Arizona Wildcats baseball
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 2017 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
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| Founded | 1904 |
| University | University of Arizona |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Location | Tucson, AZ |
| Head coach | Jay Johnson (2nd year) |
| Home stadium |
Hi Corbett Field (Capacity: 9,500) |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Colors | Cardinal and Navy Blue |
| National Championships | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1963, 1966, 1974, 1989, 1992, 2012 | |
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. The baseball team had its first season in 1904. The baseball team has captured four national championship titles in 1976, 1980, 1986 and 2012, with the first three coached by Jerry Kindall and the most recent by Andy Lopez. The team has appeared in the NCAA National Championship titles series eight times in 1956, 1959, 1963, 1976, 1980, 1986, 2012, and 2016 (College World Series). They have appeared in 34 baseball tournaments in its rich history. Arizona is ranked seventh in all-time regular season game wins with 2,347.
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 1950–72, posted an 831-283-8 (.744) mark at the helm of the Cats.
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.
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