TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (19-5, 5-1) and Baylor Bears (17-7, 2-4) are set for a three-game series this weekend at Hi Corbett Field.

All three games this weekend will be broadcast on ESPN+ with play-by-play from Jeff Bowe on Friday night's broadcast. Radio coverage on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM will also begin this weekend, with Brian Jeffries providing play-by-play on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for all three games are available now and can be purchased here.

The first 500 fans arriving to the game on Saturday night can secure a powder blue jersey t-shirt. Saturday's game will also serve as Little League Night at the ballpark/

Arizona has posted a perfect 14-0 home record this year, and are three wins shy of tying their best home start since 2017.

For more, a complete series preview is below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Friday, March 28	Baylor	6:00 PM	RHP Collin McKinney (0-1, 1.40)	LHP Ethan Calder (3-3, 5.46)
Saturday, March 29	Baylor	6:00 PM	RHP Owen Kramkowski (3-2, 6.31)	TBA
Sunday, March 30	Baylor	12:00 PM	RHP Smith Bailey (1-1, 2.30)	LHP Carson Bailey (2-0, 3.96)

Leading Off...

• The Arizona Wildcats and Baylor Bears square off in a three-game Big 12 Conference series this weekend at Hi Corbett Field.
• ESPN+ will provide broadcast coverage of all three games, with Jeff Bowe on play-by-play Friday. Radio coverage will be available for Saturday and Sunday's games featuring play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
• Arizona and Baylor have played 11 times previously, with games dating back to 1998 and the Wildcats holding a 7-4 (.636) edge in the all-time series.
• The last meeting between the two programs came in 2010 at the Fort Worth NCAA Regional. Arizona won the first of two meetings, 10-9, while Baylor won the second matchup, 4-2. This weekend will mark the first time the Wildcats and Bears play in Tucson since 2003, a three-game series won by Baylor.
• Thursday is opening day in Major League Baseball, and Arizona Baseball is proudly represented by six players on Opening Day rosters: Kevin Ginkel (ARI), Tylor Megill (NYM), Andrew Nardi (MIA), Kevin Newman (LAA), Rob Refsnyder (BOS), and Austin Wells (NYY). Former Wildcat Terry Francona is also back in MLB, now as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
• Arizona's six players on MLB Opening Day rosters is the second most among all Big 12 programs.
• The Wildcats have posted a perfect 13-0 record at Hi Corbett Field this season, marking their best home start since opening the 2017 with 17 consecutive home victories.
• Arizona currently leads the entire nation with 16 triples, 14 of which they have hit at Hi Corbett Field.

SOME SERIES THEMES: Hi Corbett Field plays host to a three-game series between the Arizona Wildcats and Baylor Bears this weekend...All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and feature play-by-play from Jeff Bowe on Friday...Radio coverage will be available for Saturday and Sunday's games through Wildcats Radio 1290 AM; it will feature play-by-play from Brian Jeffries...Arizona and Baylor have played 11 times previously, with games dating back to 1998 and the Wildcats holding a 7-4 (.636) edge in the all-time series...The last meeting between the two programs came in 2010 at the Fort Worth NCAA Regional...Arizona won the first of two meetings, 10-9, while Baylor won the second matchup, 4-2...This weekend will mark the first time the Wildcats and Bears play in Tucson since 2003, a three-game series won by Baylor...Arizona has made their way back into all five national polls, landing at No. 23 in the D1Baseball Top 25, No. 16 at Baseball America, No. 19 by the NCBWA, No. 12 at Perfect Game, and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll...The Wildcats currently sit in a tie for first place in the Big 12 Conference standings with a 5-1 record; they are tied atop the standings with Kansas State...Thursday is opening day in Major League Baseball, and Arizona Baseball is proudly represented by six players on Opening Day rosters: Kevin Ginkel (ARI), Tylor Megill (NYM), Andrew Nardi (MIA), Kevin Newman (LAA), Rob Refsnyder (BOS), and Austin Wells (NYY)...Former Wildcat Terry Francona is also back in MLB, now as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds...Arizona's six players on MLB Opening Day rosters is the second most among all Big 12 programs...The Wildcats have posted a perfect 13-0 record at Hi Corbett Field this season, marking their best home start since opening the 2017 with 17 consecutive home victories...Arizona currently leads the entire nation with 16 triples, 14 of which they have hit at Hi Corbett Field...Baylor is led by third-year head coach Mitch Thompson, who has steered the Bears to a 59-73 record during his time in Waco...Baylor's most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2019.

