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2018 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Record34–22 (14–16 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sergio Brown (3rd season)
  • Dave Lawn (3rd season)
  • Marc Wanaka (3rd season)
Home stadium Hi Corbett Field
Seasons
←  2017
2019 →

The 2018 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 7th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Jay Johnson in his 3rd season at Arizona.

Personnel

Roster

2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 18 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 46 – 12 – 0   .793
No. 1 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 20 – 9 – 1   .683 55 – 12 – 1   .816
No. 8 Washington ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 35 – 26 – 0   .574
No. 25 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 38 – 21 – 0   .644
California  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 34 – 22 – 0   .607
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 23 – 32 – 0   .418
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 26 – 28 – 0   .481
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 26 – 29 – 0   .473
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21 – 1   .283 16 – 33 – 1   .330
Utah  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 16 – 39 – 0   .291
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 29, 2018
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Arizona Wildcats roster [1]
  Pitchers
  • 4 – Gil Luna – Freshman
  • 14 – Jonathan Guardado – Freshman
  • 15 – Cody Deason – Junior
  • 17 – Randy Labaut – Sophomore
  • 18 – Ryan Gowens – Senior
  • 19 – Zach Sherman – Freshman
  • 20 – Roman Phansalkar – Freshman
  • 21 – Seve Romo – Senior
  • 23 – Robby Medel – Senior
  • 26 – Michael Flynn – Junior
  • 27 – Avery Weems – Junior
  • 30 – Preston Price – Sophomore
  • 31 – Cameron Haskell – Junior
  • 33 – Austin Nichols – Freshman
  • 34 – Juan Aguilera – Senior
  • 36 – Tylor Megill – Senior
  • 40 – Quinn Flanagan – Freshman
  • 43 – Jason Seever – Senior
  • 45 – Zach Stone – Senior
  • 46 – Josh Haley – Freshman
 Catchers
  • 6 – Ryan Haug – Senior
  • 12 – Cesar Salazar – Junior
  • 29 – Jake Meyer – Freshman
  • 37 – Michael Benson – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 – Kobe Kato – Freshman
  • 5 – Travis Moniot – Junior
  • 10 – Jacob Blas – Freshman
  • 13 – Nick Quintana – Sophomore
  • 35 – Cameron Cannon – Sophomore
 Outfielders
  • 3 – Donta Williams – Freshman
  • 8 – Cal Stevenson – Senior
  • 16 – Mitchell Morimoto – Senior
  • 22 – Matt Fraizer – Sophomore
  • 25 – Alfonso Rivas III – Junior
  • 28 – Blake Paugh – Freshman
  • 44 – Tate Soderstrom – Freshman

Utility

  • 24 – Matthew Dyer – Sophomore

Coaches

2018 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [1]
  • Jay Johnson – Head Coach
  • Sergio Brown – Assistant Coach
  • Dave Lawn – Assistant Coach
  • Marc Wanaka – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [2]
Name Position
Cal Stevenson Center fielder
Alfonso Rivas III First baseman
Mitchell Morimoto Left fielder
Cesar Salazar Catcher
Nick Quintana Third baseman
Michael Benson Designated hitter
Cameron Cannon Second baseman
Matt Fraizer Right fielder
Travis Moniot Shortstop
Cody Deason Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2018 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [3]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall

