Garrett Irvin will start one of Arizona’s first two games in the NCAA Tournament this weekend, and the process of preparing for that start will be a familiar one.
“I think it’s very beneficial,” Irvin said of playing a regional at Hi Corbett Field, which Arizona last did in 2012. “From a starting pitcher’s perspective, you’re driving to the field from your house and you’re just driving to show up to the game about two hours early and you just get to go to work, instead of waking up in a hotel bed that you’re not used to sleeping in.