2003 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2003 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
CBNo. 25
Record35-23 (13-11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Wasikowski (2nd season)
  • Jeff Casper (2nd season)
  • Steve Kling (2nd season)
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 6   .750 51 – 18   .739
No. 10 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 54 – 14   .794
No. 27 Washington  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 48   .467
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 23   .603
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 28 – 28   .500
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 28 – 31   .475
California  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 28 – 27   .509
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 25 – 28   .472
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 19 – 37   .339
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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

Roster

2003 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  Pitchers

• 4 - Derek Rodriguez - Junior

• 11 - Joe Little - Junior

• 12 - Sean Rierson - Junior

• 14 - Brian Pemble - Senior

• 22 - Mark Worrell - Sophomore

• 24 - Chris Goodman - Junior

• 25 - Pat Lawler - Freshman

• 26 - Richie Gardner - Junior

• 29 - Scott Burns - Junior

• 36 - Kevin Guyette - Sophomore

• 45 - Wes Zlotoff - Senior

• 48 - Jon Meloan - Freshman

Catchers

• 13 - Nick Hundley - Freshman

• 33 - Richard Mercado - Sophomore

Infielders

• 1 - Brad Boyer - Freshman

• 2 - Lee Franklin - Freshman

• 3 - Moises Duran - Junior

• 17 - Pat Reilly - Junior

• 34 - John Hardy - Sophomore

• 35 - Jordan Brown - Freshman

• 42 - Joe Frazier - Sophomore

• Kris Sanchez - Redshirt

Outfielders

• 10 - Trevor Crowe - Freshman

• 16 - Jeff Van Houten - Sophomore

• 18 - Terrence Taylor - Junior

• 21 - Chris Frey - Freshman

• 27 - Brian Anderson - Junior

• 28 - Derek Decater - Freshman

• 38 - Chipper Crum - Junior

• 47 - Dallas Haught - Junior

Coaches

2003 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff
  • Andy Lopez - Head Coach
  • Mark Wasikowski - Assistant Coach
  • Jeff Casper - Assistant Coach
  • Steve Kling - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[4]
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[5]
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

Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Fullerton Super 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

References

  1. ^ 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "2003 Arizona Wildcats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "2003 Arizona Baseball - FINAL" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "BYU vs Arizona (Jan 30, 2003)". BYU Cougars. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "2003 Arizona Baseball Schedule and Results" (PDF). arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved June 7, 2022.