Arizona's Louis Boyd (5) gets a big high-five from JJ Matijevic (24) after coming home with a run against Oklahoma State in their College World Series game at TD Ameritrade Park, Saturday, June 25, 2016, Omaha, Neb. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona baseball season is less than a month away, and excitement for the Wildcats around Tucson is high after the team’s improbable run to the College World Series final last year.

The Wildcats were honored — only current players, not those who have since graduated or moved on to professional baseball — during the first half in McKale on Thursday, and received the second standing ovation of the night. 


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