Arizona Wildcats baseball
The Arizona Wildcats baseball team is the intercollegiate men's baseball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. They compete in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) of NCAA Division I. On August 4, 2023, Arizona announced it would join the Big 12 Conference along with Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.
| Arizona Wildcats | |
|---|---|
| 2024 Arizona Wildcats baseball team | |
| Founded | 1904 |
| University | University of Arizona |
| Head coach | Chip Hale (3rd season) |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
| Home stadium | Hi Corbett Field (Capacity: 9,500) |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Colors | Cardinal and navy |
| NCAA Tournament champions | |
| 1976, 1980, 1986, 2012 | |
| College World Series runner-up | |
| 1956, 1959, 1963, 2016 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2021 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1963, 1966, 1974, 1989, 1992, 2012, 2021 | |
Arizona has won four college baseball national championships (1976, 1980, 1986 and 2012), the first three under Jerry Kindall and the most recent under Andy Lopez. The team has appeared in the College World Series Championship Game or Series on four other occasions (1956, 1959, 1963, and 2016). The Wildcats have appeared in 40 baseball tournaments in their rich history. Arizona ranks ninth in all-time wins and eight in all-time win percentage, with an all-time record of 2,955–1,604–22 (.647) as of the 2022 season. Arizona fielded its first team in 1905.