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Arizona Wildcats baseball
Baseball team of the University of Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Big 12 Conference (Big 12) of NCAA Division I.
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Founded | 1904 |
University | University of Arizona |
Head coach | Chip Hale (3rd season) |
Conference | Big 12 |
Location | Tucson, Arizona |
Home stadium | Hi Corbett Field (Capacity: 9,500) |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Colors | Cardinal and navy[1] |
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, 2024 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
2024 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1963, 1966, 1974, 1980, 1989, 1992, 2012, 2021, 2024[2] |
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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 43 NCAA 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 3,024–1,653–22 (.646) as of the 2024 season. Arizona fielded its first team in 1905.