2018 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2018 Arizona Wildcats baseball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	34–22 (14–16 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jay Johnson (3rd season)
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
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 18 Stanford ‍†‍‍	22	–	8	–	0	.733	46	–	12	–	0	.793
No. 1 Oregon State ‍‍‍	20	–	9	–	1	.683	55	–	12	–	1	.816
No. 8 Washington ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667	35	–	26	–	0	.574
No. 25 UCLA ‍‍‍	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
	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

2018 Arizona Wildcats roster

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
Jay Johnson – Head Coach Sergio Brown – Assistant Coach Dave Lawn – Assistant Coach Marc Wanaka – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day


Opening Day Starters
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
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

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

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