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A R I Z O N A 2 0 2 0 B A S E B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 10 Jay Johnson DI Career Record: 225-133 (6 years) Record at Arizona: 153-91 (4 years) • In four seasons at the helm, Johnson has amassed a 153-91 record, and has led Arizona to at least 30 wins each season. •Became the !rst head coach in school history to lead his team to the NCAA Tournament in each of his !rst two seasons (2016 CWS Runner-Up, 2017 NCAA Regional). • Since Johnson's arrival, Arizona has produced 16 All-Pac-12 first-team selections, eight All- Americans and 23 MLB draft picks, including a program-record six players drafted in the !rst 10 rounds of the 2018 MLB Draft. • Johnson is the only active Pac-12 coach to have recorded 30-plus wins in each of his !rst six seasons as at D1 head coach. • In his !rst season as head coach, led Arizona to 49 wins, the second-most in school history and an appearance in the NCAA College World Series Championship Series. • Became the !fth coach ever and !rst since 1994 to lead a team to the CWS Championship in his !rst 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. 14 ................. Albany ................................ 5 p.m. Feb. 15 ................. Albany ................................ 5 p.m. Feb. 16 ................. Albany .............................. 12 p.m. Feb. 17 ................. vs. Minnesota (1) ............... 10 a.m. Feb. 21 ................. vs. Southern Illinois (2) ......... 1 p.m. Feb. 22 ................. vs. Iowa (2) .......................... 1 p.m. Feb. 23 ................. vs Nebraska (2).................. 10 a.m. Feb. 26 ................. Central Michigan .................. 5 p.m. Feb. 28 ................. Central Michigan (3)............. 5 p.m. Feb. 29 ................. Rhode Island (3) .................. 5 p.m. Mar. 1 ................... Rhode Island (3) ................ 11 a.m. Mar. 3 ................... at Texas .......................... 4:30 p.m. Mar. 6 ................... Houston .............................. 5 p.m. Mar. 7 ................... Houston .............................. 3 p.m. Mar. 8 ................... Houston .............................. 1 p.m. Mar. 10 ................. Arizona State* ................ 6:30 p.m. Mar. 13 ................. Oregon State* ...................... 6 p.m. Mar. 14 ................. Oregon State* ...................... 6 p.m. Mar. 15 ................. Oregon State* ...................... 1 p.m. Mar. 20 ................. at Washington ................. 6:05 p.m. Mar. 21 ................. at Washington ................. 2:05 p.m. Mar. 22 ................. at Washington ................. 1:05 p.m. Mar. 24 ................. New Mexico State................. 6 p.m. Mar. 27 ................. at USC* ............................... 6 p.m. Mar. 28 ................. at USC* ............................... 2 p.m. Mar. 29 ................. at USC* ............................... 1 p.m. Mar. 31 ................. at San Diego State ................ 4 p.m. Apr. 3 ................... Stanford* ............................. 6 p.m. Apr. 4 ................... Stanford* ............................. 6 p.m. Apr. 5 ................... Stanford* ............................. 1 p.m. Apr. 9 ................... Washington State* ................ 6 p.m. Apr. 10 ................. Washington State* ................ 6 p.m. DATE ...................OPPONENT..................TIME (PT) Apr. 11 ................. Washington State* ................ 1 p.m. Apr. 14 ................. Grand Canyon ..................... 6 p.m. Apr. 17 ................. at Oregon* ........................... 4 p.m. Apr. 18 ................. at Oregon* ........................... 4 p.m. Apr. 19 ................. at Oregon* ........................... 1 p.m. Apr. 21 ................. New Mexico ........................ 6 p.m. Apr. 24 ................. Arizona State* ...................... 5 p.m. Apr. 25 ................. Arizona State* ...................... 6 p.m. Apr. 26 ................. Arizona State* ...................... 3 p.m. Apr. 27 ................. Utah Valley .......................... 6 p.m. May 1 ................... at California* ........................ 7 p.m. May 2 ................... at California* ........................ 7 p.m. May 3 ................... at California* ........................ 2 p.m. May 4 ................... at Sacramento State ............. 