Brian Pedersen
Sports Writer at AZ Desert Swarm
@AZDesertSwarm site manager, @Uber driver, #GirlDad, poker enthusiast, unfortunate acronym afficianado, anti-@imaginedragons activist
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1 week ago |
azdesertswarm.com | Brian Pedersen
Arizona Athletics Our fans have spoken, and they think the Arizona Wildcats are going to finally get out of the regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Earlier this week SB Nation polled our readers on how far the UA (39-18) would go in the postseason. The Wildcats, who are coming off a second consecutive conference tournament title, are playing this weekend in the Eugene Regional with Oregon, Cal Poly and Utah Valley.
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1 week ago |
azdesertswarm.com | Brian Pedersen
Arizona Athletics EUGENE, Ore.—When Arizona begins its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament under Chip Hale, and fifth overall, the starting pitcher will be representing the team he grew up watching. Same with the starting shortstop and No. 3 hitter, as well as the DH whose home run in the Big 12 championship game helped force extra innings. The Wildcats have a distinctly Tucson flavor to its current roster, a theme under Hale and much more so than in the decade before him.
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1 week ago |
azdesertswarm.com | Brian Pedersen
Photo by Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2025 college football season doesn’t begin for another three months, but it’s never too early to get Watch List season started. And the first one out of the gate, the Lott IMPACT Trophy, includes an Arizona Wildcat.
Arizona baseball notebook: Wildcats familiar with PK Park, team taking fun vibe into NCAA Tournament
1 week ago |
azdesertswarm.com | Brian Pedersen
Big 12 In joining a new conference this season, Arizona found itself playing at several ballparks it was unfamiliar with. The Wildcats’ first Big 12 road trip was to West Virginia’s Kendrick Family Ballpark, later visiting fields at BYU, Texas Tech and Houston that hadn’t previously been on the schedule. Each of those artificial turf surfaces took some getting used to, as did the outfield dimensions and stadium sightlines.
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1 week ago |
azdesertswarm.com | Brian Pedersen
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Wildcats fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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