STREAKONOMICS: Infielder Garen Caulfield has hit safely in 13 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team and the longest on the team this season. His 13-game streak bests the 11-game streak posted by Brendan Summerhill earlier this year. During the streak, Caulfield has hit .333 (16-for-48) with eight runs scored, four doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 18 RBI. The longest active on-base streak on the team belogns to Summerhill, though he is currently sidelined by an injury. In addition to Caulfield's 13-game hit and on-base streak, shortstop Mason White (8 games) also enters this weekend's action with extended hit and on-base streaks.

MAJOR LEAGUE CATS: The Arizona Wildcats are proudly represented among the Major League Baseball ranks once again this season. Six Arizona letterwinners earned spots on Opening Day rosters on Thursday, while former standout and Golden Spikes Award winner Terry Francona returned to the game as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Arizona's six MLB players on Opening Day rosters were the second most among all Big 12 programs, trailing on Arizona State's seven.

TUCSON'S OWN: Infielder and Tucson native Mason White has put together back-to-back successful seasons for his hometown Wildcats, and has already slugged his way into the Arizona Baseball record books. With 10 home runs as a true freshman, a team-leading 19 last year as a sophomore, and four more so far this year, White is now tied for seventh in program history with 33 dingers. In two-plus years he has averaged one home run every 16.52 at-bats, putting him on pace to finish with approximately 41 career home runs and rank third all-time for his hometown program.

3,000 CLUB: Arizona Baseball is one of just 10 programs in the history of college baseball to win 3,000 games. As it currently stands, Arizona is the 10th all-time winningest program in the history of the sport. The Wildcats logged their 3,000th victory with a 3-2 win over UCLA on March 29, 2024. Across time as a player (1984-87) and as a coach (2022-present), Arizona head coach Chip Hale has contributed to over 9% (276) of the program's all-time wins.

THE FRENCH CONNECTION: Arizona infielder Mathis Meurant, who was born and raised in France, is the lone player on the Wildcats roster from outside the United States. With assistance from Jeff Duda (@INTLBaseball24 on Twitter) and the French Baseball and Softball Federation it has been confirmed that, upon his Wildcat debut on opening weekend in Arlington, Meurant became the first French player at the Power Conference level in NCAA history. Meurant originally hails from Vaires-sur-Marne, a small town just east of Paris. Following a breakout performance in week two against San Diego in which he posted a 2.200 OPS, Meurant was selected as the Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week, making him the first Arizona Baseball player to receive a Big 12 weekly award.

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 have swatted 2,446 extra-base hits. Over that stretch, only one current members of the Big 12 Conference have tallied more extra-base hits: Texas Tech (2,626). Across 13 seasons at Hi Corbett Field as members of the Pac-12 Conference, Arizona paced the league in doubles seven times and triples eight times.

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 13+ seasons, Arizona has posted a home record of 305-123, winning games at a .713 clip. Their home winning percentage over that stretch is the third best mark in the Big 12 Conference, while their 305 home victories are second most in the conference.

BIG CONFERENCE, BIG HONORS: Arizona infielder Mason White and outfielder Brendan Summerhill both earned spots on the Preseason All-Big 12 team. Players are nominated for, and voted onto, the Preseason All-Big 12 team by the league's 14 head coaches. At the same time, the Wildcats were selected to finish second in the 2025 Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll with four first place votes, marking their highest selection since the 2021 team was picked to finish second in the 2021 Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll. Arizona will face the teams that finished ranked directly ahead of (Oklahoma State) and behind (TCU) them in the poll at home this season. The complete 2025 Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll can be found on the right side of page three of these notes.

VITAMIN K: During a 16-inning marathon win against West Virginia on Friday, March 21 the Wildcats pitching staff tallied a program-record 29 strikeouts. The impressive mark shattered the previous program high of 21, set on April 26, 1940. The previous high-water mark of 21, accomplished 85 years ago, was solely the work of one man: Ken Heist. He struck out 21 New Mexico Lobos in a game played at Hi Corbett Field, then named Randolph Park, decades before it became the permanent home of the Wildcats. Arizona's program record 29 strikeout performance fell just two strikeouts shy of tying the NCAA record of 31.

THE AMERICANS: Two Wildcat juniors, outfielder Brendan Summerhill and infielder Mason White, have both earned Preseason All-America nods from multiple outlets. The two combined to produce an outsized majority of the Arizona offense last season, and both are primed to feature heavily in what looks to be a veteran lineup in 2025. Since 2023, Summerhill and White have combined for 210 runs scored, 299 hits, 130 extra-base hits, and 215 RBI. White also earned Freshman All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball following his debut campaign in 2023.