2007 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2007 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 6th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished with a record of 42-17 (15-9 Conf.) and were selected to the NCAA tournament for the 4th time under Andy Lopez's leadership, losing in the Wichita Regional final to Wichita State.

2007 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record42-17 (15-9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Wasikowski (6th season)
  • Jeff Casper (6th season)
  • Keith Francis (1st season)
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 49 15   .766
No. 22 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 42 17   .712
No. 23 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 33 28   .541
California  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 29 26   .527
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 29 27   .518
No. 1 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10 14   .417 49 18   .731
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 28 26   .519
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 28 28   .500
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 27 29   .482
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2006 season with a record of 27-28 (12-12 Conf.), missing the postseason for the first time since Andy Lopez's first season in 2002 and only the second time in his tenure.

Personnel

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Roster

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2007 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  Pitchers

• 11 - Preston Guilmet - Sophomore

• 16 - Mike Colla - Sophomore

• 19 - David Coulon - Junior

• 25 - Daniel Schlereth - Sophomore

• 26 - Jason Stoffel - Junior

• 34 - Cory Burns - Sophomore

• 45 - Ryan Perry - Sophomore

• 46 - Brad Mills - Senior

• 43 - Brett Lorin - Freshman

• 47 - Lee Taylor - Sophomore

• 50 - Paul Baragas - Freshman

Catchers

• 5 - Dwight Childs - Freshman

• 21 - Daniel Butler - RS Freshman

Infielders

• 1 - Travis Peep - Sophomore

• 2 - Colt Sedbrook - Junior

• 10 - Erik Castro - Freshman

• 13 - Kevin Rodland - Freshman

• 14 - Robert Abel - Freshman

• 24 - Cristen Tapia - Junior

• 24 - CJ Ziegler - Junior

• 28 - Mike Weldon - Freshman

• 33 - John Murphy - Junior

• 36 - Matt Koerner - Freshman

Outfielders

• 4 - Jon Gaston - Sophomore

• 12 - Bill Rhinehart - Senior

• 20 - Brad Glenn - Sophomore

• 29 - Oliver Padre - Freshman

• 35 - Hunter Pace - Sophomore

• 40 - Diallo Fon - RS Freshman

• 48 - TJ Steele - Sophomore

Coaches

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2007 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[2][3]
  • Andy Lopez - Head Coach
  • Mark Wasikowski - Assistant Coach
  • Jeff Casper - Assistant Coach
  • Keith Francis - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

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Opening Day Starters[4]
Name Position
Jon Gaston Right fielder
Robert Abel Shortstop
Bill Rhinehart First baseman
CJ Ziegler Designated hitter
Brad Glenn Left fielder
TJ Steele Center fielder
Erik Castro Third baseman
Kevin Rodland Second baseman
Dwight Childs Catcher
Preston Guilmet Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

