2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball
2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	6–9 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Chip Hale (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Trip Couch (5th season); Toby Demello (5th season); Sean Kenny (1st season);
Home stadium	Hi Corbett Field

2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 West Virginia ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	16	–	4	.800
UCF ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	15	–	7	.682
No. 22 Arizona State ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	17	–	6	.739
Kansas ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	15	–	8	.652
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	15	–	8	.652
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	19	–	7	.731
Kansas State ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	17	–	7	.708
Utah ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	13	–	8	.619
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	16	–	8	.667
TCU ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	13	–	10	.565
Baylor ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	12	–	11	.522
BYU ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	10	–	12	.455
Arizona ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	8	–	15	.348
Houston ‍‍‍	1	–	5	.167	12	–	11	.522

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 23, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

The 2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Arizona during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games for the 15th season at Hi Corbett Field, with the team being coached by Chip Hale in his 5th season at Arizona. This marks Arizona's 2nd season participating as a member of the Big 12 Conference after departing the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2025 season with a record of 44–21 (18–12 Conf.), good for 4th place. In the Big 12 Tournament in Arlington, TX, as a #4 seed they would beat BYU in the quarterfinals, West Virginia in the Semifinals, and would beat TCU in the Championship Game in 10 innings. The team would be in the 2025 NCAA tournament, they would be in the Chapel Hill Regional, where they would beat Cal Poly 3–2, Utah Valley 14–4, win the rematch game against Cal Poly 14–0, to move to the Super Regional to play against No. 5 North Carolina, losing Game 1 by the score of 18–2, but would win Game 2 by a score of 10–8, and Game 3 by the score of 4–3, to make their 20th Men's College World Series, where they would lose to No. 11 Coastal Carolina by the score of 7–4, and Louisville by the score of 8–3, ending their season record at 44–21.

Preseason

Coaches poll

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	TCU	169 (13)
2	Arizona	157 (1)
3	West Virginia	137
4	Arizona State	128
T-5	Kansas	112
T-5	Oklahoma State	112
7	Kansas State	87
8	Cincinnati	85
9	Texas Tech	78
10	UCF	66
11	Baylor	54
12	Houston	42
13	BYU	29
14	Utah	18

Personnel

Roster

2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster^[2]

Pitchers

• 7 - Andrew Jacobs Jr. - Freshman

• 8 - Mason Russell - Sophomore

• 10 - Patrick Morris - Senior

• 11 - Benton Hickman - Freshman

• 17 - Owen Kramkowski - Junior

• 19 - Evan Brandt - Junior

• 22 - Smith Bailey - Sophomore

• 28 - Matthew Martinez - Senior

• 30 - Corey Kling - Junior

• 34 - Collin McKinney - Junior

• 35 - JT Drake - Senior

• 37 - Tony Pluta - Senior

• 39 - Nolan Straniero - Senior

• 40 - Jack Lafflam - Freshman

• 49 - Maclain Roberts - Junior

• 51 - Samuel Round - Sophomore

• 99 - Garrett Hicks - Senior

Catchers

• 18 - Beau Sylvester - Senior

• 29 - Roman Meyers - Sophomore

• 45 - Joe Forbes - Freshman

Infielders

• 2 - Ethan Guerra - Senior

• 3 - Andrew Cain - Junior

• 5 - Mathis Meurant - Senior

• 13 - Cash Brennan - Freshman

• 25 - Tyler Bickers - Senior

• 31 - Gavin Triezenberg - Freshman

• 33 - Maddox Mihalakis - Senior

• 36 - Tony Lira - Sophomore

• 44 - Jackson Forbes - Sophomore

• 44 - Nate Novitske - Sophomore

Outfielders

• 1 - Sean Barta - Sophomore

• 4 - Carson McEntire - Sophomore

• 12 - Easton Breyfogle - Junior

• 14 - Gunner Geile - Sophomore

• 20 - Tyler Russell - Sophomore

• 23 - TJ Adams - Junior

• 27 - Dom Rodriguez - Senior

• 41 - Chaz McNelis - Sophomore

Utility

• 16 - Caleb Danzeisen - Sophomore

Coaches

2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff^[3]
Chip Hale - Head coach Trip Couch - Assistant coach Toby Demello - Assistant coach Sean Kenny - Assistant coach

