FRISCO, Texas — The Arizona Wildcats (4-4) remain in Texas to take on a trio of ranked opponents this weekend at the 2024 Frisco College Baseball Classic. Arizona will take on No. 25 Dallas Baptist, #16 Alabama, and No. 20 Indiana this Friday through Sunday at Riders Field.

The entire Frisco Classic will be live streamed via D1Baseball.com with Chris Mycoskie (play-by-play) and Greg Swindell (analyst) on the call. Fans can subscribe to a D1Baseball streaming account here and catch all the action. Wildcat fans in the region can purchase tickets here and come catch the Cats in person.

Arizona is in the middle of an 11-game road stretch that opened in San Diego last weekend, continued against No. 5 TCU in Fort Worth on Wednesday, continues this weekend in Frisco, and wraps up next week in Los Angeles.

For more, a complete weekend preview is below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Friday, March 1	#25 Dallas Baptist	1:00 PM	LHP Jackson Kent (1-0, 3.00)	RHP Ryan Johnson (1-0, 3.65)
Saturday, March 2	#16 Alabama	3:00 PM	RHP Clark Candiotti (0-0, 3.60)	RHP Aidan Moza (2-0, 4.50)
Sunday, March 3	#20 Indiana	11:00 AM	TBA	TBA

Leading Off...

• Arizona faces a trio of ranked opponents at the 2024 Frisco College Baseball Classic this weekend. All three tournament games will be live streamed via D1Baseball.com (subscription required) with Chris Mycoskie and Greg Swindell on the call.
• The Wildcats hold a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series against Dallas Baptist, with their one victory coming at the 2021 Frisco Classic on a final score of 15-8. Arizona has never faced Alabama or Indiana prior to this weekend.
• This weekend marks the Wildcats third time participating in the Frisco Classic. Arizona previously played in, and won, the 2017 and 2021 iterations of the tournament. The Cats hold an all-time record of 6-1 in the Frisco Classic.
• Arizona saw their nine-game win streak in games played in the state of Texas snapped Wednesday night in a 6-1 loss to No. 5 TCU. The Wildcats have won seven straight tournament games played in Texas dating back to 2022.
• Sophomore OF Brendan Summerhill collected six hits on Tuesday against Utah Tech, a feat not accomplished by a Wildcat for 20 years and tying a program single-game record.
• Sophomore infielder Mason White and senior right-handed pitcher Dawson Netz were selected to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team, the first such honor for both players.
• Arizona Friday night starter Jackson Kent was honored as the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 19 for his performance against No. 23 Northeastern on Opening Night.

SOME WEEKEND THEMES: The Arizona Wildcats square off against three ranked opponents this weekend in Frisco, Texas as part of the 2024 Frisco College Baseball Classic...The Cats will open against No. 25 Dallas Baptist on Friday, continue action against No. 16 Alabama on Saturday, and wrap up tournament play with No. 20 Indiana on Sunday...All three games this weekend will be live streamed via D1Baseball.com with Chris Mycoskie (play-by-play) and Greg Swindell (analyst) on the call...Arizona holds a 1-0 edge over Dallas Baptist in their all-time series; the Wildcats lone win over the Patriots came in the 2021 Frisco Classic on a final score of 15-8...Arizona has never faced Alabama or Indiana prior to this weekend...This weekend marks the Wildcats third time participating in the Frisco Classic...Arizona previously played in, and won championships in, the 2017 and 2021 iterations of the tournament...The Cats hold an all-time record of 6-1 in the Frisco Classic...Arizona saw their nine-game win streak in games played in the state of Texas snapped Wednesday night in a 6-1 loss to No. 5 TCU...The Wildcats have won seven straight tournament games played in Texas dating back to 2022...In two-plus seasons under head coach Chip Hale, the Wildcats have gone 13-8 in neutral site games, including a record of 6-1 in early season non-conference tournaments...Dallas Baptist is led by 17th-year head coach Dan Heefner, who has led the Patriots to a record of 615-311 and 12 NCAA Tournament appearances...Alabama is led by first-year head coach Rob Vaughn, who has the Crimson Tide off to a 9-0 start in his inaugural year at the helm...Indiana is led by head coach Jeff Mercer, who has directed the Hoosiers to a record of 148-101 and two NCAA Tournament appearances.

STREAKONOMICS: Second baseman Garen Caulfield currently holds the longest active hit streak on the team at five games. Over that five game stretch, Caulfield is hitting .611 (11-of-18) with nine RBI. He has hit safely in seven-of-eight games this season, with a team-leading five multi-hit performances. The longest hit streak on the team this year belongs to true freshman Easton Breyfogle, who hit safely in each of his first seven collegiate games. Breyfogle and infielder Richie Morales have both reached base safely in all eight games this season. Caulfield and outfielder Brandon Rogers both ride active five-game on-base streaks. Infielder Mason White led the team last season with a 17-game hit streak.

INSTANT CLASSIC: Arizona has competed in the Frisco College Baseball Classic two times previously; the Wildcats were champions of both the 2017 and 2021 editions of the Frisco Classic. Over the course of seven games at Riders Park in this tournament, the Cats have posted a record of 6-1. The Wildcats only loss in the Frisco Classic came in the finale of the 2017 tournament, in which they fell on a final score of 1-0 to Nebraska. Arizona boasts wins over Arkansas (3-0), Oklahoma State (10-9), Oklahoma (20-13, 12-1), Dallas Baptist (15-8), and Missouri (8-4).

