# 2005 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2005 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 4th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished with a record of 39-22 (17-7 Conf.) and were selected to the NCAA tournament for the 3rd straight year and 3rd time under Andy Lopez, losing in the Fullerton Regional final to Cal State Fullerton.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2004 season with a record of 36-27-1 (12-12 Conf.). Arizona advanced to the postseason for a 2nd straight year, winning the South Bend Regional and Long Beach Super Regional on the way to making their first College World Series appearance since their championship-winning 1986 season. This would also mark Andy Lopez's 4th appearance in the World Series as a coach, his first since leading the Florida Gators to the 1998 College World Series.

## Schedule and results

2005 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
| Regular season ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Feb 4 | New Mexico | #12 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-0 | Meloan (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| Feb 5 | New Mexico | #12 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-5 | Rierson (1-0) | 2-0 | |
| Feb 6 | New Mexico | #12 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-6 | Berger (1-0) | 3-0 | |
| Feb 12 | Northern Colorado | #11 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-1 | Meloan (2-0) | 4-0 | |
| Feb 12 | Northern Colorado | #11 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-2 | Guyette (1-0) | 5-0 | |
| Feb 13 | Northern Colorado | #11 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-0 | Coulon (1-0) | 6-0 | |
| Feb 15 | #23 Arizona State | #10 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-6 | Koons (1-0) | 7-0 | |
| Feb 18 | at Texas-Pan American | #10 | Edinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX | W 18-3 | Jarrett (1-0) | 8-0 | |
| Feb 19 | at Texas-Pan American | #10 | Edinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX | W 8-2 | Guyette (2-0) | 9-0 | |
| Feb 20 | at Texas-Pan American | #10 | Edinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX | L 0-7 | Koons (1-1) | 9-1 | |
| Feb 23 | Arizona State | #10 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-5 | Berger (2-0) | 10-1 | |
| Feb 25 | UC Riverside | #10 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-12 | Jarrett (1-1) | 10-2 | |
| Feb 26 | UC Riverside | #10 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-3 | Guyette (2-1) | 10-3 | |
| Feb 27 | UC Riverside | #10 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-4 | Rierson (2-0) | 11-3 | |
| Mar 4 | #1 Texas | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-5 | Melancon (0-1) | 11-4 | |
| Mar 5 | #1 Texas | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-3 | Guyette (3-1) | 12-4 | |
| Mar 6 | #1 Texas | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-5 | Rierson (2-1) | 12-5 | |
| Mar 11 | #18 Mississippi State | #16 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-3 | Meloan (3-0) | 13-5 | |
| Mar 12 | #18 Mississippi State | #16 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-3 | Guyette (4-1) | 14-5 | |
| Mar 13 | #18 Mississippi State | #16 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 12-13 | Rierson (2-2) | 14-6 | |
| Mar 15 | UNLV | #13 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-8 | Jarrett (1-2) | 14-7 | |
| Mar 16 | UNLV | #13 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-4 | Coulon (2-0) | 15-7 | |
| Mar 18 | at #3 Cal State Fullerton | #13 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 1-0 | Meloan (4-0) | 16-7 | |
| Mar 19 | at #3 Cal State Fullerton | #13 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 1-7 | Guyette (4-2) | 16-8 | |
| Mar 20 | at #3 Cal State Fullerton | #13 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 15-17 | Melancon (0-2) | 16-9 | |
| Mar 24 | Washington | #16 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-6 | Meloan (5-0) | 17-9 | 1-0 |
| Mar 25 | Washington | #16 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | Melancon (1-2) | 18-9 | 2-0 |
| Mar 26 | Washington | #16 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-16 | Coulon (2-1) | 18-10 | 2-1 |
| Apr 1 | at UCLA | #13 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8-4 | Jarrett (2-2) | 19-10 | 3-1 |
