# 2003 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2003 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished with a record of 35-23 (13-11 Conf.) and were selected to the NCAA tournament for the 1st time under Andy Lopez and 1st time since 1999, losing in the Fullerton Regional to the San Diego Toreros.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2002 season with a record of 31-24 (9-15 Conf.). Arizona missed the postseason for a 3rd straight year and 8th time in the previous decade.

## Personnel
### Opening day

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Brad Boyer | Left fielder |
| Trevor Crowe | Third baseman |
| Moises Duran | Second baseman |
| Brian Anderson | Designated hitter |
| John Hardy | Shortstop |
| Pat Reilly | First baseman |
| Nick Hundley | Catcher |
| Dallas Haught | Center fielder |
| Jeff Van Houten | Right fielder |
| Joe Little | Starting pitcher |

## Schedule and results

2003 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log :
| Regular season ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 30 | BYU | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-6 | Little (0-1) | 0-1 | |
| Jan 31 | BYU | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-13 | Meloan (1-0) | 1-1 | |
| Feb 1 | BYU | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 32-3 | Gardner (1-0) | 2-1 | |
| Feb 7 | #17 Baylor | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-4 | Little (1-1) | 3-1 | |
| Feb 8 | #17 Baylor | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 10-12 | Worrell (0-1) | 3-2 | |
| Feb 9 | #17 Baylor | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-11 | Rodriguez (0-1) | 3-3 | |
| Feb 14 | at UC Irvine | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | W 3-0 | Little (2-1) | 4-3 | |
| Feb 15 | at UC Irvine | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | W 6-0 | Rierson (1-0) | 5-3 | |
| Feb 16 | at UC Irvine | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | W 7-1 | Gardner (2-0) | 6-3 | |
| Feb 21 | Minnesota | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 10-13 | Little (2-2) | 6-4 | |
| Feb 22 | Minnesota | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-5 | Rierson (2-0) | 7-4 | |
| Feb 23 | Minnesota | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-2 | Gardner (3-0) | 8-4 | |
| Feb 24 | Oklahoma State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-4 | Little (3-2) | 9-4 | |
| Feb 28 | #16 Texas A&M | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-0 | Rierson (3-0) | 10-4 | |
| Mar 1 | #16 Texas A&M | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-11 | Worrell (0-2) | 10-5 | |
| Mar 2 | #16 Texas A&M | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-1 | Guyette (1-0) | 11-5 | |
| Mar 7 | at #11 Texas | #21 | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5-1 | Rierson (4-0) | 12-5 | |
| Mar 8 | at #11 Texas | #21 | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2-3 | Rodriguez (0-2) | 12-6 | |
| Mar 9 | at #11 Texas | #21 | Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1-4 | Guyette (1-1) | 12-7 | |
| Mar 11 | Portland | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 19-5 | Worrell (1-2) | 13-7 | |
| Mar 12 | Portland | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-12 | Zlotoff (1-0) | 14-7 | |
| Mar 13 | Wagner | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-0 | Gardner (4-0) | 15-7 | |
| Mar 14 | Wagner | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20-0 | Little (4-2) | 16-7 | |
| Mar 15 | Wagner | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-1 | Guyette (2-1) | 17-7 | |
| Mar 18 | vs New Mexico | #20 | War Memorial Stadium • Nogales, AZ | W 5-3 | Gardner (5-0) | 18-7 | |
| Mar 19 | New Mexico | #20 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-3 | Meloan (2-0) | 19-7 | |
| Mar 21 | USC | #20 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2-12 | Rierson (4-1) | 19-8 | 0-1 |
| Mar 22 | USC | #20 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | Pemble (1-0) | 20-8 | 1-1 |
| Mar 23 | USC | #20 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-3 | Gardner (6-0) | 21-8 | 2-1 |
| Mar 28 | at UCLA | #17 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 4-6 | Worrell (1-3) | 21-9 | 2-2 |
| Mar 29 | at UCLA | #17 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 5-7 | Gardner (6-1) | 21-10 | 2-3 |
| Mar 30 | at UCLA | #17 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 12-10 | Rierson (5-1) | 22-10 | 3-3 |
| Apr 4 | Miami (OH) | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-10 | Pemble (2-0) | 23-10 | |
| Apr 5 | Miami (OH) | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-9 | Guyette (2-2) | 23-11 | |
| Apr 6 | Miami (OH) | #21 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | Rierson (6-1) | 24-11 | |
| Apr 11 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-4 | Pemble (2-1) | 24-12 | 3-4 |
| Apr 12 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-4 | Rierson (7-1) | 25-12 | 4-4 |
| Apr 13 | Washington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | Meloan (3-0) | 26-12 | 5-4 |
| Apr 14 | Sacramento State | #25 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 11-12 | Pemble (2-2) | 26-13 | |
| Apr 17 | at Washington State | #25 | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 11-9 | Meloan (4-0) | 27-13 | 6-4 |
| Apr 18 | at Washington State | #25 | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 6-4 | Worrell (2-3) | 28-13 | 7-4 |
| Apr 19 | at Washington State | #25 | Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | L 8-12 | Guyette (2-3) | 28-14 | 7-5 |
| Apr 22 | at Grand Canyon | | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 0-4 | Little (4-3) | 28-15 | |
| Apr 25 | at #3 Stanford | | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 4-3 | Gardner (7-1) | 29-15 | 8-5 |
| Apr 26 | at #3 Stanford | | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 9-10 | Pemble (2-3) | 29-16 | 8-6 |
| Apr 27 | at #3 Stanford | | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 11-6 | Guyette (3-3) | 30-16 | 9-6 |
| Apr 28 | at Sacramento State | #20 | Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA | W 21-13 | Pemble (3-3) | 31-16 | |
| May 2 | California | #20 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-5 | Gardner (8-1) | 32-16 | 10-6 |
| May 3 | California | #20 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-4 | Rierson (8-1) | 33-16 | 11-6 |
| May 4 | California | #20 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-12 | Meloan (4-1) | 33-17 | 11-7 |
| May 17 | Oregon State | #19 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20-6 | Gardner (9-1) | 34-17 | 12-7 |
| May 18 | Oregon State | #19 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | Rierson (9-1) | 35-17 | 13-7 |
| May 19 | Oregon State | #19 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 12-13 | Worrell (2-4) | 35-18 | 13-8 |
| May 23 | at #4 Arizona State | #15 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2-5 | Gardner (9-2) | 35-19 | 13-9 |
| May 24 | at #4 Arizona State | #15 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0-16 | Rierson (9-2) | 35-20 | 13-10 |
| May 25 | at #4 Arizona State | #15 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2-15 | Little (4-4) | 35-21 | 13-11 |
| NCAA Fullerton Regional ||||||||
| May 30 | vs (3) Notre Dame | (2) #25 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 5-13 | Gardner (9-3) | 35-22 | |
| May 31 | vs (4) San Diego | (2) #25 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 2-5 | Rierson (9-3) | 35-23 | |

### Fullerton Regional

Fullerton Regional Teams :
| (1) Cal State Fullerton Titans | (4) San Diego Toreros | (2) Arizona Wildcats | (3) Notre Dame Fighting Irish |

## 2003 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Brian Anderson | OF | 1 | 15 | Chicago White Sox |
| Richie Gardner | RHP | 6 | 171 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Joe Little | LHP | 26 | 758 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Clarence Farmer | OF | 49 | 1450 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Sean Rierson | RHP | 50 | 1458 | San Diego Padres |