The Arizona Wildcats baseball team is getting ready to play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Tournament on Thursday after securing a first round bye.

Josiah Cromwick (21) of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates as he reaches second base during ASU’s home opener against Ohio State on Feb. 14, 2025, in Phoenix, Ariz. / Megan Mendoza/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Since getting the loss in a 3-2 opener against Peoria Liberty, Hood has won his last 12 starts. In the playoffs, Hood is 3-0, beating Paradise Valley (11-1), Tucson Catalina Foothills (2-1) and Vail Cienega (8-0).

Canyon View high school baseball RHP Landon Hood had given up four earned runs all year. Centennial scored three off him with the first six batters.

In five seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers, the Pittsburgh native batted .238 with six home runs.

After another listless series-opening performance on Thursday, Arizona was in desperate need of a bounceback. The Wildcats used a 9-run top of the 2nd inning to pace a 14-6 win at Houston on Friday night,

Arizona Baseball will make its Big 12 Tournament debut in Thursday's quarterfinals against either No. 5 Arizona State or No. 12 BYU at 7 a.m. MST.

Kino Lorona's two-out, bases-loaded triple in the ninth breaks a 5-5 tie over Bagdad for Hayden's third staight 1A baseball title.

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Kino Lorona's two-out, bases-loaded triple in the ninth breaks a 5-5 tie over Bagdad for Hayden's third staight 1A baseball title.

As the Big 12 prepares for its baseball tournament on Wednesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the conference is already looking ahead to a different host site next season. The league announced on Monday morning that beginning next year,

Arizona high school baseball's top two divisions are primed for state championship games this week. It's a single-game championship in each bracket, which means there's even less room for error. WATCH: 2025 Arizona high school baseball state playoffs LIVE on NFHS Network No.