2022 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=2022

|sport=baseball

|stadium=Hi Corbett Field

|team=Arizona Wildcats

|conference=Pac-12 Conference

|record=39–25

|conf_record=16–14

|logo=Arizona Wildcats logo.svg

|logo_size=

|hc_year=1st

|head_coach=Chip Hale

|asst_coach1=Dave Lawn

|ac1_year=7th

|asst_coach2=Trip Couch

|ac2_year=1st

|asst_coach3=Toby Demello

|ac3_year=1st

|CBRank=

|short_conf=Pac-12

|tourney=Coral Gables Regional

|tourney_result=2–2

}}

{{2022 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings}}

The 2022 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 11th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Chip Hale in his 1st season at Arizona.{{Cite web|last=Lev|first=Michael|title=All-time Wildcat great, former Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale named UA baseball coach|url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/all-time-wildcat-great-former-diamondbacks-manager-chip-hale-named-ua-baseball-coach/article_336b0a52-ddbc-11eb-a403-9bb5bc9059ed.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Arizona Daily Star|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Lev|first=Michael|title=Hale's homecoming: New Arizona baseball coach bridges Wildcats' past and present|url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/hale-s-homecoming-new-arizona-baseball-coach-bridges-wildcats-past-and-present/article_5458c8cc-de7e-11eb-8838-6b8701bc0e64.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Arizona Daily Star|language=en}} Previous head coach Jay Johnson - who had been with the program for 6 seasons - was hired during the offseason as the head coach at LSU, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Paul Mainieri. The Wildcats finished 5th in the Pac-12, but were selected into the NCAA tournament for the 2nd straight year for the first time since 2016–17. The Wildcats lost to Ole Miss in the regional final of the Coral Gables Regional.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021 season with a record of 45–18 (21–9 Conf.), making a run to the College World Series for the first time since 2016. They would eventually be eliminated in two games after losing consecutive games to Vanderbilt and Stanford.{{Cite web|last=Gerson|first=Aria|title=Vanderbilt baseball opens College World Series with walk-off win over Arizona|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2021/06/19/vanderbilt-baseball-arizona-college-world-series-line-updates-omaha/7562400002/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=The Tennessean|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-21|title=Arizona Baseball is eliminated from CWS in Stanford route|url=https://zonazealots.com/2021/06/21/arizona-baseball-eliminated-cws-stanford-route/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Zona Zealots|language=en-US}} For the first time since 2012 (when the Wildcats last won the College World Series), Hi Corbett Field was selected as both an NCAA postseason Regional and Super Regional site. The Wildcats also won their first Pac-12 Conference championship since the 2012 season, and their first outright conference championship since 1989.

Personnel

= Roster =

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! colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}" |2022 Arizona Wildcats roster{{Cite web|title=2022 Baseball Roster|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/baseball/roster|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212005648/https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/baseball/roster |archive-date=2019-12-12 |access-date=8 January 2022|website=University of Arizona Athletics}}

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|Pitchers

• 12 - Garrett Irvin - Senior

• 14 - Jonathan Guardado - Senior

• 19 - Drew Calloway - Freshman

• 22 - Chandler Murphy - Sophomore

• 23 - Holden Christian - Senior

• 25 - TJ Nichols - Sophomore

• 26 - Jackson Kent - Freshman

• 27 - Dawson Netz - Sophomore

• 29 - Eric Orloff - Freshman

• 30 - Reed Schaefer - Freshman

• 34 - Anthony Susac - Freshman

• 36 - George Arias Jr. - Junior

• 37 - Josh Randall - Freshman

• 40 - Quinn Flanagan - Junior

• 43 - Javyn Pimental - Freshman

• 45 - Mason Millett - Sophomore

• 46 - Chris Barraza - Junior

• 51 - Trevor Long - Sophomore

|Catchers

• 6 - Daniel Susac - Sophomore

• 50 - Cameron Laliberte - Sophomore

Infielders

• 1 - Garen Caulfield - Freshman

• 2 - Jack Grant - Freshman

• 3 - Tony Bullard - Junior

• 11 - Nik McClaughry - Junior

• 15 - Luis Tuero - Junior

• 33 - Noah Turley - Sophomore

|Outfielders

• 5 - Chase Davis - Sophomore

• 7 - Mac Bingham - Sophomore

• 10 - Tag Bross - Freshman

• 13 - Tyler Casagrande - Junior

• 16 - Kyle Casper - Freshman

• 17 - Matty Clark - Freshman

• 18 - David Shackelford - Freshman

• 28 - Blake Paugh - Senior

• 44 - Tanner O'Tremba - Sophomore

Utility

• 20 - Tommy Splaine - Freshman

• 24 - Jacob Shaver - Sophomore

= Coaches =

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! colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}" |2022 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff{{cite web|title=2022 Baseball Roster|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/baseball/roster|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212005648/https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/baseball/roster |archive-date=2019-12-12 |website=University of Arizona Athletics|access-date=8 January 2022}}

