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2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball team 
Summary
The 2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the final season at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. Following the season, the team would move to the off-campus Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 10th season at Arizona.
| 2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 39–21 (15–12 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Sancet Stadium |
Personnel edit
Roster edit
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UCLA †y | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 35 | – | 24 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arizona State y | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 42 | – | 16 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oregon State y | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 41 | – | 17 | .707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona y | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 39 | – | 21 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Stanford y | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | 35 | – | 20 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California y | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | 35 | – | 21 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 25 | – | 31 | .446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 33 | – | 26 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | 17 | – | 37 | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Pac-10 Conference champion y – Invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 8, 2011[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 Arizona Wildcats roster[3] | ||||||||
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| Pitchers
• 10 – Tyler Hale – Sophomore • 11 – Jacob Doyle – Freshman • 14 – Vincent Littleman – Sophomore • 18 – Kyle Simon – Junior • 23 – Bryce Bandilla – Junior • 26 – Kurt Heyer – Sophomore • 29 – Matt Veltmann – RS Junior • 31 – Stephen Manthei – Sophomore • 33 – Augie Bill – Sophomore • 36 – James Farris – Freshman • 42 – Nick Cunningham – Sophomore • 43 – Daniel Ponce de Leon – Freshman • 45 – Michael Lopez – RS Sophomore • 46 – Matt Chaffee – RS Junior • 47 – Glenn Silva – Junior • 48 – Konner Wade – Freshman |
Catchers
• 21 – Nate Sherman – Freshman • 27 – Jett Bandy – Junior • 30 – Jake Meskin – RS Senior • 39 – TC Mark – Freshman • 3 – Johnny Field – Freshman • 5 – Seth Mejias-Brean – Sophomore • 13 – Alex Mejia – Sophomore • 20 – Josh Garcia – Senior • 22 – Brandon Dixon – Freshman • 24 – Cole Frenzel – Sophomore • 25 – Andrew Burns – Junior • 28 – David Lopez – RS Freshman • 38 – Bryce Ortega – Senior |
Outfielders
• 2 – Robert Refsnyder – Sophomore • 4 – Bobby Rinard – Senior • 6 – Steve Selsky – Junior • 15 – Cory LeBrun – Freshman • 35 – Joey Rickard – Sophomore • 37 – Bobby Brown – RS Junior | ||||||
Coaches edit
| 2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[3] | ||||||||
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Opening day edit
| Opening Day Starters[4] | |
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| Name | Position |
| Joey Rickard | Center fielder |
| Cole Frenzel | First baseman |
| Jett Bandy | Catcher |
| Robert Refsnyder | Right fielder |
| Josh Garcia | Designated hitter |
| Bobby Brown | Left fielder |
| Seth Mejias-Brean | Third baseman |
| Alex Mejia | Shortstop |
| Bryce Ortega | Second baseman |
| Kurt Heyer | Starting pitcher |
Schedule and results edit
| 2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[5] | |||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall
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Pac-12
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| Feb 18 | vs North Dakota State | #19 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–0 | Heyer (1–0) | Kingsley (0–1) | None | 1–0 | |
| Feb 19 | vs North Dakota State | #19 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–1 | Simon (1–0) | Hermes (0–1) | None | 2–0 | |
| Feb 20 | vs North Dakota State | #19 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–1 | Hale (1–0) | Wentz (0–1) | None | 3–0 | |
| Feb 25 | at Long Beach State | #17 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 1–2 | Gagnon (1–1) | Heyer (1–1) | Stuart (2) | 3–1 | |
| Feb 26 | at Long Beach State | #17 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 9–1 | Simon (2–0) | Johnson (0–1) | None | 4–1 | |
