2012 Arizona Baseball ❖ Official Game Notes ❖ Games 53-55 ❖ Arizona State @ Arizona ❖ May 25-27 ❖ Tucson, Ariz. ❖ Hi Corbett Field Three National Championships Arizona Athletic Media Relations Contact: Blair Willis 1976 ❖ 1980 ❖ 1986 McKale Memorial Center Asst. Media Relations Director 15 College World Series Appearances 1 National Championship Drive Office: 520-621-0914 36 NCAA Tournament Appearances Tucson, AZ 85721-0096 Email: [email protected] Website: www.arizonawildcats.com ❖ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArizonaBaseball ❖ Twitter: @ArizonaBaseball and @CoachAndyLopez 2012 Arizona Schedule #16 ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS #13 ARIZONA WILDCATS Overall: 36-16 Pac-12: 18-9 2012 Record: 35-18 (17-10 Pac-12) at 2012 Record: 36-16 (18-9 Pac-12) Home: 23-9 Road: 13-7 Neutral: 0-0 Head Coach: Tim Esmay (3rd Year, 101-29) Head Coach: Andy Lopez (11th Year, 391-245-1) Date Opponent Time/Result 2/17 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 3-1 Date Time (MST) Location (Ballpark) Probable Starters 2/18 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L, 8-2 Fri., May 25 6 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) RHP Brady Rodgers (10-2, 2.36) vs. RHP Kurt Heyer (10-2, 2.20) 2/19 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 8-0 Sat., May 26 6 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) RHP Trevor Williams (11-2, 1.86) vs. RHP Konner Wade (7-2, 4.48) 2/21 UTAH VALLEY W, 12-6 Sun., May 27 Noon Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) RHP Alex Blackford (1-3, 5.57) vs. RHP James Farris (6-3, 4.22) 2/24 AUBURN W, 8-1 2/25 AUBURN W, 15-4 Radio: All three games will be broadcast on 1290 AM in Tucson. Eric Thomae will provide the play-by-play commentary on 2/25 AUBURN L, 8-3 Friday and Saturday, and Brian Jeffries will have the call on Sunday. The radio broadcast and a live webcast are available at 3/2 HARVARD W, 7-1 3/3 HARVARD W, 3-1 www.arizonawildcats.com to All-Access subscribers. 3/4 HARVARD W, 13-2 All-Time Series: Arizona leads 235-203-1 2012 Meetings: April 17 (ASU 12, UA 8) and May 16 (UA 10, ASU 2) 3/6 UC DAVIS W, 6-0 Streak: Teams have split both games in 2012 First Meeting: 1907 3/7 UC DAVIS W, 6-4 3/9 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 9-2 Statistical Comparison 3/10 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 16-7 Leading Off... 3/11 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 9-8 - UA ranked 4th nationally with a .326 batting average entering the week. ARIZ Hitting ASU 3/13 at #8 Rice L, 5-1 - UA is 8th in scoring (7.2 runs per game). .326 Avg. .292 3/14 at #8 Rice W, 8-5 - UA’s 28 triples are 6th-most in the nation. .444 Slg% .444 3/16 WASHINGTON STATE* L, 6-0 - UA’s 2.64 strikeout to walk ratio is 24th best nationally. .395 OB% .372 3/17 WASHINGTON STATE* W, 8-7 374 Runs 323 - Johnny Field’s .492 on base percentage leads the Pac-12 and ranks No. 9 593 Hits 526 3/18 WASHINGTON STATE* W, 12-9 nationally. 3/20 NEW MEXICO STATE L, 7-4 106 2B 104 3/21 NEW MEXICO STATE L, 13-8 - Kurt Heyer’s 5.25 strikeout to walk ratio ranks No. 31 nationally. 28 3B 23 3/23 at #19 Oregon State* L, 6-5 - Bobby Brown is hitting an even .400 with 35 RBI over the last 29 games, 18 HR 41 3/24 at #19 Oregon State* W, 5-4 all starts at DH. 248 SO 270 3/25 at #19 Oregon State* W, 7-5 - The Cats won each of their conference road series (5-0) for the first time 180 BB 189 3/30 #2 STANFORD* W, 8-7 70-160 SB-ATT 53-76 since 2005. 3/31 #2 STANFORD* W, 4-2 - UA is 12-2 in weekend three-game series in 2012. 4/1 #2 STANFORD* W, 6-2 Pitching 4/4 at Utah Valley L, 5-4 - UA’s win last Sunday at USC marked the first time it has won a game 3.97 ERA 3.16 4/5 at Utah* W, 11-2 when being out-hit by the opponent (1-11). UA is 33-4 when out-hitting 465.0 IP 473.0 4/6 at Utah* L, 7-6 foes (and 2-1 when tied). 372 SO 343 4/7 at Utah* W, 11-7 - Pitchers have thrown 10 complete games in 2012, the most for the 141 BB 119 B/Avg. 4/13 #17 UCLA* W, 4-3 program since tossing 12 in 1990. .258 .242 4/14 #17 UCLA* L, 15-3 - Robert Refsnyder has reached base via base hit, walk or HBP in 26 Fielding 4/15 #17 UCLA* L, 6-2 straight games. Bobby Brown (17) and Johnny Field (16) also have 4/17 at #20 Arizona State L, 12-8 .966 Fld% .968 4/20 at Washington* W, 10-2 notable streaks. 