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  • Chip Hale - Head Coach
  • Dave Lawn - Assistant Coach
  • Trip Couch - Assistant Coach
  • Toby Demello - Volunteer Assistant Coach

= Opening day =

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! colspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}"|Opening Day Starters

Name

!Position

Mac Bingham

|Center fielder

Tyler Casagrande

|Second baseman

Daniel Susac

|Catcher

Tanner O'Tremba

|Right fielder

Chase Davis

|Left fielder

Noah Turley

|First baseman

Garen Caulfield

|Third baseman

Blake Paugh

|Designated hitter

Nik McClaughry

|Shortstop

TJ Nichols

|Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

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! colspan="10" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}" |2022 Arizona Wildcats baseball game log{{cite web|title=2022 Baseball Schedule|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/baseball/schedule|url-status=live|publisher=Arizona Wildcats|access-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212005639/https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/baseball/schedule |archive-date=2019-12-12 }}{{Cite web|last=Lev|first=Michael|title=Arizona Wildcats baseball to open 2022 season in tournament at Texas Rangers' ballpark|url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/arizona-wildcats-baseball-to-open-2022-season-in-tournament-at-texas-rangers-ballpark/article_dcd8f934-48ae-11ec-ba81-476264584cb5.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Arizona Daily Star|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Pedersen|first=Brian J.|date=December 1, 2021|title=Arizona baseball releases 2022 schedule|work=Arizona Desert Swarm (SB Nation)|url=https://www.azdesertswarm.com/arizona-baseball/2021/12/1/22812814/arizona-wildcats-baseball-college-schedule-2022-chip-hale-pac12-cws-jay-johnson-grand-canyon|access-date=8 January 2022}}

colspan="10" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}" |Regular season
Date

!Opponent

!Rank

!Site/stadium

!Score

!Win

!Loss

!Save

!Overall

Record

!Pac-12

Record

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|Feb 18

|vs Kansas State

|#15

|Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

|W 8–6

|Arias Jr. (1–0)

|Adams (0–1)

|Christian (1)

|1–0

|

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|Feb 19

|vs Oklahoma

|#15

|Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX

|W 14–4

|Flanagan (1–0)

|Sandlin (0–1)

|None

|2–0

|

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|Feb 20

|vs #12 Texas Tech

|#15

|Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX

|W 13–2

|Netz (1–0)

|Molina (0–1)

|None

|3–0

|

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|Feb 22

|Grand Canyon

|#11

|Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ

|L 3–19

|Markl (1–0)

|Orloff (0–1)

|None

|3–1

|

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|Feb 24

|Milwaukee

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 14–3

|Susac (1–0)

|Frey (1–1)

|None

|4–1

|

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|Feb 25

|Milwaukee

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 9–1

|Nichols (1–0)

|Mahoney (0–1)

|None

|5–1

|

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|Feb 26

|Milwaukee

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 9–1

|Irvin (1–0)

|Blubaugh (1–1)

|None

|6–1

|

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|Feb 27

|Milwaukee

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 8–6

|Randall (1–0)

|Hoerter (1–1)

|Christian (2)

|7–1

|

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|Mar 1

|Dixie State

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 2–1

|Christian (1–0)

|Wright (0–1)

|None

|8–1

|

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|Mar 4

|Texas State

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 7–2

|Nichols (2–0)

|Wood (1–1)

|None

|9–1

|

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|Mar 5

|Texas State

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 2–6

|Wells (1–0)

|Irvin (1–1)

|Stivors (3)

|9–2

|

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|Mar 6

|Texas State

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 3–7

|Robie (2–0)

|Flanagan (1–1)

|None

|9–3

|

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|Mar 8

|New Mexico

|#16

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 12–5

|Pimental (1–0)

|Makil (0–1)

|None

|10–3

|

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|Mar 11

|at California

|#16

|Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA

|L 8–9

|Stamos (1–0)

|Christian (1–1)

|None

|10–4

|0–1

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|Mar 12

|at California

|#16

|Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA

|W 10–4

|Irvin (2–1)

