The Wildcats lost the opener of the College World Series in a game full of quirks — a balk, fan interference, hits batsmen, and what Arizona coach Chip Hale called

Coastal Carolina baseball knocked off Arizona 7-4 in Game 1 of the Men’s College World Series on Friday thanks to a three-run eighth inning. FINAL — 7-4 Coastal Arizona brought the tying run to the plate with no outs,

The CWS often boils down to manufactured runs. Arizona will have to hammer out four games worth of them just to make the championship series.

In 2023, 8-year-old Rylan Koch was drafted to the Arizona Baseball team through Team IMPACT. The non-profit pairs kids facing serious illness and disability to college sports teams across the country.

After winning the 1980 CWS, Crist was drafted by the Seattle Mariners and played four seasons in the minor Leagues. He then became a coach, and then a major league scout, where he signed some legendary players like U of A’s Kenny Lofton, Chip Hale, along with other great players like Albert Pujols.

The Arizona junior right-hander has been named NCBWA Stopper of the Year, receiving the award in a ceremony at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on Friday ahead of the Wildcats' College World Series opener against Coastal Carolina.

Here are eight facts to know about the teams fighting for the NCAA baseball title at the 2025 College World Series in Omaha.

Things looked grim for Arizona when it dropped the opening game of the Chapel Hill Super Regional 18-2 to host North Carolina, but head coach Chip Hale‘s team, however, regrouped and won the next two games to punch its ticket to Omaha.