Arizona made it to Omaha all but one year from 1954-60 and won its three titles in the 1970s and 1980s across five CWS appearances. After missing it 17 consecutive times between 1987 and 2003, the Wildcats returned to the CWS in 2004, marking their first of five appearances this century. Four of those trips have come since 2012.

The Arizona Wildcats have reached the College World Series for the 19th time in school history, and the quest for a fifth national title begins against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Arizona (44-19) lost in three games to Coastal (53-11) in the 2016 CWS championship series.

Miami (25), Florida State (24),  Arizona State (22), USC (21), LSU (20) and Oklahoma State (20). But while Arizona may still trail Arizona State in total College World Series appearances,

The Chanticleers enter the College World Series on a nation-best 23-game win streak. Coastal boasts the second-best team ERA in the country (3.21), and junior catcher Caden Bodine (.332 batting average, 75 hits) is MLB.com ’s No. 38 draft prospect.

Arizona Baseball's opens up the College World Series with a highly-anticipated matchup against Coastal Carolina.

The Arizona Wildcats stunned the No. 5 national seed, the North Carolina Tar Heels, and are going to the College World Series.

A legitimate Cinderella story, a conference-less powerhouse and the nation's hottest team threaten to end the SEC's reign atop the sport