2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
CBNo. 13
Record36–23 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Trip Couch (3rd season)
  • Kevin Vance (1st season)
  • Toby Demello (3rd season)
Home stadiumHi Corbett Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 25 Arizona ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 36 – 23 – 0   .610
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 42 – 14 – 0   .750
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 37 – 18 – 0   .673
USC ‍‍‍ 17 – 12 – 0   .586 31 – 28 – 0   .525
California ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 36 – 19 – 0   .655
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Utah ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 22 – 0   .600
Stanford ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 22 – 32 – 0   .407
Washington ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 19 – 31 – 1   .382
Washington State ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 21 – 32 – 0   .396
UCLA ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 19 – 33 – 0   .365
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 13th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Chip Hale in his 3rd season at Arizona. This marked Arizona's 45th and final season participating as members of the Pac-12 Conference before they will join the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2025. In the final game of the regular season on May 18th the Wildcats clinched the last ever Pac-12 regular season championship by defeating 2nd-place Oregon State 4-3 in walk-off fashion, giving the program their 1st regular season championship since 2021.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023 season with a record of 33–26 (12–18 Conf.), tied for 8th place in conference play. In the Pac-12 Conference Baseball Tournament in Scottsdale, AZ, the Wildcats defeated Arizona State, Oregon State and #1 seed Stanford to advance to the championship game, before falling to Oregon 4–5. The team subsequently was selected to the postseason for a third consecutive season for the first time since 2010–2012. They were placed in the Fayetteville Regional where they went 0–2, losing to TCU and Santa Clara to end their season.

Preseason

During the offseason, the Wildcats participated in 5 fall exhibition games.[2] On October 5 the team participated in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta held at Tucson's Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, defeating the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League 3–1; this marked the program's first ever victory in the Fiesta.[3] Arizona next played a doubleheader against Pima Community College on October 14 at Hi Corbett Field, winning the first 10–5 but losing the second 2–4.[4] The Wildcats concluded the preseason on October 21 with 14–5 and 9–1 wins over Central Arizona College in a doubleheader at Hi Corbett Field.[5]

Personnel

Roster

2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[6]
  Pitchers

• 13 - Carson Johnson - Freshman

• 16 - Casey Hintz - Sophomore

• 17 - Owen Kramkowski - Freshman

• 22 - Jackson Kent - Sophomore

• 25 - Jaeden Swanberg - Senior

• 27 - Dawson Netz - Senior

• 28 - Matthew Martinez - Junior

• 29 - Eric Orloff - Junior

• 30 - Josh Morano - Freshman

• 34 - Anthony Susac - Junior

• 35 - Bryce McKnight - Freshman

• 37 - Tony Pluta - Sophomore

• 38 - Cam Walty - Senior

• 40 - Kenan Elarton - Freshman

• 44 - Clark Candiotti - Senior

• 45 - Alessandro Castro - Sophomore

• 47 - Kyler Heyne - Junior

• 48 - Bradon Zastrow - Senior

• 49 - Raul Garayzar - Junior

• 51 - Trevor Long - Senior

Catchers

• 2 - Blake McDonald - Senior

• 18 - Adonys Guzman - Sophomore

• 52 - Kincaid Bergthold - Freshman

Infielders

• 1 - Garen Caulfield - Junior

• 3 - Andrew Cain - Freshman

• 7 - Richie Morales - Junior

• 10 - Xavier Esquer - Freshman

• 24 - Mason White - Sophomore

• 33 - Nico Newhan - Freshman

• 33 - Maddox Mihalakis - Sophomore

Outfielders

• 4 - Brendan Summerhill - Sophomore

• 8 - Brandon Rogers - Sophomore

• 11 - Emilio Corona - Senior

• 12 - Easton Breyfogle - Freshman

• 23 - TJ Adams - Freshman

Utility

• 5 - Cole Dillon - Junior

• 14 - Kade Huff - Freshman

• 20 - Tommy Splaine - Junior

• 36 - Zach Plasschaert - Freshman

Coaches

2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[7]
  • Chip Hale - Head Coach
  • Trip Couch - Assistant Coach
  • Kevin Vance - Assistant Coach
  • Toby Demello - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters[8]
Name Position
Brendan Summerhill Left fielder
Mason White Shortstop
Tommy Splaine First baseman
Emilio Corona Right fielder
Garen Caulfield Second baseman
Adonys Guzman Catcher
Easton Breyfogle Center fielder
Andrew Cain Designated hitter
Richie Morales Third baseman
Jackson Kent Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2024 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[9][10]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall

