# 2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, Arizona. Jay Johnson was in his first season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Johnson was in his fourth year as a head coach.

## Personnel
### Opening day

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Cody Ramer | Second baseman |
| Jared Oliva | Center fielder |
| Ryan Aguilar | First baseman |
| Bobby Dalbec | Third baseman |
| Zach Gibbons | Right fielder |
| J.J. Matijevic | Designated hitter |
| Ryan Haug | Catcher |
| Justin Behnke | Left fielder |
| Louis Boyd | Shortstop |
| J.C. Cloney | Starting pitcher |

## Schedule and results

2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 19 | at #20 Rice* | | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | W 8–0 | Cloney (1–0) | Fox (0–1) | None | 3,368 | 1–0 |
| Feb 20 | at #20 Rice* | | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | W 6–2 | Dalbec (1–0) | Otto (0–1) | None | 3,145 | 2–0 |
| Feb 21 | at #20 Rice* | | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | L 3–4 | Myers (1–0) | Rivas (0–1) | None | 2,752 | 2–1 |
| Feb 22 | at Lamar* | #23 | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | L 5–13 | Andrews (1–0) | Medel (0–1) | Moore (1) | 671 | 2–2 |
| Feb 26 | vs #20 Tulane* | #23 | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) | L 10–11 | Yandel (1–1) | Dalbec (1–1) | None | | 2–3 |
| Feb 27 | vs Nebraska* | #23 | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) | W 11–10 | Dalbec (2–1) | Luensmann (0–1) | None | | 3–3 |
| Feb 28 | at San Diego State* | #23 | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) | W 7–3 | Gomez (1–0) | Diamond (0–2) | None | 713 | 4–3 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 Record |
| Mar 2 | #29 Cal State Fullerton* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 2–0 | Bannister (1–0) | Conine (1–1) | Dalbec (1) | 2,883 | 5–3 | |
| Mar 4 | Northwestern State* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 4–6 | Oller (1–0) | Medel (0–2) | Jones (1) | 2,712 | 5–4 | |
| Mar 5 | Cal State Bakersfield* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–1 | Cloney (2–0) | Monarez (0–1) | Dalbec (2) | 2,820 | 6–4 | |
| Mar 6 | Saint Mary's* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11–5 | Flynn (1–0) | Buckley (1–1) | None | 1,922 | 7–4 | |
| Mar 6 | Northwestern State* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–1 | Bannister (2–0) | Hymel (1–2) | Dalbec (3) | 2,834 | 8–4 | |
| Mar 11 | Sacramento State* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 3–1 | Dalbec (3–1) | Long (1–3) | None | 2,228 | 9–4 | |
| Mar 12 | Sacramento State* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 23–1 | Bannister (3–0) | Kukuk (1–1) | None | 2,194 | 10–4 | |
| Mar 13 | Sacramento State* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8–4 | Medel (1–2) | Dillon (0–1) | Dalbec (4) | 2,243 | 11–4 | |
| Mar 15 | New Mexico State* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11–8 | Schnabel (1–0) | Shalberg (1–3) | Dalbec (5) | 2,741 | 12–4 | |
| Mar 18 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 3–6 | Bremer (3–0) | Cloney (1–2) | Rallings (4) | 670 | 12–5 | 0–1 |
| Mar 19 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 4–8 | Ballowe (1–0) | Bannister (3–1) | None | 750 | 12–6 | 0–2 |
| Mar 20 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 17–7 | Dalbec (4–1) | Jones (1–2) | None | 602 | 13–6 | 1–2 |
| Mar 22 | Utah Valley* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 14–0 | Moffett (1–0) | Bowman (0–2) | None | 2,086 | 14–6 | |
| Mar 24 | #25 UCLA | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6–1 | Cloney (3–1) | Canning (3–2) | None | 2,851 | 15–6 | 2–2 |
| Mar 25 | #25 UCLA | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3–4 | Dyer (1–1) | Dalbec (4–2) | None | 3,885 | 15–7 | 2–3 |
| Mar 26 | #25 UCLA | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6–5 | Ginkel (1–0) | Burke (1–2) | None | 3,180 | 16–7 | 3–3 |
| Mar 29 | UC Riverside* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5–6 | Landazuri (3–3) | Medel (1–3) | Lillie (1) | 2,024 | 16–8 | |
| Mar 30 | UC Riverside* | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–3 | Dalbec (5–2) | Worrell (0–3) | None | 1,975 | 17–8 | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 Record |
| Apr 1 | at Utah | | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | L 3–6 | Rose (3–2) | Dalbec (5–3) | Drachler (4) | 1,143 | 17–9 | 3–4 |
| Apr 2 | at Utah | | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | L 6–7 | Rodriguez (0–1) | Rubick (0–1) | None | 1,162 | 17–10 | 3–5 |
| Apr 3 | at Utah | | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | L 2–4 | Stoltz (1–1) | Deason (0–1) | Drachler (5) | 1,492 | 17–11 | 3–6 |
| Apr 4 | at #22 BYU* | | Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 11–5 | Dalbec (6–3) | Wood (0–1) | None | 2,825 | 18–11 | |
| Apr 8 | Washington State | | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8–0 | Bannister (4–1) | Hamilton (1–7) | None | 3,065 | 19–11 | 4–6 |
| Apr 9 | Washington State | | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 2–6 | Walker (4–1) | Cloney (3–2) | None | 3,464 | 19–12 | 4–7 |
| Apr 10 | Washington State | | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 7–3 | Dalbec (7–3) | Dupre (0–2) | Ginkel (1) | 1,683 | 20–12 | 5–7 |
| Apr 12 | at Arizona State* | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 5–7 | Aboites (2–1) | Deason (0–2) | Lingos (1) | 2,649 | 20–13 | 5–8 |
| Apr 15 | Stanford | | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–1 | Bannister (5–1) | Beck (4–3) | None | 3,706 | 21–13 | 6–8 |
| Apr 16 | Stanford | | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–1 | Ming (1–0) | Castellanos (4–2) | None | 3,327 | 22–13 | 7–8 |
| Apr 17 | Stanford | | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5–6 | Hock (3–2) | Moffett (1–1) | None | 3,041 | 22–14 | 7–9 |
| Apr 20 | New Mexico State* | | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8–7 | Rivas (1–1) | Shalberg (1–4) | None | 2,263 | 23–14 | |
