Arizona made it to Omaha all but one year from 1954-60 and won its three titles in the 1970s and 1980s across five CWS appearances. After missing it 17 consecutive times between 1987 and 2003, the Wildcats returned to the CWS in 2004, marking their first of five appearances this century. Four of those trips have come since 2012.

A 92-year-old made the trek from San Diego to Omaha to watch Arizona, his alma mater, chase a College World Series title.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and Arizona Wildcasts hope to start off their runs in Omaha on the right foot, as they both open their NCAA Men’s College World Series schedules on Friday afternoon.

Miami (25), Florida State (24),  Arizona State (22), USC (21), LSU (20) and Oklahoma State (20). But while Arizona may still trail Arizona State in total College World Series appearances,

When Chip Hale looked at the team he and his staff assembled last fall he felt it was one that could get Arizona back to the College World Series. The belief was so strong that T-shirts were made and a banner hung in the clubhouse about the Wildcats’ ‘Chasing Five,

Coastal Carolina scored three runs in the eighth to break a tie and beat Arizona 7-4 at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

Friday was the start of the 2025 College World Series in Omaha, Neb., and of the eight teams vying for the national title is Arizona, who have a face familiar to many locals on their roster.

Arizona debuted in 1954 and made five total appearances in the ‘50s. The Wildcats showed up three times each in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, while winning the 1976, 1980 and 1986 titles. Then came a slump of just one appearance between 1986 and 2012, though the program has reached the CWS four times since then.

The Chanticleers enter the College World Series on a nation-best 23-game win streak. Coastal boasts the second-best team ERA in the country (3.21), and junior catcher Caden Bodine (.332 batting average, 75 hits) is MLB.com ’s No. 38 draft prospect.

Gavin Turley hit a walk-off double to give his team a 4-3 win after the Beavers blew a two-run lead in the top of the ninth. Aiva Arquette, one of the top prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft, set it up with a one-out single, then motored first-to-home on Turley's line drive into left field.