| Apr 2 | at UCLA | #13 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11-0 | Guyette (5-2) | 20-10 | 4-1 |
| Apr 3 | at UCLA | #13 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 12-2 | Berger (3-0) | 21-10 | 5-1 |
| Apr 8 | at Washington State | #11 | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 13-0 | Meloan (6-0) | 22-10 | 6-1 |
| Apr 9 | at Washington State | #11 | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 7-4 | Guyette (6-2) | 23-10 | 7-1 |
| Apr 10 | at Washington State | #11 | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 13-10 | Melancon (2-2) | 24-10 | 8-1 |
| Apr 15 | #11 Oregon State | #6 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-5 | Meloan (7-0) | 25-10 | 9-1 |
| Apr 16 | #11 Oregon State | #6 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-17 | Guyette (6-3) | 25-11 | 9-2 |
| Apr 17 | #11 Oregon State | #6 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-6 | Melancon (3-2) | 26-11 | 10-2 |
| Apr 19 | at New Mexico | #5 | Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, NM | W 14-3 | Berger (4-0) | 27-11 | |
| Apr 22 | vs UC Irvine | #5 | Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA | L 3-4 | Melancon (3-3) | 27-12 | |
| Apr 23 | vs UC Irvine | #5 | Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA | L 1-12 | Guyette (6-4) | 27-13 | |
| Apr 23 | at Sacramento State | #5 | Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA | L 4-7 | Coulon (2-2) | 27-14 | |
| Apr 29 | #20 USC | #8 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0-13 | Meloan (7-1) | 27-15 | 10-3 |
| Apr 30 | #20 USC | #8 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-2 | Guyette (7-4) | 28-15 | 11-3 |
| May 1 | #20 USC | #8 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18-4 | Berger (5-0) | 29-15 | 12-3 |
| May 6 | Utah Valley State | #8 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-0 | Meloan (8-1) | 30-15 | |
| May 7 | Utah Valley State | #8 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-1 | Guyette (8-4) | 31-15 | |
| May 8 | Utah Valley State | #8 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-2 | Berger (6-0) | 32-15 | |
| May 14 | at #17 Arizona State | #7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2-6 | Meloan (8-2) | 32-16 | 12-4 |
| May 15 | at #17 Arizona State | #7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 16-7 | Guyette (9-4) | 33-16 | 13-4 |
| May 16 | at #17 Arizona State | #7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 18-1 | Rierson (3-2) | 34-16 | 14-4 |
| May 20 | at Stanford | #9 | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 9-4 | Meloan (9-2) | 35-16 | 15-4 |
| May 21 | at Stanford | #9 | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4-5 | Berger (6-1) | 35-17 | 15-5 |
| May 22 | at Stanford | #9 | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 11-8 | Coulon (3-2) | 36-17 | 16-5 |
| May 28 | California | #6 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-6 | Berger (6-2) | 36-18 | 16-6 |
| May 29 | California | #6 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-5 | Melancon (4-3) | 37-18 | 17-6 |
| May 29 | California | #6 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-7 | Coulon (3-3) | 37-19 | 17-7 |
| NCAA Fullerton Regional ||||||||
| Jun 3 | vs (3) Missouri | #9 (2) | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 5-3 | Meloan (10-2) | 38-19 | |
| Jun 4 | (1) #2 Cal State Fullerton | #9 (2) | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 6-5 | Guyette (10-4) | 39-19 | |
| Jun 5 | (1) #2 Cal State Fullerton | #9 (2) | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 2-7 | Rierson (3-3) | 39-20 | |
| Jun 6 | (1) #2 Cal State Fullerton | #9 (2) | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3-6 | Meloan (10-3) | 39-21 | |

### Fullerton Regional

Fullerton Regional Teams :
| (1) Cal State Fullerton Titans | (4) Harvard Crimson | (2) Arizona Wildcats | (3) Missouri Tigers |

## 2005 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Trevor Crowe | OF | 1 | 14 | Cleveland Indians |
| Nick Hundley | C | 2 | 76 | San Diego Padres |
| Jordan Brown | 1B | 4 | 124 | Cleveland Indians |
| Jon Meloan | RHP | 5 | 166 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Kevin Guyette | RHP | 10 | 318 | Boston Red Sox |
| Chris Frey | OF | 11 | 327 | Colorado Rockies |
| Jeff Van Houten | OF | 13 | 396 | Florida Marlins |
| Brad Boyer | 2B | 14 | 413 | Seattle Mariners |