# 2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 5th season at Arizona. Following the season Coach Stitt resigned from his post after 23 seasons on the coaching staff, including the previous 5 as head coach. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 33-23 and placed 5th in the Pacific-10 Conference with 12-12 record. They would miss the postseason for the 4th time in 5 years and 2nd straight season.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2000 season with an overall record of 26-30, their first losing season since 1996. They finished 5th in conference play with a record of 12-12. Arizona missed the postseason for a 2nd straight year and 4th time in Jerry Stitt's 5 seasons as head coach.

## Personnel
### Opening day

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Brad Hassey | Shortstop |
| Matt Abram | Second baseman |
| Ernie Durazo | First baseman |
| Shelley Duncan | Right fielder |
| Kenny Huff | Left fielder |
| Erik Torres | Third baseman |
| Marc Kaiser | Designated hitter |
| Ken Riley | Catcher |
| Jason Shroyer | Center fielder |
| Sean Rierson | Starting pitcher |

## Schedule and results

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
| Regular Season ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 18 | at Hawaii-Hilo | | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | W 3-2 | Goodman (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| Jan 19 | at Hawaii-Hilo | | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | W 3-2 | Kaiser (1-0) | 2-0 | |
| Jan 19 | at Hawaii-Hilo | | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | W 12-1 | Little (1-0) | 3-0 | |
| Jan 20 | at Hawaii-Hilo | | Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI | L 1-4 | Pemble (0-1) | 3-1 | |
| Jan 25 | BYU | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-8 | Rierson (0-1) | 3-2 | |
| Jan 26 | BYU | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-7 | Sulser (1-0) | 4-2 | |
| Jan 27 | BYU | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Cancelled | - | - | - |
| Jan 29 | Saint Mary's | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-4 | Pemble (1-1) | 5-2 | |
| Jan 30 | Saint Mary's | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-12 | Goodman (1-1) | 5-3 | |
| Jan 31 | Saint Mary's | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-8 | Rierson (0-2) | 5-4 | |
| Feb 2 | #22 Long Beach State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-6 | Kaiser (1-1) | 5-5 | |
| Feb 3 | #22 Long Beach State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-21 | Pemble (1-2) | 5-6 | |
| Feb 4 | #22 Long Beach State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 11-18 | Brockman (0-1) | 5-7 | |
| Feb 8 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-3 | Kaiser (2-1) | 6-7 | |
| Feb 9 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-0 | Rierson (1-2) | 7-7 | |
| Feb 10 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-3 | Goodman (2-1) | 8-7 | |
| Feb 16 | Texas A&M | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-6 | Kaiser (3-1) | 9-7 | |
| Feb 17 | Texas A&M | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-5 | Pemble (2-2) | 10-7 | |
| Feb 18 | Texas A&M | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-5 | Little (2-0) | 11-7 | |
| Feb 23 | Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-7 | Kaiser (4-1) | 12-7 | |
| Feb 24 | Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-6 | Elias (0-1) | 12-8 | |
| Feb 25 | Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-4 | Sulser (2-0) | 13-8 | |
| Mar 2 | vs #20 Southern Miss | | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | L 4-14 | Kaiser (4-2) | 13-9 | |
| Mar 3 | at Ole Miss | | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | L 4-5 | Elias (0-2) | 13-10 | |
| Mar 4 | vs Saint Francis (NY) | | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | W 3-1 | Pemble (3-2) | 14-10 | |
| Mar 9 | at #22 UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 2-3 | Sulser (2-1) | 14-11 | 0-1 |
| Mar 10 | at #22 UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-4 | Rierson (2-2) | 15-11 | 1-1 |
| Mar 11 | at #22 UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 9-6 | Little (3-0) | 16-11 | 2-1 |
| Mar 14 | Houston | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-9 | Pemble (3-3) | 16-12 | |
| Mar 16 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-5 | Kaiser (5-2) | 17-12 | |
| Mar 17 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-2 | Rierson (3-2) | 18-12 | |
| Mar 18 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-7 | DeSalvo (1-0) | 19-12 | |
| Mar 23 | #12 USC | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0-8 | Kaiser (5-3) | 19-13 | 2-2 |
| Mar 24 | #12 USC | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-6 | Rierson (3-3) | 19-14 | 2-3 |
| Mar 25 | #12 USC | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-8 | Elias (0-3) | 19-15 | 2-4 |
| Mar 30 | Oregon State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | Kaiser (6-3) | 20-15 | 3-4 |
| Mar 31 | Oregon State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0-8 | Rierson (3-4) | 20-16 | 3-5 |
| Apr 1 | Oregon State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-6 | Pemble (4-3) | 21-16 | 4-5 |
| Apr 6 | at Washington State | | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 14-11 | DeSalvo (2-0) | 22-16 | 5-5 |
| Apr 7 | at Washington State | | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 11-7 | Rierson (4-4) | 23-16 | 6-5 |
| Apr 8 | at Washington State | | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | L 14-17 | Brockman (0-2) | 23-17 | 6-6 |
| Apr 12 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-9 | Kaiser (7-4) | 24-17 | |
| Apr 13 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 19-7 | Brockman (1-2) | 25-17 | |
| Apr 14 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-0 | Goodman (3-1) | 26-17 | |
| Apr 17 | at Grand Canyon | | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 4-2 | Sulser (3-1) | 27-17 | |
| Apr 20 | California | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-11 | Kaiser (7-4) | 27-18 | 6-7 |
| Apr 21 | California | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 13-19 | Martinez (0-1) | 27-19 | 6-8 |
| Apr 22 | California | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-11 | Anderson (1-0) | 28-19 | 7-8 |
| Apr 27 | at #19 Arizona State | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 4-7 | Kaiser (7-5) | 28-20 | 7-9 |
| Apr 28 | at #19 Arizona State | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3-1 | Rierson (5-4) | 29-20 | 8-9 |
| Apr 29 | at #19 Arizona State | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5-6 | Anderson (1-1) | 29-21 | 8-10 |
| May 11 | at Stanford | | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 5-6 | Kaiser (7-6) | 29-22 | 8-11 |
| May 12 | at Stanford | | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 5-4 | Rierson (6-4) | 30-22 | 9-11 |
| May 13 | at Stanford | | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 2-8 | Goodman (3-1) | 30-23 | 9-12 |
| May 18 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-3 | Kaiser (8-6) | 31-23 | 10-12 |
| May 19 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | Rierson (7-4) | 32-23 | 11-12 |
| May 20 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18-6 | Little (4-0) | 33-23 | 12-12 |

## 2001 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB team |
| Shelley Duncan | OF | 2 | 62 | New York Yankees |
| Ernie Durazo | 1B | 12 | 361 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Kenny Huff | OF | 36 | 1067 | Minnesota Twins |
| Matt Abram | 2B | 38 | 1127 | Minnesota Twins |