# 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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 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
### Opening day

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Joey Rickard | Center fielder |
| Trent Gilbert | Second baseman |
| Robert Refsnyder | Right fielder |
| Johnny Field | Left fielder |
| Seth Mejias-Brean | Third baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Designated hitter |
| Brandon Dixon | First baseman |
| Riley Moore | Catcher |
| Alex Mejia | Shortstop |
| Kurt Heyer | Starting pitcher |

## Schedule

2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
Regular season :
February: 5–2 (Conference: 0–0; Home: 5–2; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
1February 17North Dakota StateHi Corbett Field3–1K. Heyer (1–0)J.Straka (0–1)S. Manthei (1)39971–0–
2February 18North Dakota StateHi Corbett Field2–8L. Anderson (1–0)V. Littleman (0–1)29201–1–
3February 19North Dakota StateHi Corbett Field8–0J. Farris (1–0)Z. Wentz (0–1)19532–1–
4February 21Utah ValleyHi Corbett Field12–6L. Long (1–0)J. Campbell (0–1)16943–1–
5February 24AuburnHi Corbett Field8–1K. Heyer (2–0)D. Varnadore (1–1)24704–1–
6February 25AuburnHi Corbett Field15–4K. Wade (1–0)S. Smith (0–2)5–1–
7February 25AuburnHi Corbett Field3–8D. Koger (1–0)J. Farris (1–1)13625–2– :
March: 15–5 (Conference: 6–2; Home: 12–3; Road: 3–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
9March 2HarvardHi Corbett Field7–1K. Heyer (3–0)B. Suter (0–1)16116–2–
10March 3HarvardHi Corbett Field3–1K. Wade (2–0)J. Novak (0–1)M. Troupe (1)21877–2–
11March 4HarvardHi Corbett Field13–2J. Farris (2–1)J. Kremers (0–1)17458–2–
12March 6UC DavisHi Corbett Field6–0L. Long (3–0)E. Wolf (0–1)12489–2–
13March 7UC DavisHi Corbett Field6–4M. Troupe (1–0)C. Levy (3–1)130510–2–
14March 9Eastern MichiganHi Corbett Field9–2K. Heyer (4–0)J. Battistelli (1–2)131011–2–
15March 10Eastern MichiganHi Corbett Field16–7K. Wade (3–0)S. Weber (1–2)162312–2–
16March 11Eastern MichiganHi Corbett Field9–8M. Troupe (2–0)N. Butara (0–1)180113–2–
17March 13RiceReckling Park1–5A. Benak (3–0)L. Long (2–1)359913–3–
18March 14RiceReckling Park8–5S. Manthei (1–0)T. Wall (3–2)M. Troupe (2)364014–30–0
19March 16Washington StateHi Corbett Field0–6JD. Leckenby (3–2)K. Heyer (4–1)230614–40–1
20March 17Washington StateHi Corbett Field8–7S. Manthei (2–0)J. Pistorese (2–1)M. Troupe (3)149615–41–1
21March 17Washington StateHi Corbett Field12–9S. Manthei (3–0)K. Swannack (1–2)202516–42–1
22March 20New Mexico StateHi Corbett Field4–7E. Mott (1–2)S. Manthei (3–1)128615–52–1
23March 21New Mexico StateHi Corbett Field8–13R. Montoya (1–0)L. Long (2–2)152016–62–1
24March 23Oregon StateGoss Stadium5–6T. Bryant (3–0)S. Manthei (3–2)162316–72–2
25March 24Oregon StateGoss Stadium5–4S. Manthei (4–2)C. Brocker (0–3)M. Troupe (4)187317–73–2
26March 25Oregon StateGoss Stadium7–5J. Farris (3–1)J. Fry (1–1)M. Troupe (5)151218–74–2
27March 30StanfordHi Corbett Field8–7S. Manthei (5–2)D. Schmidt (2–1)419119–75–2
28March 31StanfordHi Corbett Field4–2K. Wade (4–0)B. Mooneyham (5–1)350620–76–2
29April 1StanfordHi Corbett Field6–2J. Farris (4–1)J. Hochstatter (3–3)295921–77–2 :
April: 9–7 (Conference: 5–4; Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
25April 4Utah ValleyBrent Brown Ballpark4–5J. Gendlek (4–3)T. Crawford (0–1)201421–87–2
26April 5UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark11–2K. Heyer (5–1)J. Pond (2–5)58022–88–2
27April 6UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark6–7M. Watrous (2–0)S. Manthei (5–3)T. Wagner (1)46122–98–3
28April 7UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark11–7T. Hale (1–0)T. Tripp (0–2)M. Troupe (6)56523–99–3
29April 13UCLAHi Corbett Field4–3K. Heyer (6–1)D. Berg (4–1)408024–910–3
30April 14UCLAHi Corbett Field3–15N. Vander Tuig (4–2)K. Wade (4–1)238024–1010–4
31April 15UCLAHi Corbett Field2–6Z. Weiss (2–1)J. Farris (4–2)285824–1110–5
32April 17Arizona StatePackard Stadium8–12J. Lopez (1–0)M. Troupe (2–1)297224–1210–5
33April 20WashingtonHusky Ballpark10–225–1211–5
34April 21WashingtonHusky Ballpark4–1K. Wade (5–1)T. Kane (2–1)51826–1212–5
35April 22WashingtonHusky Ballpark5–6T. Kane (3–1)S. Manthei (5–4)53226–1312–6
