–0) || J. Jones (4–7) || || 774 || 33–15 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 16 || Arizona State || Packard Stadium || 10–2 || M. Troupe (3–1) || D. Gillies (1–4) || || 3098 || 34–15 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 18 || 2012 USC Trojans University of Southern California USC || Dedeaux Field || 11–1 || K. Heyer (10–2) || B. Mount (1–7) || || 501 || 35–15 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 47 || May 19 || USC || Dedeaux Field || 4–8 || A. Triggs (5–6) || K. Wade (7–2) || || 548 || 35–16 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 20 || USC || Dedeaux Field || 6–1 || J. Farris (6–3) || S. Tarpley (5–3) || || 706 || 36–16 || 18–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 25 || Arizona State || Hi Corbett Field || 1–0 || K. Heyer (11–2) || B. Rodgers (10–3) || || || 37–16 || 19–9 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 52 || May 26 || Arizona State || Hi Corbett Field || 7–9 || T. Williams (12–2) || K. Wade (7–3) || || 5677 || 37–17 || 19–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 27 || Arizona State || Hi Corbett Field || 8–7 || S. Manthei (6–4) || R. Ravago (4–1) || || 2927 || 38–17 || 20–10 |- |- ! style="Arizona Wildcats white" | Postseason |- y Arizona Wildcats white NCAA Tucson Regional # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || June 1 || Missouri || Hi Corbett Field || 15–3 || K. Heyer (12–2) || B. Holovach (7–5) || || 5086 || 39–17 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || June 2 || 2012 Louisville Cardinals Louisville || Hi Corbett Field || 16–4 || K. Wade (8–3) || J. Ruxer (8–3) || || 4007 || 40–17 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || June 4 || Louisville || Hi Corbett Field || 16–3 || J. Farris (7–3) || J. Thompson (9–4) || None || 3485 || 41–17 || 3–0 |- y Arizona Wildcats white NCAA Tucson Super Regional # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || June 8 || St. John's || Hi Corbett Field || 7–6 || M. Troupe (4–1) || K. Kilpatrick (3–3) || || 2514 || 42–17 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 9 || St. John's || Hi Corbett Field || 7–4 || K. Wade (9–3) || S. Hagan (9–3) || || 3907 || 43–17 || 5–0 |- y Arizona Wildcats white College World Series # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 15 || Florida State || TD Ameritrade Park || 4–3 || M. Troupe (5–1)|| R. Benincasa || || 22,391 || 44–17 || 6–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 17 || UCLA || TD Ameritrade Park || 4–0 || K. Wade (10–3) || N. Vander Tuig (10–4) || || 19,198 || 45–17 || 7–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 21 || Florida State || TD Ameritrade Park || 10–3 || K. Heyer (13–2) || Leibrandt (8–3) || ||20,596 || 46–17 || 8–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || June 24 || South Carolina || TD Ameritrade Park || 5–1 || K. Wade (11–3) || F. Koumas (2–3) || || 24,748 || 47–17 || 9–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 25 || South Carolina || TD Ameritrade Park || 4–1 || M. Troupe (6–1) || M.Price (5–5) || || 23,872 || 48–17 || 10–0 |- Tucson Regional 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Tucson Super Regional Tucson Regional Teams(1) Arizona Wildcats(4) Missouri Tigers (2) New Mexico State Aggies(3) Louisville Cardinals Tucson Super Regional Tucson Super Regional TeamsArizona Wildcatsvs.St. John's Red Storm College World Series 2012 College World Series 2012 College World Series Teams (2) UCLA Bruins Stony Brook Seawolves Arizona Wildcats (3) Florida State Seminoles Kent State Golden Flashes Arkansas Razorbacks (1) Florida Gators (8) South Carolina Gamecocks bracket Rankings 2012 20 5 20 18 8 22 18 13 7 18 14 11 7 18 12 9 6 13 9 11 5 14 10 12 8 15 13 8 4 5 10 12 4 8 12 16 13 8 16 16 11 6 18 16 11 6 16 18 14 10 19 17 14 8 17 13 13 8 13 11 13 8 13 7 9 Arizona Wildcats in the 2012 MLB draft The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Player Position Round Overall MLB team Alex Mejia IF 4th 150th St. Louis Cardinals Rob Refsnyder OF 5th 187th New York Yankees Kurt Heyer RHP 6th 210th St. Louis Cardinals Seth Mejias-Brean 3B 8th 262nd Cincinnati Reds Joey Rickard CF 9th 302nd Tampa Bay Rays Refsnyder would eventually make his Major League debut with the Yankees in 2015 Rickard would make his Major League Debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2016. Mejia would make his Major League Debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017. References Category:Arizona Wildcats baseball seasons Arizona Wildcats Category:Pac-12 Conference baseball champion seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons Arizona Arizona Wildcats