Arizona made it to Omaha all but one year from 1954-60 and won its three titles in the 1970s and 1980s across five CWS appearances. After missing it 17 consecutive times between 1987 and 2003, the Wildcats returned to the CWS in 2004, marking their first of five appearances this century. Four of those trips have come since 2012.

A 92-year-old made the trek from San Diego to Omaha to watch Arizona, his alma mater, chase a College World Series title.

Before the NCAA Baseball Tournament began, we asked our readers how well they thought Arizona would do. Considering the Wildcats had gone 0-2 in the previous two tourneys, it would be understandable if the expectations were low.

In 2023, 8-year-old Rylan Koch was drafted to the Arizona Baseball team through Team IMPACT. The non-profit pairs kids facing serious illness and disability to college sports teams across the country.

Miami (25), Florida State (24),  Arizona State (22), USC (21), LSU (20) and Oklahoma State (20). But while Arizona may still trail Arizona State in total College World Series appearances,

After winning the 1980 CWS, Crist was drafted by the Seattle Mariners and played four seasons in the minor Leagues. He then became a coach, and then a major league scout, where he signed some legendary players like U of A’s Kenny Lofton, Chip Hale, along with other great players like Albert Pujols.

January 1984: After Hale turned down a Congressional appointment to attend and play football at the Naval Academy, as well as an offer to play baseball at USC, he enrolled at Arizona. UA coach Jerry Kindall elected to start Hale on opening day, against Cal State-Dominguez Hills.

The University of Arizona baseball team (44-19) secured two of three games from the No. 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Chapel Hill Super Regional from June 7-9, punching its ticket to the College World Series for the first time since 2021 as the Wildcats head back to Omaha,