Arizona’s final baseball season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference will begin at home in mid-February and end at Hi Corbett Field in mid-May.
The Wildcats, coming off three straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, face nine teams that made the tournament last year. The UA has only 26 home games on the 2024 regular-season schedule, down from 32 last season. Arizona is slated to play 54 games in all ahead of the May 21-25 Pac-12 Tournament in Scottsdale.
Arizona opens the season with a three-game series against Northeastern from Feb. 16-18. After a midweek home game against Utah Tech on Feb. 20, the Wildcats will be on the road for three consecutive weekends – at San Diego (Feb. 23-25), at the Frisco College Baseball Classic (March 1-3) and at USC (March 8-10) for the conference-opening series.
Arizona’s first Pac-12 home series will be against rival Arizona State from March 15-17. The UA also hosts UCLA (March 28-30), Washington State (April 19-21), Stanford (May 3-5) and Oregon State (May 16-18) in this cycle.
Midweek games include nonconference contests at TCU (Feb. 28), Loyola Marymount (March 12), Stanford (April 8), Grand Canyon (April 16), New Mexico State (April 24) and ASU (May 7). Arizona will host Louisiana Tech from April 12-14 for a three-game series during its Pac-12 bye week.
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The UA will have a different-looking schedule starting in 2025 after the university officially joins the Big 12 Conference next summer.
Arizona finished 33-26 in its second season under Chip Hale, going 23-8 at home, 4-14 in away games and 6-4 in neutral-site games.
Click here to see the complete UA baseball schedule for 2024 .
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Photos: Arizona takes on Pima Community College, fall baseball
Arizona’s Blake McDonald slides into third base in an exhibition against Pima College in October. Over the past two years at Saint Mary’s, McDonald hit .297 with a .392 on-base percentage.
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Arizona’s TJ Adams, left, dives home with a run as the throw gets away from Pima’s Caleb Herd, scoring on a double by Xavier Esquer in the eighth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field on Oct. 14. The Wildcats took the opener 10-3, the Aztecs the back-half of the double-header, 4-2 in seven innings.
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Arizona's Mason White (24) gets the traditional helmet bump after his solo homer against Pima in the first inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023. White’s shot came right after Garen Caulfield own solo shot.
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Arizona's Jackson Kent (22) deals in the first inning against Pima at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's Garen Caulfield (1) gestures into the crowd after nailing a solo homer to open the scoring against Pima in the first inning at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's Eric Orloff (29) peers in, waiting of the signal during his inning of work against Pima in their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's shortstop Casey Hintz (16) gets the generous hop to field a ball from Pima’s David Shackelford (12) in the sixth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Pima’s Jontae Hennesy (8) gestures to the Aztec bench after slapping a single in the sixth inning of their fall game against Arizona at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Pima’s centerfielder Antonio Avila (14) gets enough glove on a fly ball from Arizona's Garen Caulfield (1) that scorched into the gap between him and left fielder David Shackelford (12) in the third inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Pima's second baseman Ruben Casto (1) puts down the tag, easily throwing out Arizona's Brandon Rogers (8) on a stolen base attempt in the sixth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona’s Brendan Summerhill posted a .419 on-base percentage as a freshman in 2023 in limited playing time.
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Pima’s shortstop Nick Arias (5) tries to run down a dribbler up the middle by Arizona's Emillio Corona (11) in the seventh inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023. Corona was given a hit on the play.
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Arizona's second baseman Garen Caulfield (1) misses by inches a shot up the middle Pima’s Benji Cazares (29) in the eighth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's Brendan Summerhill (4) and Pima's second baseman Ruben Castro (1) look for the call after he tried to stretch his single at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023. Summerhill was out.
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Arizona coach Chip Hale talks with the Wildcats between games of a doubleheader against Pima Community College at Hi Corbett Field on Oct. 14, 2023.
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Arizona's second baseman Nico Newhan (31) throws out Pima’s Antonio Avila (14) in the first inning of their game two at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's shortstop Richie Morales (7) has plenty of time to tag out Pima’s Caden Richards (27) trying to steal in game two at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Catcher Adonys Guzman, a transfer from Boston College, is known for his defense and arm strength.
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Pima’s second baseman Caden Richards (27) fields a hopper from Arizona's batter Cole Dillon (5) in the first inning of game two at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona righty Cam Walty had a K-BB ratio of 6.11 last season in his first year with the Wildcats.
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Pima’s Caden Richards (27) beats the pick-off throw to Arizona's first baseman Kade Huff (14) in the third inning of game two at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's Richie Morales (7) gets a roller up the middle that Pima’s Brant Kragel (35) was able to beat out in game two at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Safely from first base Arizona's Brandon Rogers (8) talks about his plate appearance and several bunt attempts with head coach Chip Hale in game two against Pima at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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The throw gets by Arizona's second baseman Nico Newhan (31) as Pima’s Elijah Reevs (6) gets a stolen base in the fourth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's second baseman Nico Newhan (31) roves left but can’t track down a sharp grounder from Pima’s Sterling Albrand (9) that plated the tying run, making it 2-2 in the fourth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Pima’s shortstop Sterling Albrand (9) fires to first to throw out Arizona's Adonys Guzman (18) in the fourth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's third baseman Andrew Cain (3) shovels a throw home on a dribbler up the line to save a run in a bases loaded situation in the fifth inning against Pima at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Arizona's Richie Morales (7) tries to track down a hopper in the middle by Pima’s Brant Kragel (35) but couldn’t handle for an error in the seventh inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Pima's second baseman Ruben Castro (1) makes the off balance throw to nail Arizona's Mason White (24) at first in the seventh inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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Beads go flying as a rocket up the line by Arizona's Nico Newhan (31) caroms off the wrist, and bracelet, of Pima’s third baseman Andrew Hall (33) for a single in the sixth inning of their fall game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., October 14, 2023.
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