Expectations are plenty high for Arizona baseball coach Chip Hale’s first season.
D1Baseball ranks the Wildcats No. 15 in its preseason poll, second highest in the Pac-12 behind No. 6 Stanford. Oregon State is ranked No. 18.
Arizona is led by Collegiate Baseball First Team Preseason All-American catcher Daniel Susac and 2021 Tucson NCAA Regional MVP pitcher Garrett Irvin.
Other key returnees include third baseman Tony Bullard, outfielders Mac Bingham and Tyler Casagrande and pitchers Quinn Flanagan and TJ Nichols.