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2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record39–21 (15–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →

The 2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the final season at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. Following the season, the team would move to the off-campus Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 10th season at Arizona.

Personnel

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Roster

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2011 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 35 24   .593
No. 11 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 17 10   .630 42 16   .724
No. 16 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 17 10   .630 41 17   .707
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 12   .556 39 21   .650
No. 21 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 14 12   .538 35 20   .636
California  ‍‍‍y 13 13   .500 35 21   .625
USC  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 25 31   .446
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 33 26   .559
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 26 28   .481
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 17 37   .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Pac-10 Conference champion
y – Invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 8, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[2]
2011 Arizona Wildcats roster[3]
  Pitchers

• 10 – Tyler Hale – Sophomore

• 11 – Jacob Doyle – Freshman

• 14 – Vincent Littleman – Sophomore

• 18 – Kyle Simon – Junior

• 23 – Bryce Bandilla – Junior

• 26 – Kurt Heyer – Sophomore

• 29 – Matt Veltmann – RS Junior

• 31 – Stephen Manthei – Sophomore

• 33 – Augie Bill – Sophomore

• 36 – James Farris – Freshman

• 42 – Nick Cunningham – Sophomore

• 43 – Daniel Ponce de Leon – Freshman

• 45 – Michael Lopez – RS Sophomore

• 46 – Matt Chaffee – RS Junior

• 47 – Glenn Silva – Junior

• 48 – Konner Wade – Freshman

Catchers

• 21 – Nate Sherman – Freshman

• 27 – Jett Bandy – Junior

• 30 – Jake Meskin – RS Senior

• 39 – TC Mark – Freshman

Infielders

• 3 – Johnny Field – Freshman

• 5 – Seth Mejias-Brean – Sophomore

• 13 – Alex Mejia – Sophomore

• 20 – Josh Garcia – Senior

• 22 – Brandon Dixon – Freshman

• 24 – Cole Frenzel – Sophomore

• 25 – Andrew Burns – Junior

• 28 – David Lopez – RS Freshman

• 38 – Bryce Ortega – Senior

Outfielders

• 2 – Robert Refsnyder – Sophomore

• 4 – Bobby Rinard – Senior

• 6 – Steve Selsky – Junior

• 15 – Cory LeBrun – Freshman

• 35 – Joey Rickard – Sophomore

• 37 – Bobby Brown – RS Junior

Coaches

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2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[3]

Opening day

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Opening Day Starters[4]
Name Position
Joey Rickard Center fielder
Cole Frenzel First baseman
Jett Bandy Catcher
Robert Refsnyder Right fielder
Josh Garcia Designated hitter
Bobby Brown Left fielder
Seth Mejias-Brean Third baseman
Alex Mejia Shortstop
Bryce Ortega Second baseman
Kurt Heyer Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

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2011 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall

