Arizona baseball coach Frank Sancet, left, talks with New Mexico coach Bob Leigh on April 24, 1971. Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star file photo

 Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star file photo

Sancet, a UA football letterman in 1929, served as Arizonaโ€™s baseball coach from 1950-72. Sancet compiled a 831-275 record and finished second at the College World Series in 1956 and 1959.ย 

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