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 Big 12 Conference (Big 12) of NCAA Division I.

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 44 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 3,068–1,674–22 () as of the 2025 season. Arizona fielded its first team in 1905.

Venues

Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium

The former home of Arizona baseball is Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. The park is located on the campus of the University of Arizona, adjacent to the McKale Center, home of the UA athletics department. Arizona played its games at the Kindall Field from prior to the 1967 season through the end of the 2011 season. Modernization of the facility was completed for the 1975 season. Originally called Wildcat Field, the park was officially dedicated Frank Sancet Field on April 19, 1986, in honor of Arizona's longtime head coach. Sancet, who coached from 1950 to 1972, posted an 831–283–8 (.744) mark at the helm of the Cats.

Relocation to Hi Corbett Field (2011-present) In an effort to have the Wildcat baseball program compete in the best possible facilities, in August 2011, the UA signed an agreement with the city of Tucson for Arizona baseball to play its home games at city-owned Hi Corbett Field, located about three miles southeast of campus, for the 2012 season (beginning with a five-year lease with an option to renew for an additional five years). The UA spent about $350,000 to make several upgrades to the former spring training facility (used as such by the Cleveland Indians and the Colorado Rockies), where the Wildcats previously played selected games in the 1960s and '70s. Through the first three-game series of the 2012 season against North Dakota State, the attendance at the stadium was a total of 8,870, which was nearly 1/4th of the total home attendance for the Wildcats' previous season at Sancet Stadium.

In 2012, the Wildcats posted a 38–17 regular season record (20–10 in Pac-12 conference play), capturing a share of the Pac-12 baseball championship, the school's first league title since 1992. As a result, Hi Corbett Field hosted both an NCAA Regional and Super Regional tournament, and Arizona won both of those to advance to the 2012 College World Series (the program's first postseason appearance in Omaha since 2004) where the team won its fourth national championship. In the 2012 season, the team brought in almost $350,000 in ticket revenue (not including revenue for tickets sold during the NCAA Regional or Super Regional); this is compared to the 2011 season, when Arizona baseball brought in $69,000 worth of ticket revenue in its final season at Sancet Stadium. The relocation of the Wildcat baseball program to Hi Corbett Field has been noted as a major factor in the team's successful 2012 season.

In March 2017, the university signed a 25-year lease on Hi Corbett Field, taking over the day-to-day management of the baseball stadium from the City of Tucson.

Head coaches Modern Era (1950-current). Records are through the 2025 season

TenureCoachYearsRecordPct. 1950–1972 Frank Sancet 23 831–275–8 1973–1996 Jerry Kindall 24 860–579–7 1997–2001 Jerry Stitt 5 157–125 2002–2015 Andy Lopez 14 490–324–1 2016–2021 Jay Johnson 6 208–114 2022–present Chip Hale 5 171–129 Totals6 coaches77 seasons2,715–1,546–16

Current coaching staff Head coach: Chip Hale Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Trip Couch Assistant coach (Pitching): Sean Kenny Assistant coach (Hitting/Outfield): Jack Meggs Assistant coach(Catching/Assistant Hitting):Daniel Molinari Assistant coach (Director of Player Development/Recruitng): Garen Caulfield Assistant coach: Sean Winston Director of Baseball Operations: Ella Wolters

Records and results

Year-by-year results National championsConference Regular Season ChampionsConference Division ChampionsConference Tournament Champions Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, C = Conference

