Photos: Arizona Wildcats baseball alumni game
Former players Terry Francona and Chip Hale managed the game featuring a host of former Arizona Wildcats baseball alumni.
Photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona, former Arizona Wildcat and current manager of the Cleveland Indians, signs autographs for fans.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Ben White, a former Wildcat player from 1993-1996, tumbles backward but makes the catch for an out in right.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Former Arizona Wildcat shortstop Louis Boyd ranges to his left but can't snag a sharp grounder up the middle.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, center right, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, is greeted at home after knocking a home run to left.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, a pitcher with the 2012 College World Series championship team, laughs after he waved through a pitch.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Louis Boyd, former Wildcats shortstop, flips his bat aside after shooting a fly ball to right.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Ed Vosberg, a former Wildcat pitcher from 1980-1983, delivers a pitch.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, right, and Rafael Valenzuela, share pleasantries after the University of Arizona Wildcats baseball alumni game.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
George Arias, a former Wildcat player from 1993, greets blue team manager Chip Hale, current bench coach for the Washington Nationals.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Steven Harden, a former Arizona Wildcat player from 1974, bobbles a high fly ball in left.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, mashes a home run to left.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, right, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, is greeted at home after knocking a home run to left.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, right, a pitcher with the 2012 College World Series championship team, high-fives teammates after scoring.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Dave Rohde, a former Wildcat player from 1985-1986, swings at a pitch.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Chip Hale, former Wildcat player and current Washington Nationals bench coach, looks on.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, a pitcher with the 2012 College World Series championship team, recoils from the high cheese.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, clubs his second home run.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, clubs his second home run of the game.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona, left, greets Shelley Duncan after his second home run of the game.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Former and current Arizona Wildcats baseball players react to pitcher Austin Schnabel knocking a base hit.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona looks on from the first base dugout during the University of Arizona Wildcats baseball alumni game.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona, right, chats with former Arizona Wildcat player Mike Gray.
Arizona Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Former Arizona Wildcats player Joel Estes (1982-1986) wings up with a leg kick during the University of Arizona Wildcats baseball alumni game,
The Terry Francona Hitting Center at Hi Corbett Field is officially open for business (video by Michael Lev/Arizona Daily Star)
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The UA opens the season Feb. 16, and Johnson likes how his team has progressed. (video by Michael Lev/Arizona Daily Star)
The hard-throwing junior will start for the UA in the 2018 opener against Bryant University.