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A R I Z O N A 2 0 1 9 P A C - 1 2 B A S E B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 10 Jay Johnson DI Career Record: 193-109 (5 years) Record at Arizona: 121-67 (3 years) •Replaced legendary Wildcat coach Andy Lopez in 2015 and went on to become the first head coach in school history to lead his team to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first two seasons (2016 CWS Runner-Up, 2017 NCAA Regional). • Since Johnson's arrival, Arizona has produced 13 All-Pac-12 first-team selections, six All-Americans and 20 MLB draft picks, including a program- record six players drafted in the first 10 rounds of the 2018 MLB Draft. • In his first season at the helm, led Arizona to 49 wins, the second-most in school history and an appearance in the NCAA College World Series Championship Series. • Became the fifth coach ever and first since 1994 to lead a team to the CWS Championship in his first year at that school. • 2016 ABCA West Region Coach of the Year. • Prior to joining the Wildcats, led Nevada to a 72-42 record in two seasons and was the 2015 Mountain West Coach of the Year. DATE ...................OPPONENT..................TIME (PT) Feb. 15 ................. UMass Lowell ....................... 5 p.m. Feb 16 .................. UMass Lowell ..................... 12 p.m. Feb. 16 ................. UMass Lowell ....................... 5 p.m. Feb. 17 ................. UMass Lowell ..................... 12 p.m. Feb. 20 ................. at Rice ............................ 4:30 p.m. Feb. 22 ................. at Houston ..................... 4:30 p.m. Feb. 23 ................. at Houston ...................... 4:30 p.m. Feb. 24 ................. at Houston ......................... 11 a.m. Feb. 27 ................. New Mexico ......................... 5 p.m. Mar. 1 ................... Wisconsin-Milwaukee ........... 5 p.m. Mar. 2 ................... Wisconsin-Milwaukee ........... 5 p.m. Mar. 3 ................... Wisconsin-Milwaukee ......... 10 a.m. Mar. 5 ................... Michigan State ..................... 5 p.m. Mar. 8 ................... Charleston............................ 5 p.m. Mar. 9 ................... Charleston............................ 5 p.m. Mar. 10 ................. Charleston............................... TBD Mar. 12 ................. Xavier................................... 6 p.m. Mar. 15 ................. Utah*................................... 6 p.m. Mar. 16 ................. Utah*................................... 6 p.m. Mar. 17 ................. Utah*................................... 1 p.m. Mar. 19 ................. New Mexico State................. 7 p.m. Mar. 22 ................. at UCLA* ............................. 6 p.m. Mar. 23 ................. at UCLA* ............................. 2 p.m. Mar. 24 ................. at UCLA* ............................. 1 p.m. Mar. 25 ................. at San Diego State ........... 6:05 p.m. Mar. 29 ................. at Arizona State* .................. 7 p.m. Mar. 30 ................. at Arizona State* .................. 7 p.m. Mar. 31 ................. at Arizona State* .................. 1 p.m. Apr. 5 ................... Washington* ........................ 7 p.m. Apr. 6 ................... Washington* ........................ 3 p.m. Apr. 7 ................... Washington* ........................ 1 p.m. Apr. 9 ................... at Grand Canyon ..................... TBD DATE ...................OPPONENT..................TIME (PT) Apr. 12 ................. California* ............................ 6 p.m. Apr. 13 ................. California* ............................ 6 p.m. Apr. 14 ................. California* ............................ 1 p.m. Apr. 18 ................. at Oregon State*................... 7 p.m. Apr. 19 ................. at Oregon State*................... 7 p.m. Apr. 20 ................. at Oregon State*................... 7 p.m. Apr. 23 ................. Grand Canyon ...................... 6 p.m. Apr. 26 ................. at Stanford* .................... 6:05 p.m. Apr. 27 ................. at Stanford* .................... 2:05 p.m. Apr. 28 ................. at Stanford* .................... 1:05 p.m. Apr. 30 ................. New Mexico State................. 6 p.m. May 3 ................... Oregon* ............................... 6 p.m. May 4 ................... Oregon* ............................... 6 p.m. May 5 ................... Oregon* ............................. 12 p.m. May 7 ................... Arizona State* ...................... 