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One of the best individual performances in school history didn’t result in a win, but Smith Bailey still got his flowers from the league. Bailey has been named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week after his 15-strikeout effort on Saturday night against Kansas State. It is the first weekly conference award for Bailey and the […]
Becky Burke’s radio can be a source of important tidbits of information about Arizona women’s basketball. In late February, the Arizona women’s basketball head coach mentioned that the team had an unannounced verbal commitment from an international player. Evidence pointed to Polish wing Karolina Ułan. That has proven to be correct after Ułan announced her […]
By the end of this week Arizona will have a lot more clarity when it comes to how its 2026-27 roster will look, or at least how much work has to be done to complete it. The NCAA transfer portal closes on Tuesday night, while the deadline to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft is […]
The company line after any loss is to flush it, move on to the next one. Some defeats are harder to move past than others, but Arizona managed to pull the handle. The UA beat Kansas State 11-7 on Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett Field, salvaging the finale of a series in which it led […]
It was a rubber match Sunday showdown between Arizona and Oklahoma State. After losing in 10 innings on Friday then earning a run-rule win on Saturday, Arizona dropped the finale 7-5 to lose the series. The Wildcats (31-13, 12-6 Big 12) finished a 3-week road trip with a 4-5 record, splitting the six Big 12 […]
There are some positions in the game of football that really only require one or two people to man the job. Quarterback, running backs, linebackers are some of those positions. Then there are positions that call upon an entire army. Wide receivers, offensive lineman, defensive backs all require a group of guys to get the […]
“I like her game,” former Arizona women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes would say when people questioned whether former Wildcat guard Helena Pueyo should shoot more. Other people like her game, too. Pueyo has been named to the All-EuroLeauge third team and is a EuoLeague Defensive Player of the Year finalist. EuroLeague is the top level […]
You never know what you’re going to see when you go to a ballgame, both good and bad. Sometimes both in the same night. One of the greatest individual pitching performances in program history ended up being for naught in Arizona’s 11-1, 8-inning loss to Kansas State on Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field. Smith […]
Blessing ‘Adde’ Adebanjo often had the word “raw” affixed to her talent, but that didn’t keep her from having high profile suitors on the transfer market. The former Arizona Wildcat visited Tennessee, Georgia, and DePaul before committing to Georgia on Saturday. The native of Nigeria joined the Wildcats a bit late after spending several years […]
Saturday couldn’t have been more different than Friday afternoon for the No. 16 Arizona Wildcats and No. 21 Oklahoma State Cowgirls. OSU walked it off in the 10th inning of the series opener after significant back-and-forth during the game. There was no back-and-forth in Arizona’s 9-1 win in five innings on Saturday “I think they […]
Arizona men’s tennis’ quest to sweep the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles came up short on Saturday. The top seed Wildcats fell to two seed TCU 4-0 in the Big 12 Tournament final in Orlando, Fla. Arizona goes into the postseason with a 21-4 record. TCU jumped out to a 1-0 lead, claiming […]
This time last year, Arizona’s special team unit was in a bit of disarray. The need to replace NFL kicker Tyler Loop was the number one priority, outside of finding a new special teams coordinator. Brent Brennan brought in Craig Naivar to try and calm the storm, and to a certain extent he did just […]
Flip on an NBA Finals game from the past decade, and you’re sure to see the Arizona men’s basketball program represented at the highest level of the sport. For 11 straight years, a former Arizona player has coached or played in the NBA Finals. Whether that streak continues into 2026 will likely come down to […]
Arizona baseball had won five of its last seven games, which included three road wins, entering Friday evening’s matchup with Kansas State. In the first game of the series, Arizona (14-23, 5-11 Big 12) battled in a low-scoring affair but fell short in a 2-1 loss to Kansas State (24-12, 8-8 Big 12). The Wildcats […]
The No. 16 Arizona Wildcats battled to come back from a 5-0 deficit and even took a late lead, but a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th proved to be the difference in an 8-7 loss at Oklahoma State. It took a Herculean effort from OSU starter Ruby Meylan. Meylan threw 133 pitches […]
The Arizona men’s and women’s tennis teams both competed in semifinals play against UCF at the Big 12 Tournament on Friday, with the Wildcats men advancing to the finals the women falling in a tight match. Based on the seeding of the tournaments, both Arizona programs took on host UCF in Orlando, Fla. The Arizona […]
The last few weeks have had their challenges for the No. 16 Arizona Wildcats. Games have been rescheduled, they spent 10 days on the road, and they’re playing their third straight series away from Hillenbrand Stadium. Head coach Caitlin Lowe thinks there are positives from those situations that will help the team in the long […]
Last season, half of the top six tacklers for Arizona came from the linebacker room. Now, only one of those leaders is returning to the field for the Wildcats. Without Max Harris and Riley Wilson, defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales thinks that Taye Brown is ready for a breakout season. “Taye Brown is one of the […]
Last season’s Big 12 schedule wasn’t kind to anyone. The Arizona Wildcats were no exception as the team had two occasions when it had to compete on the road one day then be back in Tucson to compete 48 hours later. The less-than-optimal airports in many Big 12 cities occasionally forced the team to pay […]
Pitching was supposed to be the strength of Arizona’s 2026 team, but then life happened. It started with the departures of two coaches who were instrumental in assembling and developing the staff, including one only a few weeks before the season began. Then a series of arm injuries popped up, most notably to closer Tony […]
Last month during a pregame ceremony, Tony Pluta was inducted into the Legends Plaza Wall of Fame located inside Hi Corbett Field. The placard that went up lists 2023-25, the seasons Pluta has played for Arizona. But if things go as hoped, that banner will need to get updated. Pluta confirmed Wednesday he plans to […]
Don’t be surprised if former No. 3 draft pick and Arizona women’s basketball star Aari McDonald isn’t active on a WNBA roster when the season starts. McDonald commented on social media this week that she would be playing in the 2026 season, but she would not be ready when it starts. McDonald has battled injuries […]
Former Notre Dame setter Harmony Sample gave her verbal commitment to Arizona volleyball in January. Her Instagram profile has linked Arizona volleyball in her bio for months. Now, she’s officially in the fold after the program announced her signing on Wednesday. “We are thrilled to announce the addition of Harmony to this transfer class,” head […]
Editor’s note: With several sports going on, Wildcat Wrap serves as a recap that focuses on the Arizona programs that we do not have the time to cover on a regular basis but are certainly worthy of recognition. The Arizona men’s and women’s tennis programs will be competing at the Big 12 Tournaments this week, […]
It seems like every offseason Arizona’s coaches spend time talking up how involved the tight ends will be in the offense, only to see fairly pedestrian production from that position. The exception was when Tanner McLachlan went from an unknown FCS transfer coming off a knee injury to an NFL draft pick in 2022-23. Otherwise, […]