|Proctor (1–1)

|None

|11–4

|1–1

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|Mar 13

|at California

|#16

|Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA

|W 13–5

|Netz (2–0)

|Reinertse (2–2)

|None

|12–4

|2–1

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|Mar 14

|at Pacific

|#16

|Klein Family FieldStockton, CA

|W 13–4

|Flanagan (2–1)

|Fortner (0–1)

|None

|13–4

|

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|Mar 19

|#12 Stanford

|#16

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 3–2

|Nichols (3–0)

|O'Rourke (0–3)

|Long (1)

|14–4

|3–1

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|Mar 20

|#12 Stanford

|#16

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 6–5

|Christian (2–1)

|Dixon (1–1)

|None

|15–4

|4–1

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|Mar 21

|Stanford

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 10–3

|Flanagan (3–1)

|Uber (1–1)

|None

|16–4

|5–1

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|Mar 23

|at New Mexico

|#11

|Santa Ana Star FieldAlbuquerque, NM

|L 7–12

|Strmiska (1–0)

|Susac (1–1)

|Armbruester (1)

|16–5

|

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|Mar 25

|UCLA

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 2–10

|Brooks (4–2)

|Nichols (3–1)

|None

|16–6

|5–2

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|Mar 26

|UCLA

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 4–2

|Irvin (3–1)

|Rajcic (2–3)

|Christian (3)

|17–6

|6–2

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|Mar 27

|UCLA

|#12

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 3–7

|Hurd (2–0)

|Netz (2–1)

|None

|17–7

|6–3

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|Mar 29

|at Grand Canyon

|#15

|Brazell FieldPhoenix, AZ

|W 5–3

|Orloff (1–1)

|Young (1–3)

|Christian (4)

|18–7

|

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|Apr 1

|at Washington

|#15

|Husky BallparkSeattle, WA

|W 8–3

|Nichols (4–1)

|Engman (2–4)

|None

|19–7

|7–3

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|Apr 2

|at Washington

|#15

|Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA

|W 6–2

|Barraza (1–0)

|Raeth (4–1)

|Christian (5)

|20–7

|8–3

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|Apr 3

|at Washington

|#15

|Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA

|W 7–6

|Long (1–0)

|Raeth (4–2)

|None

|21–7

|9–3

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|Apr 5

|at Arizona State

|#11

|Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ

|L 6–10

|Levine (2–1)

|Arias Jr. (1–1)

|Pivaroff (1)

|21–8

|

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|Apr 8

|Washington State

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 5–11

|McMillan (2–3)

|Nichols (4–2)

|None

|21–9

|9–4

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|Apr 9

|Washington State

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 5–6

|Grillo (1–0)

|Christian (2–2)

|None

|21–10

|9–5

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|Apr 10

|Washington State

|#11

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 5–2

|Murphy (1–0)

|Cottrell (1–6)

|Long (2)

|22–10

|10–5

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|Apr 12

|New Mexico State

|#20

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 4–2

|Long (2–0)

|Swenson (1–2)

|None

|23–10

|

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|Apr 14

|at Utah

|#20

|Smith's BallparkSalt Lake City, UT

|W 7–6

|Nichols (5–2)

|Sox (2–2)

|Long (3)

|24–10

|11–5

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|Apr 15

|at Utah

|#20

|Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT

|L 5–9

|Schramm (4–0)

|Irvin (3–2)

|Whiting (5)

|24–11

|11–6

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|Apr 16

|at Utah

|#20

|Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT

|L 4–11

|Kibbe (3–2)

|Murphy (1–1)

|McCleve (3)

|24–12

|11–7

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|Apr 18

|at Creighton

|

|Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, NE

|W 6–0

|Susac (2–1)

|Hammond (0–1)

|None

|25–12

|

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|Apr 19

|at Creighton

|

|Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE

|W 3–1

|Arias Jr. (2–1)

|Bergstrom (3–2)

|Long (4)

|26–12

|

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|Apr 22

|Arizona State

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 7–6

|Long (3–0)

|Pivaroff (0–2)

|None

|27–12

|12–7

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|Apr 23

|Arizona State

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 5–8

|Luckham (6–2)

|Murphy (1–2)

|None

|27–13

|12–8

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|Apr 24

|Arizona State

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 14–4

|Irvin (4–2)

|Vander Kooi (1–1)

|None

|28–13

|13–8

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|Apr 26

|at New Mexico State

|

|Presley Askew FieldLas Cruces, NM

|W 15–5

|Susac (3–1)

