# 1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by hall of fame coach Jerry Kindall in his 24th and final season at Arizona. At the season's conclusion Kindall retired and was subsequently replaced by longtime assistant Jerry Stitt. The Wildcats finished 24-32 overall and placed 6th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with a 7–23 record. This marked the program's 3rd straight season finishing with a losing record, the only such stretch in team history. Arizona additionally missed the postseason for the 3rd consecutive season, becoming the longest postseason drought since 1981–1984.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 1995 season with a record of 20-35-1 and 6–24 in conference play, finishing 6th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona missed the postseason for the 2nd straight season.

## 1996 Schedule and results

1996 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log :
| Regular Season ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 26 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-5 | 1-0 | |
| Jan 27 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-10 | 1-1 | |
| Jan 28 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-4 | 2-1 | |
| Jan 30 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-9 | 3-1 | |
| Jan 31 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-6 | 4-1 | |
| Feb 2 | Washington State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-10 | 5-1 | |
| Feb 3 | Washington State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4-3 | 6-1 | |
| Feb 4 | Washington State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-6 | 7-1 | |
| Feb 8 | Texas A&M | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-7 | 8-1 | |
| Feb 9 | Texas A&M | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-1 | 9-1 | |
| Feb 10 | Texas A&M | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-9 | 9-2 | |
| Feb 13 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-1 | 10-2 | |
| Feb 14 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-4 | 11-2 | |
| Feb 16 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 2-6 | 11-3 | |
| Feb 17 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 5-9 | 11-4 | |
| Feb 18 | at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 8-9 | 11-5 | |
| Feb 20 | Wyoming | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-12 | 11-6 | |
| Feb 21 | Wyoming | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-5 | 12-6 | |
| Feb 23 | Minnesota | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 11-12 | 12-7 | |
| Feb 24 | Minnesota | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-7 | 12-8 | |
| Feb 25 | Minnesota | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4-2 | 13-8 | |
| Feb 27 | UC Santa Barbara | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-2 | 14-8 | |
| Feb 28 | UC Santa Barbara | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-1 | 15-8 | |
| Mar 1 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 5-20 | 15-9 | 0-1 |
| Mar 2 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0-4 | 15-10 | 0-2 |
| Mar 3 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 9-8 | 16-10 | 1-2 |
| Mar 8 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | 17-10 | 2-2 |
| Mar 9 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6 | 18-10 | 3-2 |
| Mar 10 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-12 | 18-11 | 3-3 |
| Mar 12 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 6-4 | 19-11 | |
| Mar 15 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-13 | 19-12 | 3-4 |
| Mar 16 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-8 | 19-13 | 3-5 |
| Mar 17 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2-15 | 19-14 | 3-6 |
| Mar 22 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7-8 | 19-15 | 3-7 |
| Mar 23 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 11-16 | 19-16 | 3-8 |
| Mar 24 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 15-7 | 20-16 | 4-8 |
| Mar 29 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 2-14 | 20-17 | 4-9 |
| Mar 30 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 6-7 | 20-18 | 4-10 |
| Mar 31 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 3-16 | 20-19 | 4-11 |
| Apr 4 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2-6 | 20-20 | 4-12 |
| Apr 5 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-15 | 20-21 | 4-13 |
| Apr 6 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0-2 | 20-22 | 4-14 |
| Apr 9 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-12 | 20-23 | |
| Apr 12 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-4 | 20-24 | 4-15 |
| Apr 13 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 19-3 | 21-24 | 5-15 |
| Apr 14 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5-4 | 22-24 | 6-15 |
| Apr 19 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-6 | 22-25 | 6-16 |
| Apr 20 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-9 | 22-26 | 6-17 |
| Apr 21 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-22 | 22-27 | 6-18 |
| Apr 23 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-7 | 23-27 | |
| Apr 26 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 8-9 | 23-28 | 6-19 |
| Apr 27 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 7-11 | 23-29 | 6-20 |
| Apr 28 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 5-8 | 23-30 | 6-21 |
| May 11 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-13 | 24-30 | 7-21 |
| May 12 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 16-20 | 24-31 | 7-22 |
| May 13 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-16 | 24-32 | 7-23 |

## 1996 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Daren Hooper | OF | 3 | 81 | Baltimore Orioles |
| John Powers | INF | 21 | 620 | San Diego Padres |
| Jason Ford | LHP | 28 | 836 | Colorado Rockies |