Record

Pac-12

Record

Feb 18 vs North Dakota State #19 Sancet StadiumTucson, AZ W 10–0 Heyer (1–0) Kingsley (0–1) None 1–0
Feb 19 vs North Dakota State #19 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–1 Simon (1–0) Hermes (0–1) None 2–0
Feb 20 vs North Dakota State #19 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–1 Hale (1–0) Wentz (0–1) None 3–0
Feb 25 at Long Beach State #17 Blair FieldLong Beach, CA L 1–2 Gagnon (1–1) Heyer (1–1) Stuart (2) 3–1
Feb 26 at Long Beach State #17 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 9–1 Simon (2–0) Johnson (0–1) None 4–1
Feb 27 at Long Beach State #17 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 7–1 Hale (2–0) Pinder (0–2) None 5–1
Mar 1 vs #21 Rice #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–8 Bandilla (1–0) Benak (1–1) None 6–1
Mar 2 vs #21 Rice #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7–11 McDowell (1–1) Littleman (0–1) None 6–2
Mar 4 vs Utah Valley #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–5 Wade (1–0) Gendlek (0–2) Bandilla (1) 7–2
Mar 5 vs Utah Valley #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–3 Simon (3–0) Campbell (0–2) Cunningham (1) 8–2
Mar 6 vs Utah Valley #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–3 Chaffee (1–0) Chadwick (0–1) None 9–2
Mar 8 at UNLV #14 Earl Wilson StadiumParadise, NV W 12–1 Littleman (1–1) Dysinger (2–1) None 10–2
Mar 9 at UNLV #14 Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV L 7–9 Zuniga (1–1) Chaffee (1–1) Hartman (4) 10–3
Mar 11 vs Northern Colorado #14 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–1 Heyer (2–1) Sawicki (0–2) None 11–3
Mar 12 vs Northern Colorado #14 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–4 Simon (4–0) Tinnon (0–2) None 12–3
Mar 13 vs Northern Colorado #14 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 Chaffee (2–1) Willman (0–2) Doyle (1) 13–3
Mar 15 at Wichita State #11 Eck StadiumWichita, KS L 5–6 Elam (1–0) Bandilla (1–1) None 13–4
Mar 16 at Wichita State #11 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3–8 Lowell (3–2) Littleman (1–2) McGreevy (1) 13–5
Mar 19 vs San Francisco #11 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14–0 Heyer (3–1) Lujan (2–2) None 14–5
Mar 20 vs San Francisco #11 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7–0 Simon (5–0) Zimmer (1–3) None 15–5
Mar 21 vs San Francisco #11 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–5 Hale (3–0) Hiserman (2–2) Chaffee (1) 16–5
Mar 25 at #6 Arizona State #15 Packard StadiumTempe, AZ W 5–2 Heyer (4–1) Champlin (3–1) Chaffee (2) 17–5 1–0
Mar 26 at #6 Arizona State #15 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–5 Rodgers (3–1) Simon (5–1) None 17–6 1–1
Mar 27 at #6 Arizona State #15 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–8 Barrett (2–2) Hale (3–1) None 17–7 1–2
Mar 29 vs New Mexico #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–3 Bandilla (2–1) Olson (1–3) None 18–7
Mar 30 vs New Mexico #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–9 Chaffee (3–1) Maltz (1–2) None 19–7
Apr 1 vs #23 Oregon State #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 18–0 Heyer (5–1) Gaviglio (5–1) None 20–7 2–2
Apr 2 vs #23 Oregon State #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–10 Osich (4–0) Simon (5–2) Bryant (3) 20–8 2–3
Apr 3 vs #23 Oregon State #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–8 Wetzler (4–1) Hale (3–2) None 20–9 2–4
Apr 5 vs #5 Arizona State #22 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5–10 Blackford (3–0) Littleman (1–3) None 20–10
Apr 8 vs #13 California #22 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–4 Chaffee (4–1) Flemer (1–2) None 21–10 3–4
Apr 10 vs #13 California #22 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–8 Simon (6–2) Jones (4–2) Chaffee (3) 22–10 4–4
Apr 10 vs #13 California #22 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7–17 Miller (4–2) Hale (3–3) None 22–11 4–5
Apr 15 at #23 UCLA #20 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA W 5–4 Heyer (6–1) Cole (4–2) Chaffee (4) 23–11 5–5
Apr 16 at #23 UCLA #20 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–4 Bauer (7–1) Simon (6–3) None 23–12 5–6
Apr 17 at #23 UCLA #20 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 5–8 Vander Tuig (3–2) Chaffee (4–2) None 23–13 5–7
Apr 21 at Oregon #23 PK ParkEugene, OR L 2–4 Anderson (6–1) Heyer (6–2) None 23–14 5–8
Apr 22 at Oregon #23 PK Park • Eugene, OR W 2–1 Simon (7–3) Boer (2–3) None 24–14 6–8
Apr 23 at Oregon #23 PK Park • Eugene, OR L 3–7 Keudell (5–3) Hale (3–4) McGough (4) 24–15 6–9
Apr 26 vs #8 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3–4 Blackford (4–0) Heyer (6–3) Lambson (6) 24–16
Apr 29 vs Southern California Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4–3 Chaffee (5–2) Garcia (2–4) None 25–16 7–9
Apr 30 vs Southern California Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 20–4 Littleman (2–3) Wood (4–6) None 26–16 8–9
May 1 vs Southern California Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–5 Bandilla (3–1) Mount (1–2) Chaffee (5) 27–16 9–9
May 6 vs Alcorn State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–2 Simon (8–3) Easter (7–3) None 28–16
May 7 vs Alcorn State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 Heyer (7–3) Williams (6–4) None 29–16
May 8 vs Alcorn State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15–2 Wade (2–0) Vicars (4–2) None 30–16
May 14 at Washington State Bailey-Brayton FieldPullman, WA L 6–7 Drobnick (1–1) Chaffee (5–3) None 30–17 9–10
May 15 at Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 8–1 Simon (9–3) Arnold (2–4) None 31–17 10–10
May 16 at Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 6–4 Bandilla (4–1) Wise (4–6) Chaffee (6) 32–17 11–10
May 20 at Stanford Sunken DiamondPalo Alto, CA L 0–1 Reed (5–2) Bandilla (4–2) None 32–18 11–11
May 21 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA W 7–3 Simon (10–3) Snodgress (3–1) Chaffee (7) 33–18 12–11
May 22 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 1–2 Reed (6–2) Bandilla (4–3) None 33–19 12–12
May 27 vs Washington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9–0 Heyer (8–3) Brown (1–8) None 34–19 13–12
May 28 vs Washington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–5 Chaffee (6–3) Cimber (4–5) None 35–19 14–12
May 29 vs Washington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–2 Bandilla (5–3) Clem (4–6) None 36–19 15–12
NCAA College Station Regional
Jun 3 at (3) Seton Hall #22 Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX L 0–4 Prosinski (7–4) Heyer (8–4) None 36–20
Jun 4 at (4) Wright State #22 Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 13–0 Simon (11–3) Henn (7–4) None 37–20
Jun 5 at (3) Seton Hall #22 Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 6–0 Wade (3–0) Gilbert (2–4) None 38–20
Jun 5 at (1) #6 Texas A&M #22 Olsen Field • College Station, TX W 7–4 Cunningham (1–0) Martin (2–2) None 39–20
Jun 7 at (1) #6 Texas A&M #22 Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 0–3 Fleece (7–1) Heyer (8–5) Stripling (4) 39–21

College Station Regional

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College Station Regional Teams
(1) Texas A&M Aggies (4) Wright State Raiders (2) Arizona Wildcats (3) Seton Hall Pirates

2011 MLB draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Kyle Simon RHP 4 125 Baltimore Orioles
Bryce Bandilla LHP 4 147 San Francisco Giants
Cole Frenzel 1B 7 222 New York Mets
Gil Luna LHP 9 275 Chicago White Sox
Andy Burns SS 11 349 Toronto Blue Jays
Matt Chaffee LHP 12 386 Atlanta Braves
Jett Bandy C 31 945 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Steve Selsky RF 33 1015 Cincinnati Reds
Bryce Ortega 3B 41 1237 Washington Nationals

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "2011 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Arizona 10, North Dakota State 0 (Box Score) (PDF)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved October 24, 2019.