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1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
CBNo. 9
Record58–6 (16–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Wing (2nd season)
Home stadium Wildcat Field
Hi Corbett Field (Select games)
Seasons
←  1973
1975 →
1974 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 12 – 5   .706 29 – 17   .630
Utah  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 18 – 25   .419
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 28 – 28   .500
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 13 – 24   .351
Southern
No. 9 Arizona  x‍‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 58 – 6   .906
No. 19 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 39 – 24   .619
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 28 – 23   .549
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 24 – 27   .471
x – Division champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 58-6 overall and placed 1st in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 16–2 record. Arizona faced Northern Division champion BYU in the WAC Playoffs at Cougar Field in Provo, Utah. The Wildcats defeated BYU 14-5 and 16–5 to win the WAC Championship. Arizona made the postseason for the 1st time in Jerry Kindall's tenure and the 1st time since 1970, and were placed in the District 7 Regional hosted by the University of Northern Colorado at Jackson Field in Greeley, Colorado. The Wildcats lost back-to-back games to Northern Colorado to end their season.

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 1973 season with a record of 37-16 and 15–5 in conference play, finishing 2nd in the WAC Southern. Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season.

Personnel

Roster

1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster [2] [3]
  • Ronald Bell

• Kenneth Bolek

• David Breuker

• James Filippelli

• David Flatt

• Michael Gatlin

• Joel Godfrey

• Denny Haines

• Thamos Harmon

• Ron Hassey

• Ben Heise

• Scott Norris

• Patrick O'Sullivan

• Steven Powers

• Martin Reid

• John Roslund

• Scott Russell

• Mark Schimpf

• Robert Starke

• Dave Stegman

• Marvin Thompson

Coaches

1974 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [4]

1974 Schedule and results

1974 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [5]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall

Record

WAC

Record

Feb 15 Texas Tech Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-0 1-0
Feb 16 Texas Tech Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10-0 2-0
Feb 16 Texas Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-1 3-0
Feb 18 Azusa Pacific Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 15-1 4-0
Feb 19 Azusa Pacific Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-2 5-0
Feb 20 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-6 6-0
Feb 21 Cal State Dominguez Hills Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 6-0 7-0
Feb 22 Cal Poly Pomona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-4 8-0
Feb 22 Cal Poly Pomona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 3-2 9-0
Feb 23 Cal Poly Pomona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 15-1 10-0
Feb 25 Long Beach State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 2-1 11-0
Feb 26 Long Beach State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 22-1 12-0
Feb 26 Long Beach State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-1 13-0
Feb 27 at Grand Canyon Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ L 0-1 13-1
Mar 1 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-2 14-1
Mar 2 San Diego State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-2 15-1
Mar 2 San Diego State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-3 16-1
Mar 4 Grand Canyon Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-3 17-1
Mar 9 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9-6 18-1
Mar 9 at UCLA Sawtelle Field • Los Angeles, CA W 13-1 19-1
Mar 11 Iowa Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 13-4 20-1
Mar 12 Iowa Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 7-3 21-1
Mar 13 Iowa Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 23-0 22-1
Mar 13 Iowa Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-6 23-1
Mar 15 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA W 13-3 24-1
Mar 16 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA L 3-4 24-2
Mar 16 at San Diego State Smith Field • San Diego, CA W 3-2 25-2
Mar 18 Denver Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-3 26-2
Mar 19 Denver Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 16-1 27-2
Mar 20 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 8-0 28-2
Mar 20 Weber State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 16-1 29-2
Mar 21 Colorado State Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 18-0 30-2
Mar 21 Weber State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 2-1 31-2
Mar 22 Colorado Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 23-1 32-2
Mar 22 Colorado Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 9-1 33-2
Mar 23 Northern Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 5-2 34-2
Mar 23 Northern Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 12-1 35-2
Mar 26 Fairfield Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 19-0 36-2
Mar 27 Fairfield Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-0 37-2
Mar 29 Loyola Marymount Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 16-2 38-2
Mar 30 Loyola Marymount Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-4 39-2
Mar 30 Loyola Marymount Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4-2 40-2
Apr 5 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 3-2 41-2 1-0
Apr 6 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 20-12 42-2 2-0
Apr 6 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 13-0 43-2 3-0
Apr 12 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-2 44-2 4-0
Apr 13 UTEP Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 25-3 45-2 5-0
Apr 13 UTEP Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 4-6 45-3 5-1
Apr 18 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6-0 46-3 6-1
Apr 19 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6-4 47-3 7-1
Apr 20 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 3-6 47-4 7-2
Apr 26 New Mexico Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 4-0 48-4 8-2
Apr 27 New Mexico Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 4-0 49-4 9-2
Apr 27 New Mexico Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 17-5 50-4 10-2
May 3 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 10-0 51-4 11-2
May 4 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 5-0 52-4 12-2
May 4 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 27-6 53-4 13-2
May 9 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 14-3 54-4 14-2
May 10 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 14-9 55-4 15-2
May 11 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11-1 56-4 16-2
WAC Playoffs
May 24 at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, UT W 14-5 57-4
May 25 at BYU Cougar Field • Provo, UT W 16-5 58-4
NCAA District 7 Regional
May 31 at Northern Colorado Jackson Field • Greeley, CO L 5-6 58-5
Jun 1 at Northern Colorado Jackson Field • Greeley, CO L 2-6 58-6

District 7 Regional

Main article: 1974 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament § District 7 at Greeley, CO
District 7 Regional Teams
Arizona Wildcats Northern Colorado Bears Gonzaga Bulldogs

1974 MLB Draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Denny Haines C 4 94 Oakland Athletics
Scott Norris OF 9 204 New York Yankees
Ben Heise INF 10 220 Cleveland Indians
Mike Gatlin INF 1 (6sc) 1 Cincinnati Reds

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References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "1974 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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