The 1983 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 11th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 25âÂÂ31 overall and placed 4th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 14âÂÂ15 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season, tying at the time the longest postseason drought in program history, set on 3 occasions (1947âÂÂ1949, 1967âÂÂ1969, 1971âÂÂ1973).
The Wildcats finished the 1982 season with a record of 32âÂÂ21âÂÂ1 and 15âÂÂ13âÂÂ1 in conference play, finishing 3rd in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Despite being above .500 both overall and in conference play, the Wildcats did not receive a bid to the postseason. This marked the 1st time that the program missed back-to-back postseasons since 1972âÂÂ1973.