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Arizona baseball misses NCAA Tournament for second straight season

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Despite ending the regular season with a 10-game winning streak, the Arizona Wildcats will not be participating in the NCAA Tournament.

Arizona was left out of the field of 64, which was revealed Monday morning. It’s the second straight year Jay Johnson’s team has failed to qualify for the postseason. The Wildcats made it in each of Johnson’s first two years, including a run to the final game of the College World Series in 2016.

Arizona finished the season winning 13 of its final 14. That wasn’t enough to impress the NCAA Selection Committee, which couldn’t get past the Wildcats’ shaky start or their 3-16 record vs.