| Feb 27 | at Long Beach State | #17 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 7–1 | Hale (2–0) | Pinder (0–2) | None | 5–1 | |
| Mar 1 | vs #21 Rice | #17 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–8 | Bandilla (1–0) | Benak (1–1) | None | 6–1 | |
| Mar 2 | vs #21 Rice | #17 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7–11 | McDowell (1–1) | Littleman (0–1) | None | 6–2 | |
| Mar 4 | vs Utah Valley | #17 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–5 | Wade (1–0) | Gendlek (0–2) | Bandilla (1) | 7–2 | |
| Mar 5 | vs Utah Valley | #17 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–3 | Simon (3–0) | Campbell (0–2) | Cunningham (1) | 8–2 | |
| Mar 6 | vs Utah Valley | #17 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–3 | Chaffee (1–0) | Chadwick (0–1) | None | 9–2 | |
| Mar 8 | at UNLV | #14 | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 12–1 | Littleman (1–1) | Dysinger (2–1) | None | 10–2 | |
| Mar 9 | at UNLV | #14 | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 7–9 | Zuniga (1–1) | Chaffee (1–1) | Hartman (4) | 10–3 | |
| Mar 11 | vs Northern Colorado | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–1 | Heyer (2–1) | Sawicki (0–2) | None | 11–3 | |
| Mar 12 | vs Northern Colorado | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–4 | Simon (4–0) | Tinnon (0–2) | None | 12–3 | |
| Mar 13 | vs Northern Colorado | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2–1 | Chaffee (2–1) | Willman (0–2) | Doyle (1) | 13–3 | |
| Mar 15 | at Wichita State | #11 | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS | L 5–6 | Elam (1–0) | Bandilla (1–1) | None | 13–4 | |
| Mar 16 | at Wichita State | #11 | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS | L 3–8 | Lowell (3–2) | Littleman (1–2) | McGreevy (1) | 13–5 | |
| Mar 19 | vs San Francisco | #11 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14–0 | Heyer (3–1) | Lujan (2–2) | None | 14–5 | |
| Mar 20 | vs San Francisco | #11 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7–0 | Simon (5–0) | Zimmer (1–3) | None | 15–5 | |
| Mar 21 | vs San Francisco | #11 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–5 | Hale (3–0) | Hiserman (2–2) | Chaffee (1) | 16–5 | |
| Mar 25 | at #6 Arizona State | #15 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–2 | Heyer (4–1) | Champlin (3–1) | Chaffee (2) | 17–5 | 1–0 |
| Mar 26 | at #6 Arizona State | #15 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 1–5 | Rodgers (3–1) | Simon (5–1) | None | 17–6 | 1–1 |
| Mar 27 | at #6 Arizona State | #15 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 1–8 | Barrett (2–2) | Hale (3–1) | None | 17–7 | 1–2 |
| Mar 29 | vs New Mexico | #18 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–3 | Bandilla (2–1) | Olson (1–3) | None | 18–7 | |
| Mar 30 | vs New Mexico | #18 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–9 | Chaffee (3–1) | Maltz (1–2) | None | 19–7 | |
| Apr 1 | vs #23 Oregon State | #18 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18–0 | Heyer (5–1) | Gaviglio (5–1) | None | 20–7 | 2–2 |
| Apr 2 | vs #23 Oregon State | #18 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4–10 | Osich (4–0) | Simon (5–2) | Bryant (3) | 20–8 | 2–3 |
| Apr 3 | vs #23 Oregon State | #18 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4–8 | Wetzler (4–1) | Hale (3–2) | None | 20–9 | 2–4 |
| Apr 5 | vs #5 Arizona State | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5–10 | Blackford (3–0) | Littleman (1–3) | None | 20–10 | |
| Apr 8 | vs #13 California | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–4 | Chaffee (4–1) | Flemer (1–2) | None | 21–10 | 3–4 |
| Apr 10 | vs #13 California | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–8 | Simon (6–2) | Jones (4–2) | Chaffee (3) | 22–10 | 4–4 |
| Apr 10 | vs #13 California | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7–17 | Miller (4–2) | Hale (3–3) | None | 22–11 | 4–5 |
| Apr 15 | at #23 UCLA | #20 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–4 | Heyer (6–1) | Cole (4–2) | Chaffee (4) | 23–11 | 5–5 |
| Apr 16 | at #23 UCLA | #20 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–4 | Bauer (7–1) | Simon (6–3) | None | 23–12 | 5–6 |
| Apr 17 | at #23 UCLA | #20 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 5–8 | Vander Tuig (3–2) | Chaffee (4–2) | None | 23–13 | 5–7 |
