TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (23-19) and Air Force Falcons (22-24) meet for a three-game series this weekend at Hi Corbett Field that will aptly serve as the program's annual Military Appreciation Weekend.

All three games will be available to view via live stream and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM plus The Varsity app.

Arizona returns home to the friendly confines of Hi Corbett Field after a four-game road trip against Oregon State and Grand Canyon.

This weekend is Military Appreciation Weekend, highlighted by a military flyover from two F-35s and two F-16s on Sunday afternoon. The full promo schedule for the 2023 season can be found here. Tickets for the weekend can be secured by visiting ArizonaWildcats.com/BSB.

The Wildcats offense should benefit from a return home, where they have been red hit this year, hitting .349 with a .608 slugging percentage.

For more, a complete weekend preview is below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Friday, May 5	Air Force	6:00 PM	RHP Cam Walty (3-0, 2.93)	RHP Jake Sansing (5-3, 3.47)
Saturday, May 6	Air Force	6:00 PM	LHP Bradon Zastrow (4-3, 5.40)	RHP Doyle Gehring (3-3, 6.22)
Sunday, May 7	Air Force	1:00 PM	RHP Aiden May (4-2, 5.67)	RHP Dylan Rogers (2-5, 7.38)

Leading Off...

• The Arizona Wildcats hit their Pac-12 bye week and will host three games against the Air Force Falcons this weekend at Hi Corbett Field.
• All three games this weekend will be available via live stream and broadcast on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM. Play-by-play from Brian Jeffies will be available through both options.
• The Wildcats and Falcons have faced off 16 times in program history, with Arizona holding a commanding 14-2 (.875) lead in the all-time series. Arizona and Air Force split a pair of games in their last meeting at Hi Corbett Field in 2021.
• Sunday's game at Hi Corbett Field will feature a military flyover from two F-35 Lightning IIs and two F-16 Fighting Falcons. The flight and ground crews will consist of a mix of graduates from the University of Arizona and the United States Air Force Academy.
• Outfielder Chase Davis hit his 14th home run of the season on April 23 against Utah, giving him 32 career home runs. He is currently tied with Moises Duran (2001-04) for the eighth most home runs in program history. He is one home run shy of a tie for sixth and two shy of a tie for fifth.
• Arizona's .978 fielding percentage currently ranks third in the Pac-12 behind only Oregon State (.981) and Washington (.979). Their 35 errors are third-fewest in the conference. The Wildcats finished 2022 ninth in the Pac-12 in fielding percentage.
• Infielder Kiko Romero currently leads the Pac-12 with 58 RBI, five more than the second place player. The last Wildcat to lead the conference in RBI was Jacob Berry with 70 in 2021. He also ranks second in the conference with a .713 SLG.

SOME SERIES THEMES: The Arizona Wildcats, who have arrived at their annual Pac-12 bye week, will host the Air Force Falcons for a three-game series at Hi Corbett Field this weekend...All three games will be available to watch for free via live stream and broadcast on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM; play-by-play from Brian Jeffries will be available through both options...The Wildcats and Falcons have faced off 16 times in program history, with Arizona holding a commanding 14-2 (.875) lead in the all-time series...Arizona and Air Force split a pair of games in their last meeting at Hi Corbett Field in 2021...The Wildcats have thrived at home this season, having posted an 18-6 record within the friendly confines of Hi Corbett Field...Arizona has won eight straight home games, dating back to April 7 against Washington...Outfielder Emilio Corona earned last week's Golden Spikes Performance of the Week award for his three home run effort on Sunday at Oregon State...The Wildcats currently sit in eighth place in the Pac-12 regular season standings; the top nine teams from the regular season will advance to the 2023 Pac-12 Baseball Tournament...Air Force is led by 13th-year head coach Mike Kazlausky, who has posted a record of 285-373 (.433) in his 12-plus seasons at the helm at the Academy.

IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE!: Arizona Baseball, in coordination with officials from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, will proudly host a flyover at Hi Corbett Field this Sunday, May 7 as part of the program's Military Appreciation Weekend festivities. The flyover will consist of two F-35 Lightning IIs and two F-16 Fighting Falcons, while the flight and ground crews will consist of a mix of graduates from the University of Arizona and the United States Air Force Academy.

F-16 Pilots

• Lt Col Jim "Mic" Murphy - 2000 USAFA grad and played baseball   
• Maj Brendan "Trip" Shannon - 2000 USAFA grad and played baseball

F-35 Pilots

• Capt Alex " Siphon" Travers - 2014 Arizona grad
• Maj Justin "Fuego" Miller - Arizona grad 

Ground Crew

• Lt Col Doug "Meat" Charters - 2000 USAFA grad and played football
• Capt Joseph "Grut" Goode - 2015 USAFA grad

STREAKONOMICS: No Arizona player currently sports a hit streak longer than three games. Infielder Tony Bullard and Nik McClaughry lead the team with their three-game streaks. Infielder Mason White saw his team-best 17-game hit streak end on Tuesday against Grand Canyon. Outfielder Chase Davis (41 games) currently sports the longest on-base streak on the team. Dating back to the end of the 2022 campaign, Davis has reached base safely in 54 consecutive games, the longest streak of his career. Davis' 41-game on-base streak is the second longest streak during the StatCrew era (1998-current). Mason White (20 games), Brendan Summerhill (15 games), Nik McClaughry (14 games), Cameron LaLiberte (13 games), and Kiko Romero (11 games) all sport active, extended on-base streaks.

CRUSH DAVIS: Outfielder Chase Davis has proven himself to be a prolific power hitter during his collegiate career. After swatting 18 during his sophomore campaign, he has followed up with 14 so far this year to give him 32 career long balls. Davis enters the weekend tied for eighth place on the Wildcats career leaderboard. His 18 home runs last year led the team, ranked third in the Pac-12, and were tied for the sixth most in a single season in program history.

HOME SWEET HOME: Since Arizona Baseball moved to Hi Corbett Field for the 2012 season, the Wildcats have enjoyed a tremendous home field advantage. Over those 11+ seasons, Arizona has posted a record of 267-112, winning games at a .704 clip. Their home winning percentage over that stretch is the second best mark in the conference.

STARTING STRONG: The Wildcats have more than doubled up opponents through the first two innings of games this year, currently hold a 108-50 scoring advantage across the first and second innings. In the first two innings this year the Wildcats offense has combined to post a .375 batting average with 58 extra-base hits, while the pitching staff has limited opposings offenses to a .298 batting average with just 23 extra-base hits. Overall, Arizona has out-scored their opponents by a margin of 352-257 this year.

NO FREE RIDES: The Arizona pitching staff has excelled at limiting walks this season, allowing an average of just 3.52 BB/9. Fifteen times this season the Wildcats pitching staff has issued two or fewer walks in a game, highlighted by a zero-walk performance against Arizona State on March 24. Arizona's mark of 3.52 is the second-best mark in the Pac-12 — behind only UCLA (3.01) — and the 24th best mark among all NCAA Division I programs. It also marks a significant improvement from their 2019 mark of 5.33 BB/9.

EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: Through 42 games, the Arizona offense has combined to swat 195 extra-base hits, the best mark in the Pac-12. The Wildcats are currently averaging 4.6 extra-base hits per game. Arizona has taken advantage of the large dimensions at Hi Corbett Field since moving there in 2012 — in the decade-plus since the move off campus the Wildcats hold the Pac-12 lead with 2,078 extra-base hits (second: Stanford, 1,943). During that stretch Arizona has paced the conference in doubles six times and triples six times.

OFFENSE FOR ALL: The Wildcats are among the top offensives teams in the nation again this season. Arizona is currently averaging 8.4 runs and 11.6 hits per game, numbers that rival the Wildcats 2021 offense that was among the best in program history (8.5 runs, 11.7 hits).