# 1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 58-6 overall and placed 1st in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 16–2 record. Arizona faced Northern Division champion BYU in the WAC Playoffs at Cougar Field in Provo, Utah. The Wildcats defeated BYU 14-5 and 16–5 to win the WAC Championship. Arizona made the postseason for the 1st time in Jerry Kindall's tenure and the 1st time since 1970, and were placed in the District 7 Regional hosted by the University of Northern Colorado at Jackson Field in Greeley, Colorado. The Wildcats lost back-to-back games to Northern Colorado to end their season.

## Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 1973 season with a record of 37-16 and 15–5 in conference play, finishing 2nd in the WAC Southern. Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season.

## 1974 Schedule and results

1974 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log :
| Regular Season ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record | WAC Record |
| Feb 15 | Texas Tech | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 10-0 | 1-0 | |
| Feb 16 | Texas Tech | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 10-0 | 2-0 | |
| Feb 16 | Texas Tech | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-1 | 3-0 | |
| Feb 18 | Azusa Pacific | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15-1 | 4-0 | |
| Feb 19 | Azusa Pacific | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-2 | 5-0 | |
| Feb 20 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6 | 6-0 | |
| Feb 21 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6-0 | 7-0 | |
| Feb 22 | Cal Poly Pomona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-4 | 8-0 | |
| Feb 22 | Cal Poly Pomona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 3-2 | 9-0 | |
| Feb 23 | Cal Poly Pomona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 15-1 | 10-0 | |
| Feb 25 | Long Beach State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 2-1 | 11-0 | |
| Feb 26 | Long Beach State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 22-1 | 12-0 | |
| Feb 26 | Long Beach State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-1 | 13-0 | |
| Feb 27 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ | L 0-1 | 13-1 | |
| Mar 1 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-2 | 14-1 | |
| Mar 2 | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-2 | 15-1 | |
| Mar 2 | San Diego State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-3 | 16-1 | |
| Mar 4 | Grand Canyon | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-3 | 17-1 | |
| Mar 9 | at UCLA | Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 9-6 | 18-1 | |
| Mar 9 | at UCLA | Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 13-1 | 19-1 | |
| Mar 11 | Iowa | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 13-4 | 20-1 | |
| Mar 12 | Iowa | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 7-3 | 21-1 | |
| Mar 13 | Iowa | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 23-0 | 22-1 | |
| Mar 13 | Iowa | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6 | 23-1 | |
| Mar 15 | at San Diego State | Smith Field • San Diego, CA | W 13-3 | 24-1 | |
| Mar 16 | at San Diego State | Smith Field • San Diego, CA | L 3-4 | 24-2 | |
| Mar 16 | at San Diego State | Smith Field • San Diego, CA | W 3-2 | 25-2 | |
| Mar 18 | Denver | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-3 | 26-2 | |
| Mar 19 | Denver | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 16-1 | 27-2 | |
| Mar 20 | Colorado State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8-0 | 28-2 | |
| Mar 20 | Weber State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 16-1 | 29-2 | |
| Mar 21 | Colorado State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 18-0 | 30-2 | |
| Mar 21 | Weber State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 2-1 | 31-2 | |
| Mar 22 | Colorado | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 23-1 | 32-2 | |
| Mar 22 | Colorado | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9-1 | 33-2 | |
| Mar 23 | Northern Arizona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | 34-2 | |
| Mar 23 | Northern Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12-1 | 35-2 | |
| Mar 26 | Fairfield | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 19-0 | 36-2 | |
| Mar 27 | Fairfield | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-0 | 37-2 | |
| Mar 29 | Loyola Marymount | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 16-2 | 38-2 | |
| Mar 30 | Loyola Marymount | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-4 | 39-2 | |
| Mar 30 | Loyola Marymount | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4-2 | 40-2 | |
| Apr 5 | at New Mexico | Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM | W 3-2 | 41-2 | 1-0 |
| Apr 6 | at New Mexico | Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM | W 20-12 | 42-2 | 2-0 |
| Apr 6 | at New Mexico | Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM | W 13-0 | 43-2 | 3-0 |
| Apr 12 | UTEP | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-2 | 44-2 | 4-0 |
| Apr 13 | UTEP | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 25-3 | 45-2 | 5-0 |
| Apr 13 | UTEP | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 4-6 | 45-3 | 5-1 |
| Apr 18 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6-0 | 46-3 | 6-1 |
| Apr 19 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6-4 | 47-3 | 7-1 |
| Apr 20 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 3-6 | 47-4 | 7-2 |
| Apr 26 | New Mexico | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4-0 | 48-4 | 8-2 |
| Apr 27 | New Mexico | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4-0 | 49-4 | 9-2 |
| Apr 27 | New Mexico | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 17-5 | 50-4 | 10-2 |
| May 3 | at UTEP | Dudley Field • El Paso, TX | W 10-0 | 51-4 | 11-2 |
| May 4 | at UTEP | Dudley Field • El Paso, TX | W 5-0 | 52-4 | 12-2 |
| May 4 | at UTEP | Dudley Field • El Paso, TX | W 27-6 | 53-4 | 13-2 |
| May 9 | Arizona State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 14-3 | 54-4 | 14-2 |
| May 10 | Arizona State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 14-9 | 55-4 | 15-2 |
| May 11 | Arizona State | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-1 | 56-4 | 16-2 |
| WAC Playoffs ||||||
| May 24 | at BYU | Cougar Field • Provo, UT | W 14-5 | 57-4 | |
| May 25 | at BYU | Cougar Field • Provo, UT | W 16-5 | 58-4 | |
| NCAA District 7 Regional ||||||
| May 31 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field • Greeley, CO | L 5-6 | 58-5 | |
| Jun 1 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field • Greeley, CO | L 2-6 | 58-6 | |

### District 7 Regional

District 7 Regional Teams :
| Arizona Wildcats | Northern Colorado Bears | Gonzaga Bulldogs |

## 1974 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Denny Haines | C | 4 | 94 | Oakland Athletics |
| Scott Norris | OF | 9 | 204 | New York Yankees |
| Ben Heise | INF | 10 | 220 | Cleveland Indians |
| Mike Gatlin | INF | 1 (6sc) | 1 | Cincinnati Reds |