Opening day


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Tyler Bickers	Second baseman
Maddox Mihalakis	Third baseman
Andrew Cain	Right fielder
Tony Lira	First baseman
Beau Sylvester	Left fielder
Roman Meyers	Catcher
Carson McEntire	Center Fielder
Nate Novitske	Designated hitter
Mathis Meurant	Shortstop
Owen Kramkowski	Starting pitcher

Schedule and results


2026 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log^[4]^[5]
Regular Season
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall Record	Big 12 Record
Feb 13	vs. Stanford	#24	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	L 7–10	Gomez (1–0)	Straniero (0–1)	Erspamer (1)	0–1
Feb 14	vs. #12 Oregon State	#24	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	L 6–7	Scott (1–0)	Hickman (0–1)	Roblez (1)	0–2
Feb 15	vs. Michigan	#24	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	L 1–4	Barr (1–0)	McKinney (0–1)	Brinham (1)	0–3
Feb 17	Omaha		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 1–3	Meyer (1–0)	Lafflam (0–1)	Moquin (1)	0–4
Feb 19	UConn		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 4–6	Shaw (1–0)	Kling (0–1)	None	0–5
Feb 20	UConn		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 0–4	West (1–1)	Kramkowski (0–1)	Meyers (1)	0–6
Feb 21	UConn		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 5–4	Hicks (1–0)	Garbinski (0–1)	Brandt (1)	1–6
Feb 22	UConn		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 2–11	Pudvar (1–1)	McKinney (0–2)	Finn (2)	1–7
Feb 27	vs. Oregon		Las Vegas Ballpark • Summerlin South, NV	L 2–7	Bradley (1–0)	Kramkowski (0–2)	None	1–8
Feb 28	vs. Vanderbilt		Las Vegas Ballpark • Summerlin South, NV	W 5–1	Bailey (1–0)	Kranzler (1–1)	None	2–8
Mar 1	vs. UC Irvine		Las Vegas Ballpark • Summerlin South, NV	W 7–1	Fladda (1–0)	Castles (0–2)	None	3–8
Mar 3	Grand Canyon		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	L 5–7	Robb (1–1)	Morris (0–1)	Gregory (1)	3–9
Mar 6	Fresno State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 6–0	Kramkowski (1–2)	Patrick (1–2)	None	4–9
Mar 7	Fresno State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 9–5	Bailey (2–0)	Heintz (0–1)	Hicks (1)	5–9
Mar 8	Fresno State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ	W 14–4	Fladda (2–0)	Arreola (0–1)	None	6–9
Mar 10	at Arizona State		Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
Mar 13	at Utah		America First Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 14	at Utah		America First Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 15	at Utah		America First Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 17	New Mexico		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Mar 20	Texas Tech		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Mar 21	Texas Tech		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Mar 22	Texas Tech		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Mar 24	Grand Canyon		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Mar 27	at UCF		John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL
Mar 28	at UCF		John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL
Mar 29	at UCF		John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL
Mar 31	West Virginia		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 2	Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 3	Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 4	Arizona State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 8	New Mexico State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 10	at TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Apr 11	at TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Apr 12	at TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Apr 13	at Arizona State		Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
Apr 17	Kansas State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 18	Kansas State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 19	Kansas State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 23	BYU		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 24	BYU		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 25	BYU		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Apr 28	at Grand Canyon		Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ
May 1	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 2	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 3	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 6	New Mexico State		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
May 8	Houston		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
May 9	Houston		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
May 10	Houston		Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
May 14	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
May 15	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
May 16	at Oklahoma State		O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Conference Tournament
May 20	TBD		Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
May 21	TBD		Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
May 22	TBD		Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
May 23	TBD		Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches'^[6]	24	24*	—
Baseball America^[7]	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[8]	23	—	—
D1Baseball^[9]	24	—	—
Perfect Game^[10]	—	—	—

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

^ "2026 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
^ "2026 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ "2026 Baseball Roster - Coaches". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ Pedersen, Brian (October 15, 2025). "Arizona baseball announces 2026 schedule". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ "Arizona Baseball Unveils Complete 2026 Schedule". University of Arizona Athletics. October 15, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
^ Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings

External links

[1] "2026 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2026.

[2] "2026 Baseball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[3] "2026 Baseball Roster - Coaches". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[4] Pedersen, Brian (October 15, 2025). "Arizona baseball announces 2026 schedule". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[5] "Arizona Baseball Unveils Complete 2026 Schedule". University of Arizona Athletics. October 15, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[6] Baseball Coaches Poll

[7] Baseball America College: Top 25

[8] NCBWA Division I poll

[9] Division 1 Baseball Rankings

[10] Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings

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