# 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 11th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 25–31 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 14–15 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season, tying at the time the longest postseason drought in program history, set on 3 occasions (1947–1949, 1967–1969, 1971–1973).

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1982 season with a record of 32–21–1 and 15–13–1 in conference play, finishing 3rd in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Despite being above .500 both overall and in conference play, the Wildcats did not receive a bid to the postseason. This marked the 1st time that the program missed back-to-back postseasons since 1972–1973.

## 1983 Schedule and results

1983 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log :
| Regular Season ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 31 | New Mexico State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15–2 | 1–0 | |
| Feb 1 | New Mexico State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11–6 | 2–0 | |
| Feb 7 | UC Riverside | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3–5 | 2–1 | |
| Feb 8 | UC Riverside | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9–5 | 3–1 | |
| Feb 10 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 19–11 | 4–1 | |
| Feb 11 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5–8 | 4–2 | |
| Feb 12 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 2–5 | 4–3 | |
| Feb 15 | UC Santa Barbara | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9–2 | 5–3 | |
| Feb 17 | UC Santa Barbara | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 11–16 | 5–4 | |
| Feb 18 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 10–11 | 5–5 | |
| Feb 19 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15–8 | 6–5 | |
| Feb 19 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 12–13 | 6–6 | |
| Feb 21 | UTEP | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6–4 | 7–6 | |
| Feb 22 | UTEP | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 14–0 | 8–6 | |
| Feb 24 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 7–9 | 8–7 | |
| Feb 25 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 1–3 | 8–8 | |
| Feb 25 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 10–14 | 8–9 | |
| Feb 26 | at Hawaii | UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 5–13 | 8–10 | |
| Mar 4 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–3 | 9–10 | 1–0 |
| Mar 5 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 9–10 | 9–11 | 1–1 |
| Mar 6 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 6–15 | 9–12 | 1–2 |
| Mar 11 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3–4 | 9–13 | |
| Mar 12 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 6–7 | 9–14 | |
| Mar 13 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3–7 | 9–15 | |
| Mar 15 | at UC Santa Barbara | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | L 3–6 | 9–16 | |
| Mar 16 | at UC Santa Barbara | Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | W 8–1 | 10–16 | |
| Mar 22 | Chapman | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3–7 | 10–17 | |
| Mar 23 | Chapman | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 7–5 | 11–17 | |
| Mar 26 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11–1 | 12–17 | 2–2 |
| Mar 26 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3–4 | 12–18 | 2–3 |
| Mar 27 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3–9 | 12–19 | 2–4 |
| Apr 1 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–6 | 13–19 | 3–4 |
| Apr 2 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 3–4 | 13–20 | 3–5 |
| Apr 3 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–2 | 14–20 | 4–5 |
| Apr 7 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–3 | 15–20 | 5–5 |
| Apr 8 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 7–14 | 15–21 | 5–6 |
| Apr 9 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 2–3 | 15–22 | 5–7 |
| Apr 12 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ | L 4–12 | 15–23 | |
| Apr 14 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9–3 | 16–23 | 6–7 |
| Apr 14 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5–6 | 16–24 | 6–8 |
| Apr 15 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11–8 | 17–24 | 7–8 |
| Apr 16 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5–8 | 17–25 | 7–9 |
| Apr 17 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6–3 | 18–25 | 8–9 |
| Apr 19 | Grand Canyon | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 13–12 | 19–25 | |
| Apr 22 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–1 | 20–25 | 9–9 |
| Apr 23 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 2–3 | 20–26 | 9–10 |
| Apr 24 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–4 | 20–27 | 9–11 |
| May 1 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 4–2 | 21–27 | 10–11 |
| May 2 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 3–1 | 22–27 | 11–11 |
| May 3 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 3–5 | 22–28 | 11–12 |
| May 6 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 14–16 | 22–29 | 11–13 |
| May 7 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 0–20 | 22–30 | 11–14 |
| May 8 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6–5 | 23–30 | 12–14 |
| May 11 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5–9 | 23–31 | 12–15 |
| May 12 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–2 | 24–31 | 13–15 |
| May 13 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–3 | 25–31 | 14–15 |

## 1983 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Ed Vosberg | LHP | 3 | 64 | San Diego Padres |
| Kevin Ward | OF | 6 | 154 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Dave Landrith | C | 12 | 309 | Kansas City Royals |
| Doug Scherer | RHP | 13 | 319 | Oakland Athletics |
| Bobby Ralston | INF | 17 | 434 | San Francisco Giants |
| John Beuerlein | C | 25 | 637 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Doyle Bonham | OF | 28 | 696 | San Francisco Giants |