| Apr 21 | at Oregon | #23 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | L 2–4 | Anderson (6–1) | Heyer (6–2) | None | 23–14 | 5–8 |
| Apr 22 | at Oregon | #23 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 2–1 | Simon (7–3) | Boer (2–3) | None | 24–14 | 6–8 |
| Apr 23 | at Oregon | #23 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | L 3–7 | Keudell (5–3) | Hale (3–4) | McGough (4) | 24–15 | 6–9 |
| Apr 26 | vs #8 Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–4 | Blackford (4–0) | Heyer (6–3) | Lambson (6) | 24–16 | ||
| Apr 29 | vs Southern California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4–3 | Chaffee (5–2) | Garcia (2–4) | None | 25–16 | 7–9 | |
| Apr 30 | vs Southern California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20–4 | Littleman (2–3) | Wood (4–6) | None | 26–16 | 8–9 | |
| May 1 | vs Southern California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–5 | Bandilla (3–1) | Mount (1–2) | Chaffee (5) | 27–16 | 9–9 | |
| May 6 | vs Alcorn State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–2 | Simon (8–3) | Easter (7–3) | None | 28–16 | ||
| May 7 | vs Alcorn State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–2 | Heyer (7–3) | Williams (6–4) | None | 29–16 | ||
| May 8 | vs Alcorn State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15–2 | Wade (2–0) | Vicars (4–2) | None | 30–16 | ||
| May 14 | at Washington State | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | L 6–7 | Drobnick (1–1) | Chaffee (5–3) | None | 30–17 | 9–10 | |
| May 15 | at Washington State | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 8–1 | Simon (9–3) | Arnold (2–4) | None | 31–17 | 10–10 | |
| May 16 | at Washington State | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 6–4 | Bandilla (4–1) | Wise (4–6) | Chaffee (6) | 32–17 | 11–10 | |
| May 20 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 0–1 | Reed (5–2) | Bandilla (4–2) | None | 32–18 | 11–11 | |
| May 21 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 7–3 | Simon (10–3) | Snodgress (3–1) | Chaffee (7) | 33–18 | 12–11 | |
| May 22 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 1–2 | Reed (6–2) | Bandilla (4–3) | None | 33–19 | 12–12 | |
| May 27 | vs Washington | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–0 | Heyer (8–3) | Brown (1–8) | None | 34–19 | 13–12 | |
| May 28 | vs Washington | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6–5 | Chaffee (6–3) | Cimber (4–5) | None | 35–19 | 14–12 | |
| May 29 | vs Washington | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–2 | Bandilla (5–3) | Clem (4–6) | None | 36–19 | 15–12 | |
| NCAA College Station Regional | |||||||||
| Jun 3 | at (3) Seton Hall | #22 | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | L 0–4 | Prosinski (7–4) | Heyer (8–4) | None | 36–20 | |
| Jun 4 | at (4) Wright State | #22 | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | W 13–0 | Simon (11–3) | Henn (7–4) | None | 37–20 | |
| Jun 5 | at (3) Seton Hall | #22 | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | W 6–0 | Wade (3–0) | Gilbert (2–4) | None | 38–20 | |
| Jun 5 | at (1) #6 Texas A&M | #22 | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | W 7–4 | Cunningham (1–0) | Martin (2–2) | None | 39–20 | |
| Jun 7 | at (1) #6 Texas A&M | #22 | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | L 0–3 | Fleece (7–1) | Heyer (8–5) | Stripling (4) | 39–21 | |
College Station Regional edit
| College Station Regional Teams | |||
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| (1) Texas A&M Aggies | (4) Wright State Raiders | (2) Arizona Wildcats | (3) Seton Hall Pirates |
2011 MLB draft edit
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Simon | RHP | 4 | 125 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Bryce Bandilla | LHP | 4 | 147 | San Francisco Giants |
| Cole Frenzel | 1B | 7 | 222 | New York Mets |
| Gil Luna | LHP | 9 | 275 | Chicago White Sox |
| Andy Burns | SS | 11 | 349 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Matt Chaffee | LHP | 12 | 386 | Atlanta Braves |
| Jett Bandy | C | 31 | 945 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| Steve Selsky | RF | 33 | 1015 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Bryce Ortega | 3B | 41 | 1237 | Washington Nationals |
References edit
- ^ "Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "2011 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona 10, North Dakota State 0 (Box Score) (PDF)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved October 24, 2019.