2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his third year at Arizona.
| 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| CB | No. 6 |
| Record | 36–27–1 (12–12 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Mark Wasikowski (3rd season) |
| Hitting coach | Jeff Casper (3rd season) |
| Pitching coach | Steve Kling (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Sancet Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Stanford †y | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 46 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Washington y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 39 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 35 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Arizona State y | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 41 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arizona y | 12 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .500 | 36 | – | 27 | – | 1 | .570 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 31 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 24 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 29 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 25 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wildcats won the South Bend Regional and then Long Beach Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Georgia Bulldogs.
Personnel
Roster
| 2004 Arizona Wildcats roster | ||||||||
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| Pitchers
• 20 - Tyler Tiedeman - Freshman • 21 - Chris Frey - Sophomore • 23 - Derek Rodriguez - Junior • 25 - Pat Lawler - Sophomore • 26 - Mark Melancon - Freshman • 27 - Koley Kolberg - Junior • 29 - Scott Burns - RS Senior • 30 - Sean Jarrett - Sophomore • 31 - Luis Cortez - RS Sophomore • 33 - Griffin Phillips - Freshman • 45 - Kevin Guyette - RS Sophomore • 46 - Brad Mills - Freshman • 47 - Donnie Veal - Freshman • 48 - Jon Meloan - Sophomore |
Catchers
• 11 - Richard Mercado - Junior • 13 - Nick Hundley - Sophomore • 1 - Brad Boyers - Sophomore • 2 - Lee Franklin - Sophomore • 3 - Moises Duran - Senior • 4 - Jason Donald - Freshman • 5 - Jordan Brown - Sophomore • 14 - Kurtis Goodin - Freshman • 17 - Pat Reilly - RS Junior • 22 - Zach Bies - Senior • 24 - Scott Lucas - Junior • 34 - John Hardy - Junior • 42 - Joe Frazier - Junior • 49 - Tyler Wicke - Freshman |
Outfielders
• 10 - Trevor Crowe - Sophomore • 15 - Bill Rhinehart - Freshman • 16 - Jeff Van Houten - Freshman • 18 - Terrence Taylor - Senior • 28 - Derek Decater - Sophomore • 35 - D.J. Lewis - Freshman | ||||||
Coaches
| 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff | ||||||||
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Opening day
| Opening Day Starters[2] | |
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| Name | Position |
| Brad Boyer | Left fielder |
| Moises Duran | Third baseman |
| Jeff Van Houten | Right fielder |
| Trevor Crowe | Center fielder |
| Jordan Brown | First baseman |
| Nick Hundley | Catcher |
| Bill Rhinehart | Designated hitter |
| Jason Donald | Shortstop |
| John Hardy | Second baseman |
| Koley Kolberg | Starting pitcher |
Schedule and results
| 2004 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[3] | |||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall
Record |
Pac-10
Record |
| Feb 6 | UC Riverside | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-5 | Melancon (1-0) | 1-0-0 | |
| Feb 7 | UC Riverside | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-8 | Meloan (1-0) | 2-0-0 | |
| Feb 8 | UC Riverside | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-7 | Cortez (1-0) | 3-0-0 | |
| Feb 13 | #8 Cal State Fullerton | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-8 | Melancon (2-0) | 4-0-0 | |
| Feb 14 | #8 Cal State Fullerton | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-6 | Guyette (1-0) | 5-0-0 | |
| Feb 15 | #8 Cal State Fullerton | #22 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 10-12 | Melancon (2-1) | 5-1-0 | |
| Feb 20 | UC Irvine | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-3 | Kolberg (0-1) | 5-2-0 | |
| Feb 21 | UC Irvine | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-6 | Guyette (1-1) | 5-3-0 | |
| Feb 22 | UC Irvine | #14 | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | T 8-8 | None | 5-3-1 | |
| Feb 24 | at #7 Arizona State | #19 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0-4 | Guyette (1-2) | 5-4-1 | |
| Feb 27 | at Baylor | #19 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 2-1 | Kolberg (1-1) | 6-4-1 | |
| Feb 28 | at Baylor | #19 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 2-10 | Cortez (1-1) | 6-5-1 | |
| Feb 28 | at Baylor | #19 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 5-3 | Melancon (3-1) | 7-5-1 | |
| Mar 6 | Sacramento State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 8-9 | Melancon (3-2) | 7-6-1 | ||
| Mar 6 | Sacramento State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | Cortez (2-1) | 8-6-1 | ||
| Mar 7 | Sacramento State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6 | Guyette (2-2) | 9-6-1 | ||
| Mar 11 | vs TCU | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | W 5-2 | Kolberg (2-1) | 10-6-1 | ||
| Mar 12 | vs #8 Notre Dame | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | L 2-4 | Burns (0-1) | 10-7-1 | ||
| Mar 13 | vs Penn State | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | W 10-1 | Guyette (3-2) | 11-7-1 | ||
| Mar 18 | at #15 Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 0-4 | Kolberg (2-2) | 11-8-1 | ||
| Mar 19 | at #15 Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 2-10 | Cortez (2-2) | 11-9-1 | ||
| Mar 20 | at #15 Long Beach State | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 2-4 | Guyette (3-3) | 11-10-1 | ||
| Mar 26 | Washington State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-7 | Kolberg (3-2) | 12-10-1 | 1-0 | |
| Mar 27 | Washington State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-10 | Cortez (2-3) | 12-11-1 | 1-1 | |
| Mar 28 | Washington State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-3 | Guyette (4-3) | 13-11-1 | 2-1 | |