Record

Pac-12

Record

Feb 16 #23 Northeastern Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–1 Kent (1–0) Scotti (0–1) Garayzar (1) 1–0
Feb 17 #23 Northeastern Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 7–8 Gemma (1–0) Long (0–1) None 1–1
Feb 18 #23 Northeastern Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–3 Walty (1–0) Cabral (0–1) None 2–1
Feb 20 Utah Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 24–4 Orloff (1–0) West (0–1) None 3–1
Feb 23 at San Diego Fowler Park • San Diego, CA L 8–10 Schapira (1–0) Garayzar (0–1) None 3–2
Feb 24 at San Diego Fowler Park • San Diego, CA L 4–6 Frize (2–0) Zastrow (0–1) Smith (1) 3–3
Feb 25 at San Diego Fowler Park • San Diego, CA W 10–9 Walty (2–0) Schrier (0–2) Hintz (1) 4–3
Feb 28 at #5 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 1–6 Sloan (3–0) Garayzar (0–2) None 4–4
Mar 1 vs. #25 Dallas Baptist Riders Field • Frisco, TX L 3–4 Ridings (1–0) Orloff (1–1) Wilson (1) 4–5
Mar 2 vs. #16 Alabama Riders Field • Frisco, TX L 6–7 Davis II (1–0) Swanberg (0–1) Heiberger (1) 4–6
Mar 3 vs. #20 Indiana Riders Field • Frisco, TX W 12–1 Walty (3–0) Holderfield (1–1) None 5–6
Mar 8 at USC Great Park • Irvine, CA W 16–9 Kent (2–0) Aoki (0–3) None 6–6 1–0
Mar 9 at USC Great Park • Irvine, CA W 9–6 Candiotti (1–0) Stromsborg (0–3) None 7–6 2–0
Mar 10 at USC Great Park • Irvine, CA L 1–4 Hammond (1–2) Walty (3–1) Blum (2) 7–7 2–1
Mar 11 at Loyola Marymount George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–9 Baker (1–0) Susac (0–1) None 7–8
Mar 15 Arizona State - Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–3 Jacobs (1–1) Orloff (1–2) None 7–9 2–2
Mar 16 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 0–4 Markl (1–0) Candiotti (1–1) Schiefer (1) 7–10 2–3
Mar 17 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 14–3 Long (1–1) Behrens (2–2) None 8–10 3–3
Mar 19 Grand Canyon Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–4 Heyne (1–0) Smith (0–2) Hintz (2) 9–10
Mar 22 at Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR L 1–2 Gordon (2–2) Kent (2–1) Mercado (4) 9–11 3–4
Mar 23 at Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR L 2–3 Mullan (4–0) Hintz (0–1) None 9–12 3–5
Mar 24 at Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR W 15–4 Walty (4–1) Seitter (2–1) None 10–12 4–5
Mar 26 New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 9–12 Lewis (2–2) Susac (0–2) None 10–13
Mar 28 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–3 Hintz (1–1) Egan (0–1) None 11–13 5–5
Mar 29 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 3–2 Candiotti (2–1) Ruff (1–2) None 12–13 6–5
Mar 30 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 10–9 Netz (1–0) Ruff (1–3) None 13–13 7–5
Apr 2 New Mexico Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–1 Netz (2–0) Barnhouse (1–2) None 14–13
Apr 5 at California Stu Gordon Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 5–3 Hintz (2–1) Stasiowski (2–1) Pluta (1) 15–13 8–5
Apr 6 at California Stu Gordon Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 5–0 Walty (5–1) Newmann (0–4) None 16–13 9–5
Apr 7 at California Stu Gordon Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 7–3 Candiotti (3–1) Boone (1–1) None 17–13 10–5
Apr 8 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA W 12–1 Zastrow (1–1) Speshyock (0–1) None 18–13
Apr 12 Louisiana Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–1 Kent (3–1) Smith (4–3) None 19–13
Apr 13 Louisiana Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–5 Swanberg (1–1) Bates (1–1) None 20–13
Apr 14 Louisiana Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 Walty (6–1) Swistak (4–2) Pluta (2) 21–13
