1998 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 1998 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 33-23 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with a 12–18 record. This season marked the last time that the Pac-10 played in divisions, as Portland State's discontinuation of baseball following the season led to their elimination. Arizona missed the postseason for the 5th consecutive season, surpassing the previous record of 4 consecutive seasons from 1981 to 1984. This remains the longest postseason drought in program history.
| 1998 Arizona Wildcats baseball | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 33–23 (12–18 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Sancet Stadium |
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| No. 13 Washington xy | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 41 | – | 17 | .707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 35 | – | 14 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 25 | – | 24 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | 17 | – | 34 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Stanford xy | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 42 | – | 14 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Southern California y | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 49 | – | 17 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Arizona State y | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 41 | – | 23 | .641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 33 | – | 23 | .589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 1997 season with a record of 32-26 and 13–17 in conference play, finishing 5th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona missed the postseason for the 4th straight season.
Personnel
Roster
| 1998 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3] | ||||||||
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| • Dave Abbott
• Eric Aguirre • Russ Brown • James Cameron • Jeff Casper • Greg Clark • Kenny Corley • Brad Fendley • Josh France • Peter Fredericks • Ted Gonzalez |
• Tyler Haddix
• Jason Hendricks • Darrell Hussman • James Johnson • Rafell Jones • Erik Mattern • Mike Meyer • Tony Milo • Jacob Mohler |
• Omar Moraga
• Ryan Moskau • Josh Ramsey • Rob Shabansky • Jason Shroyer • Kevin Skinner • Ryan Stoneberg • Erik Torres • Daniel Tyrell • Mark Ukleja • Devin Welch |
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Coaches
| 1998 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff | ||||||||
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1998 Schedule and results
| 1998 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[4] | |||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/Stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall
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Pac-10
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| Jan 20 | Cal State Northridge | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-12 | Milo (1-0) | 1-0 | ||
| Jan 21 | Cal State Northridge | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18-1 | Shabansky (1-0) | 2-0 | ||
| Jan 23 | San Diego | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-8 | Moskau (1-0) | 3-0 | ||
| Jan 24 | San Diego | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-9 | Milo (2-0) | 4-0 | ||
| Jan 25 | San Diego | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-5 | Shabansky (2-0) | 5-0 | ||
| Jan 30 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-8 | Milo (3-0) | 6-0 | ||
| Jan 31 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 21-8 | Shabansky (3-0) | 7-0 | ||
| Feb 1 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-6 | Johnson (1-0) | 8-0 | ||
| Feb 5 | Baylor | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-1 | Hussman (1-0) | 9-0 | ||
| Feb 6 | Baylor | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-2 | Shabansky (4-0) | 10-0 | ||
| Feb 7 | Baylor | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-6 | Johnson (2-0) | 11-0 | ||
| Feb 10 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-3 | Abbott (1-0) | 12-0 | ||
| Feb 11 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-10 | Milo (4-0) | 13-0 | ||
| Feb 13 | Portland State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 25-6 | Hussman (2-0) | 14-0 | ||
| Feb 14 | Portland State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 22-1 | Shabansky (5-0) | 15-0 | ||
| Feb 14 | Portland State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-1 | Moskau (2-0) | 16-0 | ||
| Feb 20 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-10 | Hussman (2-1) | 16-1 | 0-1 | |
| Feb 21 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-4 | Shabansky (5-1) | 16-2 | 0-2 | |
| Feb 22 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 3-2 | Johnson (3-0) | 17-2 | 1-2 | |
| Feb 25 | Southern Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-3 | Abbott (2-0) | 18-2 | ||
| Feb 25 | Southern Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16-1 | Milo (5-0) | 19-2 | ||
| Feb 27 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-3 | Hussman (3-1) | 20-2 | 2-2 | |
| Feb 28 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-7 | Moskau (3-0) | 21-2 | 3-2 | |
| Mar 1 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-10 | Johnson (4-0) | 22-2 | 4-2 | |
| Mar 6 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4-13 | Hussman (3-2) | 22-3 | 4-3 | |
| Mar 7 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 9-5 | Milo (6-0) | 23-3 | 5-3 | |
| Mar 8 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4-10 | Johnson (4-1) | 23-4 | 5-4 | |
| Mar 13 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 14-16 | Moskau (3-1) | 23-5 | 5-5 | |
| Mar 14 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18-7 | Milo (7-0) | 24-5 | 6-5 | |
| Mar 15 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-10 | Moskau (4-1) | 25-5 | 7-5 | |
| Mar 17 | at UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 3-6 | Hussman (3-3) | 25-6 | ||
| Mar 18 | at UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 6-8 | Tyrrell (0-1) | 25-7 | ||
| Mar 20 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-6 | Milo (7-1) | 25-8 | 7-6 | |
| Mar 21 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-7 | Moskau (4-2) | 25-9 | 7-7 | |
| Mar 22 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-10 | Abbott (2-1) | 25-10 | 7-8 | |
| Mar 28 | at Oregon State | Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 2-3 | Johnson (4-2) | 25-11 | ||
| Mar 29 | at Oregon State | Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 1-9 | Hussman (3-4) | 25-12 | ||
| Mar 29 | at Oregon State | Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 3-4 | Moskau (4-3) | 25-13 | ||
| Apr 3 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-4 | Johnson (4-3) | 25-14 | 7-9 | |
| Apr 4 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 12-20 | Hussman (3-5) | 25-15 | 7-10 | |
| Apr 5 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-12 | Milo (7-2) | 25-16 | 7-11 | |
| Apr 7 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-0 | Abbott (3-1) | 26-16 | ||
| Apr 9 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10-4 | Johnson (5-3) | 27-16 | 8-11 | |
| Apr 10 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 7-15 | Abbott (3-2) | 27-17 | 8-12 | |
| Apr 12 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 7-12 | Milo (7-3) | 27-18 | 8-13 | |
| Apr 14 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 13-2 | Haddix (1-0) | 28-18 | ||
| Apr 17 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-5 | Johnson (6-3) | 29-18 | 9-13 | |
| Apr 18 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-6 | Milo (7-4) | 29-19 | 9-14 | |
| Apr 19 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-17 | Haddix (1-1) | 29-20 | 9-15 | |
| Apr 24 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8-7 | Moskau (5-3) | 30-20 | 10-15 | |
| Apr 25 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 13-16 | Milo (7-5) | 30-21 | 10-16 | |
| Apr 26 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10-9 | Hussman (4-5) | 31-21 | 11-16 | |
| Apr 28 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20-6 | Milo (8-5) | 32-21 | ||
| May 2 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 10-5 | Johnson (7-3) | 33-21 | 12-16 | |
| May 2 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 7-8 | Abbott (3-3) | 33-22 | 12-17 | |
| May 3 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 4-13 | Milo (8-6) | 33-23 | 12-18 | |
1998 MLB Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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| Darrell Hussman | RHP | 4 | 110 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Ryan Moskau | RHP | 6 | 186 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Greg Clark | C | 8 | 228 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| James Johnson | LHP | 10 | 296 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Jason Hendricks | OF | 13 | 384 | Montreal Expos |
| Erik Mattern | INF | 16 | 488 | San Francisco Giants |
| Colin Porter | OF | 17 | 512 | Houston Astros |
| Kenny Corley | INF | 33 | 991 | Anaheim Angels |
| Rob Shabansky | LHP | 39 | 1165 | Boston Red Sox |
| Omar Moraga | INF | 50 | 1438 | Cleveland Indians |
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- "1998 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "1998 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "1998 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Schedule)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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