# 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2004 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 third year at Arizona.
The Wildcats won the South Bend Regional and then Long Beach Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Georgia Bulldogs.

## Personnel
### Opening day

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Brad Boyer | Left fielder |
| Moises Duran | Third baseman |
| Jeff Van Houten | Right fielder |
| Trevor Crowe | Center fielder |
| Jordan Brown | First baseman |
| Nick Hundley | Catcher |
| Bill Rhinehart | Designated hitter |
| Jason Donald | Shortstop |
| John Hardy | Second baseman |
| Koley Kolberg | Starting pitcher |

## Schedule and results

2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
| Regular season ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Feb 6 | UC Riverside | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | Melancon (1-0) | 1-0-0 | |
| Feb 7 | UC Riverside | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-8 | Meloan (1-0) | 2-0-0 | |
| Feb 8 | UC Riverside | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-7 | Cortez (1-0) | 3-0-0 | |
| Feb 13 | #8 Cal State Fullerton | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-8 | Melancon (2-0) | 4-0-0 | |
| Feb 14 | #8 Cal State Fullerton | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-6 | Guyette (1-0) | 5-0-0 | |
| Feb 15 | #8 Cal State Fullerton | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 10-12 | Melancon (2-1) | 5-1-0 | |
| Feb 20 | UC Irvine | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-3 | Kolberg (0-1) | 5-2-0 | |
| Feb 21 | UC Irvine | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-6 | Guyette (1-1) | 5-3-0 | |
| Feb 22 | UC Irvine | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | T 8-8 | None | 5-3-1 | |
| Feb 24 | at #7 Arizona State | #19 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0-4 | Guyette (1-2) | 5-4-1 | |
| Feb 27 | at Baylor | #19 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 2-1 | Kolberg (1-1) | 6-4-1 | |
| Feb 28 | at Baylor | #19 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 2-10 | Cortez (1-1) | 6-5-1 | |
| Feb 28 | at Baylor | #19 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 5-3 | Melancon (3-1) | 7-5-1 | |
| Mar 6 | Sacramento State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-9 | Melancon (3-2) | 7-6-1 | |
| Mar 6 | Sacramento State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | Cortez (2-1) | 8-6-1 | |
| Mar 7 | Sacramento State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6 | Guyette (2-2) | 9-6-1 | |
| Mar 11 | vs TCU | | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | W 5-2 | Kolberg (2-1) | 10-6-1 | |
| Mar 12 | vs #8 Notre Dame | | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | L 2-4 | Burns (0-1) | 10-7-1 | |
| Mar 13 | vs Penn State | | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | W 10-1 | Guyette (3-2) | 11-7-1 | |
| Mar 18 | at #15 Long Beach State | | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 0-4 | Kolberg (2-2) | 11-8-1 | |
| Mar 19 | at #15 Long Beach State | | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 2-10 | Cortez (2-2) | 11-9-1 | |
| Mar 20 | at #15 Long Beach State | | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 2-4 | Guyette (3-3) | 11-10-1 | |
| Mar 26 | Washington State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-7 | Kolberg (3-2) | 12-10-1 | 1-0 |
| Mar 27 | Washington State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-10 | Cortez (2-3) | 12-11-1 | 1-1 |
| Mar 28 | Washington State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-3 | Guyette (4-3) | 13-11-1 | 2-1 |
| Apr 2 | at Oregon State | | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 4-3 | Kolberg (4-2) | 14-11-1 | 3-1 |
| Apr 3 | at Oregon State | | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 14-7 | Melancon (4-2) | 15-11-1 | 4-1 |
| Apr 4 | at Oregon State | | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 5-6 | Rodriguez (0-1) | 15-12-1 | 4-2 |
| Apr 8 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-9 | Melancon (4-3) | 15-13-1 | 4-3 |
| Apr 9 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-4 | Guyette (4-4) | 15-14-1 | 4-4 |
| Apr 10 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-5 | Meloan (2-0) | 16-14-1 | 5-4 |
| Apr 12 | at Arizona State | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5-9 | Mills (0-1) | 16-15-1 | |
| Apr 13 | at UNLV | | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 11-2 | Kolberg (5-2) | 17-15-1 | |
| Apr 14 | at UNLV | | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 10-9 | Cortez (3-3) | 18-15-1 | |
| Apr 16 | Texas-Pan American | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-5 | Meloan (3-0) | 19-15-1 | |
| Apr 17 | Texas-Pan American | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | Kolberg (6-2) | 20-15-1 | |
| Apr 18 | Texas-Pan American | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | Guyette (5-4) | 21-15-1 | |
| Apr 23 | at Washington | | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 1-6 | Kolberg (6-3) | 21-16-1 | 5-5 |
| Apr 24 | at Washington | | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 6-7 | Melancon (4-4) | 21-17-1 | 5-6 |
| Apr 25 | at Washington | | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 11-12 | Rodriguez (0-2) | 21-18-1 | 5-7 |
| Apr 30 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 5-3 | Kolberg (7-3) | 22-18-1 | 6-7 |
| May 1 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 8-10 | Guyette (5-5) | 22-19-1 | 6-8 |
| May 2 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 8-3 | Meloan (4-0) | 23-19-1 | 7-8 |
| May 7 | at UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-7 | Kolberg (7-4) | 23-20-1 | |
| May 8 | at UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 20-9 | Guyette (6-5) | 24-20-1 | |
| May 9 | at UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11-2 | Meloan (5-0) | 25-20-1 | |
| May 15 | #2 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-11 | Kolberg (7-5) | 25-21-1 | 7-9 |
| May 16 | #2 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 19-18 | Rodriguez (1-2) | 26-21-1 | 8-9 |
| May 17 | #2 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-2 | Meloan (6-0) | 27-21-1 | 9-9 |
| May 21 | #17 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-8 | Kolberg (7-6) | 27-22-1 | 9-10 |
| May 22 | #17 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2-7 | Guyette (6-6) | 27-23-1 | 9-11 |
| May 23 | #17 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-7 | Meloan (7-0) | 28-23-1 | 10-11 |
| May 28 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 7-6 | Kolberg (8-6) | 29-23-1 | 11-11 |
| May 29 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 8-9 | Rodriguez (1-3) | 29-24-1 | 11-12 |
| May 30 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 7-6 | Meloan (8-0) | 30-24-1 | 12-12 |
| NCAA South Bend Regional ||||||||
| Jun 4 | vs (2) UC Irvine | (3) | Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 7-3 | Kolberg (9-6) | 31-24-1 | |
| Jun 5 | vs (4) Kent State | (3) | Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 7-4 | Melancon (5-4) | 32-24-1 | |
| Jun 6 | at (1) #6 Notre Dame | (3) | Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 7-6 | Meloan (9-0) | 33-24-1 | |
| NCAA Long Beach Super Regional ||||||||
| Jun 11 | at #6 Long Beach State | #18 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 6-5 | Burns (1-1) | 34-24-1 | |
| Jun 12 | at #6 Long Beach State | #18 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 4-9 | Guyette (6-7) | 34-25-1 | |
| Jun 13 | at #6 Long Beach State | #18 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 4-3 | Melancon (6-4) | 35-25-1 | |
| College World Series ||||||||
| Jun 18 | vs #5 Georgia | #8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 7-8 | Kolberg (9-7) | 35-26-1 | |
| Jun 20 | vs #3 Arkansas | #8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7-2 | Meloan (10-0) | 36-26-1 | |
| Jun 22 | vs #5 Georgia | #8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1-3 | Guyette (6-8) | 36-27-1 | |

