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Arizona Baseball Experience

Arizona just opened a brand new baseball stadium. Hi-Corbett Stadium was named one of the host sites for this year's College Baseball tournament.

Read about Corey Schneid's experience at the ballpark's first game.

Starting this season, AD Greg Byrne made the best decision that Arizona Baseball could ask for. The first game against North Dakota State at Hi-Corbett field was a huge hit for the community of Tucson, alumni, and the Zona Zoo. When I went to the off campus stadium in February, it was a perfect 70 degrees outside on opening night. The Zona Zoo section was packed because of free admission as well as beer was available for the fist time for Arizona Baseball games. There were fireworks and t-shirt tosses to get the crowd involved in the game from the opening ceremonial pitch by Greg Byrne. There was around 3,000 fans and this Samson profits from ticket sales and beer sales have made a huge difference for the Athletics program. Starting from Day 1,

I knew is move would be a huge hit and it was announced that Hi-Corbett field will be host to the Tucson baseball regional starting Friday afternoon for the first time for Arizona since 1992. Next year and future years will be even bugger with big time recruits wanting to play at a facility like Hi-Corbett since it was a minor league stadium for years before the move for the Wildcats. Bear Down

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