2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
Mode	baseball
Year	2016
Team	Arizona Wildcats
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Short conf	Pac-12
Cbrank	2
Record	49–23
Conf record	17–15
Head coach	Jay Johnson
Hc year	1st
Asst coach 1	Sergio Brown
Ac1 year	1st
Asst coach 2	Dave Lawn
Ac2 year	1st
Asst coach 3	Marc Wanaka
Ac3 year	1st
Stadium	Hi Corbett Field
Champion	Starkville Super Regional champions Lafayette Regional champions
Tourney	College World Series Runner-up vs. Coastal Carolina

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

Roster

2016 Arizona Wildcats roster^[1]

Pitchers

15 – Cody Deason – Freshman
17 – Randy Labaut – Freshman
22 – Kevin Ginkel – Junior
25 – Austin Rubick – Freshman
26 – Michael Flynn – Freshman
27 – JC Cloney – Junior
29 – Rio Gomez – Sophomore
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

6 – Ryan Haug – Sophomore
12 – Cesar Salazar – Freshman

Infielders

1 – Sawyer Gieseke – Junior
3 – Bobby Dalbec – Junior
5 – Louis Boyd – Junior
13 – Cody Ramer – Senior
14 – Casey Bowman – Sophomore
24 – J. J. Matijevic – Sophomore
28 – Kyle Lewis – Junior
31 – Michael Hoard – Junior

Outfielders

4 – Justin Behnke – Senior
20 – Alfonso Rivas – Freshman
21 – Ryan Aguilar – Senior
23 – Zach Gibbons – Senior
42 – Jared Oliva – Sophomore

Coaches

2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff^[2]
Jay Johnson – Head coach Sergio Brown – Assistant coach Dave Lawn – Assistant coach Marc Wanaka – Volunteer assistant coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters^[3]
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

2016 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log^[4]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
Feb 19	at #20 *		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 8–0	Cloney (1–0)	Fox (0–1)	None	3,368	1–0
Feb 20	at #20 Rice*		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 6–2	Dalbec (1–0)	Otto (0–1)	None	3,145	2–0
Feb 21	at #20 Rice*		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	L 3–4	Myers (1–0)	Rivas (0–1)	None	2,752	2–1
Feb 22	at Lamar*	23	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 5–13	Andrews (1–0)	Medel (0–1)	Moore (1)	671	2–2
Feb 26	vs #20 *	23	Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic)	L 10–11	Yandel (1–1)	Dalbec (1–1)	None		2–3
Feb 27	vs *	23	Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic)	W 11–10	Dalbec (2–1)	Luensmann (0–1)	None		3–3
Feb 28	at *	23	Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic)	W 7–3	Gomez (1–0)	Diamond (0–2)	None	713	4–3

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
Mar 2	29 *		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 2–0	Bannister (1–0)	Conine (1–1)	Dalbec (1)	2,883	5–3
Mar 4			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 4–6	Oller (1–0)	Medel (0–2)	Jones (1)	2,712	5–4
Mar 5			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	Cloney (2–0)	Monarez (0–1)	Dalbec (2)	2,820	6–4
Mar 6			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 11–5	Flynn (1–0)	Buckley (1–1)	None	1,922	7–4
Mar 6	Northwestern State*		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	Bannister (2–0)	Hymel (1–2)	Dalbec (3)	2,834	8–4
Mar 11			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 3–1	Dalbec (3–1)	Long (1–3)	None	2,228	9–4
Mar 12	Sacramento State*		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 23–1	Bannister (3–0)	Kukuk (1–1)	None	2,194	10–4
Mar 13	Sacramento State*		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 8–4	Medel (1–2)	Dillon (0–1)	Dalbec (4)	2,243	11–4
Mar 15			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 11–8	Schnabel (1–0)	Shalberg (1–3)	Dalbec (5)	2,741	12–4
Mar 18	at		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 3–6	Bremer (3–0)	Cloney (1–2)	Rallings (4)	670	12–5	0–1
Mar 19	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 4–8	Ballowe (1–0)	Bannister (3–1)	None	750	12–6	0–2
Mar 20	at Washington		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 17–7	Dalbec (4–1)	Jones (1–2)	None	602	13–6	1–2
Mar 22			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 14–0	Moffett (1–0)	Bowman (0–2)	None	2,086	14–6
Mar 24	25 UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	Cloney (3–1)	Canning (3–2)	None	2,851	15–6	2–2
Mar 25	25 UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 3–4	Dyer (1–1)	Dalbec (4–2)	None	3,885	15–7	2–3
Mar 26	25 UCLA		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–5	Ginkel (1–0)	Burke (1–2)	None	3,180	16–7	3–3
Mar 29			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 5–6	Landazuri (3–3)	Medel (1–3)	Lillie (1)	2,024	16–8
Mar 30	UC Riverside*		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–3	Dalbec (5–2)	Worrell (0–3)	None	1,975	17–8

