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247Sports Official visit season is in full swing and the Arizona Wildcats just finished up their second weekend of hosting prospects. On Sunday they received their first bit of good news from their efforts on the Recruiting Trail. Malachi Joyner, a 3-star in-state offensive linemana, nnounced his commitment to the Wildcats. Exited to announce my commitment to play … [Read more...] about Arizona gets commitment from 3-star in-state offensive lineman Malachi Joyner

Jaylynn Nash Omaha! CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—For seven innings, it didn’t look like Arizona’s day. The Wildcats couldn’t solve North Carolina freshman Ryan Lynch, who had allowed only two hits and three baserunners, and one mistake from their first-year pitcher was looking like it would be the difference. Then, fate intervened. It knew about the every-four-tourneys trend and … [Read more...] about NCAA Baseball Tournament: Arizona clinches 19th trip to College World Series with late comeback at North Carolina

Jaylynn Nash CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—It was 29 years ago Monday that Chip Hale won a College World Series title with Arizona as a player. June 9 also happens to be the birthday of his wife, Judi, but she wasn’t able to take the trip to Omaha to support her school and her future husband back in 1986. “Yeah, we didn’t have girlfriends like these guys do, have the girlfriends on … [Read more...] about NCAA Baseball Tournament: What Chip Hale, Arizona baseball players said after beating North Carolina to clinch College World Series bid

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images It was a good day for former Arizona Wildcats on the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League opening day. The teams of all four former Arizona stars won, and three of the four competed on opening day. The AUSL consists of four teams: the Bandits, the Talons, the Volts, and the Blaze. They are not attached to cities but will … [Read more...] about Former Arizona softball stars earn wins on inaugural AUSL opening day

Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images It’s only been two games, but former Arizona women’s basketball star Aari McDonald has made a name for herself with the fans of the Indiana Fever. McDonald made her debut with the Fever on June 3 after just one practice with the team. Indiana secured its first win since star Caitlin Clark went out with an injury, and the … [Read more...] about Aari McDonald quickly becomes fan favorite with Indiana Fever