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Senior right-handed pitcher Dawson Netz, junior infielder Garen Caulfield, and senior outfielder Emilio Corona have been named Arizona Baseball's 2024 Team Captains. The trio of upperclassmen were voted into their captain roles by their teammates. All three captains have been major contributors on the field, leaders in the clubhouse, and exemplary men off the field.

PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 TEAM: Arizona Baseball infielder Mason White and right-handed pitcher Dawson Netz both earned spots on the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team. Players are nominated for, and voted onto, the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team by the league's head coaches. The Pac-12 also released their annual Preseason Coaches Poll, where the Wildcats were selected to finish ninth in the conference standings. Arizona will face the teams selected to finish first through third place in the conference at home this season — the complete 2024 Preseason Coaches Poll can be found on page three of these notes.

PAC-12 FAREWELL TOUR: The 2024 season will be Arizona's final go-around in the Pac-12 — they joined the conference for the 1979 baseball season. Beginning with the 2024-25 academic year, the Wildcats will compete in the Big 12 Conference along with current Pac-12 foes Arizona State, Utah, and Colorado. During their time in the Pac-10 and Pac-12, Arizona Baseball won five Pac-10/12 Championships earned three of their four NCAA National Championships.

EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: Arizona has consistently 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 2,190 extra-base hits (second: Stanford, 2,088). During that stretch Arizona has paced the conference in doubles seven times and triples seven times.

COUNTER STRIKE: Arizona's pitching staff has posted a K/9 rate of 8.87 through the first eight games of the season, an increase over last year's mark of 8.20. If the season ended today, the Wildcats 8.87 K/9 would be the program's best mark since the 2021 team struck out 590 batters across 567.1 innings for a 9.36 K/9 rate.

STATE 48: The Wildcats 2024 roster features 14 players hailing from the state of Arizona. Other states represented on Arizona's roster include California (11), Illinois (6), Texas (2), Minnesota (2), New York (1), Colorado (1), New Mexico (1), and Florida (1). The Wildcats 14 Arizonans represent nearly 36% of the roster. Among the 14 Arizona natives on the roster, five current Wildcats also played their high school baseball in or near Tucson: Andrew Cain (Ironwood Ridge HS), Mason White (Salpointe Catholic HS), Jaeden Swanberg (Salpointe Catholic HS), Alessandro Castro (Pusch Ridge Christian HS), and Caid Bergthold (Catalina Foothills HS).

GAREN CLUTCH-FIELD: Second baseman Garen Caulfield currently ranks second in the Pac-12 with a remarkable .500 (15-for-30) batting average. He is also tied for second on the circuit with 15 hits and tied for tenth in the conference with 11 RBI. Caulfield has hit safely in seven-of-eight games this season, with a team-leading five multi-hit performances. After posting a remarkably unlucky .250 BABIP as a sophomore last year, Caulfield's luck has rebounded in the early goings to give the junior a .577 BABIP this season.

ROAD FROM THE SHOW: Arizona Baseball, a program that proudly boasts 280 Major League Baseball Draft selections and 94 alumni MLB players, also currently has five players on the roster with MLB ties in their bloodlines. Between those five players, the Wildcats relatives have logged 44 years and 1,357 games worth of Major League service time.

GOLD GLOVES: The Wildcats defensive prowess has improved and continued to increase every season under the direction of head coach Chip Hale. Prior to his arrival, during the 2021 season, Arizona's defensive unit combined to post a .967 fielding percentage on 78 errors. In Hale's first season in charge of his alma mater in 2022, the Wildcats improved those numbers to a .972 fielding percentage on 66 errors. They again showed improvement in 2023, earning a .977 fielding percentage on just 52 errors.

CHASING MILESTONES: Arizona Baseball is just eight wins shy of registering 3,000 all-time victories. The Wildcats would join the ranks of just nine other programs to boast 3,000 program wins. As it currently stands, Arizona is the 10th all-time winningest program in the history of college baseball. Four of the winningest programs in college baseball history are current members of the Pac-12 Conference.

KENT NAMED PAC-12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Arizona Baseball left-handed pitcher Jackson Kent was selected as the first Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for the 2024 season on Monday, Feb. 19. Kent's honor marked the third consecutive season that an Arizona hurler earned the first Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award of the season, following Dawson Netz in 2022 and TJ Nichols in 2023. It was the first conference weekly award of Kent's career. The left-hander drew the starting assignment on Opening Night against No. 23 Northeastern, against whom he worked a career-high 6.0 inning and struck out a career-high eight batters while allowing just one run on four hits. At one point, Kent retired seven consecutive Husky batters while the Wildcat offense pulled Arizona ahead. Kent's performance on Friday night earned him the first win of his career and set the tone for Arizona to claim a series win over No. 23 Northeastern. Kent's performance was part of a larger trend of Wildcat pitchers dominating their Opening Day opponents. Going back to 2010, Arizona starting pitchers on Opening Day have posted 10 quality starts and struck out 110 batters over 93.1 innings; over that stretch, no pitcher has allowed more than three runs.