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
Apr 1	at		Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	L 3–6	Rose (3–2)	Dalbec (5–3)	Drachler (4)	1,143	17–9	3–4
Apr 2	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–7	Rodriguez (0–1)	Rubick (0–1)	None	1,162	17–10	3–5
Apr 3	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT	L 2–4	Stoltz (1–1)	Deason (0–1)	Drachler (5)	1,492	17–11	3–6
Apr 4	at #22 BYU*		Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT	W 11–5	Dalbec (6–3)	Wood (0–1)	None	2,825	18–11
Apr 8			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0	Bannister (4–1)	Hamilton (1–7)	None	3,065	19–11	4–6
Apr 9	Washington State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 2–6	Walker (4–1)	Cloney (3–2)	None	3,464	19–12	4–7
Apr 10	Washington State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 7–3	Dalbec (7–3)	Dupre (0–2)	Ginkel (1)	1,683	20–12	5–7
Apr 12	at *		Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 5–7	Aboites (2–1)	Deason (0–2)	Lingos (1)	2,649	20–13	5–8
Apr 15			Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	Bannister (5–1)	Beck (4–3)	None	3,706	21–13	6–8
Apr 16	Stanford		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	Ming (1–0)	Castellanos (4–2)	None	3,327	22–13	7–8
Apr 17	Stanford		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 5–6	Hock (3–2)	Moffett (1–1)	None	3,041	22–14	7–9
Apr 20	New Mexico State*		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 8–7	Rivas (1–1)	Shalberg (1–4)	None	2,263	23–14
Apr 22	at		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 3–0	Bannister (6–1)	Dodson	None		24–14	8–9
Apr 23	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 8–5	Dalbec (8–3)	Siomkin (0–1)	None	1,394	25–14	9–9
Apr 24	at California		Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 7–5	Rivas (2–1)	Bain (3–3)	None	1,758	26–14	10–9
Apr 26	at #27 Arizona State*	17	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 8–0	Ginkel (2–0)	Todd (1–4)	None	2,942	27–14	11–9
Apr 28	at	17	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–5	Gomez (2–0)	Kriske (1–2)	Dalbec (6)	440	28–14	12–9
Apr 29	at Southern California	17	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 5–8	Davis (4–6)	Cloney (3–3)	None	774	28–15	12–10
Apr 30	at Southern California	17	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–5	Huberman (2–1)	Ming (1–1)	Paschke (3)	1,257	28–16	12–11

