May 30, 2011
2011 Arizona Baseball Postseason Capsule
2011 Overall Stats | 2011 Schedule/Results | 2011 Roster
Record Summary
Overall Record: 36-19
Pac-10 Record: 15-12, 4th Place
Weekend Series Record: 10-5
Home Record: 27-6
Road Record: 9-13
Neutral Site Record: 0-0
February Record: 5-1
March Record: 14-6
April Record: 7-9
May Record: 10-3
Longest Winning Streak: 6 Games
Longest Losing Streak: 3 games
Current Streak: 3 wins, won 12 of last 15
Potential Starting Lineup (Based on recent games)
Name, position, class
1. Joey Rickard, CF, So. (.360, 45 runs, 36 RBI, 15 SB, 55 starts)
2. Bryce Ortega, 2B, Sr. (.328, 54 runs, 28 RBI, 24 SB, 55 starts)
3. Cole Frenzel, 1B, So. (.365, 44 runs, 44 RBI, 15 2B, 55 starts)
4. Johnny Field, DH, Fr. (.313, 33 runs, 31 RBI, 15 2B, 44 starts)
5. Robert Refsnyder, RF, So. (.323, 48 runs, 53 RBI, 6 HR, 55 starts)
6. Jett Bandy, C, Jr. (.268, 37 runs, 35 RBI, 15 2B, 49 starts)
7. Bobby Rinard, LF, Sr. (.456, 18 runs, 8 2B, 4 SB, 14 starts)
8. Alex Mejia, SS, So. (.346, 39 runs, 36 RBI, 55 starts)
9. Seth Mejias-Brean, 3B, So. (.303, 27 runs, 23 RBI, 53 starts)
Other Possible Starters
Name, position, class
Josh Garcia, DH, Sr. (.273, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 32 starts)
Bobby Brown, DH/LF, Jr. (.323, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 7 starts)
Starting Rotation
RHP Kurt Heyer, So. (8-3, 2.32, 124.0 IP, 127 SO, 24 BB, 110 H)
RHP Kyle Simon, Jr. (10-3, 2.93, 119.2 IP, 80 SO, 11 BB, 110 H)
RHP Konner Wade, Fr. (2-0, 3.62, 54.2 IP, 26 SO, 16 BB, 53 H)
Key Relievers
LHP Matt Chaffee, Jr. (6-3, 4.65 ERA, 7 SV, 40.2 IP, 56 SO, 18 BB)
LHP Bryce Bandilla, Jr. (5-3, 3.65 ERA, 44.1 IP, 47 SO, 32 BB)
RHP Tyler Hale, So. (3-4, 5.13, 10 starts, 52.2 IP, 41 SO, 30 BB)
Offensive Overview
On the season, the Wildcats averaged 7.0 runs scored on 11.2 hits per game ... Arizona led the Pac-10 in nearly every statistical category, including batting average (.322), slugging percentage (.451) and on base percentage (.387) during the regular season ... The Wildcats' .322 team batting average ranks No. 4 in the nation at the end of the regular season ... UA hitters collected the second-most extra base hits (164) in the conference ... Robert Refsnyder (48 R, 54 RBI) and Cole Frenzel (44 R, 44 RBI) are two of only three players league players with 40+ RBI and runs scored on season ... UA's 28 home runs ranked No. 3 in the league ... Wildcat hitters struck out 281 times in 55 games (5.1/game), the fewest of any conference school ... UA batters were hit by a pitch 71 times, which tied for the top mark in the conference ... Four Wildcats placed in the top-10 in individual batting average ... Joey Rickard (81) led the league in hits, Bryce Ortega (54) in runs scored and Cole Frenzel (.477) in on base percentage ... Robert Refsnyder finished second with 54 RBI and tied for the most total bases (113) ... Alex Mejia (.346 overall) finished with a .369 batting average in 27 Pac-10 games ... The Wildcats hit .351 overall and .319 in conference games with runners in scoring position on the season ... In 55 regular season contests, UA was 32-2 when out-hitting opponents and 30-4 when scoring more than five runs in a game.
Pitching Overview
Arizona's staff finished the regular season with a 3.73 ERA, 203 earned runs and 467 hits allowed, 416 strike outs and 161 walks in 490.0 innings pitched ... Most statistics finished in the second half of the Pac-10 categories, but the staff showed significant improvement over last month or more of the season ... In final 22 games, UA pitchers had a 14-8 mark, a 3.21 ERA, 138 strikeouts and 49 walks in 196.1 innings pitched ... Aces RHP Kurt Heyer (8-3, 2.32 ERA, 127 SO, 24 BB, 124.0 IP) and RHP Kyle Simon (10-3, 2.93 ERA, 80 SO, 11 BB, 119.2 IP) rank in the top-10 nationally for most innings pitcher ... Heyer's strikeout tally of 127 ranks second among Pac-10 pitchers and third in the nation ... RHP Konner Wade (2-0, 3.62 ERA, 26 SO, 17 BB, 54.2 IP) solidified the weekend rotation over the final five weeks, accumulating a 2.92 ERA in 37 innings pitched in seven starts (includes two early-season mid-week starts) ... LHP Matt Chaffee settled in as the closer and led club with seven saves, six of which came in Pac-10 games ... LHP Bryce Bandilla and RHP Tyler Hale (started 10 games earlier in season) are first options out of bullpen to set up Chaffee ... Pitching staff's 161 walks in 490 innings pitched are 44 fewer than regular season total from a season ago ... Team only allowed more than four runs in a game in five times over last 22 games to end season ... Arizona has five shutouts on the season, the most since 2008.
Arizona Baseball Quick Facts
The University of Arizona
Founded: 1885
Enrollment: 38,000
Colors: Cardinal and Navy
Nickname: Wildcats
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Pacific-10
President: Dr. Robert N. Shelton
Athletic Director: Greg Byrne
School Website: www.arizona.edu
Athletics Website: www.arizonawildcats.com
Arizona Baseball History
First Season: 1904
All-Time Record: 2,569-1,368-22
All-Time Pac-10 Record: 433-487
National Championships: 3 (1976, 1980, 1986)
College World Series Appearances: 15 (last in 2004)
NCAA Postseason Appearances: 36 (last in 2011)
Pac-10 Titles: 3 (last in 1992)
All-timeMLB Draft Picks: 207
All-timeMLB Players: 65
Head Coach Andy Lopez
Alma Mater/Year: UCLA/1975
Year at Arizona: 10th
Year as Head Coach: 29th
Overall Record: 1,039-645-7
Record at Arizona: 352-227-1
Overall NCAA Appearances: 18 (last in 2011)
NCAA Appearances at Arizona: 7 (last in 2011)
National Championships: 1 (1992, Pepperdine)
College World Series Appearances: 4 (last in 2004, Arizona)
Coaching Staff
Assistant Coach Mark Wasikowski
Alma Mater: Pepperdine
Year on Lopez's Staff: 13th
Year at Arizona: 10th
Assistant Coach Shaun Cole
Alma Mater: William Penn
Year on Lopez's Staff: 2nd
Year at Arizona: 2nd
Volunteer Assistant Coach Brett Scyphers
Alma Mater: Arizona
Year on Lopez's Staff: 2nd
Year at Arizona: 2nd