36April 27East Tennessee StateHi Corbett Field24–7K. Heyer (8–1)J. Long (2–6)204727–1312–6
37April 28East Tennessee StateHi Corbett Field6–4K. Wade (6–1)J. Long (5–5)170628–1312–6
38April 29East Tennessee StateHi Corbett Field21–6J. Farris (5–2)K. Doane173729–1312–6 :
May: 9–4 (Conference: 9–4; Home: 3–3; Road: 6–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
39May 4OregonHi Corbett Field1–6A. Keudell (8–3)K. Heyer (8–2)331729–1412–7
40May 5OregonHi Corbett Field12–6T. Crawford (1–1)J. Reed (5–3)338530–1413–7
41May 6OregonHi Corbett Field1–3J. Sherfy (4–2)J. Farris (5–3)199630–1513–8
42May 11CaliforniaEvans Diamond3–1K. Heyer (9–2)M. Theofanopoul (3–5)27631–1514–8
43May 12CaliforniaEvans Diamond4–1K. Wade (7–1)M. Flemer (7–4)47432–1515–8
44May 13CaliforniaEvans Diamond7–4T. Hale (2–0)J. Jones (4–7)77433–1516–8
45May 16Arizona StatePackard Stadium10–2M. Troupe (3–1)D. Gillies (1–4)309834–1516–8
46May 18USCDedeaux Field11–1K. Heyer (10–2)B. Mount (1–7)50135–1517–8
47May 19USCDedeaux Field4–8A. Triggs (5–6)K. Wade (7–2)54835–1617–9
48May 20USCDedeaux Field6–1J. Farris (6–3)S. Tarpley (5–3)70636–1618–9
51May 25Arizona StateHi Corbett Field1–0K. Heyer (11–2)B. Rodgers (10–3)37–1619–9
52May 26Arizona StateHi Corbett Field7–9T. Williams (12–2)K. Wade (7–3)567737–1719–10
53May 27Arizona StateHi Corbett Field8–7S. Manthei (6–4)R. Ravago (4–1)292738–1720–10 :
Post-season :
NCAA Tucson Regional
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
54June 1MissouriHi Corbett Field15–3K. Heyer (12–2)B. Holovach (7–5)508639–171–0
55June 2LouisvilleHi Corbett Field16–4K. Wade (8–3)J. Ruxer (8–3)400740–172–0
56June 4LouisvilleHi Corbett Field16–3J. Farris (7–3)J. Thompson (9–4)None348541–173–0 :
NCAA Tucson Super Regional
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
57June 8St. John'sHi Corbett Field7–6M. Troupe (4–1)K. Kilpatrick (3–3)251442–174–0
58June 9St. John'sHi Corbett Field7–4K. Wade (9–3)S. Hagan (9–3)390743–175–0 :
College World Series
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
59June 15Florida StateTD Ameritrade Park4–3M. Troupe (5–1)R. Benincasa22,39144–176–0
60June 17UCLATD Ameritrade Park4–0K. Wade (10–3)N. Vander Tuig (10–4)19,19845–177–0
61June 21Florida StateTD Ameritrade Park10–3K. Heyer (13–2)Leibrandt (8–3)20,59646–178–0
62June 24South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park5–1K. Wade (11–3)F. Koumas (2–3)24,74847–179–0
63June 25South CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park4–1M. Troupe (6–1)M.Price (5–5)23,87248–1710–0 :

### Tucson Regional

Tucson Regional Teams :
| (1) Arizona Wildcats | (4) Missouri Tigers | (2) New Mexico State Aggies | (3) Louisville Cardinals |

### Tucson Super Regional

Tucson Super Regional Teams :
| Arizona Wildcats | vs. | St. John's Red Storm |

## 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 |
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 2 | UCLA | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 1 | 2 | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 4 | | Arizona | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | Arizona | 10 | - | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Florida State | 3 | - | | | | | | | | |
| | Stony Brook | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Florida State | 3 | - | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 12 | 3 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | 5 | 4 | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | - | |
| | Kent State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | - |
| | Arkansas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas | 8 | | Arkansas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 8 | South Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 7 | | | | | Arkansas | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kent State | 5 | | | | | | | | 8 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | | Kent State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | South Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | 20 | 20* | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | | | | |
| Baseball America | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | | |
| NCBWA† | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## 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.