SeasonCoachConferenceWLTCWCLCTPostseason 1950 Frank Sancet Independent 28 6 1       College World Series 1951 Frank Sancet Independent 28 4 0       NCAA Tournament 1952 Frank Sancet Independent 22 14 0       NCAA Tournament 1953 Frank Sancet Independent 21 16 0       NCAA Tournament 1954 Frank Sancet Independent 40 9 0       College World Series 1955 Frank Sancet Independent 43 8 0       College World Series 1956 Frank Sancet Independent 49 8 0       College World Series 1957 Frank Sancet Independent 34 12 0       NCAA Tournament 1958 Frank Sancet Independent 38 14 0       College World Series 1959 Frank Sancet Independent 39 10 2       College World Series 1960 Frank Sancet Independent 43 9 0       College World Series 1961 Frank Sancet Independent 41 9 0       NCAA Tournament 1962 Frank Sancet Independent 40 8 2       NCAA Tournament 1963 Frank Sancet WAC 39 17 0 8 4 0 College World Series 1964 Frank Sancet WAC 31 13 1 7 5 0   1965 Frank Sancet WAC 37 13 0 7 5 0   1966 Frank Sancet WAC 40 15 0 8 4 0 College World Series 1967 Frank Sancet WAC 35 15 0 7 6 0   1968 Frank Sancet WAC 34 17 0 6 6 0   1969 Frank Sancet WAC 37 10 0 10 8 0   1970 Frank Sancet WAC 44 18 0 11 7 0 College World Series 1971 Frank Sancet WAC 30 18 2 0 10 8   1972 Jerry Kindall WAC 38 20 0 9 9 0   1973 Jerry Kindall WAC 37 16 0 15 5 0   1974 Jerry Kindall WAC 58 6 0 16 2 0 NCAA Tournament 1975 Jerry Kindall WAC 43 13 1 14 4 0 NCAA Tournament 1976 Jerry Kindall WAC 56 17 0 12 6 0 College World Series 1977 Jerry Kindall WAC 38 25 1 11 7 0   1978 Jerry Kindall WAC 42 18 0 13 5 0 NCAA Tournament 1979 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 43 25 0 17 13 0 College World Series 1980 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 45 21 1 17 13 0 College World Series 1981 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 30 22 0 14 16 0   1982 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 32 21 1 15 13 1   1983 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 25 31 0 14 15 0   1984 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 22 36 0 11 19 0   1985 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 47 22 0 17 13 0 College World Series 1986 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 49 19 0 18 12 0 College World Series 1987 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 34 26 0 13 17 0 NCAA Tournament 1988 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 33 26 0 10 20 0   1989 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 45 18 1 23 7 0 NCAA Tournament 1990 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 26 34 0 11 19 0   1991 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 27 32 0 10 20 0 NCAA Tournament 1992 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 34 23 1 18 12 0 NCAA Tournament 1993 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 35 26 0 16 14 0   1994 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 15 40 0 7 23 0   1995 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 20 35 1 6 24 0   1996 Jerry Kindall Pac-10 24 32 0 7 23 0   1997 Jerry Stitt Pac-10 32 26 0 13 17 0   1998 Jerry Stitt Pac-10 33 23 0 12 18 0   1999 Jerry Stitt Pac-10 33 23 0 13 11 0 NCAA Tournament 2000 Jerry Stitt Pac-10 26 30 0 8 16 0   2001 Jerry Stitt Pac-10 33 23 0 12 12 0   2002 Andy Lopez Pac-10 31 24 0 9 15 0   2003 Andy Lopez Pac-10 35 23 0 13 11 0 NCAA Tournament 2004 Andy Lopez Pac-10 36 27 1 12 12 0 College World Series 2005 Andy Lopez Pac-10 39 21 0 17 7 0 NCAA Tournament 2006 Andy Lopez Pac-10 27 28 0 12 12 0   2007 Andy Lopez Pac-10 42 17 0 15 9 0 NCAA Tournament 2008 Andy Lopez Pac-10 42 19 0 12 12 0 NCAA Tournament 2009 Andy Lopez Pac-10 30 25 0 13 14 0   2010 Andy Lopez Pac-10 34 24 0 12 15 0 NCAA Tournament 2011 Andy Lopez Pac-10 39 21 0 15 12 0 NCAA Tournament 2012 Andy Lopez Pac-12 48 17 0 20 10 0 College World Series 2013 Andy Lopez Pac-12 34 21 0 15 15 0   2014 Andy Lopez Pac-12 22 33 0 9 21 0   2015 Andy Lopez Pac-12 31 24 0 12 18 0   2016 Jay Johnson Pac-12 49 24 0 16 14 0 College World Series 2017 Jay Johnson Pac-12 38 21 0 16 14 0 NCAA Tournament 2018 Jay Johnson Pac-12 34 22 0 14 16 0   2019 Jay Johnson Pac-12 32 24 0 15 14 0   2020 Jay Johnson Pac-12 10 5 0 0 0 0 season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Jay Johnson Pac-12 45 18 0 21 9 0 College World Series 2022 Chip Hale Pac-12 39 25 0 16 14 0 NCAA Tournament 2023 Chip Hale Pac-12 33 26 0 12 18 0 NCAA Tournament 2024 Chip Hale Pac-12 36 23 0 20 10 0 NCAA Tournament 2025 Chip Hale Big 12 42 18 0 18 12 0 NCAA Tournament Total: 2,696 1,522 16 790 764 9   Win Percentage:  

Polls Arizona been ranked in the Baseball America Division I Final Poll 33 times.

