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2017 Arizona Baseball Media Guide 2017 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 Sawyer Gieseke INF Sr. R/R 5-10 185 Walnut Creek, Calif. (San Francisco) 3 Cal Stevenson OF/LHP Jr. L/L 5-9 173 Fremont, Calif. (Chabot College/Nevada) 4 Landon Faulkner RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 186 Kennesaw, Ga. (Chipola College/Mt. Paran HS) 5 Louis Boyd INF Sr. R/R 5-9 168 North Vancouver, BC (Cochise College) 6 Ryan Haug C Jr. R/R 6-1 173 Rohnert Park, Calif. (Santa Rosa JC) 10 Shane Martinez INF Fr. R/R 6-1 171 Riverside, Calif. (JW North HS) 12 Cesar Salazar C So. L/R 5-9 187 Hermosillo, Mexico (Sahuaro HS) 13 Nicholas Quintana INF Fr. R/R 5-10 187 Las Vegas, Nev. (Arbor View HS) 14 Casey Bowman INF Sr. S/R 5-10 174 Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope HS) 15 Cody Deason RHP So. R/R 6-3 212 Ojai, Calif. (Nordhoff HS) 16 Mitchell Morimoto OF Jr. R/R 5-11 199 Issaquah, Wash. (Mesa CC/Issaquah HS) 17 Randy Labaut 1B/LHP Fr. L/R 6-1 188 Downey, Calif. (Downey HS) 18 Ryan Gowens RHP Jr. R/R 6-4 201 Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College/Deer Valley HS) 19 Zach Sherman RHP/OF Fr. R/R 6-1 169 Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS) 20 Cory Voss C Jr. R/R 5-9 203 Pueblo, Colo. (McLennan JC/New Mexico) 21 Seve Romo RHP/INF Jr. R/R 6-0 189 Fullerton, Calif. (East LA CC/San Diego) 22 Matt Fraizer OF Fr. L/R 6-3 197 Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North HS) 23 Robby Medel RHP Jr. R/R 6-3 200 Grand Prairie, Texas (TCU/Bowie HS) 24 JJ Matijevic INF Jr. L/R 6-0 199 North Huntingdon, Pa. (Norwin HS) 25 Alfonso Rivas OF/LHP So. L/L 5-11 191 San Diego, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day) 26 Michael Flynn RHP So. R/R 6-3 201 Los Alamitos, Calif. (Servite HS) 27 JC Cloney LHP Sr. R/L 6-2 234 Castaic, Calif. (College of the Canyons/ West Ranch HS) 28 Kyle Lewis INF Sr. R/R 6-0 172 Kings Beach, Calif. (Sierra College/Bishop Manogue HS) 29 Rio Gomez LHP Jr. L/L 6-0 189 Phoenix, Ariz. (Mesa CC/Desert Vista HS) 30 Preston Price RHP Fr. L/R 6-1 193 Oceanside, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 31 Michael Hoard 1B/OF Sr. L/R 5-11 197 Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) 33 Austin Schnabel RHP Sr. R/R 6-5 219 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep) 34 Juan Aguilera RHP Jr. R/R 6-1 185 Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Cochise College/Buena HS) 35 Cameron Cannon INF Fr. R/R 5-10 198 Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) 36 Tylor Megill RHP Jr. R/R 6-6 240 Seal Beach, Calif. (Cypress College/ Los Alamitos HS) 40 Luke Soroko RHP Sr. R/R 6-0 198 Valencia, Calif. (Valencia HS) 42 Jared Oliva OF Jr. R/R 6-2 194 Saugus, Calif. (Valencia HS) 43 Jason Seever* LHP Jr. R/L 5-9 187 Hayward, Calif. (Santa Clara/Castro Valley HS) 44 Austin Nichols RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 172 Queen Creek, Ariz. (Queen Creek HS) 47 Cameron Ming LHP Jr. L/L 6-1 182 Phoenix, Ariz. (Sandra Day O’Connor HS) * Will sit out 2017 season per NCAA transfer rules Coaching Staff 2 Jay Johnson (Head Coach, Second Year, Point Loma Nazarene, 2001) 11 Sergio Brown (Assistant Coach, Second Year, Cal State Fullerton, 1995) 49 Dave Lawn (Assistant Coach, Second Year, San Francisco State, 1987) 48 Marc Wanaka (Volunteer Assistant Coach, Second Year, Trinity College and University, 2008) Page 3 Quick Facts/Table of Contents QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS The University of Arizona 2017 Preview Founded ............................................................... 1885 Quick Facts ............................................................................................. 3 Enrollment ........................................................... 42,236 Colors ................................................................... Cardinal and Navy Nickname ............................................................. Wildcats Affiliation ............................................................. NCAA Division I Player/Coach Profiles Conference ........................................................... Pac-12 Returnees ............................................................................................... 4-14 President .............................................................. Dr. Ann Weaver Hart Newcomers ............................................................................................ 15-22 Athletic Dept. Phone ............................................ 520-621-4622 Head Coach Jay Johnson ......................................................................... 23 Website ................................................................ www.arizona.edu Assistant Coaches/Staff .......................................................................... 24-25 Athletics Website ................................................. www.arizonawildcats.com Athletics Ticket Office ........................................... 