2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–26 (7–14 Big 12)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Trip Couch (5th season)
  • Toby Demello (5th season)
  • Sean Kenny (1st season)
2026 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–26 (7–14 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Trip Couch (5th season)
  • Toby Demello (5th season)
  • Sean Kenny (1st season)
Home stadiumHi Corbett Field
Seasons
← 2025
2027 →
2026 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Kansas ‍‍‍ 14–4 .77829–11 .725
No. 18 West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66727–9 .750
No. 19 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61128–13 .683
UCF ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61121–15 .583
TCU ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55624–15 .615
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50025–15 .625
Utah ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50020–15 .571
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50022–17 .564
BYU ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50020–18 .526
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44427–15 .643
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44424–16 .600
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33320–19 .513
Arizona ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33315–24 .385
Houston ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22217–21 .447
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of April 20, 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.

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
1TCU169 (13)
2Arizona157 (1)
3West Virginia137
4Arizona State128
T-5Kansas112
T-5Oklahoma State112
7Kansas State87
8Cincinnati85
9Texas Tech78
10UCF66
11Baylor54
12Houston42
13BYU29
14Utah18

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 (13–22)[4][5]
Regular Season (16–26)
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 4–612 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 14–48 Fladda (2–0) Arreola (0–1) None 6–9
Mar 10 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 4–10 Penn (2–0) McKinney (0–3) None 6–10
Mar 13 at Utah America First Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 8–611 Hicks (2–0) Cova (0–1) None 7–10 1–0
Mar 14 at Utah America First Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 6–710 Lenius (1–0) Brandt (0–1) None 7–11 1–1
Mar 15 at Utah America First Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT L 7–8 Galindo (1–0) Martinez (0–1) None 7–12 1–2
Mar 17 New Mexico Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 3–6 Jackson (1–0) McKinney (0–4) Grubbs (1) 7–13
Mar 20 Texas Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 5–9 Espinoza (1–0) Roberts (0–1) None 7–14 1–3
Mar 21 Texas Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 14–6 Bailey (3–0) Mohan (0–2) None 8–14 2–3
Mar 22 Texas Tech Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 10–12 Lowe (1–0) Hickman (0–2) Jordan (1) 8–15 2–4
Mar 24 Grand Canyon Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–4 Lafflam (1–1) Kiemele (0–1) Hicks (2) 9–15
Mar 27 at UCF John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L 6–11 Smith (3–1) Kramkowski (1–3) Jones (2) 9–16 2–5
Mar 28 at UCF John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L 3–13 Gray (3–0) Bailey (3–1) Sosnowski (2) 9–17 2–6
Mar 29 at UCF John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L 2–313 Murray (2–1) McKinney (0–5) None 9–18 2–7
Mar 31 #13 West Virginia Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 4–7 Estridge (2–0) Brandt (0–2) Bassinger (1) 9–19
Apr 2 #25 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 4–6 Overbay (1–1) Kramkowski (1–4) Schaefer (5) 9–20 2–8
Apr 3 #25 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–4 McKinney (1–5) Edwards (1–2) Hicks (3) 10–20 3–8
Apr 4 #25 Arizona State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 6–15 Linder (3–1) Fladda (2–1) None 10–21 3–9
Apr 8 New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 13–37 Morris (1–1) Price (3–2) None 11–21
Apr 10 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 4–3 Roberts (1–1) Brassfield (3–3) Hicks (4) 12–21 4–9
Apr 11 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 0–5 Davis (3–3) Bailey (3–2) None 12–22 4–10
Apr 12 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 3–2 McKinney (2–5) Sagouspe (2–2) Hicks (5) 13–22 5–10
Apr 13 at #23 Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–311 Hicks (3–0) Sagouspe (3–2) None 14–22
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 #11 Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 2 at #11 Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 3 at #11 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


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