1997 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 1997 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Jerry Stitt in his 1st season at Arizona. This was the program's 1st season without longtime coach Jerry Kindall's involvement since 1971. The Wildcats finished 32–26 overall and placed 5th in the Pacific-10's Southern Division with a 13–17 record. Arizona missed the postseason for the 4th consecutive season, tying the previous record of 4 consecutive seasons from 1981 to 1984.

Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 1996 season with a record of 24–32 and 7–23 in conference play, finishing 6th in the "Six-Pac" (Pac-10 Southern). Arizona missed the postseason for the 3rd straight season.