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Ron Hassey – World Series Champion: 1989, only catcher to catch two perfect games.Chip Hale – former manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks named Wildcats head coach in July 2021.Terry Francona – current manager of the Cleveland Guardians, 2x World Series champion (2004, 2007).Scott Erickson – All-Star selection (1991), World Series champion (1991).Shelley Duncan – manager of the Hillsboro Hops (minor league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks).Willie Calhoun - San Francisco Giants left fielder.Jett Bandy – catcher, Milwaukee Brewers.Steven Ballard – former Chancellor at East Carolina University.Brian Anderson – World Series Champion (2005).In March 2017, the University signed a 25-year lease on Hi Corbett Field, taking over the day-to-day management of the baseball stadium from the City of Tucson. The relocation of the Wildcat baseball program to Hi Corbett Field has been noted as a major factor in the team's successful 2012 season. In the 2012 season, the team brought in almost $350,000 in ticket revenue (not including revenue for tickets sold during the NCAA Regional or Super Regional) this is compared to the 2011 season, when Arizona baseball brought in $69,000 worth of ticket revenue in its final season at Sancet Stadium. As a result, Hi Corbett Field hosted both an NCAA Regional and Super Regional tournament, and Arizona won both of those to advance to the 2012 College World Series (the program's first postseason appearance in Omaha since 2004) where the team won its fourth national championship.
In 2012, the Wildcats posted a 38–17 regular season record (20–10 in Pac-12 conference play), capturing a share of the Pac-12 baseball championship, the school's first league title since 1992. Through the first three-game series of the 2012 season against North Dakota State, the attendance at the stadium was a total of 8,870, which was nearly 1/4th of the total home attendance for the Wildcats' previous season at Sancet Stadium. The UA spent about $350,000 to make several upgrades to the former spring training facility (used as such by the Cleveland Indians and the Colorado Rockies), where the Wildcats previously played selected games in the 1960s and '70s.
In an effort to have the Wildcat baseball program compete in the best possible facilities, in August 2011, the UA signed an agreement with the city of Tucson for Arizona baseball to play its home games at city-owned Hi Corbett Field, located about three miles southeast of campus, for the 2012 season (beginning with a five-year lease with an option to renew for an additional five years). Sancet, who coached from 1950–72, posted an 831–283–8 (.744) mark at the helm of the Cats. Originally called Wildcat Field, the park was officially dedicated Frank Sancet Field on April 19, 1986, in honor of Arizona's longtime head coach. Modernization of the facility was completed for the 1975 season. Arizona played its games at the Kindall Field from prior to the 1967 season through the end of the 2011 season. The park is located on the campus of the University of Arizona, adjacent to the McKale Center, home of the UA athletics department. The former home of Arizona baseball is Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. See also: Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium
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