Apr 16 at Grand Canyon #21 Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ L 4–5 Webb (2–0) Zastrow (1–2) Watkins (1) 21–14
Apr 19 Washington State #21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–7 Swanberg (2–1) Brotherton (4–3) None 22–14 11–5
Apr 20 Washington State #21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–1 Candiotti (4–1) Wilford (3–5) None 23–14 12-5
Apr 21 Washington State #21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–6 Pluta (1–0) Brotherton (4–4) None 24–14 13–5
Apr 24 at New Mexico State #16 Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM W 12–2 McKnight (1–0) Baltus (0–1) None 25–14
Apr 26 at Washington #16 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 3–2 Heyne (2–0) Yeager (2–1) Susac (1) 26–14 14–5
Apr 27 at Washington #16 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3–4 Kirchoff (3–3) Candiotti (4–2) Cunningham (1) 26–15 14–6
Apr 28 at Washington #16 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 8–9 Boyle (2–2) Orloff (1–3) None 26–16 14–7
Apr 30 Grand Canyon #21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 8–24 Webb (3–0) Pluta (1–1) None 26–17
May 3 Stanford #21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 12–8 Heyne (3–0) Scott (4–7) None 27–17 15–7
May 4 Stanford #21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–0 Candiotti (5–2) Lim (4–5) None 28–17 16–7
May 5 Stanford #21 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–2 Walty (7–1) Dugan (3–4) None 29–17 17–7
May 7 at Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–3 Hintz (3–1) Halvorson (1–4) Susac (2) 30–17
May 10 at Utah #17 Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 1–6 Kent (3–2) Van Sickle (4–1) None 30–18 17–8
May 11 at Utah #17 Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 8–4 Candiotti (6–2) Jones (3–4) None 31–18 18–8
May 12 at Utah #17 Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 10–4 Walty (8–1) McAnelly (3–5) None 32–18 19–8
May 16 #6 Oregon State #14 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–9 May (6–0) Kent (3–3) None 32–19 19–9
May 17 #6 Oregon State #14 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 1–16 Kmatz (6–2) Candiotti (6–3) None 32–20 19–10
May 18 #6 Oregon State #14 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–3 Susac (1–2) Holmes (4–3) None 33–20 20–10
Pac-12 Conference Tournament
May 22 (9) Washington (1) #18 Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ W 6–5 Pluta (2–1) Engman (0–8) Susac (3) 34–20
May 23 (6) California (1) #18 Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ L 5–7 Short (6–2) Kent (3–4) Becerra (4) 34–21
May 24 (8) Stanford (1) #18 Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ W 6–3 Candiotti (7–3) Scott (4–10) None 35–21
May 25 (4) USC (1) #18 Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ W 4–3 Susac (2–2) Blum (2–1) None 36–21
NCAA Tucson Regional
May 31 (4) Grand Canyon (1) #13 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 4–9 Richardson (5–1) Candiotti (7–4) Lyon (1) 36–22
Jun 1 (2) Dallas Baptist (1) #13 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 0–7 DeBerry (7–1) Walty (8–2) None 36–23

Tucson Regional

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Chapel Hill Super Regional
Tucson Regional Teams
(1) Arizona Wildcats (4) Grand Canyon Antelopes (2) Dallas Baptist Patriots (3) West Virginia Mountaineers

2024 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jackson Kent LHP 4 108 Washington Nationals
Clark Candiotti RHP 4 135 San Diego Padres
Anthony Susac RHP 8 255 Texas Rangers
Cam Walty RHP 20 595 Cleveland Guardians

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