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2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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Field	Value
year	2012
team	Arizona Wildcats
sport	baseball
logo	Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
logo_size	150
conference	Pac-12 Conference
short_conf	Pac-12
CBRank	1
CoachRank	1
record	48–17
conf_record	20–10
head_coach	Andy Lopez
hc_year	11th
asst_coach1	Shaun Cole
ac1_year	3rd
asst_coach2	Matt Siegel
ac2_year	1st
asst_coach3	Brett Scyphers
ac3_year	3rd
stadium	Hi Corbett Field
tourney	[Tucson Super Regional](2012-ncaa-division-i-baseball-tournament-tucson-super-regional) Champions
[Tucson Regional](2012-ncaa-division-i-baseball-tournament-tucson-super-regional) Champions
Pac-12 Regular Season Co-Champions
champion	[College World Series](2012-college-world-series) Champions
vs. [South Carolina](2012-south-carolina-gamecocks-baseball-team)

Tucson Regional Champions Pac-12 Regular Season Co-Champions vs. South Carolina The 2012 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Hi Corbett Field, off campus in Tucson, AZ. This was the first full season for the Wildcats at Hi Corbett Field, which is the former spring training home of the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies. Andy Lopez was in his eleventh season as Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach. Lopez was in his twenty-fourth year as head coach. The Wildcats tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with UCLA, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. The Wildcats finished the season with a 48–17 record. Six players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

In the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Wildcats performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, hosting in Tucson for first time since 1992 and winning 5 straight games. The Wildcats defeated Missouri once and twice to win the Tucson Regional. They then won the Tucson Super Regional by defeating St. John's in two consecutive games. The team reached the 2012 College World Series for the sixteenth time in program history, beating Florida State twice in the first and third game and UCLA in game two. The Wildcats faced two-time defending champion South Carolina in the championship series, sweeping both games to win the 2012 College World Series. This was Arizona's first College World Series championship since 1986, and fourth overall. They finished the post-season with a 10–0 record and were only the second team after South Carolina the previous year to do so.

Roster

Opening day

Arizona Wildcats	color=white}}"	Opening Day Starters	Name	Position
Joey Rickard	Center fielder
Trent Gilbert	Second baseman
Robert Refsnyder	Right fielder
Johnny Field	Left fielder
Seth Mejias-Brean	Third baseman
Bobby Brown	Designated hitter
Brandon Dixon	First baseman
Riley Moore	Catcher
Alex Mejia	Shortstop
Kurt Heyer	Starting pitcher