| Apr 2 | at Oregon State | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 4-3 | Kolberg (4-2) | 14-11-1 | 3-1 | |
| Apr 3 | at Oregon State | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 14-7 | Melancon (4-2) | 15-11-1 | 4-1 | |
| Apr 4 | at Oregon State | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 5-6 | Rodriguez (0-1) | 15-12-1 | 4-2 | |
| Apr 8 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-9 | Melancon (4-3) | 15-13-1 | 4-3 | |
| Apr 9 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-4 | Guyette (4-4) | 15-14-1 | 4-4 | |
| Apr 10 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-5 | Meloan (2-0) | 16-14-1 | 5-4 | |
| Apr 12 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5-9 | Mills (0-1) | 16-15-1 | ||
| Apr 13 | at UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 11-2 | Kolberg (5-2) | 17-15-1 | ||
| Apr 14 | at UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 10-9 | Cortez (3-3) | 18-15-1 | ||
| Apr 16 | Texas-Pan American | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-5 | Meloan (3-0) | 19-15-1 | ||
| Apr 17 | Texas-Pan American | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-4 | Kolberg (6-2) | 20-15-1 | ||
| Apr 18 | Texas-Pan American | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-2 | Guyette (5-4) | 21-15-1 | ||
| Apr 23 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 1-6 | Kolberg (6-3) | 21-16-1 | 5-5 | |
| Apr 24 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 6-7 | Melancon (4-4) | 21-17-1 | 5-6 | |
| Apr 25 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 11-12 | Rodriguez (0-2) | 21-18-1 | 5-7 | |
| Apr 30 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 5-3 | Kolberg (7-3) | 22-18-1 | 6-7 | |
| May 1 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 8-10 | Guyette (5-5) | 22-19-1 | 6-8 | |
| May 2 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 8-3 | Meloan (4-0) | 23-19-1 | 7-8 | |
| May 7 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-7 | Kolberg (7-4) | 23-20-1 | ||
| May 8 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 20-9 | Guyette (6-5) | 24-20-1 | ||
| May 9 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11-2 | Meloan (5-0) | 25-20-1 | ||
| May 15 | #2 Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 9-11 | Kolberg (7-5) | 25-21-1 | 7-9 | |
| May 16 | #2 Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 19-18 | Rodriguez (1-2) | 26-21-1 | 8-9 | |
| May 17 | #2 Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-2 | Meloan (6-0) | 27-21-1 | 9-9 | |
| May 21 | #17 Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-8 | Kolberg (7-6) | 27-22-1 | 9-10 | |
| May 22 | #17 Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 2-7 | Guyette (6-6) | 27-23-1 | 9-11 | |
| May 23 | #17 Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-7 | Meloan (7-0) | 28-23-1 | 10-11 | |
| May 28 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 7-6 | Kolberg (8-6) | 29-23-1 | 11-11 | |
| May 29 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 8-9 | Rodriguez (1-3) | 29-24-1 | 11-12 | |
| May 30 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 7-6 | Meloan (8-0) | 30-24-1 | 12-12 | |
| NCAA South Bend Regional | |||||||
| Jun 4 | vs (2) UC Irvine | (3) | Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 7-3 | Kolberg (9-6) | 31-24-1 | |
| Jun 5 | vs (4) Kent State | (3) | Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 7-4 | Melancon (5-4) | 32-24-1 | |
| Jun 6 | at (1) #6 Notre Dame | (3) | Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 7-6 | Meloan (9-0) | 33-24-1 | |
| NCAA Long Beach Super Regional | |||||||
| Jun 11 | at #6 Long Beach State | #18 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 6-5 | Burns (1-1) | 34-24-1 | |
| Jun 12 | at #6 Long Beach State | #18 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 4-9 | Guyette (6-7) | 34-25-1 | |
| Jun 13 | at #6 Long Beach State | #18 | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 4-3 | Melancon (6-4) | 35-25-1 | |
| College World Series | |||||||
| Jun 18 | vs #5 Georgia | #8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 7-8 | Kolberg (9-7) | 35-26-1 | |
| Jun 20 | vs #3 Arkansas | #8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7-2 | Meloan (10-0) | 36-26-1 | |
| Jun 22 | vs #5 Georgia | #8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1-3 | Guyette (6-8) | 36-27-1 | |
Tucson Regional
| South Bend Regional Teams | |||
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| (1) Notre Dame Fighting Irish | (4) Kent State Golden Flashes | (2) UC Irvine Anteaters | (3) Arizona Wildcats |
Tucson Super Regional
| Long Beach Super Regional Teams | ||
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| Long Beach State Dirtbags | vs. | Arizona Wildcats |
College World Series
| 2004 College World Series Teams | |||||||
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| Arizona Wildcats | Georgia Bulldogs | (8) Arkansas Razorbacks | (1) Texas Longhorns | Cal State Fullerton Titans | (2) South Carolina Gamecocks | LSU Tigers | (3) Miami Hurricanes |
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 6 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Carolina | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Second Team Freshman All-American Baseball America
- First Team Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball
2004 MLB draft
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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| Koley Kolberg | RHP | 7 | 206 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| John Hardy | 2B | 7 | 212 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Richard Mercado | C | 12 | 356 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
References
- 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- "UC Riverside vs Arizona (Feb 06, 2004)". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- "2004 Baseball Schedule" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- "CWS Record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
