TUCSON, Ariz. — Fresh off a career-best season and a run to the World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, former Arizona Baseball star pitcher Kevin Ginkel will return to Tucson this Friday, March 15 to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Wildcats game against Arizona State.

Tickets are still available for Friday's game and can be purchased here. Fans are encouraged to arrive well in advance of the game's 7:00 p.m. MST first pitch in order to catch Ginkel's ceremonial first pitch.

Last October, Ginkel played a pivotal role in the Diamondbacks postseason run and ultimately became just the 10th former Wildcat player to advance all the way to the World Series. Following a regular season in which he posted a 9-1 record and a 2.48 ERA across 60 appearances, the towering right-hander logged an astounding 10 scoreless postseason outings.

The San Diego native logged one season with the Wildcats in 2016, going 5-1 with a 2.80 ERA and 45 strikeouts over 64.1 innings of work. His most impressive work came during the 2016 postseason as Arizona advanced all the way to the College World Series finals — during that run Ginkel made six appearances with two starts and went 2-0 with one save and a 1.89 ERA.

Ginkel's ceremonial first pitch comes right before the first of three games between Arizona and Arizona State in their final Territorial Cup series as Pac-12 foes. Tickets are still available for Friday's game and can be purchased here.