Attention Arizona high school seniors! Complete your FAFSA for free baseball tickets.

Here’s how it works.

Step 1: Complete the FAFSA

Visit the FAFSA website and fill out the entire application for the 2026-27 year. In order to qualify for free Cactus League Spring Training tickets, a fully completed 2026-27 FAFSA form must be on file with the U.S. Department of Education at the time of entry. Students who do not have a confirmed 2026-27 FAFSA on file or have an incomplete form on file will not be eligible.

Step 2: Complete the ticket submission form

Once you’ve finished the FAFSA, access the Spring Training ticket submission form. Note that tickets and game days are subject to availability and are limited to games listed on the ticket summary submission form. Make sure to submit your request at least one week before your preferred game date. To be eligible for the free tickets, you must be a 12th-grade student at an Arizona high school and have a completed FAFSA on file.

Step 3: Claim your free tickets.

You filed your 2026-27 FAFSA. And you completed the ticket submission form. You’re almost done! Now it’s time to collect those free spring training tickets. First, to be able to claim them, download the MLB Ballpark app. and create an account using the same email address provided on your ticket submission form. Tickets will appear in the app and can be scanned at the stadium entrance gate.

More about FAFSA, ABOR and the Cactus League

To close the FAFSA completion gap, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) initiated a coordinated statewide effort that combines dedicated resources, strategic partnerships and targeted outreach. Its collaboration with Cactus League Spring Training is one of the most effective components of this work. By connecting financial aid completion with a uniquely Arizona experience, ABOR is creating meaningful incentives for students to take the next step toward their future.

Currently, the state’s FAFSA completion rate has reached 24 percent, up from 18 percent in April 2024 and more than halfway to the 40 percent goal. Arizona now ranks second in the nation for year-over-year improvement, with more than 30,250 students having completed the FAFSA and an average of 1,800 seniors finishing the form each week.

Last year’s partnership between ABOR and Cactus League delivered 4,532 free spring training tickets to 1,155 Arizona high school seniors, representing 10 of the state’s 15 counties. Notably, 54% of participating students were first-time spring training attendees, highlighting the campaign’s success in expanding access and introducing new fans to the Cactus League experience.

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