6 p.m. May 8 ................... UCLA* ................................. 7 p.m. May 9 ................... UCLA* ................................. 4 p.m. May 10 ................. UCLA* ................................. 1 p.m. May 12 ................. at Grand Canyon .................. 6 p.m. May 14 ................. Penn State .......................... 6 p.m. May 15 ................. Penn State .......................... 6 p.m. May 16 ................. Penn State .......................... 6 p.m. May 21 ................. at Utah* ........................ 10:30 a.m. May 22 ................. at Utah* ........................ 10:30 a.m. May 23 ................. at Utah* ........................ 10:30 a.m. * - Pac-12 Conference Game (1) - Tempe, Ariz. (2) - Town Legacy, San Diego, Calif. (3) - Arizona Tournament, Tucson, Ariz. WILDCAT FACTS Location: Tucson, Ariz. Founded/Enrollment: 1885/44,918 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: 225-133 (6 years) Arizona Record: 153-91 (4 years) Pac-12 Record: 62-59 (4 years) Of!ce: (520) 621-4102 Fax: (520) 621-5793 Assistant Coaches: Nate Yeskie, Dave Lawn Stadium: Hi Corbett Field (9,500) Press Box Phone: 520-621-4440 SID: Matt Ensor Of!ce: (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 Of!ce: (520) 621-2287 Starting Position Players R/L: 24/8 Starting Pitchers R/L: 5/3 Letterwinners R/L: 18/16 N0. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1 Kobe Kato INF/C L/R 6-1 159 So. Aiea, Hawaii (Aiea HS) 3 Tony Bullard INF R/R 6-4 186 So. Riverside, Calif. (JW North HS) 4 Gil Luna LHP L/L 5-11 175 Jr. Casa Grande, Ariz. (Casa Grande Union HS) 5 Matthew Dyer C/UTIL R/R 6-4 187 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS/Oregon) 6 Randy Abshier LHP L/L 6-4 167 So. San Diego, Calif. (Otay Ranch HS) 7 Mac Bingham OF R/R 5-10 177 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) 8 Dayton Dooney INF/1B S/R 5-11 192 So. Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) 10 Jacob Blas INF R/R 6-1 178 So. Carlsbad, Calif. (San Marcos HS) 11 Wesley Scott RHP R/R 6-0 179 Fr. Riverside, Calif. (Woodcrest Christian HS) 12 Garrett Irvin LHP L/L 5-11 185 Jr. Corona, Calif. (Norco HS/Riverside CC) 13 Tyler Casagrande OF L/R 5-10 182 So. Leesburg, Va. (Riverside HS) 14 Jonathan Guardado RHP R/R 6-4 224 Jr. La Puente, Calif. (Nogales HS) 15 Nate Brown RHP R/R 6-2 195 Sr. Hartland, Wisc. (Arrowhead Union/Madison CC/Florida) 16 Austin Wells C L/R 6-2 220 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS) 17 Branden Boissiere OF/1B L/L 6-0 199 So. Riverside, Calif. (Woodcrest Christian HS) 18 Blake Klassen 1B/OF L/L 6-0 200 Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (J Serra HS) 19 Zach Sherman RHP R/R 6-2 183 Jr. Ramona, Calif. (Ramona HS) 20 Bryce Collins RHP R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Valencia, Calif. (Hart HS) 22 Chandler Murphy RHP L/R 6-2 194 Fr. Peoria, Ariz. (Liberty HS) 23 Donta Williams OF L/L 5-10 172 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Legacy HS) 24 Jacob Shaver UTIL R/R 5-8 185 Fr. Jordan, Utah (Jordan HS) 26 Vince Vannelle RHP R/R 5-10 212 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (William Mason HS/Florida SW) 27 Dawson Netz RHP R/R 6-1 188 Fr. Sierra Madre, Calif. (Maranatha HS) 28 Blake Paugh OF R/R 6-2 214 Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) 29 Kyson Donahue INF L/R 6-3 199 Fr. Honolulu, Hi. (Punahou HS) 30 Preston Price RHP L/R 6-1 202 Sr. Oceanside, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 31 Kaden Hopson C L/R 6-1 199 Fr. Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley HS) 33 Tate Soderstrom OF L/R 6-1 217 Jr. Turlock, Calif. (Turlock HS) 34 Ian Churchill LHP L/L 6-2 180 Jr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (San Marcos HS/Santa Barbara CC) 35 Blake Peyton LHP L/L 6-1 225 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (El Capitan HS) 36 George Arias Jr. RHP R/R 5-10 180 So. Tucson, Ariz. (Tucson HS) 37 German Fajardo RHP R/R 5-11 154 Fr. Nogales, Ariz. (Nogales HS) 38 Tyler Smith RHP R/R 6-3 169 So. Roseville, Calif. (Wood Creek HS/Nevada) 40 Quinn Flanagan RHP R/R 6-4 210 So. Chandler, Ariz. (Corona del Sol HS) 42 Ryan Holgate OF L/R 6-1 205 So. Davis, Calif. (Davis HS) 44 Davis Vainer RHP R/R 6-1 182 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood HS/Alabama) 47 Hunter Cope RHP R/R 6-11 260 Fr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 2020 ARIZONA ROSTER 2020 SCHEDULE

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