# 1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1989 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 17th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 45-18-1 overall and placed 1st in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 23–7 record. This was the program's 1st regular season conference championship since 1980, and their 1st ever outright conference championship since joining the Pacific-10 Conference. After a single year absence, Arizona returned to the postseason and was selected to host the West I Regional at Sancet Stadium. The Wildcats won their 1st pair of games against Eastern Kentucky and Hawaii before falling to Long Beach State in their 3rd game. The team bounced back to avoid elimination against Loyola Marymount but ultimately lost the next game to Long Beach State to end their season. The team was also noteworthy for featuring 6 future Major League Baseball players.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1988 season with a record of 33-26 and 10–20 in conference play, finishing 6th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona would miss the postseason for the 1st time since 1984.

## 1989 Schedule and results

1989 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log :
| Regular Season ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 28 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-4 | 1-0-0 | |
| Jan 29 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-3 | 2-0-0 | |
| Jan 30 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-0 | 3-0-0 | |
| Feb 2 | Nevada | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | 4-0-0 | |
| Feb 3 | Nevada | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-3 | 5-0-0 | |
| Feb 4 | Nevada | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-4 | 6-0-0 | |
| Feb 6 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-12 | 6-1-0 | |
| Feb 7 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18-4 | 7-1-0 | |
| Feb 9 | Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-3 | 8-1-0 | |
| Feb 10 | Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-2 | 9-1-0 | |
| Feb 11 | Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-5 | 10-1-0 | |
| Feb 13 | United States International | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18-0 | 11-1-0 | |
| Feb 14 | United States International | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-2 | 12-1-0 | |
| Feb 16 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3-7 | 12-2-0 | |
| Feb 17 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | W 7-6 | 13-2-0 | |
| Feb 18 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 5-7 | 13-3-0 | |
| Feb 20 | Long Beach State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-8 | 13-4-0 | |
| Feb 21 | Long Beach State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-14 | 13-5-0 | |
| Feb 24 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 10-6 | 14-5-0 | 1-0 |
| Feb 25 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 7-6 | 15-5-0 | 2-0 |
| Feb 26 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 5-7 | 15-6-0 | 2-1 |
| Mar 3 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11-1 | 16-6-0 | 3-1 |
| Mar 4 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-3 | 17-6-0 | 4-1 |
| Mar 5 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10-4 | 18-6-0 | 5-1 |
| Mar 10 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-3 | 19-6-0 | 6-1 |
| Mar 11 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-7 | 20-6-0 | 7-1 |
| Mar 12 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-5 | 20-7-0 | 7-2 |
| Mar 14 | UNLV | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-5 | 21-7-0 | |
| Mar 15 | UNLV | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-9 | 21-8-0 | |
| Mar 17 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 2-1 | 22-8-0 | 8-2 |
| Mar 18 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 12-8 | 23-8-0 | 9-2 |
| Mar 19 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 1-2 | 23-9-0 | 9-3 |
| Mar 23 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-3 | 24-9-0 | 10-3 |
| Mar 24 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2-3 | 24-10-0 | 10-4 |
| Mar 25 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-16 | 24-11-0 | 10-5 |
| Mar 31 | vs Georgia Tech | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 3-1 | 25-11-0 | |
| Mar 31 | vs Oklahoma State | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 3-6 | 25-12-0 | |
| Apr 1 | at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | T 5-5 | 25-12-1 | |
| Apr 2 | vs Georgia Tech | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 12-4 | 26-12-1 | |
| Apr 7 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-1 | 27-12-1 | 11-5 |
| Apr 8 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | 28-12-1 | 12-5 |
| Apr 9 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-1 | 29-12-1 | 13-5 |
| Apr 11 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4-1 | 30-12-1 | |
| Apr 14 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20-3 | 31-12-1 | 14-5 |
| Apr 15 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-3 | 32-12-1 | 15-5 |
| Apr 16 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-6 | 33-12-1 | 16-5 |
| Apr 21 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-4 | 34-12-1 | 17-5 |
| Apr 22 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-6 | 35-12-1 | 18-5 |
| Apr 23 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-4 | 36-12-1 | 19-5 |
| Apr 28 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 6-5 | 37-12-1 | 20-5 |
| Apr 29 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 3-11 | 37-13-1 | 20-6 |
| Apr 30 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 5-12 | 37-14-1 | 20-7 |
| May 6 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4-3 | 38-14-1 | |
| May 12 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10-6 | 39-14-1 | 21-7 |
| May 13 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9-4 | 40-14-1 | 22-7 |
| May 14 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10-0 | 41-14-1 | 23-7 |
| May 19 | vs Clemson | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 8-6 | 42-14-1 | |
| May 20 | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 3-5 | 42-15-1 | |
| May 21 | vs Miami | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 1-11 | 42-16-1 | |
| NCAA West I Regional ||||||
| May 26 | (6) Eastern Kentucky | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-6 | 43-16-1 | |
| May 27 | (4) Hawaii | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-3 | 44-16-1 | |
| May 28 | (3) Long Beach State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-10 | 44-17-1 | |
| May 28 | (5) Loyola Marymount | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-4 | 45-17-1 | |
| May 29 | (3) Long Beach State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-10 | 45-18-1 | |

### West I Regional

West I Regional Teams :
| (1) Arizona Wildcats | (6) Eastern Kentucky Colonels | (2) Oklahoma Sooners | (5) Loyola Marymount Lions | (3) Long Beach State Dirtbags | (4) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors |
at Tucson, AZ
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arizona | Arizona | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 6 | Arizona | Arizona | 17 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 6 | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 2 | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 4 | | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 10 | – |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 11 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 3 | – |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 14 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 13 | | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 5* | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | 3 | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 6* | | | | | | | |
| | | | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

## 1989 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Alan Zinter | C | 1 | 24 | New York Mets |
| Troy Bradford | RHP | 4 | 106 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Scott Erickson | RHP | 4 | 112 | Minnesota Twins |
| J.T. Snow | INF | 5 | 129 | New York Yankees |
| Trevor Hoffman | INF | 11 | 290 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Kevin Long | OF | 31 | 803 | Kansas City Royals |
| Todd Devereaux | OF | 33 | 857 | New York Yankees |