|Rodriguez (1–5)

|None

|29–13

|

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|Apr 28

|Nevada

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 6–5

|Long (4–0)

|Morris (4–4)

|None

|30–13

|

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|Apr 29

|Nevada

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 7–6

|Long (5–0)

|Maas (0–2)

|None

|31–13

|

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|Apr 30

|Nevada

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 0–2

|Walty (5–3)

|Irvin (4–3)

|None

|31–14

|

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|May 1

|Nevada

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 8–2

|Susac (4–1)

|Burfield (2–3)

|None

|32–14

|

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|May 3

|Grand Canyon

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 7–11

|Reilly (6–1)

|Long (5–1)

|None

|32–15

|

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|May 6

|at USC

|

|Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA

|L 1–6

|Agassi (3–1)

|Nichols (5–3)

|Wisch (1)

|32–16

|13–9

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|May 7

|at USC

|

|Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA

|W 3–2

|Flanagan (4–1)

|Spach (1–2)

|Long (5)

|33–16

|14–9

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|May 8

|at USC

|

|Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA

|L 5–8

|Hurley (6–1)

|Orloff (1–2)

|Wisch (2)

|33–17

|14–10

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|May 13

|#2 Oregon State

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|L 9–12

|Ferrer (3–0)

|Long (5–2)

|None

|33–18

|14–11

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|May 14

|#2 Oregon State

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 5–2

|Irvin (5–3)

|Kmatz (8–1)

|None

|34–18

|15-11

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|May 15

|#2 Oregon State

|

|Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ

|W 10–5

|Barraza (2–0)

|Carpenter (2–3)

|None

|35–18

|16–11

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|May 19

|at Oregon

|#25

|PK ParkEugene, OR

|L 4–10

|Gordon (4–2)

|Nichols (5–4)

|Somers (9)

|35–19

|16–12

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|May 20

|at Oregon

|#25

|PK Park • Eugene, OR

|L 3–4

|Ayon (4–3)

|Long (5–3)

|None

|35–20

|16–13

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|May 21

|at Oregon

|#25

|PK Park • Eugene, OR

|L 3–5

|Stoffal (1–2)

|Susac (4–2)

|None

|35–21

|16–14

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|May 25

|(4) Oregon

|(5)

|Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, AZ

|W 8–6

|Orloff (2–2)

|Gordon (4–3)

|Long (6)

|36–21

|

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|May 26

|(1) #3 Stanford

|(5)

|Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ

|L 8–15

|Pancer (1–0)

|Irvin (4-4)

|None

|36–22

|

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|May 27

|(8) Arizona State

|(5)

|Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ

|W 8–6

|Flanagan (5–1)

|Pivaroff (1–4)

|Long (7)

|37–22

|

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|May 28

|(1) #3 Stanford

|(5)

|Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ

|L 4–5

|Dixon (6–3)

|Susac (4–3)

|Mathews (7)

|37–23

|

colspan="10" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|color=white}}" | 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament#Hattiesburg Super Regional
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|Jun 4

|(3) Ole Miss

|(2)

|Alex Rodriguez ParkCoral Gables, FL

|L 4–7

|Mallitz (1–0)

|Pimental (1-1)

|Johnson (10)

|37–24

|

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|Jun 5

| (4) Canisius

|(2)

|Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL

|W 7–5

|Nichols (6–4)

|Pouliot (8–3)

|Flanagan (1)

|38–24

|

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|Jun 5

| (1) #6 Miami

|(2)

|Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL

|W 4–3

|Long (6–3)

|Walters (0–1)

|Flanagan (2)

|39–24

|

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|Jun 5

| (3) Ole Miss

|(2)

|Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL

|L 6-22

|Dougherty (3-3)

|Orloff (2–3)

|None

|39–25

|

=Coral Gables Regional=

{{Main|2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Coral Gables Super Regional}}

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colspan=4|Coral Gables Regional Teams
style="width: 25%; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami Hurricanes|border=0}}|(1) Miami Hurricanes

!style="width: 25%; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Canisius Golden Griffins|border=0}}|(4) Canisius Golden Griffins

!style="width: 25%; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|border=0}}|(2) Arizona Wildcats

!style="width: 25%; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ole Miss Rebels|border=0}}|(3) Ole Miss Rebels

2022 MLB draft

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Player

! Position

! Round

! Overall

! MLB Team

Daniel Susac

| C

| 1

| 19

| Oakland Athletics

Tanner O'Tremba

| OF

| 15

| 466

| San Francisco Giants

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