69 Errors 69 4/21 at Washington* W, 4-1 - UA pitchers have a 2.87 ERA over the last dozen Pac-12 games. 43 DP 39 4/22 at Washington* L, 6-5 (12) 4/27 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 24-7 Arizona Possible Lineup (Based on Recent Games) 4/28 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 6-4 Pos. No. Player B/T Avg. SLG% OB% GP GS R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT 4/29 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 21-6 5/4 #10 OREGON* L, 6-1 C 6 Riley Moore S/R .276 .362 .354 51 49 27 48 33 8 2 1 2-5 5/5 #10 OREGON* W, 12-6 1B 15 Joseph Maggi L/L .352 .398 .417 36 32 16 38 16 3 1 0 2-4 5/6 #10 OREGON* L, 3-1 or 22 Brandon Dixon R/R .239 .297 .321 50 38 22 33 10 8 0 0 7-11 5/11 at California* W, 3-1 2B 4 Trent Gilbert L/R .263 .305 .324 51 51 26 50 31 6 1 0 4-5 5/12 at California* W, 4-1 3B 5 Seth Mejias-Brean R/R .356 .490 .404 52 52 48 74 49 17 4 1 9-12 5/13 at California* W, 7-4 SS 13 Alex Mejia R/R .355 .479 .382 52 52 46 77 44 10 4 3 4-10 5/16 at #18 Arizona State W, 10-2 5/18 at USC* W, 11-1 LF 1 Johnny Field R/R .374 .525 .492 52 52 56 74 30 14 5 2 10-17 5/19 at USC* L, 8-4 CF 35 Joey Rickard R/L .314 .397 .386 48 48 44 64 22 14 0 1 13-19 5/20 at USC* W, 6-1 RF 2 Robert Refsnyder R/R .364 .573 .449 52 52 51 75 55 17 4 6 12-16 5/25 #16 ARIZONA STATE* 6 p.m. DH 37 Bobby Brown L/R .353 .582 .401 42 37 34 54 46 9 7 4 7-7 5/26 #16 ARIZONA STATE* 6 p.m. 5/27 #16 ARIZONA STATE* 12 p.m. Probable Starting Rotation ERA W-L APP GS CG IP H R ER BB SO Avg. All game times local to site and subject to change Fri. 26 Kurt Heyer RHP 2.20 10-2 14 14 5 110.2 109 41 27 17 89 .255 All home games in BOLD CAPS and played at Hi Corbett Field Sat. 48 Konner Wade RHP 4.48 7-2 16 14 3 98.1 87 57 49 34 89 .238 * Pac-12 Conference games Sun. 36 James Farris RHP 4.22 6-3 14 14 2 85.1 87 45 40 15 60 .262 2012 Arizona Baseball ❖ Official Game Notes ❖ Games 53-55 ❖ Arizona State @ Arizona ❖ May 25-27 ❖ Tucson, Ariz. ❖ Hi Corbett Field Arizona Baseball Quick Facts Some Series Themes: The regular season winds to a close for two in-state rivals who have split a pair of The University of Arizona non-conference games in Tempe to date … The Wildcats are firmly in the mix for at least a share of the Pac-12 Founded ................................................1885 Championship, but need a bit of help as they trail Oregon by one game with two other clubs – UCLA and Stanford Enrollment ............................................39,200 – nipping at their heels for a high conference finish … The Sun Devils, meanwhile, are not eligible for the crown Colors ....................................................Cardinal and Navy or the postseason, but can put the finishing touches on a fine season and post a record as good as the top teams Nickname ..............................................Wildcats in the league … The UA-ASU rivalry games return to Hi Corbett Field, a venue that hosted many memorable Affiliation ..............................................NCAA Division I games between the schools in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s … Some noteworthy pitching matchups, headlined Conference ............................................Pac-12 on Friday night with aces Brady Rodgers and Kurt Heyer set to take the mound … Two high-strikeout pitching Baseball Facility ....................................Hi Corbett Field (9,500) staffs that don’t give up many free passes, either …The Devils, with 41 home runs on the year, get to take their President ...............................................Dr. Eugene G. Sander hacks in a ballpark that has yielded only 12 dingers in 32 games all season … The Cats seek their first conference Athletic Director ....................................Greg Byrne Athletic Dept. Phone .............................520-621-4622 series win over the Devils since 2008 … The final regular season home games for two senior Wildcats – Bobby Website .................................................www.arizona.edu Brown and Michael Lopez … The Cats await their postseason destination, potentially being announced as Athletics Website ..................................www.arizonawildcats.com staying home on Sunday when host sites are announced or else determined to be a road venue with the 64-team Athletics Ticket Office ............................520-621-2287 field unveiled on Monday.