Fall Report: Arizona

The headline in Tucson is obvious: Wildcat Hall of Famer Chip Hale takes over as head coach. But Hale embodies a bigger story here: Arizona’s vastly underrated baseball tradition. It is a tradition that is incredibly rich in achievement at the highest levels of college baseball. Most importantly, it has stood the test of time.

The Wildcats’ 18 trips to the College World Series rank seventh nationally, tied with LSU and Cal State Fullerton. Arizona has four national championships in baseball. Only four schools have more. More recently, this program has been to Omaha three times in the last nine[…]