After a trip to the 2025 College World Series and beginning the current season ranked No. 24 in the country, the Arizona baseball team was expected to do some damage this season.
But after losing its first six games and starting the season 3-9, this weekend’s series against Fresno State suddenly means much more than previously expected, especially with Big 12 play looming next week.
The Season’s Struggles
Arizona began the year with opportunities against Stanford, then-No. 12 Oregon State, and Michigan in the College Baseball Series in Surprise, Ariz. As the in-state representative, Arizona should have had an advantage. Instead, the Wildcats were merely competitive for the first two games, watching their bullpen implode and surrender big innings as the team tried to hold on for wins.
That could all be chalked up to early-season jitters and finding the right formula with a new team, but then it went and lost to Omaha and dropped three out of four against UConn.