Arizona coach Chip Hale talks to his Wildcats just before first pitch against Hermosillo at the Mexican Baseball Fiesta at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium on Oct. 6, 2022.

The Arizona baseball team will open the 2023 season in a high-profile tournament in Scottsdale.

The Wildcats are set to participate in the MLB4 Tournament at Salt River Fields from Feb. 17-20, per the official schedule released Monday.

Four other teams participating in the tournament: Tennessee (the No. 1 seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament), Michigan, UC San Diego and Fresno State.

Arizona’s home opener is slated for Friday, Feb. 24, against West Virginia. That will kick off a seven-game homestand.

The Wildcats open Pac-12 play at home against Cal on March 10. Their conference road opener is one week later at UCLA.

Arizona visits rival Arizona State for a three-game series March 24-26. The Wildcats host the Sun Devils on Wednesday, April 19.

Arizona has 53 regular-season games scheduled, down from the customary 56. The Wildcats are guaranteed at least two games in the reformatted Pac-12 Tournament, which is slated to start May 23 at Scottsdale Stadium.

For the complete 2023 UA schedule, click here.


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