6 p.m. May 10 ................. USC* ................................... 7 p.m. May 11 ................. USC* ................................... 6 p.m. May 12 ................. USC* ................................. 12 p.m. May 16 ................. at Penn State .................. 3:30 p.m. May 17 ................. at Penn State .................. 3:30 p.m. May 18 ................. at Penn State ..................... 11 a.m. May 23 ................. at Washington State* ............ 6 p.m. May 24 ................. at Washington State* ............ 6 p.m. May 25 ................. at Washington State* .......... 12 p.m. * - Pac-12 Conference Game WILDCAT FACTS Location: Tucson, Ariz. Founded/Enrollment: 1885/42,236 Colors: Cardinal & Navy Joined Pac-12: 1978-79 President: Dr. Robert Robbins Athletic Director: Dave Heeke SWA: Erika Barnes Head Coach: Jay Johnson DI Career Record: 193-109 (5 years) Arizona Record: 121-67 (3 years) Pac-12 Record: 47-45 (3 years) Office: (520) 621-4102 Fax: (520) 621-5793 Assistant Coaches: Sergio Brown, Dave Lawn Stadium: Hi Corbett Field (9,500) Press Box Phone: 520-621-4440 SID: Matt Ensor Office: (520) 621-4163 Fax: (520) 621-2681 Baseball SID: Brett Gleason Cell: (509)-339-5979 E-mail: brettgleason@email.arizona.edu Online: www.arizonawildcats.com Local Radio: KCUB (1290 AM) Ticket Office: (520) 621-2287 Starting Position Players R/L: 5/4 Starting Pitchers R/L: 1/3 Letterwinners R/L: 18/16 N0. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1 Kobe Kato C L/R 6-1 166 Fr. Aiea, Hawaii (Aiea HS) 3 Tony Bullard INF/RHP R/R 6-4 194 Fr. Riverside, Calif. (JW North HS) 4 Gil Luna LHP L/L 5-11 174 So. Casa Grande, Ariz. (Casa Grande Union HS) 5 Matthew Dyer C/UTL R/R 6-4 176 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS/Oregon) 6 Ian Mejia RHP R/R 6-2 175 Fr. Sahuarita, Ariz. (Sahuarita HS) 8 Dayton Dooney INF/1B S/R 5-11 179 Fr. Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) 10 Jacob Blas INF R/R 6-1 178 So. Carlsbad, Calif. (San Marcos HS) 12 Justin Wylie OF R/R 5-10 194 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS/San Diego State) 13 Nick Quintana INF R/R 5-10 193 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Arbor View HS) 14 Jonathan Guardado RHP R/R 6-3 220 So. La Puente, Calif. (Nogales HS) 15 Nate Brown RHP R/R 6-1 202 Jr. Hartland, Wisc. (Arrowhead Union HS/Madison CC/Florida) 16 Austin Wells C/1B L/R 6-1 200 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) 17 Randy Labaut LHP L/L 6-1 199 Jr. Downey, Calif. (Downey HS) 18 Andrew Nardi LHP L/L 6-2 190 Jr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal HS/Moorpark CC) 19 Zach Sherman RHP R/R 6-1 176 So. Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS) 21 Bryce Collins RHP R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Valencia, Calif. (Hart HS) 22 Matt Fraizer OF L/R 6-3 205 Jr. Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North HS) 23 Donta Williams OF L/L 5-10 169 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Legacy HS) 24 Bryce Begell INF R/R 6-0 182 Fr. Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS) 25 Tyler Casagrande OF L/R 5-10 180 Fr. Leesburg, Va. (Riverside HS) 26 Vince Vannelle RHP R/R 5-10 204 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (William Mason HS/Florida Southwestern) 27 Avery Weems LHP L/L 6-2 182 Sr. Flagstaff, Ariz. (Coconino HS/Yavapai JC) 28 Blake Paugh OF R/R 6-1 218 So. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) 29 Kyson Donahue INF L/R 6-3 200 Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou HS) 30 Preston Price RHP L/R 6-1 196 Jr. Oceanside, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 31 Cameron Haskell RHP L/R 6-4 191 Sr. Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS/Palomar JC) 33 Tate Soderstrom OF L/R 6-1 202 So. Turlock, Calif. (Turlock HS) 35 Cameron Cannon INF R/R 5-10 195 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS) 36 George Arias Jr. RHP R/R 5-10 171 Fr. Tucson, Ariz. (Tucson HS) 38 Ryan Archibald 1B L/R 6-1 205 Fr. Churchville, Md. (John Carroll School) 40 Quinn Flanagan RHP R/R 6-4 197 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Corona del Sol HS) 42 Ryan Holgate OF L/R 6-1 213 Fr. Davis, Calif. (Davis HS) 45 Branden Boissiere LHP L/L 6-0 202 Fr. Riverside, Calif. (Woodcrest Christian HS) 50 Blake Peyton LHP L/L 6-0 245 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (El Capitan HS) 99 Randy Abshier LHP L/L 6-3 172 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Otay Ranch HS) 2019 ARIZONA ROSTER 2019 SCHEDULE