The 1988 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 16th season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 33âÂÂ26 overall and placed 6th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with an 10âÂÂ20 record. Arizona failed to make the postseason for the first time since missing the tournament 4 seasons in a row from 1981 to 1984.
The Wildcats finished the 1987 season with a record of 34âÂÂ26 and 13âÂÂ17 in conference play, finishing 4th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 3rd straight season and was placed in the West II Regional hosted by rival Arizona State University at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Wildcats failed to make a 3rd straight College World Series appearance however, losing their first 2 games to Pepperdine and Hawaii to end their season.