Arizona baseball coach Jerry Kindall in 1974. Photo by Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star

 Jack W. Sheaffer / Arizona Daily Star

In the 1974 NCAA baseball playoffs, No. 2 Arizona was sent to Greeley, Colorado, to play a supposed walk-over, Northern Colorado. But the 29-11 Bears swept Arizona in a best-of-3 series and Jerry Kindall’s second UA team finished 58-6.

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