TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (33-15, 15-9) host the Utah Utes (18-25, 5-19) at Hi Corbett Field this weekend for their final home series of the regular season.

All three games will be available to subscribers on ESPN+ and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM, with both options featuring play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.

The weekend's promo schedule is highlighted by Senior Day ceremonies on Sunday and an Arizona Baseball Straw Hat giveaway for the first 500 fans on Saturday. Tickets for all three games are available for purchase here.

The Wildcats are still in the mix for a regional host spot, and are looking to close out their final six games of the regular season strong to bolster their hosting resume.

For more, a complete series preview is below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Friday, May 9	Utah	6:00 PM	RHP Owen Kramkowski (7-3, 4.69)	RHP Colter McAnelly (3-4, 3.66)
Saturday, May 10	Utah	6:00 PM	RHP Collin McKinney (0-1, 3.49)	RHP Merit Jones (2-6, 7.36)
Sunday, May 11	Utah	12:00 PM	RHP Smith Bailey (1-3, 4.70)	TBA

Leading Off...

• The Arizona Wildcats wrap their regular season home schedule with a three-game series against the Utah Utes this weekend at Hi Corbett Field.
• All three games this weekend will be televised on ESPN+ and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM, with both options featuring play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
• The Wildcats and Utes have faced off 89 times previously, with games dating back to 1952 and Arizona holding a 68-21 (.764) edge in the all-time series. The Wildcats hold a 60-11 record over the Utes across games played in Tucson.
• In their most recent meeting, Arizona won 2-of-3 games played in Salt Lake City in May 2024. Arizona has won three consecutive home series in Tucson, with Utah's last road series win coming in 2017 (3-0).
• Shortstop Mason White currently ranks fourth in program history with 38 career home runs. He sits just one home run shy of a tie for third. Of his 38 career home runs, 28 have been hit away from Hi Corbett Field at road/neutral venues.
• Reliever Tony Pluta currently leads the Big 12 and ranked tied for sixth nationally with 11 saves. His 11 saves are tied for the second most in a single season in program history and are two shy of Jason Stoffel's record 13 saves in 2008.
• 48 games into the season the Wildcats have collected a Division I best 29 triples, three more than second place Kent State (26) and more than they collected in 59 games last season. 22 of Arizona's 29 triples have been hit at home.
• Sunday will serve as Senior Day for the Wildcats. Arizona will honor Richie Morales, Raul Garayzar, Tommy Splaine, Matthew Martinez, Eric Orloff, and Julian Tonghini in a pregame ceremony.

SOME SERIES THEMES: The Arizona Wildcats and Utah Utes will play a three-game series this weekend at Hi Corbett Field, marking the conclusion of the Wildcats regular season home schedule...All three games this weekend will be televised on ESPN+ and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM, with both options featuring play-by-play from Brian Jeffries...The Wildcats and Utes have faced off 89 times previously, with games dating back to 1952 and Arizona holding a 68-21 (.764) edge in the all-time series...The Wildcats hold a 60-11 record over the Utes across games played in Tucson...In their most recent meeting, Arizona won 2-of-3 games played in Salt Lake City in May 2024...Arizona has won three consecutive home series in Tucson, with Utah's last road series win coming in 2017 (3-0)...Following a crucial series win over TCU last weekend, the Wildcats have risen in or re-entered all five of the major national polls; Arizona is ranked No. 22 by D1Baseball, No. 23 by Baseball America and the USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 24 by the NCBWA, and No. 18 by Perfect Game...Shortstop Mason White currently ranks fourth in program history with 38 career home runs; he sits just one home run shy of a tie for third...Of White's 38 career home runs, 28 have been hit away from Hi Corbett Field at road/neutral venues. Reliever Tony Pluta currently leads the Big 12 and ranked tied for sixth nationally with 11 saves; his 11 saves are tied for the second most in a single season in program history and are two shy of Jason Stoffel's record 13 saves in 2008...48 games into the season the Wildcats have collected a Division I best 29 triples, three more than second place Kent State (26) and more than they collected in 59 games last season...22 of Arizona's 29 triples have been hit at home...Sunday will serve as Senior Day for the Wildcats; Arizona will honor Richie Morales, Raul Garayzar, Tommy Splaine, Matthew Martinez, Eric Orloff, and Julian Tonghini in a pregame ceremony...Utah is led by fourth-year head coach Gary Henderson, who has steered the Utes to a 99-106 record during his time in Salt Lake City.

SENIOR DAY: Six Wildcat seniors will be honored pregame on Sunday in recognition of their collegiate careers and their contributions to the Arizona Baseball program. The Wildcats group of six seniors have combined to play 387 games in an Arizona uniform while collecting 199.1 innings pitched and 811 at-bats.

2025 Senior Day Honorees

• Tommy Splaine, 2022-25, INF
• Richie Morales, 2024-25, INF
• Raul Garayzar, 2024-25, RHP
• Matthew Martinez, 2024-25, RHP
• Eric Orloff, 2022-25, LHP
• Julian Tonghini, 2025, RHP

STREAKONOMICS: The longest active hit streak by a Wildcat belongs to infielder Garen Caulfield, who carries a four-game streak into this weekend's action against Utah. Caulfield also owns the longest hit streak by an Arizona player this season, a 15-game streak. Outfielder Aaron Walton has reached base safely in 23 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team and the second longest streak by a Wildcat this season. The longest streak belongs to fellow outfielder Brendan Summerhill, who strung together 25 straight games reaching base safely. Maddox Mihalakis (9 games), and Caulfield (5 games) also bring extended on-base streaks into this weekend's series.

TUCSON'S OWN: Infielder and Tucson native Mason White has 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 nine more so far this year, White is now fourth in program history with 38 dingers. He has also cracked the Wildcats career top 10 in extra-base hits, with 95.

SAVING PRIVATE PLUTA: Reliever Tony Pluta has been a rock-solid force out of the Arizona bullpen this season and has quickly risen up the program's single-season and career saves leaderboards. With 11 saves this year and 13 for his career, Pluta finds himself ranked tied for second on the Wildcats single-season charts and tied for seventh on the Arizona career leaderboard. Pluta leads the Big 12 and ranks tied for sixth nationally with 11 saves this year.

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.

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% (291) of the program's all-time wins.

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 2,526 extra-base hits. Over that stretch, only one current members of the Big 12 Conference have tallied more extra-base hits: Texas Tech (2,705). 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; they currently lead the Big 12 and the nation with 29 triples.

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.

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 314-127, winning games at a .712 clip. Their home winning percentage over that stretch is the third best mark in the Big 12 Conference, while their 314 home victories are tied for the most in the conference.

ALWAYS BE CATCHING: Arizona catcher Adonys Guzman was selected to the Buster Posey Award Midseason Watchlist, the Wichita Sports Commission announced recently. Guzman was one of 56 Division I catchers to earn a spot on the midseason watch list. The award has been presented annually since 2000 to the nation's most outstanding catcher; it was previously known as the Johnny Bench Award until renaming it after the famous Florida State and San Francisco Giants catcher, Buster Posey, in 2019. Through 45 games, Guzman has posted a .313 batting average (52-for-166) with 33 runs scored, nine doubles, six home runs, and 31 RBI, all of which are career-high marks. In addition to his contributions at the plate, Guzman has started 41 games behind the plate and posted an impressive 4.47 catcher's ERA. The junior backstop has thrown out 15 would-be base stealers and registered a .988 fielding percentage on a team-high 427 total chances.