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 17 || || Hi Corbett Field || 3–1 || K. Heyer (1–0) || J.Straka (0–1) || S. Manthei (1) || 3997 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 2 || February 18 || North Dakota State|| Hi Corbett Field || 2–8 || L. Anderson (1–0) || V. Littleman (0–1) || || 2920 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 19 || North Dakota State|| Hi Corbett Field || 8–0 || J. Farris (1–0) || Z. Wentz (0–1) || || 1953 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 21 || || Hi Corbett Field || 12–6 || L. Long (1–0) || J. Campbell (0–1) || || 1694 || 3–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 24 || || Hi Corbett Field || 8–1 || K. Heyer (2–0) || D. Varnadore (1–1) || || 2470 || 4–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 25 || Auburn || Hi Corbett Field || 15–4 || K. Wade (1–0) || S. Smith (0–2) || || || 5–1 ||– |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 7 || February 25 || Auburn || Hi Corbett Field || 3–8 || D. Koger (1–0) || J. Farris (1–1) || || 1362 || 5–2 ||– |- |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 2 || || Hi Corbett Field || 7–1 || K. Heyer (3–0) || B. Suter (0–1) || || 1611 || 6–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 3 || Harvard || Hi Corbett Field || 3–1 || K. Wade (2–0) || J. Novak (0–1) || M. Troupe (1) || 2187 || 7–2 || – |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || March 4 || Harvard || Hi Corbett Field || 13–2 || J. Farris (2–1) || J. Kremers (0–1) || || 1745 || 8–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 6 || || Hi Corbett Field || 6–0 || L. Long (3–0) || E. Wolf (0–1) || || 1248 || 9–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 7 || UC Davis || Hi Corbett Field || 6–4 || M. Troupe (1–0) || C. Levy (3–1) || || 1305 || 10–2 ||– |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || March 9 || || Hi Corbett Field || 9–2 || K. Heyer (4–0) || J. Battistelli (1–2) || || 1310 || 11–2 ||– |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || March 10 || Eastern Michigan || Hi Corbett Field || 16–7 || K. Wade (3–0) || S. Weber (1–2) || || 1623 || 12–2 || – |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || March 11 || Eastern Michigan || Hi Corbett Field || 9–8 || M. Troupe (2–0) || N. Butara (0–1) || || 1801 || 13–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 17 || March 13 || || Reckling Park || 1–5 || A. Benak (3–0) || L. Long (2–1) || || 3599 || 13–3 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 14 || Rice || Reckling Park || 8–5 || S. Manthei (1–0) || T. Wall (3–2) || M. Troupe (2) || 3640 || 14–3 ||0–0 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 19 || March 16 || || Hi Corbett Field || 0–6 || JD. Leckenby (3–2) || K. Heyer (4–1) || || 2306 || 14–4 ||0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 17 || Washington State || Hi Corbett Field || 8–7 || S. Manthei (2–0) || J. Pistorese (2–1) || M. Troupe (3) || 1496 || 15–4 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 17 || Washington State || Hi Corbett Field || 12–9 || S. Manthei (3–0) || K. Swannack (1–2) || || 2025 || 16–4 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 22 || March 20 || || Hi Corbett Field || 4–7 || E. Mott (1–2) || S. Manthei (3–1) || || 1286 || 15–5 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 23 || March 21 || New Mexico State || Hi Corbett Field || 8–13 || R. Montoya (1–0) || L. Long (2–2) || || 1520 || 16–6 ||2–1 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 24 || March 23 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 5–6 ||T. Bryant (3–0) || S. Manthei (3–2) || || 1623 || 16–7 ||2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 24 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 5–4 || S. Manthei (4–2) || C. Brocker (0–3) || M. Troupe (4) || 1873 || 17–7 ||3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 25 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 7–5 || J. Farris (3–1) || J. Fry (1–1) || M. Troupe (5) || 1512 || 18–7 ||4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 30 || || Hi Corbett Field || 8–7 || S. Manthei (5–2) || D. Schmidt (2–1) || || 4191 || 19–7 ||5–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || March 31 || Stanford || Hi Corbett Field || 4–2 || K. Wade (4–0) || B. Mooneyham (5–1) || || 3506 || 20–7 ||6–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 1 || Stanford || Hi Corbett Field || 6–2 || J. Farris (4–1) ||J. Hochstatter (3–3) || || 2959 || 21–7 || 7–2 |- |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 25 || April 4 || || Brent Brown Ballpark || 4–5 || J. Gendlek (4–3) || T. Crawford (0–1) || || 2014 || 21–8 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || April 5 || || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 11–2 || K. Heyer (5–1) || J. Pond (2–5) || || 580 || 22–8 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 27 || April 6 || Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 6–7 || M. Watrous (2–0) || S. Manthei (5–3) || T. Wagner (1) || 461 || 22–9 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || April 7 || Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 11–7 || T. Hale (1–0) || T. Tripp (0–2) || M. Troupe (6) || 565 || 23–9 || 9–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || April 13 || UCLA || Hi Corbett Field || 4–3 || K. Heyer (6–1) || D. Berg (4–1) || || 4080 || 24–9 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 30 || April 14 || UCLA || Hi Corbett Field || 3–15 || N. Vander Tuig (4–2) || K. Wade (4–1) || || 2380 || 24–10 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 31 || April 15 || UCLA || Hi Corbett Field || 2–6 || Z. Weiss (2–1) || J. Farris (4–2) || || 2858 || 24–11 || 10–5 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 32 || April 17 || || Packard Stadium || 8–12 || J. Lopez (1–0) || M. Troupe (2–1) || || 2972 || 24–12 || 10–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || April 20 || || Husky Ballpark || 10–2 || || || || || 25–12 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || April 21 || Washington || Husky Ballpark || 4–1 || K. Wade (5–1) || T. Kane (2–1) || || 518 || 26–12 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 35 || April 22 || Washington || Husky Ballpark || 5–6 || T. Kane (3–1) || S. Manthei (5–4) || || 532 || 26–13 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || April 27 || || Hi Corbett Field || 24–7 || K. Heyer (8–1) || J. Long (2–6) || || 2047 || 27–13 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || April 28 || East Tennessee State || Hi Corbett Field || 6–4 || K. Wade (6–1) || J. Long (5–5) || || 1706 || 28–13 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || April 29 || East Tennessee State || Hi Corbett Field || 21–6 || J. Farris (5–2) || K. Doane || || 1737 || 29–13 || 12–6 |- |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 39 || May 4 || || Hi Corbett Field || 1–6 || A. Keudell (8–3) || K. Heyer (8–2) || || 3317 || 29–14 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 5 || Oregon || Hi Corbett Field || 12–6 || T. Crawford (1–1) || J. Reed (5–3) || || 3385 || 30–14 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 41 || May 6 || Oregon || Hi Corbett Field || 1–3 || J. Sherfy (4–2) || J. Farris (5–3) || || 1996 || 30–15 || 13–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 11 || California || Evans Diamond || 3–1 || K. Heyer (9–2) || M. Theofanopoul (3–5) || || 276 || 31–15 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 12 || California || Evans Diamond || 4–1 || K. Wade (7–1) || M. Flemer (7–4) || || 474 || 32–15 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 13 || California || Evans Diamond || 7–4 || T. Hale (2–0) || J. Jones (4–7) || || 774 || 33–15 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 16 || Arizona State || Packard Stadium || 10–2 || M. Troupe (3–1) || D. Gillies (1–4) || || 3098 || 34–15 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 18 || || Dedeaux Field || 11–1 || K. Heyer (10–2) || B. Mount (1–7) || || 501 || 35–15 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 47 || May 19 || USC || Dedeaux Field || 4–8 || A. Triggs (5–6) || K. Wade (7–2) || || 548 || 35–16 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 20 || USC || Dedeaux Field || 6–1 || J. Farris (6–3) || S. Tarpley (5–3) || || 706 || 36–16 || 18–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 25 || Arizona State || Hi Corbett Field || 1–0 || K. Heyer (11–2) || B. Rodgers (10–3) || || || 37–16 || 19–9 |- bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 52 || May 26 || Arizona State || Hi Corbett Field || 7–9 || T. Williams (12–2) || K. Wade (7–3) || || 5677 || 37–17 || 19–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 27 || Arizona State || Hi Corbett Field || 8–7 || S. Manthei (6–4) || R. Ravago (4–1) || || 2927 || 38–17 || 20–10

