The 2023 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the
University of Arizona during the
2023 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, begins on February 17, 2023. The season will progress through the ...
. The Wildcats played their home games for the 12th season at
Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by
Chip Hale in his 2nd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 8th in the Pac-12, but advanced to the final of the
Pac-12 Conference Tournament losing to Oregon 4–5. The Wildcats were selected into the
NCAA tournament for the 3rd straight year for the first time since 2010–12.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the
2022 season with a record of 39–25 (16–14 Conf.), good for a 5th place conference finish. In the
inaugural Pac-12 Conference Baseball Tournament in
Scottsdale, AZ, the Wildcats defeated
Oregon and
Arizona State but lost twice to eventual champion
Stanford
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to finish in 4th place. The team subsequently was selected to the postseason for a second consecutive season for the first time since 2016–2017. They were placed in the
Coral Gables Regional where they went 2-2, eliminating both
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and host #6
Miami but losing twice to
Ole Miss to end their season.
Preseason
During the offseason, the Wildcats participated in 4 fall exhibition games.
On October 6 the team participated in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta held at
Tucson's
Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
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, playing the
Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the
Mexican Pacific League to a 6–6 tie. Arizona next played
Pima Community College on October 15 at
Hi Corbett Field in a game in which the score was not released.
The Wildcats concluded the preseason on October 22 with 11-6 and 5-4 wins over
UNLV in a doubleheader at Hi Corbett Field.
Personnel
Roster
Coaches
Opening day
Schedule and results
Fayetteville Regional
2023 MLB draft
References
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