# 1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 14th season at Arizona.
The Wildcats won the College World Series, defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the championship game.

## 1986 Schedule and results

1986 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log :
| Regular Season ||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 30 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-6 | 1-0 | |
| Jan 31 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ | L 2-4 | 1-1 | |
| Feb 3 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-2 | 2-1 | |
| Feb 4 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-8 | 2-2 | |
| Feb 5 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 10-13 | 2-3 | |
| Feb 6 | Pepperdine | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 1-0 | 3-3 | |
| Feb 7 | Pepperdine | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-4 | 4-3 | |
| Feb 8 | Pepperdine | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 3-2 | 5-3 | |
| Feb 10 | Western New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-1 | 6-3 | |
| Feb 11 | Western New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20-4 | 7-3 | |
| Feb 13 | Cal State Fullerton | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-10 | 7-4 | |
| Feb 14 | Cal State Fullerton | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-6 | 8-4 | |
| Feb 15 | Cal State Fullerton | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-9 | 8-5 | |
| Feb 18 | Texas Southern | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20-1 | 9-5 | |
| Feb 19 | Texas Southern | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 22-4 | 10-5 | |
| Feb 20 | Texas Southern | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-2 | 11-5 | |
| Feb 21 | at Hawaii | Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 11-8 | 12-5 | |
| Feb 22 | at Hawaii | Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 5-9 | 12-6 | |
| Feb 23 | at Hawaii | Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 7-2 | 13-6 | |
| Feb 28 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-6 | 13-7 | 0-1 |
| Mar 1 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-5 | 14-7 | 1-1 |
| Mar 2 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-7 | 14-8 | 1-2 |
| Mar 7 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 2-1 | 15-8 | 2-2 |
| Mar 8 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 7-4 | 16-8 | 3-2 |
| Mar 11 | Hartford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 21-3 | 17-8 | |
| Mar 12 | Hartford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-4 | 18-8 | |
| Mar 14 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0-5 | 18-9 | 3-3 |
| Mar 15 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 12-14 | 18-10 | 3-4 |
| Mar 17 | at Long Beach State | Campus Baseball Field • Long Beach, CA | W 12-3 | 19-10 | |
| Mar 18 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-3 | 20-10 | 4-4 |
| Mar 21 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-5 | 21-10 | 5-4 |
| Mar 22 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-28 | 21-11 | 5-5 |
| Mar 23 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-12 | 21-12 | 5-6 |
| Mar 27 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 4-2 | 22-12 | |
| Mar 28 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 21-4 | 23-12 | |
| Mar 29 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | 24-12 | |
| Mar 31 | Seton Hall | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-1 | 25-12 | |
| Apr 1 | Seton Hall | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-0 | 26-12 | |
| Apr 2 | Seton Hall | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-11 | 27-12 | |
| Apr 4 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-3 | 28-12 | 6-6 |
| Apr 5 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-4 | 29-12 | 7-6 |
| Apr 6 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-8 | 30-12 | 8-6 |
| Apr 7 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 17-16 | 31-12 | 9-6 |
| Apr 11 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 9-12 | 31-13 | 9-7 |
| Apr 12 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5-3 | 32-13 | 10-7 |
| Apr 13 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5-6 | 32-14 | 10-8 |
| Apr 18 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-3 | 33-14 | 11-8 |
| Apr 19 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | 34-14 | 12-8 |
| Apr 20 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 19-17 | 35-14 | 13-8 |
| Apr 25 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 5-17 | 35-15 | 13-9 |
| Apr 26 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 12-4 | 36-15 | 14-9 |
| Apr 27 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 13-14 | 36-16 | 14-10 |
| May 2 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 2-1 | 37-16 | 15-10 |
| May 3 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4-14 | 37-17 | 15-11 |
| May 4 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 3-8 | 37-18 | 15-12 |
| May 12 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-6 | 38-18 | |
| May 16 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | 39-18 | 16-12 |
| May 17 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18-2 | 40-18 | 17-12 |
| May 18 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 22-11 | 41-18 | 18-12 |
| NCAA Central Regional ||||||
| May 22 | vs San Diego State | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 26-5 | 42-18 | |
| May 23 | at Texas | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9-3 | 43-18 | |
| May 24 | vs Pepperdine | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 10-6 | 44-18 | |
| May 25 | vs Pepperdine | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5-3 | 45-18 | |
| College World Series ||||||
| May 30 | vs Maine | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8-7 | 46-18 | |
| Jun 2 | vs Loyola Marymount | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7-5 | 47-18 | |
| Jun 6 | vs Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 9-5 | 48-18 | |
| Jun 7 | vs Miami (FL) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2-4 | 48-19 | |
| Jun 9 | vs Florida State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 10-2 | 49-19 | |

### Central Regional

Central Regional Teams :
| Pepperdine Waves | Texas-Pan American Broncs | Arizona Wildcats | San Diego State Aztecs | Texas Longhorns | Southern Illinois Salukis |
at Austin, TX
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 0 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 26 | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 6 | | | | | | |
| San Diego State | San Diego State | 5 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 9 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | — |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 3 | — |
| Texas | Texas | 21 | | | | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 2* | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 7 | | | | Texas | Texas | 9 | Texas | Texas | 0* | | | | |
| | | | Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 10 | Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | San Diego State | San Diego State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## College World Series

1980 College World Series Teams :
| Arizona Wildcats | Florida State Seminoles | Indiana State Sycamores | Loyola Marymount Lions | LSU Tigers | Maine Black Bears | Miami Hurricanes | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 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 |
| Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 3 | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 8 | Arizona | Arizona | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maine | Maine | 7 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 5 | Florida State | Florida State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana State | Indiana State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | LSU | LSU | 8 | LSU | LSU | | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | LSU | LSU | 8 | LSU | LSU | | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Maine | Maine | 4 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Maine | Maine | 4 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | | | | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Indiana State | Indiana State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors
### Gil Heredia

* Third Team All-American
* First Team All-Pac-10 South

### Mike Senne

* College World Series Most Outstanding Player
* First Team All-Pac-10 South

### Steve Strong

* First Team All-Pac-10 South

### Todd Trafton

* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* First Team All-Pac-10 South

## 1986 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Dave Rohde | INF | 5 | 120 | Houston Astros |
| Todd Trafton | INF | 5 | 127 | Chicago White Sox |
| Tommy Hinzo | INF | 7 | 161 | Cleveland Indians |
| Michael Senne | OF | 14 | 364 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| David Carley | RHP | 16 | 399 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Joel Estes | LHP | 23 | 586 | Houston Astros |
| Jim McDonald | RHP | 26 | 656 | Montreal Expos |
| Gar Millay | INF | 28 | 690 | Texas Rangers |