# 1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1979 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 7th year at Arizona.
The Wildcats won the Midwest Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

## 1979 Schedule and results

1979 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log :
| Regular Season ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Feb 8 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 7-9 | 0-1 | |
| Feb 9 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 0-9 | 0-2 | |
| Feb 9 | Cal State Fullerton | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 4-8 | 0-3 | |
| Feb 12 | UC Santa Barbara | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-10 | 1-3 | |
| Feb 13 | UC Santa Barbara | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 13-10 | 2-3 | |
| Feb 14 | UC Santa Barbara | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15-7 | 3-3 | |
| Feb 16 | New Mexico | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 10-5 | 4-3 | |
| Feb 17 | New Mexico | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-4 | 5-3 | |
| Feb 17 | New Mexico | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 16-4 | 6-3 | |
| Feb 19 | Lamar | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 7-6 | 7-3 | |
| Feb 20 | Lamar | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 5-4 | 8-3 | |
| Feb 22 | La Verne | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-2 | 9-3 | |
| Feb 23 | La Verne | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-2 | 10-3 | |
| Feb 24 | La Verne | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 4-11 | 10-4 | |
| Feb 26 | Loyola Marymount | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 3-5 | 10-5 | |
| Feb 27 | Loyola Marymount | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | W 11-10 | 11-5 | |
| Mar 1 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | 12-5 | 1-0 |
| Mar 3 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 7-9 | 12-6 | 1-1 |
| Mar 4 | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15-6 | 13-6 | 2-1 |
| Mar 5 | Azusa Pacific | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-9 | 14-6 | |
| Mar 8 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 4-12 | 14-7 | 2-2 |
| Mar 9 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 13-4 | 15-7 | 3-2 |
| Mar 10 | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 10-15 | 15-8 | 3-3 |
| Mar 13 | Colorado State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 10-6 | 16-8 | |
| Mar 16 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 4-5 | 16-9 | 3-4 |
| Mar 17 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 8-9 | 16-10 | 3-5 |
| Mar 20 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | L 0-2 | 16-11 | |
| Mar 20 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | W 9-3 | 17-11 | |
| Mar 22 | vs Minnesota | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 3-5 | 17-12 | |
| Mar 23 | at Texas | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 8-2 | 18-12 | |
| Mar 23 | at Texas | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 7-4 | 19-12 | |
| Mar 24 | at Texas | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 7-3 | 20-12 | |
| Mar 24 | at Texas | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 0-4 | 20-13 | |
| Mar 27 | Colorado | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-1 | 21-13 | |
| Mar 30 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 0-2 | 21-14 | 3-6 |
| Mar 31 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 6-3 | 22-14 | 4-6 |
| Mar 31 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 4-8 | 22-15 | 4-7 |
| Apr 5 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 10-4 | 23-15 | 5-7 |
| Apr 6 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-9 | 24-15 | 6-7 |
| Apr 7 | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8-5 | 25-15 | 7-7 |
| Apr 9 | Grand Canyon | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-5 | 26-15 | |
| Apr 12 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5-7 | 26-16 | 7-8 |
| Apr 12 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-2 | 27-16 | 8-8 |
| Apr 13 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 16-15 | 28-16 | 9-8 |
| Apr 14 | USC | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | 29-16 | 10-8 |
| Apr 20 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 7-13 | 29-17 | 10-9 |
| Apr 21 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4-13 | 29-18 | 10-10 |
| Apr 22 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 8-6 | 30-18 | 11-10 |
| Apr 24 | Northern Arizona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5-6 | 30-19 | |
| Apr 24 | Northern Arizona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-4 | 31-19 | |
| Apr 27 | at UCLA | Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-13 | 31-20 | 11-11 |
| Apr 28 | at UCLA | Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 6-12 | 31-21 | 11-12 |
| Apr 28 | at UCLA | Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-5 | 32-21 | 12-12 |
| May 3 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | L 9-15 | 32-22 | 12-13 |
| May 4 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | 33-22 | 13-13 |
| May 5 | California | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 19-18 | 34-22 | 14-13 |
| May 10 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12-1 | 35-22 | 15-13 |
| May 11 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9-6 | 36-22 | 16-13 |
| May 12 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6-4 | 37-22 | 17-13 |
| Pacific-10 Conference 2nd Place Playoffs ||||||
| May 22 | Washington State | Bailey Field • Pullman, WA | W 9-7 | 38-22 | |
| May 23 | Washington State | Bailey Field • Pullman, WA | L 8-9 | 38-23 | |
| May 24 | Washington State | Bailey Field • Pullman, WA | W 22-14 | 39-23 | |
| NCAA Midwest Regional ||||||
| May 22 | Oklahoma | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8-1 | 40-23 | |
| May 23 | Hawaii | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 10-2 | 41-23 | |
| May 24 | Hawaii | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 5-3 | 42-23 | |
| College World Series ||||||
| Jun 1 | vs Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 5-1 | 43-23 | |
| Jun 3 | vs Arkansas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3-10 | 43-24 | |
| Jun 4 | vs Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3-16 | 43-25 | |

### Midwest Regional

Midwest Regional Teams :
| Arizona Wildcats | Oklahoma Sooners | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | Indiana State Sycamores |

## College World Series

1979 College World Series Teams :
| Arizona Wildcats | Arkansas Razorbacks | Cal State Fullerton Titans | Connecticut Huskies | Miami Hurricanes | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Pepperdine Waves | Texas Longhorns |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 4 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 5 | Arizona | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 1 | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 11 | | | | Texas | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 11 | | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 10 | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 5 | | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 10 | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 5 | Texas | Texas | 8 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 6 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 8 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 9 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | | | | | | 5$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 9 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | | Texas | Texas | 4 | | 5$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | Texas | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 3 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | | | | | 16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors
### Clark Crist

* All-Pac-10 South Division

### Terry Francona

* All-Pac-10 South Division

### Craig Lefferts

* All-Pac-10 South Division

### Brad Mills

* All-Pac-10 South Division

## 1979 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Craig Lefferts | LHP | 7 | 177 | Kansas City Royals |
| Brad Mills | INF | 17 | 426 | Montreal Expos |
| Wes Clements | OF | 38 | 848 | Chicago Cubs |