Back to the Arizona Wildcats Newsfeed

Former Arizona head coach Andy Lopez to be inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame

In the minds of every Arizona Wildcats fan, former baseball head coach Andy Lopez was already a hall of famer.

Well, that will become official in January when he is inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame.

Lopez is one of 11 members of the 2018 class announced by the ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association) on Tuesday.

The others are: Ed Blankmeyer, St. John’s University (N.Y.); Hill Denson, Belhaven University (Miss.); Don Freeman, Prairie High School (Wash.); Jim Gilligan, Lamar University (Texas); Tim Hill, Sr., State College of Florida; Bobby Howard, Columbus High School (Ga.