With 23 newcomers sporting the cardinal and navy for the Arizona baseball team this season, it’s fortunate that the Wildcats will play their first 26 games at the friendly confines of Jerry Kindall Field.
“”Obviously this was the year that I thought we were going to be very young, which we are, and it would be good to be at home for as long as we could and kind of get comfortable with college baseball,”” said head coach Andy Lopez.
The team won’t hit the road until April 1 when it moves Pacific 10 Conference play to the road in Berkeley against California. The 26-game home stretch is the longest since 1967 when the Wildcats hosted 39 home games before leaving Tucson.
“”That’s definitely a huge advantage for us,”” said redshirt junior pitcher Daniel Workman. “”It’s going to be important with the newer guys this year – playing in a home atmosphere from the get-go.””
— Mike Schmitz
Noteworthy games
No. 3 Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 5, 6, and 7
No. 8 Arizona State on April 20 and May 15, 16 and 17
Baseball
Feb. 19 Utah Valley 6 p.m.
Feb. 20 Utah Valley 6 p.m.
Feb. 21 Utah Valley Noon
Feb. 26 Long Beach State 6 p.m.
Feb. 27 Long Beach State 6 p.m.
Feb. 28 Long Beach State Noon
Mar. 2 UNLV 5 p.m.
Mar. 3 UNLV 1 p.m.
Mar. 5 Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m.
Mar. 6 Cal State Fullerton TBA
Mar. 7 Cal State Fullerton Noon
Mar. 9 St. Joseph’s 5 p.m.
Mar. 10 St. Joseph’s 1 p.m.
Mar. 12 Northern Colorado 4 p.m.
Mar. 13 Northern Colorado 1 p.m.
Mar. 14 Northern Colorado Noon
Mar. 16 Wichita State 6 p.m.
Mar. 17 Wichita State 6 p.m.
Mar. 19 Sacramento State 4 p.m.
Mar. 20 Sacramento State 1 p.m.
Mar. 21 Sacramento State Noon
Mar. 23 New Mexico 6 p.m.
Mar. 24 New Mexico 6 p.m.
Mar. 26 Oregon* 6 p.m.
Mar. 27 Oregon* 6 p.m.
Mar. 28 Oregon* Noon
April 1 at California* 2:30 p.m.
April 2 at California* 2:30 p.m.
April 3 at California* Noon
*Pac-10 games
Softball
Feb. 20 Missouri Tucson, Ariz. Noon
Missouri Tucson, Ariz. 2 p.m.
Feb. 21 Missouri Tucson, Ariz. Noon
Feb. 26 BYU Cathedral City, Calif. 4 p.m.
Fresno State Cathedral City, Calif. 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 27 Cal Poly Cathedral City, Calif. 11 a.m.
Hawaii Cathedral City, Calif. 2 p.m.
Feb. 28 Baylor Cathedral City, Calif. 10 a.m.
March 3 New Mexico State Tucson, Ariz. 4 p.m.
New Mexico State Tucson, Ariz. 6 p.m.
March 4 Northern Iowa Tucson, Ariz. 4 p.m.
March 7 St. John’s Tucson, Ariz. Noon
Idaho State Tucson, Ariz. 2 p.m.
March 8 St. John’s Tucson, Ariz. 6 p.m.
March 12 Northern Colorado Tucson, Ariz. 5 p.m.
Illinois-Chicago Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.
March 13 St. John’s Tucson, Ariz. 3 p.m.
Creighton Tucson, Ariz. 5 p.m.
March 14 Minnesota Tucson, Ariz. 1 p.m.
March 18 Louisville Fullerton, Calif. 9 a.m.
Michigan Fullerton, Calif. 11:15 a.m.
March 19 Oklahoma Fullerton, Calif. 9 a.m.
March 20 New Mexico Fullerton, Calif. 6 p.m.
March 21 Virginia Fullerton, Calif. 9 a.m.
March 26 @ New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 5 p.m.
March 27 @ New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Noon
March 28 @ New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Noon
April 1 @ ASU Tempe, Ariz. 7 p.m.
April 2 @ ASU Tempe, Ariz. 7 p.m.
April 3 @ASU Tempe, Ariz. Noon
April 7 UTEP Tucson, Ariz. 4 p.m.
UTEP Tucson, Ariz. 6 p.m.
April 9 @ Washington Seattle, Wash. 6 p.m.
April 10 @ Washington Seattle, Wash. 4 p.m.
April 11 @ Washington Seattle, Wash. Noon
April 16 Stanford Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.
April 17 Stanford Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.
April 18 Stanford Tucson, Ariz. Noon
April 23 Oregon State Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.
April 24 Oregon State Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.
April 25 Oregon State Tucson, Ariz. Noon
April 30 @ California Berkeley, Calif. 3 p.m.
May 1 @ California Berkeley, Calif. 1 p.m.
May 2 @ California Berkeley, Calif. Noon
May 7 @ Oregon Eugene, Ore. 6 p.m.
May 8 @ Oregon Eugene, Ore. 4 p.m.
May 9 @ Oregon Eugene, Ore. Noon
May 13 UCLA Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.
May 14 UCLA Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.
May 15 UCLA Tucson, Ariz. 1 p.m.
