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2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record49–23 (17–15 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sergio Brown (1st season)
  • Dave Lawn (1st season)
  • Marc Wanaka (1st season)
Home stadiumHi Corbett Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 26 29   .473
No. 22 Washington ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 33 23   .589
No. 29 Arizona State ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 36 23   .610
No. 2 Arizona ‍‍‍y 17 15   .531 49 23   .681
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 35 19   .648
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 28 28   .500
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 31 23   .574
California  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 32 21   .604
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 29 26   .527
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 25 31   .446
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 19 35   .352
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, Arizona. Jay Johnson was in his first season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Johnson was in his fourth year as a head coach.

Personnel

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Roster

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2016 Arizona Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 – Cody Deason – Freshman
  • 17 – Randy LabautFreshman
  • 22 – Kevin GinkelJunior
  • 25 – Austin Rubick – Freshman
  • 26 – Michael Flynn – Freshman
  • 27 – JC Cloney – Junior
  • 29 – Rio GomezSophomore
  • 30 – Tyler Crawford – Senior
  • 33 – Austin Schnabel – Junior
  • 34 – Robby Medel – Sophomore
  • 35 – Nathan Bannister – Senior
  • 36 – Kaleb Roper – Freshman
  • 37 – Cody Moffett – Senior
  • 38 – Matt Hartman – Sophomore
  • 40 – Luke Soroko – Junior
  • 44 – Trent Johnson – Freshman
  • 47 – Cameron Ming – Sophomore

Catchers

Infielders

  • 1 – Sawyer Gieseke – Junior
  • 3 – Bobby DalbecJunior
  • 5 – Louis Boyd – Junior
  • 13 – Cody Ramer – Senior
  • 14 – Casey Bowman – Sophomore
  • 24 – J. J. MatijevicSophomore
  • 28 – Kyle LewisJunior
  • 31 – Michael Hoard – Junior
 

Outfielders

Coaches

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2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[3]
  • Jay Johnson – Head Coach
  • Sergio Brown – Assistant Coach
  • Dave Lawn – Assistant Coach
  • Marc Wanaka – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

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Opening Day Starters[4]
Name Position
Cody Ramer Second baseman
Jared Oliva Center fielder
Ryan Aguilar First baseman
Bobby Dalbec Third baseman
Zach Gibbons Right fielder
J.J. Matijevic Designated hitter
Ryan Haug Catcher
Justin Behnke Left fielder
Louis Boyd Shortstop
J.C. Cloney Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

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2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Post-season

Lafayette Regional

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Lafayette Regional Teams
(1) Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4) Princeton Tigers (2) Arizona Wildcats (3) Sam Houston State Bearkats

Starkville Super Regional

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Starkville Super Regional Teams
Arizona Wildcats vs. (6) Mississippi State Bulldogs

College World Series

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2016 College World Series Teams
(1) Florida Gators Coastal Carolina Chanticleers TCU Horned Frogs (5) Texas Tech Red Raiders (3) Miami Hurricanes Arizona Wildcats UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Oklahoma State Cowboys
First round Second round Semifinals Championship series
               
1 Florida 1
Coastal Carolina 2
Coastal Carolina 1
TCU 6
TCU 5
5 Texas Tech 3
TCU 1 5
Coastal Carolina 4 7
1 Florida 2
5 Texas Tech 3
5 Texas Tech 5
Coastal Carolina 7
Coastal Carolina 0 5 4
Arizona 3 4 3
3 Miami (FL) 1
Arizona 5
Arizona 0
Oklahoma State 1
UC Santa Barbara 0
Oklahoma State 1
Oklahoma State 3 1
Arizona 9 5
3 Miami (FL) 3
UC Santa Barbara 5
UC Santa Barbara 0
Arizona 3

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]—*—*20—*—*2
Baseball America[7]21—*—*2
Collegiate Baseball^[8]23301719172124261372
NCBWA[9]27292529291414*2

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2016 MLB draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Bobby Dalbec 3B 4 118 Boston Red Sox
Zach Gibbons OF 17 516 Los Angeles Angels
Cody Ramer SS 19 576 Los Angeles Angels
Kevin Ginkel RHP 22 659 Arizona Diamondbacks
Trey Griffey CF 24 717 Seattle Mariners
Nathan Bannister RHP 28 837 Seattle Mariners
Ryan Aguilar 1B 31 921 Milwaukee Brewers

References

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  1. ^ "Pac-12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Baseball-Roster". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Baseball-Coaches". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "BOX SCORE (PDF)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  6. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. ^ NCBWA Division I poll