2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record33-23 (12-12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Southern California  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 6 – 0   .750 45 – 19 – 0   .703
No. 2 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 51 – 17 – 0   .750
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 37 – 20 – 1   .647
California  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 34 – 25 – 0   .576
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 31 – 24 – 0   .564
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 29 – 23 – 0   .558
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 15 – 39 – 0   .278
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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

Roster

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  Pitchers

• 2 - Joe Little - Freshman

• 3 - Rob Elias - Senior

• 12 - Sean Rierson - Freshman

• 13 - Peter Fredericks - Freshman

• 15 - Brian Pemble - Junior

• 16 - Jason Martinez - Sophomore

• 20 - Kevin Rupprecht - Freshman

• 22 - Marc Kaiser - Freshman

• 25 - David Brockman - Junior

• 28 - Chris Goodman - Freshman

• 31 - Nathan Staggs - Sophomore

• 36 - Tony Sulser - Freshman

• 38 - Britt Echols - Sophomore

• 40 - Daryl DeSalvo - Junior

• 47 - Kevin Sears - Junior

Catchers

• 5 - Jeff Casper - Senior

• 19 - Chris Cunningham - Junior

• 26 - Ken Riley - Sophomore

Infielders

• 1 - Moises Duran - Freshman

• 4 - Greg Powers - Sophomore

• 10 - Brad Hassey - Junior

• 11 - Erik Torres - Senior

• 18 - Shelley Duncan - Junior

• 24 - Matt Abram - Junior

• 44 - Ernie Durazo - Junior

Outfielders

• 14 - Kenny Huff - Junior

• 27 - Brian Anderson - Freshman

• 34 - Jason Shroyer - Senior

• 37 - Kyle Tasco - Junior

• 43 - Clayton Bried - Junior

Utility

• 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Junior

Coaches

2001 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[4]
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[5]
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

References

  1. ^ 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "2001 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "2001 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Overall Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Arizona v Hawaii-Hilo (Jan 18, 2001)". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2001 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Schedule and Results)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2022.