### South Bend Regional

South Bend Regional Teams :
| (1) Notre Dame Fighting Irish | (4) Kent State Golden Flashes | (2) UC Irvine Anteaters | (3) Arizona Wildcats |

### Long Beach Super Regional

Long Beach Super Regional Teams :
| Long Beach State Dirtbags | vs. | Arizona Wildcats |

## College World Series

2004 College World Series Teams :
| Arizona Wildcats | Georgia Bulldogs | (8) Arkansas Razorbacks | (1) Texas Longhorns | Cal State Fullerton Titans | (2) South Carolina Gamecocks | LSU Tigers | (3) Miami Hurricanes |
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | Arizona | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia | 8 | | Georgia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Texas | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | Texas | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Texas | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Texas | 13 | | | | 1 | Texas | 7 | — | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Georgia | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 7 | | | | | | | | | Georgia | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arkansas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arkansas | 2 | | Georgia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Texas | 4 | 2 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | 3 | — |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | 3 | — |
| 2 | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | South Carolina | 0 | | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LSU | 5 | 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 9 | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | South Carolina | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | South Carolina | 15 | | | | | | | | 2 | South Carolina | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | LSU | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LSU | 4 | 3 | Miami (FL) | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | South Carolina | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors
### Jason Donald

* Second Team Freshman All-American Baseball America
* First Team Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

### Trevor Crowe

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

## 2004 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Koley Kolberg | RHP | 7 | 206 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| John Hardy | 2B | 7 | 212 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Richard Mercado | C | 12 | 356 | Arizona Diamondbacks |