All Sports Tuscon: Chip Hale history against TCU coach extends to when managing Tucson Sidewinders

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Chip Hale history against TCU coach extends to when managing Tucson Sidewinders​

By Javier Morales

The last time Arizona coach Chip Hale competed directly against TCU coach Kirk Saarloos was in 2004 when Saarloos was pitching in the Pacific Coast League for the Houston Astros’ Triple-A affiliate at New Orleans against Hale’s Tucson Sidewinders.

No. 3 Arizona (33-24) will face No. 2 TCU (37-22) in the opening round of the Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional of the NCAA tournament on Friday at 6 p.m., Tucson time. No. 1 Arkansas (41-16) and No. 4 Santa Clara (35-18) play in the first game at noon.

The head coaches and some of the players for each team took part in a press conference Thursday at Fayetteville.

Read more at http://allsportstucson.com/2023/06/...-extends-to-when-managing-tucson-sidewinders/

 

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From the article: Arizona’s starting pitcher Friday against the Horned Frogs is (TCU Ass't. Coach TJ) Bruce’s former ace Cam Walty, who transferred to Arizona from the (Nevada) Wolf Pack following last season.

Surprised Zona would start someone so familiar to our offensive coach. They last played on Saturday. So the whole staff should be rested. But ok.