Record

Pac-12

Record

Feb 17 vs Bryant Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–0 Deason (1–0) Theetge (0–1) Megill (1) 1–0
Feb 17 vs Bryant Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–1 Flynn (1–0) Patterson (0–1) Medel (1) 2–0
Feb 18 vs Bryant Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 10–1 Weems (1–0) Morgese (0–1) None 3–0
Feb 21 vs #4 Arkansas Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA L 0–1 Murphy (1–0) Labaut (0–1) Cronin (1) 3–1
Feb 23 at San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA L 2–3 Fernandez (1–1) Megill (0–1) None 3–2
Feb 24 vs Michigan Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA W 9–5 Medel (1–0) Tribucher (0–1) Megill (2) 4–2
Feb 25 at San Diego Fowler Park • San Diego, CA L 3–5 Ward (1–0) Weems (1–1) Crow (1) 4–3
Feb 27 vs New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–4 Aguilera (1–0) Whittlesey (0–2) Megill (3) 5–3
Mar 2 at Minnesota US Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 2–3 Schulze (2–0) Haley (0–1) None 5–4
Mar 3 vs Illinois US Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 3–4 Thompson (3–0) Luna (0–1) Gerber (3) 5–5
Mar 4 vs Michigan State US Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 2–3 Mokma (1–1) Price (0–1) None 5–6
Mar 6 vs #25 San Diego State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 13–4 Aguilera (2–0) Goossen-Brown (1–1) None 6–6
Mar 9 vs North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 13–3 Deason (2–0) Johnson (2–2) None 7–6
Mar 10 vs North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–4 Flynn (2–0) Stockert (1–1) None 8–6
Mar 11 vs North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–2 Labaut (1–1) Harms (1–1) None 9–6
Mar 13 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 6–2 Price (1–1) Marsh (2–1) Megill (4) 10–6
Mar 16 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 1–7 Lamb (1–0) Deason (2–1) None 10–7 0–1
Mar 17 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 0–1 Emanuels (3–1) Flynn (2–1) None 10–8 0–2
Mar 18 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 2–3 Emanuels (4–1) Megill (0–2) None 10–9 0–3
Mar 20 vs New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 14–0 Aguilera (3–0) Perea (0–2) None 11–9
Mar 23 vs Washington State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–4 Deason (3–1) Block (0–3) Megill (5) 12–9 1–3
Mar 24 vs Washington State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 4–5 Sunitsch (2–1) Weems (1–2) Walker (2) 12–10 1–4
Mar 25 vs Washington State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–2 Flynn (3–1) Anderson (1–4) None 13–10 2–4
Mar 29 vs Nicholls Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–3 Medel (2–0) Bedevian (0–5) None 14–10
Mar 30 vs Nicholls Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–5 Guardado (1–0) Bahlinger (1–1) None 15–10
Mar 31 vs Nicholls Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–3 Flynn (4–1) Hatcher (1–3) None 16–10
Apr 2 at New Mexico Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM W 16–6 Sherman (1–0) Harrington (0–1) None 17–10
Apr 6 vs #4 Oregon State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–6 Fehmel (4–1) Deason (3–2) Mulholland (9) 17–11 2–5
Apr 7 vs #4 Oregon State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 15–4 Flynn (5–1) Heimlich (7–1) None 18–11 3–5
Apr 8 vs #4 Oregon State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–5 Megill (1–2) Mulholland (1–1) None 19–11 4–5
Apr 10 at Grand Canyon GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ W 16–1 Aguilera (4–0) Hull (0–1) None 20–11
Apr 13 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 14–2 Deason (4–2) Hurt (2–3) Medel (2) 21–11 5–5
Apr 14 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2–12 Bates (3–1) Flynn (5–2) None 21–12 5–6
Apr 15 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 Sherman (2–0) Longrie (4–2) Megill (6) 22–12 6–6
Apr 17 vs Brigham Young Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–1 Aguilera (5–0) Wood (2–4) None 23–12
Apr 20 vs #2 Stanford Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–8 Beck (5–2) Deason (4–3) None 23–13 6–7
Apr 21 vs #2 Stanford Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 7–8 Bakst (1–0) Megill (1–3) Beck (1) 23–14 6–8
Apr 22 vs #2 Stanford Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–7 Miller (3–2) Weems (1–3) None 23–15 6–9
Apr 27 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 4–5 Thomas (3–2) Deason (4–4) Stoltz (5) 23–16 6–10
Apr 28 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 2–3 Tedeschi (1–7) Flynn (5–3) Stoltz (6) 23–17 6–11
Apr 29 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 18–12 Stone (1–0) Brocoff (2–7) None 24–17 7–11
Apr 30 at Utah Valley Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT W 7–6 Haley (1–1) Briones (0–1) Weems (1) 25–17
May 3 vs #7 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 2–0 Deason (5–4) Bird (5–3) None 26–17 8–11
May 4 vs #7 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 3–1 Flynn (6–3) Pettway (7–2) Stone (1) 27–17 9–11
May 5 vs #7 UCLA Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–3 Aguilera (6–0) Garcia (5–1) None 28–17 10–11
May 8 vs Grand Canyon Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 20–6 Price (2–1) Zmuda (2–2) None 29–17
May 11 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 3–9 Ladrech (7–4) Deason (5–5) Dodson (11) 29–18 10–12
May 12 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 6–16 Sabouri (4–2) Stone (1–1) None 29–19 10–13
May 13 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 11–12 Shortridge (4–2) Aguilera (6–1) None 29–20 10–14
May 14 at Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W 5–2 Stone (2–1) Fox (1–5) Sherman (1) 30–20
May 17 vs Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–4 Weems (2–3) Montoya (1–7) Stone (2) 31–20 11–14
May 18 vs Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 5–10 Higgins (2–2) Flynn (6–4) Corrigan (1) 31–21 11–15
May 19 vs Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 10–9 Stone (3–1) Vander Kooi (3–3) None 32–21 12–15
May 24 at Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR W 10–2 Deason (6–5) Kafka (3–2) None 33–21 13–15
May 25 at Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR L 1–2 Yovan (6–4) Flynn (6–5) None 33–22 13–16
May 26 at Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR W 11–4 Labaut (2–1) Mercer (5–7) None 34–22 14–16

2018 MLB draft

Main article: 2018 MLB Draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Alfonso Rivas 1B 4 113 Oakland Athletics
Cody Deason RHP 5 162 Houston Astros
Michael Flynn RHP 6 174 Pittsburgh Pirates
Cesar Salazar C 7 222 Houston Astros
Tylor Megill RHP 8 230 New York Mets
Cal Stevenson CF 10 296 Toronto Blue Jays
Travis Moniot SS 17 498 Chicago White Sox
Ryan Haug C 27 804 Pittsburgh Pirates

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Baseball vs Bryant on 2/17/2018 - Box Score". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Baseball Schedule". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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