Top-10 finishes are colored ██

YearRecordFinal Ranking 1959 39–10–2 2 1960 43–9 3 1961 41–9 10 1962 40–8 19 1963 39–17 2 1964 31–13–1 20 1965 37–13 25 1966 40–15 5 1967 35–15 12 1968 34–17 16

YearRecordFinal Ranking 1969 37–10 19 1970 44–18 7 1973 37–16 28 1974 58–6 9 1975 43–13–1 13 1976 56–17 1 1978 42–18 10 1979 43–25 2 1980 45–21 1 1985 47–22 11

YearRecordFinal Ranking 1986 49–19 1 1989 45–18 9 1992 34–23–1 13 1993 35–26 9 2004 36–27–1 12 2007 42–17 22 2008 42–19 14 2011 39–21 25 2012 48–17 1 2016 49–24 2

YearRecordFinal Ranking 2021 45–18 9 2024 36–23 21 2025 44–21 7

All-time record vs. Big 12 teams

OpponentWonLostTiePercentageStreakFirst Meeting Arizona State 268 233 1 Won 1 1907 Baylor 10 5 0 Won 2 1998 BYU 26 12 0 Lost 2 1963 Cincinnati 3 0 0 Won 1 2025 Colorado† 15 1 0 Won 1 1950 Houston 8 8 0 Won 1 1960 Iowa State† 0 1 0 Lost 1 1970 Kansas 1 3 0 Lost 3 2025 Kansas State 3 2 0 Won 1 1993 Oklahoma State 10 17 0 Lost 2 1954 TCU 12 6 0 Won 1 1956 Texas Tech 12 9 0 Lost 1 1972 Utah 70 25 0 Lost 2 1952 UCF 0 3 0 Lost 3 2026 West Virginia 4 4 0 Lost 1 2023Totals4413291 †Colorado & Iowa State no longer have baseball programs

Rivalries Arizona State

Arizona's main rival is Arizona State. The Wildcats lead the Sun Devils in all time baseball series 267–237–1 as of April 14th, 2026 and both teams have had several players drafted into MLB. In recent years, Arizona has had an edge over Arizona State in college baseball success. In 2010 ASU won the Pac-10 and also advanced to the College World Series, capping the end of a dominating run of 4 straight Pac-10 conference championships and 3 CWS appearances in 4 years (missed CWS in 2008). Later, the NCAA would vacate the 2007 Pac-10 Championship and 2007 CWS appearance from ASU's record.

Since then Arizona has won the CWS (2012), was the CWS runner-up (2016) and won two Pac-12 Championships (2021 & 2024). In contrast to Arizona's recent success, ASU has not won the Pac-10/12 Conference since 2010, has not been the CWS runner up since 1988 and has not won an NCAA Championship since 1981. Arizona has won 2 NCAA championships since 1981. While ASU still has a more robust historical record (5x NCAA Champs, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981 and 21x CWS appearances), Arizona has narrowed that gap in the last 20 years.

OpponentWonLostTiePercentageStreakFirst Meeting Arizona State 268 237 1 Won 1 1907 Grand Canyon 72 34 0 Lost 1 1967 Northern Arizona 48 6 0 Won 40 1948Totals3882771

Arizona in the NCAA Tournament Arizona has appeared in the NCAA tournament a total 44 times (as of 2026), 6th most in NCAA history. The Wildcats have hosted regionals 13 times(as of 2026).

The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

National championsRunner-upCollege World SeriesSuper Regionals

YearWLPercent 1954 4 2 1955 4 3 1956 6 2 1957 0 2 1958 2 3 1959 5 2 1960 4 2 1961 0 2 1962 0 2 1963 6 2 1966 5 2 1970 2 3 1974 0 2 1975 0 2 1976 8 1 1978 2 2 1979 4 2 1980 8 1 1985 3 2 1986 8 1 1987 0 2 1989 3 2 1992 0 2 1993 3 2 1999 0 2 2003 0 2 2004 6 3 2005 2 2 2007 2 2 2008 4 2 2010 1 2 2011 3 2 2012 10 0 2016 11 3 2017 1 2 2021 5 3 2022 2 2 2023 0 2 2024 0 2 2025 5 3 Total: 127 81

College World Series