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Tucson Regional

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Tucson Super Regional

Tucson Regional Teams	Arizona Wildcats	border=0}}	(1) Arizona Wildcats	Missouri Tigers	border=0}}	(4) Missouri Tigers	New Mexico State Aggies	border=0}}	(2) New Mexico State Aggies	Louisville Cardinals	border=0}}	(3) Louisville Cardinals

Tucson Super Regional

Tucson Super Regional Teams	Arizona Wildcats}}"	Arizona Wildcats	St. John's Red Storm}}"	St. John's Red Storm
vs.

College World Series

2012 College World Series Teams	UCLA Bruins	border=0}}	(2) UCLA Bruins	Stony Brook Seawolves	border=0}}	Stony Brook Seawolves	Arizona Wildcats	border=0}}	Arizona Wildcats	Florida State Seminoles	border=0}}	(3) Florida State Seminoles	Kent State Golden Flashes	border=0}}	Kent State Golden Flashes	Arkansas Razorbacks	border=0}}	Arkansas Razorbacks	Florida Gators	border=0}}	(1) Florida Gators	South Carolina Gamecocks	border=0}}	(8) South Carolina Gamecocks

Rankings

Arizona Wildcats in the 2012 MLB draft

The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
Alex Mejia	IF	4th	150th	St. Louis Cardinals
Rob Refsnyder	OF	5th	187th	New York Yankees
Kurt Heyer	RHP	6th	210th	St. Louis Cardinals
Seth Mejias-Brean	3B	8th	262nd	Cincinnati Reds
Joey Rickard	CF	9th	302nd	Tampa Bay Rays

Refsnyder would eventually make his Major League debut with the Yankees in 2015
Rickard would make his Major League Debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2016.
Mejia would make his Major League Debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017.

References

"North Dakota State vs Arizona (Feb 17, 2012)".

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