520-621-2287 Arizona Baseball History 2016 Season Review First Season .......................................................... 1904 Schedule/Results ................................................................................... 26 All-Time Record .................................................... 2,757-1,489-22 Overall Stats ........................................................................................... 27 All-Time Pac-12 Record ........................................ 505-567 Pac-12 Stats ........................................................................................... 28 National Championships ...................................... 4 (2012, 1986, 1980, 1976) Statistical Summary ............................................................................... 29 College World Series Appearances ........................ 17 (last in 2016) Game-by-Game Stats ............................................................................. 30-31 NCAA Postseason Appearances ............................ 38 (last in 2016) Pac-12 Titles ......................................................... 4 (last in 2012) All-Americans ...................................................... 95 General Information All-Pac-12 Players ................................................ 99 MLB Draft Picks .................................................... 241 Hi Corbett ............................................................................................... 32-40 MLB Players.......................................................... 73 UA President .......................................................................................... 41 Coaching Staff Head Coach .................................................Jay Johnson Arizona Baseball History Alma Mater/Year .................................................. Point Loma Nazarene/2001 All-Time Batting/Pitching Records ......................................................... 42-45 Year at Arizona ..................................................... 2nd Individual Career Batting/Pitching Records ............................................ 46-47 Year as Head Coach............................................... 5th Individual Single Season Batting/Pitching Records ................................ 48-49 Division I Record ................................................... 121-66 Assistant Coach ............................................Sergio Brown Single-Season Team Records .................................................................. 50 Alma Mater .......................................................... Cal State Fullerton Single-Game Team Records .................................................................... 51 Year at Arizona ..................................................... 2nd Year-by-Year Team Stats ......................................................................... 52 Assistant Coach ............................................Dave Lawn Year-by-Year Individual Batting/Pitching Stats ...................................... 53-54 Alma Mater .......................................................... San Francisco State Honors/Awards ...................................................................................... 55-57 Year at Arizona ..................................................... 2nd Arizona National Leaders ....................................................................... 57 Volunteer Assistant Coach ............................Marc Wanaka All-Time Letterwinners .......................................................................... 58-61 Alma Mater .......................................................... Trinity College & University Year at Arizona ..................................................... 2nd MLB Players............................................................................................ 62 Director of Player Development ....................Brandon HIgelin MLB Draft History ................................................................................... 63-64 Alma Mater .......................................................... Ashford NCAA Championships ............................................................................. 65-69 Year at Arizona ..................................................... 1st College World Series History ................................................................... 70 Year-by-Year Results .............................................................................. 71-80 Baseball Information and Support Staff Year-by-Year Stats .................................................................................. 81 Stadium ............................................................... Hi Corbett Field (9,500) All-Time Record vs. Opponents ............................................................... 82 Press Box Number ................................................ 520-621-4440 Baseball Office
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