| Apr 22 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 3–0 | Bannister (6–1) | Dodson | None | | 24–14 | 8–9 |
| Apr 23 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 8–5 | Dalbec (8–3) | Siomkin (0–1) | None | 1,394 | 25–14 | 9–9 |
| Apr 24 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 7–5 | Rivas (2–1) | Bain (3–3) | None | 1,758 | 26–14 | 10–9 |
| Apr 26 | at #27 Arizona State* | #17 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 8–0 | Ginkel (2–0) | Todd (1–4) | None | 2,942 | 27–14 | 11–9 |
| Apr 28 | at Southern California | #17 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–5 | Gomez (2–0) | Kriske (1–2) | Dalbec (6) | 440 | 28–14 | 12–9 |
| Apr 29 | at Southern California | #17 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 5–8 | Davis (4–6) | Cloney (3–3) | None | 774 | 28–15 | 12–10 |
| Apr 30 | at Southern California | #17 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 2–5 | Huberman (2–1) | Ming (1–1) | Paschke (3) | 1,257 | 28–16 | 12–11 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 Record |
| May 6 | Oregon State | #19 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6–1 | Bannister (7–1) | Eckert (5–3) | None | 3,895 | 29–16 | 13–11 |
| May 7 | Oregon State | #19 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–1 | Cloney (4–3) | Heimlich (5–3) | Ginkel (2) | 3,172 | 30–16 | 14–11 |
| May 8 | Oregon State | #19 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 6–5 | Ming (2–1) | Engelbrekt (2–3) | None | 2,472 | 31–16 | 15–11 |
| May 13 | #28 Arizona State | #17 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 2–5 | Martinez (8–3) | Bannister (7–2) | Erives (7) | 6,324 | 31–17 | 15–12 |
| May 14 | #28 Arizona State | #17 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | Cloney (5–3) | Lingos (3–3) | Dalbec (7) | 8,067 | 32–17 | 16–12 |
| May 15 | #28 Arizona State | #17 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 1–5 | Aboites (5–1) | Ginkel (2–1) | Erives (8) | 3,648 | 32–18 | 16–13 |
| May 20 | at Oregon | #21 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | L 0–3 | Irvin (6–4) | Ming (2–2) | Nogosek (14) | 1,491 | 32–19 | 16–14 |
| May 21 | at Oregon | #21 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | L 2–4 | Peterson (4–4) | Dalbec (8–4) | Nogosek (15) | 1,982 | 32–20 | 16–15 |
| May 22 | at Oregon | #21 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 5–4 | Bannister (8–2) | Mercer (2–1) | Gomez (1) | 1,393 | 33–20 | 17–15 |
| May 24 | Abilene Christian* | #24 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12–1 | Ginkel (3–1) | Carroll (3–8) | None | 2,123 | 34–20 | |
| May 25 | Abilene Christian* | #24 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 8–3 | Gomez (3–0) | deMeyere (4–9) | None | 2,474 | 35–20 | |
| May 27 | at Hawaii* | #24 | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 11–2 | Cloney (6–3) | Von Ruden (7–3) | None | 3,473 | 36–20 | |
| May 28 | at Hawaii* | #24 | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 6–1 | Bannister (9–2) | Hatch (3–7) | None | 3,876 | 37–20 | |
| May 29 | at Hawaii* | #24 | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 5–3 | Deason (1–2) | Valencia (3–2) | Rivas (1) | 3,475 | 38–20 | |
Post-season :
NCAA Lafayette Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 3 | (3) Sam Houston State | (2) #26 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 7–3 | Bannister (10–2) | Donica (10–4) | None | 3,445 | 39–20 | 1–0 |
| June 5 | (1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette | (2) #26 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 3–10 | Leger (7–3) | Cloney (6–4) | Huval (3) | 3,638 | 39–21 | 1–1 |
| June 5 | (3) Sam Houston State | (2) #26 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 6–5 | Dalbec (9–4) | Mills (2–3) | Rivas (2) | 3,476 | 40–21 | 2–1 |
| June 6 | (1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette | (2) #26 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 6–3 | Bannister (11–2) | Guillory (5–6) | Ginkel (3) | 3,673 | 41–21 | 3–1 |
| June 6 | (1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette | (2) #26 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 3–1 | Ginkel (4–1) | Marks (5–7) | Ming (1) | 3,674 | 42–21 | 4–1 |
NCAA Starkville Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 10 | #4 Mississippi State | #13 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 1–0 | Dalbec (10–4) | Hudson (9–5) | Ming (2) | ESPN2 | 12,913 | 43–21 | 5–1 |
| June 11 | #4 Mississippi State | #13 | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–5$^{11}$ | Ming (3–2) | Smith (2–1) | None | ESPNU | 13,452 | 44–21 | 6–1 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 18 | (3) #2 Miami (FL) | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 5–1 | Bannister (12–2) | Mediavilla (11–2) | None | ESPN | 25,715 | 45–21 | 1–0 |
| June 20 | #6 Oklahoma State | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 1–0 | Buffett (9–3) | Dalbec (10–5) | Cobb (6) | ESPN | 22,981 | 45–22 | 1–1 |
| June 22 | #8 UC Santa Barbara | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 3–0 | Cloney (7–4) | Kelly (2–1) | Ming (3) | ESPN | 22,133 | 46–22 | 2–1 |
| June 24 | #6 Oklahoma State | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 9–3 | Ginkel (5–1) | Elliott (9–3) | Ming (4) | ESPN 2 | 16,549 | 47–22 | 3–1 |
| June 25 | #6 Oklahoma State | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 5–1 | Dalbec (11–5) | Hatch (9–3) | Rivas (3) | ESPN 2 | 9,326 | 48–22 | 4–1 |
| June 27 | #5 Coastal Carolina | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 3–0 | Cloney (8–4) | Hopeck (3–4) | None | ESPN | 20,789 | 49–22 | 5–1 |
| June 28 | #5 Coastal Carolina | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 4–5 | Holmes (7–2) | Ming (3–3) | None | ESPN | 24,716 | 49–23 | 5–2 |
| June 30 | #5 Coastal Carolina | #7 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 3–4 | Bethwick (15–1) | Dalbec (11–6) | Cunningham (1) | ESPNU | 18,823 | 49–24 | 5–3 |

