We were going to Arizona this year regardless if Spring Training happened or not. Baseball players were still locked out and spring training did not start on time. I had to come up with a whole new itinerary to keep us occupied for 3 days. I started exploring spending a day in Tucson. I thought Monday would be a good day since we weren't be rushed to get back to Phoenix. Well not a lot was open on Mondays that I wanted to see. Then I had an AHA moment. University of Arizona is in Tucson. They have a baseball team. Maybe they were home. Yup they were home.. on Sunday or Tuesday. We opted to go Sunday so we could go to a different game on Tuesday to maximize our baseball opportunities.
University of Arizona plays at Hi Corbett Field which is in a public park just off campus. Hi Corbett was built in 1937 and later renamed Hi Corbett Field after Hiram "Hi" Stevens Corbett who was influential in bringing spring training to Tucson. Hi Corbett field was home to the Cleveland Indians (1947-1992) and Colorado Rockies (1993-2010) spring training. Now they both play in the Phoenix area. Arizona started playing their in 2012.
The front of the stadium has been redone and no longer has a southwest flare to it. It still a nice stadium.
We had general admission seats ($8/ticket) and sat along the first base side. We had a good view of the field.
The game was a typical college game. Slow moving and bad pitching. Arizona played Texas State. Arizona was ranked yet Texas State was winning when we left. Lots of errors and a home run that was a called a home run but was clearly under the yellow line.
It is a nice stadium. We would go back if we'd get a chance but are in no hurry. We'd rather see ASU play first. Tucson is 2 hours from Phoenix but when Spring Training is postponed and you need to find baseball for the hubby, you take what is out there.
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