1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record24–32 (7–23 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachJerry Stitt (18th season)
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Washington  x‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 30 28   .517
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 32 16   .667
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 26 35   .426
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 14 37   .275
Southern
No. 9 Southern California  x‍‍‍y 24 6   .800 44 16   .733
No. 11 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 41 19   .683
No. 15 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 36 28   .563
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 35 21   .625
California  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 27 29   .482
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 24 32   .429
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by hall of fame coach Jerry Kindall in his 24th and final season at Arizona. At the season's conclusion Kindall retired and was subsequently replaced by longtime assistant Jerry Stitt. The Wildcats finished 24-32 overall and placed 6th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with a 7–23 record. This marked the program's 3rd straight season finishing with a losing record, the only such stretch in team history. Arizona additionally missed the postseason for the 3rd consecutive season, becoming the longest postseason drought since 1981–1984.

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.