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
May 6	Oregon State	19	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	Bannister (7–1)	Eckert (5–3)	None	3,895	29–16	13–11
May 7	Oregon State	19	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	Cloney (4–3)	Heimlich (5–3)	Ginkel (2)	3,172	30–16	14–11
May 8	Oregon State	19	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–5	Ming (2–1)	Engelbrekt (2–3)	None	2,472	31–16	15–11
May 13	28 Arizona State	17	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 2–5	Martinez (8–3)	Bannister (7–2)	Erives (7)	6,324	31–17	15–12
May 14	28 Arizona State	17	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	Cloney (5–3)	Lingos (3–3)	Dalbec (7)	8,067	32–17	16–12
May 15	28 Arizona State	17	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 1–5	Aboites (5–1)	Ginkel (2–1)	Erives (8)	3,648	32–18	16–13
May 20	at	21	PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 0–3	Irvin (6–4)	Ming (2–2)	Nogosek (14)	1,491	32–19	16–14
May 21	at Oregon	21	PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 2–4	Peterson (4–4)	Dalbec (8–4)	Nogosek (15)	1,982	32–20	16–15
May 22	at Oregon	21	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 5–4	Bannister (8–2)	Mercer (2–1)	Gomez (1)	1,393	33–20	17–15
May 24		24	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 12–1	Ginkel (3–1)	Carroll (3–8)	None	2,123	34–20
May 25	Abilene Christian*	24	Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 8–3	Gomez (3–0)	deMeyere (4–9)	None	2,474	35–20
May 27	at *	24	Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 11–2	Cloney (6–3)	Von Ruden (7–3)	None	3,473	36–20
May 28	at Hawaii*	24	Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 6–1	Bannister (9–2)	Hatch (3–7)	None	3,876	37–20
May 29	at Hawaii*	24	Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 5–3	Deason (1–2)	Valencia (3–2)	Rivas (1)	3,475	38–20

Postseason

2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 3	(3)	(2) #26	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7–3	Bannister (10–2)	Donica (10–4)	None	3,445	39–20	1–0
June 5	(1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette	(2) #26	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 3–10	Leger (7–3)	Cloney (6–4)	Huval (3)	3,638	39–21	1–1
June 5	(3) Sam Houston State	(2) #26	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6–5	Dalbec (9–4)	Mills (2–3)	Rivas (2)	3,476	40–21	2–1
June 6	(1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette	(2) #26	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6–3	Bannister (11–2)	Guillory (5–6)	Ginkel (3)	3,673	41–21	3–1
June 6	(1) #14 Louisiana–Lafayette	(2) #26	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 3–1	Ginkel (4–1)	Marks (5–7)	Ming (1)	3,674	42–21	4–1

2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 10	4 Mississippi State	13	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 1–0	Dalbec (10–4)	Hudson (9–5)	Ming (2)	ESPN2	12,913	43–21	5–1
June 11	4 Mississippi State	13	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–5¹¹	Ming (3–2)	Smith (2–1)	None	ESPNU	13,452	44–21	6–1

2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	CWS record
June 18	(3) #2 Miami (FL)	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 5–1	Bannister (12–2)	Mediavilla (11–2)	None	ESPN	25,715	45–21	1–0
June 20	6 Oklahoma State	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 1–0	Buffett (9–3)	Dalbec (10–5)	Cobb (6)	ESPN	22,981	45–22	1–1
June 22	8 UC Santa Barbara	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	Cloney (7–4)	Kelly (2–1)	Ming (3)	ESPN	22,133	46–22	2–1
June 24	6 Oklahoma State	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 9–3	Ginkel (5–1)	Elliott (9–3)	Ming (4)	ESPN 2	16,549	47–22	3–1
June 25	6 Oklahoma State	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 5–1	Dalbec (11–5)	Hatch (9–3)	Rivas (3)	ESPN 2	9,326	48–22	4–1
June 27	5 Coastal Carolina	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	Cloney (8–4)	Hopeck (3–4)	None	ESPN	20,789	49–22	5–1
June 28	5 Coastal Carolina	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 4–5	Holmes (7–2)	Ming (3–3)	None	ESPN	24,716	49–23	5–2
June 30	5 Coastal Carolina	7	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 3–4	Bethwick (15–1)	Dalbec (11–6)	Cunningham (1)	ESPNU	18,823	49–24	5–3

Lafayette Regional

Lafayette Regional Teams
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Starkville Super Regional

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

College World Series

2016 College World Series Teams
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Rankings

2016 MLB draft

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

^ "Baseball-Roster". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ "Baseball-Coaches". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ "BOX SCORE (PDF)". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
^ "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved June 13, 2016.