# 1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 3rd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 33-23 overall and placed 3rd in the Pacific-10 with a 13-11 record - the only time during Coach Stitt's tenure they would finish above .500 in conference play. The 1999 season marked the 1st time that the Pac-10 did not play in divisions, as Portland State's discontinuation of baseball following the 1998 season caused the Northern Division to shrink to only 3 members (compared to the Southern Division's 6).
Arizona was selected into the postseason for the 1st time since 1993 as the 3-seed in the Waco Regional. They subsequently lost their first 2 games to 2-seed Minnesota and 4-seed Eastern Illinois to be eliminated from the tournament. This would be the only tournament appearance of Stitt's head coaching career and would be the last for the Wildcats until 2003.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1998 season with a record of 30-25 and 13-14 in conference play, finishing 4th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona missed the postseason for the 5th straight season and 2nd time in Jerry Stitt's tenure.

## Personnel
### Opening day

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Troy Gingrich | Center fielder |
| Keoni DeRenne | Shortstop |
| Erik Torres | Third baseman |
| Ernie Durazo | First baseman |
| Shelley Duncan | Right fielder |
| Kenny Huff | Left fielder |
| Ben Diggins | Designated hitter |
| Dennis Anderson | Catcher |
| Andy Juday | Second baseman |
| Michael Crawford | Starting pitcher |

## Schedule and results

1999 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
| Regular season ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 22 | Saint Mary's | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 19-6 | Abbott (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| Jan 23 | Saint Mary's | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-2 | Pearce (1-0) | 2-0 | |
| Jan 24 | Saint Mary's | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-0 | Diggins (1-0) | 3-0 | |
| Jan 28 | at Hawaii-Hilo | | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | W 6-0 | Crawford (1-0) | 4-0 | |
| Jan 29 | at Hawaii-Hilo | | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | W 17-3 | Pearce (2-0) | 5-0 | |
| Jan 31 | at Hawaii-Hilo | | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | W 6-4 | Abbott (2-0) | 6-0 | |
| Feb 4 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-5 | Crawford (2-0) | 7-0 | |
| Feb 5 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-4 | Milo (1-0) | 8-0 | |
| Feb 6 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-3 | Abbott (3-0) | 9-0 | |
| Feb 9 | UNLV | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | Zlotoff (1-0) | 10-0 | |
| Feb 10 | UNLV | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-11 | Meyer (1-0) | 11-0 | |
| Feb 12 | #15 Texas A&M | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-5 | Milo (2-0) | 12-0 | |
| Feb 13 | #15 Texas A&M | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | Pearce (3-0) | 13-0 | |
| Feb 14 | #15 Texas A&M | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-18 | Diggins (1-1) | 13-1 | |
| Feb 18 | vs Loyola Marymount | #15 | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 3-15 | Crawford (2-1) | 13-2 | |
| Feb 19 | at San Diego | #15 | John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 10-4 | Diggins (2-1) | 14-2 | |
| Feb 20 | at San Diego State | #15 | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 9-12 | Duncan (0-1) | 14-3 | |
| Feb 21 | vs Oklahoma State | #15 | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA | L 4-7 | Zlotoff (1-1) | 14-4 | |
| Feb 26 | #15 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-8 | Meyer (2-0) | 15-4 | |
| Feb 27 | #15 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-11 | Crawford (2-2) | 15-5 | |
| Feb 28 | #15 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-18 | Milo (2-1) | 15-6 | |
| Mar 5 | at Tulane | | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 5-9 | Pearce (3-1) | 15-7 | |
| Mar 6 | at Tulane | | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 4-11 | Pemble (0-1) | 15-8 | |
| Mar 7 | at Tulane | | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 9-3 | Diggins (3-1) | 16-8 | |
| Mar 12 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-4 | Pearce (4-1) | 17-8 | 1-0 |
| Mar 13 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-6 | Crawford (2-3) | 17-9 | 1-1 |
| Mar 14 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-7 | Diggins (4-1) | 18-9 | 2-1 |
| Mar 16 | Grand Canyon | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-2 | Pemble (1-1) | 19-9 | |
| Mar 19 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-17 | Pearce (4-2) | 19-10 | 2-2 |
| Mar 20 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 9-4 | Diggins (5-1) | 20-10 | 3-2 |
| Mar 21 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 5-8 | Crawford (2-4) | 20-11 | 3-3 |
| Mar 26 | #4 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-8 | Pearce (4-3) | 20-12 | 3-4 |
| Mar 27 | #4 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-12 | Diggins (5-2) | 20-13 | 3-5 |
| Mar 28 | #4 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 11-12 | Zlotoff (1-2) | 20-14 | 3-6 |
| Apr 2 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-6 | Pearce (4-4) | 20-15 | 3-7 |
| Apr 2 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-2 | Diggins (5-3) | 20-16 | 3-8 |
| Apr 3 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-4 | Crawford (3-4) | 21-16 | 4-8 |
| Apr 6 | Grand Canyon | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-1 | Pemble (2-1) | 22-16 | |
| Apr 9 | Oregon State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-9 | Diggins (6-3) | 23-16 | 5-8 |
| Apr 10 | Oregon State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-7 | Pearce (5-4) | 24-16 | 6-8 |
| Apr 11 | Oregon State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-5 | Zlotoff (2-2) | 25-16 | 7-8 |
| Apr 13 | at Grand Canyon | | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 10-3 | Milo (3-1) | 26-16 | |
| Apr 17 | at Washington State | | Buck Bailey Field • Pullman, WA | W 6-3 | Pearce (6-4) | 27-16 | 8-8 |
| Apr 17 | at Washington State | | Buck Bailey Field • Pullman, WA | W 16-11 | Meyer (3-0) | 28-16 | 9-8 |
| Apr 18 | at Washington State | | Buck Bailey Field • Pullman, WA | W 13-9 | Diggins (7-3) | 29-16 | 10-8 |
| Apr 23 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-5 | Pearce (6-5) | 29-17 | |
| Apr 24 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-10 | Diggins (7-4) | 29-18 | |
| Apr 25 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-5 | Crawford (4-4) | 30-18 | |
| Apr 30 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 0-4 | Pearce (6-6) | 30-19 | 10-9 |
| May 1 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 6-5 | Diggins (8-4) | 31-19 | 11-9 |
| May 2 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 2-8 | Crawford (4-5) | 31-20 | 11-10 |
| May 14 | at #25 Arizona State | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13-5 | Pearce (7-6) | 32-20 | 12-10 |
| May 15 | at #25 Arizona State | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 9-22 | Diggins (8-5) | 32-21 | 12-11 |
| May 16 | at #25 Arizona State | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6-2 | Crawford (5-5) | 33-21 | 13-11 |
| NCAA Waco Regional ||||||||
| May 28 | vs (2) Minnesota | (3) #25 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 3-4 | Milo (3-2) | 33-22 | |
| May 29 | vs (4) Eastern Illinois | (3) #25 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 4-13 | Diggins (8-6) | 33-23 | |

### Waco Regional

Waco Regional Teams :
| (1) Baylor Bears | (4) Eastern Illinois Panthers | (2) Minnesota Golden Gophers | (3) Arizona Wildcats |

## 1999 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Josh Pearce | RHP | 2S | 82 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Mike Meyer | RHP | 14 | 438 | San Francisco Giants |
| Dennis Anderson | C | 25 | 746 | Florida Marlins |