| Year: | 1998 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Stitt |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Victor Solis |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Bill Kinneberg |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Mode: | baseball |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Conf Record: | 12–18 |
| Record: | 33–23 |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Stadium: | Sancet Stadium |
The 1998 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 33–23 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with a 12–18 record. This season marked the last time that the Pac-10 played in divisions, as Portland State's discontinuation of baseball following the season led to their elimination. Arizona missed the postseason for the 5th consecutive season, surpassing the previous record of 4 consecutive seasons from 1981 to 1984. This remains the longest postseason drought in program history.
The Wildcats finished the 1997 season with a record of 32-26 and 13–17 in conference play, finishing 5th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona missed the postseason for the 4th straight season.
| Regular Season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/Stadium | Score | Win/Loss | OverallRecord | Pac-10Record | |
| Jan 20 | Cal State Northridge | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15–12 | Milo (1–0) | 1-0 | |||
| Jan 21 | Cal State Northridge | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18–1 | Shabansky (1–0) | 2-0 | |||
| Jan 23 | San Diego | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–8 | Moskau (1–0) | 3-0 | |||
| Jan 24 | San Diego | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15–9 | Milo (2–0) | 4-0 | |||
| Jan 25 | San Diego | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10–5 | Shabansky (2–0) | 5-0 | |||
| Jan 30 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–8 | Milo (3–0) | 6-0 | |||
| Jan 31 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 21–8 | Shabansky (3–0) | 7-0 | |||
| Feb 1 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15–6 | Johnson (1–0) | 8-0 | |||
| Feb 5 | Baylor | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–1 | Hussman (1–0) | 9-0 | |||
| Feb 6 | Baylor | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15–2 | Shabansky (4–0) | 10-0 | |||
| Feb 7 | Baylor | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–6 | Johnson (2–0) | 11-0 | |||
| Feb 10 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13–3 | Abbott (1–0) | 12-0 | |||
| Feb 11 | New Mexico State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11–10 | Milo (4–0) | 13-0 | |||
| Feb 13 | Portland State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 25–6 | Hussman (2–0) | 14-0 | |||
| Feb 14 | Portland State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 22–1 | Shabansky (5–0) | 15-0 | |||
| Feb 14 | Portland State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5–1 | Moskau (2–0) | 16-0 | |||
| Feb 20 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 3–10 | Hussman (2–1) | 16-1 | 0-1 | ||
| Feb 21 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–4 | Shabansky (5–1) | 16-2 | 0-2 | ||
| Feb 22 | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–2 | Johnson (3–0) | 17-2 | 1-2 | ||
| Feb 25 | Southern Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16–3 | Abbott (2–0) | 18-2 | |||
| Feb 25 | Southern Utah | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 16–1 | Milo (5–0) | 19-2 | |||
| Feb 27 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–3 | Hussman (3–1) | 20-2 | 2-2 | ||
| Feb 28 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–7 | Moskau (3–0) | 21-2 | 3-2 | ||
| Mar 1 | California | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17–10 | Johnson (4–0) | 22-2 | 4-2 | ||
| Mar 6 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4–13 | Hussman (3–2) | 22-3 | 4-3 | ||
| Mar 7 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | W 9–5 | Milo (6–0) | 23-3 | 5-3 | ||
| Mar 8 | at Stanford | Sunken Diamond • Palo Alto, CA | L 4–10 | Johnson (4–1) | 23-4 | 5-4 | ||
| Mar 13 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 14–16 | Moskau (3–1) | 23-5 | 5-5 | ||
| Mar 14 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 18–7 | Milo (7–0) | 24-5 | 6-5 | ||
| Mar 15 | UCLA | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12–10 | Moskau (4–1) | 25-5 | 7-5 | ||
| Mar 17 | at UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 3–6 | Hussman (3-3) | 25-6 | |||
| Mar 18 | at UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 6–8 | Tyrrell (0–1) | 25-7 | |||
| Mar 20 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4–6 | Milo (7–1) | 25-8 | 7-6 | ||
| Mar 21 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6–7 | Moskau (4–2) | 25-9 | 7-7 | ||
| Mar 22 | USC | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6–10 | Abbott (2–1) | 25-10 | 7-8 | ||
| Mar 28 | at Oregon State | Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 2–3 | Johnson (4–2) | 25-11 | |||
| Mar 29 | at Oregon State | Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 1–9 | Hussman (3–4) | 25-12 | |||
| Mar 29 | at Oregon State | Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 3–4 | Moskau (4–3) | 25-13 | |||
| Apr 3 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–4 | Johnson (4–3) | 25-14 | 7-9 | ||
| Apr 4 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 12–20 | Hussman (3–5) | 25-15 | 7-10 | ||
| Apr 5 | Arizona State | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4–12 | Milo (7–2) | 25-16 | 7-11 | ||
| Apr 7 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17–0 | Abbott (3–1) | 26-16 | |||
| Apr 9 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–4 | Johnson (5–3) | 27-16 | 8-11 | ||
| Apr 10 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 7–15 | Abbott (3–2) | 27-17 | 8-12 | ||
| Apr 12 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 7–12 | Milo (7–3) | 27-18 | 8-13 | ||
| Apr 14 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 13–2 | Haddix (1–0) | 28-18 | |||
| Apr 17 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–5 | Johnson (6–3) | 29-18 | 9-13 | ||
| Apr 18 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3–6 | Milo (7–4) | 29-19 | 9-14 | ||
| Apr 19 | Stanford | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1–17 | Haddix (1-1) | 29-20 | 9-15 | ||
| Apr 24 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–7 | Moskau (5–3) | 30-20 | 10-15 | ||
| Apr 25 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 13–16 | Milo (7–5) | 30-21 | 10-16 | ||
| Apr 26 | at Arizona State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–9 | Hussman (4–5) | 31-21 | 11-16 | ||
| Apr 28 | Grand Canyon | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20–6 | Milo (8–5) | 32-21 | |||
| May 2 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 10–5 | Johnson (7–3) | 33-21 | 12-16 | ||
| May 2 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 7–8 | Abbott (3-3) | 33-22 | 12-17 | ||
| May 3 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 4–13 | Milo (8–6) | 33-23 | 12-18 | ||
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Hussman | RHP | 4 | 110 | Cincinnati Reds | |
| Ryan Moskau | RHP | 6 | 186 | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Greg Clark | C | 8 | 228 | St. Louis Cardinals | |
| James Johnson | LHP | 10 | 296 | Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Jason Hendricks | OF | 13 | 384 | Montreal Expos | |
| Erik Mattern | INF | 16 | 488 | San Francisco Giants | |
| Colin Porter | OF | 17 | 512 | Houston Astros | |
| Kenny Corley | INF | 33 | 991 | Anaheim Angels | |
| Rob Shabansky | LHP | 39 | 1165 | Boston Red Sox | |
| Omar Moraga | INF | 50 | 1438 | Cleveland Indians |