### Lafayette Regional

Lafayette Regional Teams :
| (1) Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | (4) Princeton Tigers | (2) Arizona Wildcats | (3) Sam Houston State Bearkats |

### Starkville Super Regional

Starkville Super Regional Teams :
| Arizona Wildcats | vs. | (6) Mississippi State Bulldogs |

## College World Series

2016 College World Series Teams :
| (1) Florida Gators | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | TCU Horned Frogs | (5) Texas Tech Red Raiders | (3) Miami Hurricanes | Arizona Wildcats | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series | Championship series |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 2 | | Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | TCU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | TCU | 5 | | TCU | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | | | | TCU | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | Texas Tech | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Coastal Carolina | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 5 | | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | 9 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | Arizona | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 5 | | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | —* | —* | 2 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | —* | —* | 2 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 29 | 25 | 29 | — | 29 | 14 | 14* | 2 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## 2016 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Bobby Dalbec | 3B | 4 | 118 | Boston Red Sox |
| Zach Gibbons | OF | 17 | 516 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Cody Ramer | SS | 19 | 576 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Kevin Ginkel | RHP | 22 | 659 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Trey Griffey | CF | 24 | 717 | Seattle Mariners |
| Nathan Bannister | RHP | 28 | 837 | Seattle Mariners |
| Ryan Aguilar | 1B | 31 | 921 | Milwaukee Brewers |