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2007 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win/Loss Overall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Feb 2 Gonzaga Sancet StadiumTucson, AZ W 14-0 Guilmet (1-0) 1-0
Feb 3 Gonzaga Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-3 Colla (1-0) 2-0
Feb 4 Gonzaga Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12-1 Mills (1-0) 3-0
Feb 6 Utah Valley State #25 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 4-2 Coulon (1-0) 4-0
Feb 7 Utah Valley State #25 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-2 Bargas (1-0) 5-0
Feb 9 New Mexico #25 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-6 Stoffel (1-0) 6-0
Feb 10 New Mexico #25 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-1 Mills (2-0) 7-0
Feb 11 New Mexico #25 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-3 Coulon (2-0) 8-0
Feb 16 at #8 Cal State Fullerton #17 Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA W 2-1 Guilmet (2-0) 9-0
Feb 17 at #8 Cal State Fullerton #17 Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 0-9 Mills (2-1) 9-1
Feb 18 at #8 Cal State Fullerton #17 Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 2-9 Colla (1-1) 9-2
Feb 23 at UNLV #17 Earl Wilson StadiumParadise, NV W 6-5 Schlereth (1-0) 10-2
Feb 24 at UNLV #17 Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV W 9-3 Mills (3-1) 11-2
Feb 25 at UNLV #17 Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV L 6-8 Burns (0-1) 11-3
Feb 27 #12 Arizona State #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 8-22 Bargas (1-1) 11-4
Mar 2 Eastern Michigan #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-2 Guilmet (3-0) 12-4
Mar 3 Eastern Michigan #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 Mills (4-1) 13-4
Mar 4 Eastern Michigan #17 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 Coulon (2-1) 13-5
Mar 9 at Hawaii #24 Les Murakami StadiumHonolulu, HI W 2-1 Guilmet (4-0) 14-5
Mar 10 at Hawaii #24 Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 0-4 Mills (4-2) 14-6
Mar 11 at Hawaii #24 Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 3-1 Burns (1-1) 15-6
Mar 13 at Hawaii-Hilo #21 Wong StadiumHilo, HI W 19-3 Colla (2-1) 16-6
Mar 20 Morehead State #23 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5-4 Burns (2-1) 17-6
Mar 21 Morehead State #23 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-6 Burns (3-1) 18-6
Mar 24 Northern Colorado #23 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12-0 Guilmet (5-0) 19-6
Mar 24 Northern Colorado #23 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-2 Mills (5-2) 20-6
Mar 25 Northern Colorado #23 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-5 Bargas (2-1) 21-6
Mar 28 vs #10 Arizona State #23 Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ W 6-5 Stoffel (2-0) 22-6
Mar 30 #2 Oregon State #23 Goss StadiumCorvallis, OR W 5-4 Guilmet (6-0) 23-6 1-0
Mar 31 #2 Oregon State #23 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 8-2 Mills (6-2) 24-6 2-0
Apr 1 #2 Oregon State #23 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 17-14 Bargas (3-1) 25-6 3-0
Apr 5 California #15 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1-0 Stoffel (3-0) 26-6 4-0
Apr 6 California #15 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15-12 Mills (7-2) 27-6 5-0
Apr 7 California #15 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5-3 Coulon (3-1) 28-6 6-0
Apr 13 at Stanford #8 Sunken DiamondPalo Alto, CA W 8-1 Guilmet (7-0) 29-6 7-0
Apr 14 at Stanford #8 Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA W 15-1 Mills (8-2) 30-6 8-0
Apr 15 at Stanford #8 Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA L 3-6 Perry (0-1) 30-7 8-1
Apr 20 at Washington State #7 Bailey-Brayton FieldPullman, WA W 3-1 Guilmet (8-0) 31-7 9-1
Apr 21 at Washington State #7 Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA L 3-4 Mills (8-3) 31-8 9-2
Apr 22 at Washington State #7 Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA L 3-5 Coulon (3-2) 31-9 9-3
Apr 27 at #18 UCLA #12 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA L 3-9 Guilmet (8-1) 31-10 9-4
Apr 28 at #18 UCLA #12 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 4-11 Mills (8-4) 31-11 9-5
Apr 29 at #18 UCLA #12 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5-3 Stoffel (4-0) 32-11 10-5
May 4 Liberty #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 16-2 Guilmet (9-1) 33-11
May 5 Liberty #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 16-3 Mills (9-4) 34-11
May 6 Liberty #18 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-6 Schlereth (2-0) 35-11
May 12 USC #15 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5-2 Guilmet (10-1) 36-11 11-5
May 13 USC #15 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 Coulon (3-3) 36-12 11-6
May 14 USC #13 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 2-4 Colla (2-2) 36-13 11-7
May 18 Washington #13 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-0 Guilmet (11-1) 37-13 12-7
May 19 Washington #13 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-4 Coulon (4-3) 38-13 13-7
May 20 Washington #13 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17-8 Colla (3-2) 39-13 14-7
May 23 at #6 Arizona State #11 Packard StadiumTempe, AZ L 5-8 Perry (0-2) 39-14 14-8
May 24 at #6 Arizona State #11 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7-8 Guilmet (11-2) 39-15 14-9
May 25 at #6 Arizona State #11 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14-5 Stoffel (5-0) 40-15 15-9
NCAA Wichita Regional
Jun 1 vs (3) #24 Oral Roberts (2) #11 Eck StadiumWichita, KS W 4-3 Guilmet (12-2) 41-15
Jun 2 vs (4) New Orleans (2) #11 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-8 Schlereth (3-0) 42-15
Jun 3 vs (1) #17 Wichita State (2) #11 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-4 Schlereth (3-1) 42-16
Jun 4 vs (1) #17 Wichita State (2) #11 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-3 Colla (3-3) 42-17

Wichita Regional

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Wichita Regional Teams
(1) Wichita State Shockers (4) New Orleans Privateers (2) Arizona Wildcats (3) Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

2007 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Brad Mills LHP 4 145 Toronto Blue Jays
Daniel Schlereth LHP 8 270 Oakland Athletics
Eric Berger LHP 9 300 Oakland Athletics
Bill Rhinehart OF 11 340 Washington Nationals
C.J. Ziegler 1B 37 1125 St. Louis Cardinals
Colt Sedbrook INF 42 1246 Chicago Cubs
David Coulon LHP 42 1251 Colorado Rockies

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2007 Arizona Wildcats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2007 Arizona Wildcats Final" (PDF). arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Arizona vs Gonzaga (Feb 02, 2007) (PDF)". GoZags.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "2007 Arizona Baseball Schedule and Results" (PDF). arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.