Friday, May 26
Tucson, Ariz.
7:00 PM
University of Arizona
vs
California
Cats Go for Series Win on Senior Day
05/25/2017 | Baseball
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona Wildcats are set to host California in the final home series of the regular season starting Friday. Senior JC Cloney made his final regular season start for the Wildcats on Friday to kick it off. Cloney pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Wildcats came back to win after he exited to earn a 10-3 win over the Golden Bears.
Michael Flynn improved to 5-0, pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Cloney. Cal evened the series at a game apiece on Saturday, outlasting Arizona 9-6, after jumping out 5-0.
The Cats will now send RHP Cody Deason to the mound to try to win the series Sunday afternoon on Senior Day.
Date/Time (MST) Location (Ballpark) Starters/Results
Fri., May 26 7 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) Arizona 10, Cal 3
Sat., May 27 7 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) Cal 9, Arizona 6
Sun., May 28 1:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) TBA vs. RHP Cody Deason
TV: All three games will be televised by the Pac-12 Network. JB Long (PBP) and Donnie Marbut (Analyst) are on the call
Radio: All three games will be on KCUB 1290-AM and through the TuneIn app.
Live Stats: Live stats will be available through ArizonaWildcats.com
All-time series: Arizona leads 107-75 Last Meeting: UA swept a 3-game series at Cal last year; First meeting: The two teams first met in 1951
Leading Off...
• Junior first baseman JJ Matijevic is tied for seventh in the country with a .400 batting average and second nationally in doubles with 27.
• JJ Matijevic and Jared Oliva have combined for 51 doubles this season, which is the most ever by a set of Arizona teammates.
• Arizona has four players -- JJ Matijevic, Jared Oliva, Cal Stevenson and Alfonso Rivas -- with 50 runs this season. No other player in the Pac-12 has more than 46 runs this season.
• Left-handed pitcher Cameron Ming is the first pitcher since 2004 to have multiple saves and multiple complete games in the same season. Koley Kolberg was the last do it.
• JJ Matijevic has 61 RBI through 53 team games; the most by any Arizona player in the last 10 seasons. Alfonso Rivas has 57, which is second-most in that time span.
• Sunday starter Cody Deason has given up just nine earned runs over his last 45 1/3 innings pitched. An ERA of 1.79.
Some Series Themes: Arizona is set to host California for the final home series of the regular season, starting Friday…Arizona is 9-2 in May, having won five games in a row…The Wildcats are 6-1 on the road this month to even their road record on the season to 11-11…In May, Cal Stevenson and JJ Matijevic are leading the way offensively, batting .395…Matijevic has five doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI this month…Stevenson is 15 for 38 with five doubles and one home run with nine RBI…He has an on base percentage of .549 this month…Cal enters the weekend series with a 23-28 overall record and a 13-14 mark in Pac-12 play…The Golden Bears have a promising freshman at the plate in Andrew Vaughn...Vaughn leads the Pac-12 with 12 home runs…He's batting .341 with 48 RBI and six doubles to go with the 12 home runs…Preston Grand Pre, Tyrus Green, Jeffrey Mitchell Jr., and Cameron Eden are all regulars batting better than .300 this season…Arizona has five regulars batting better than .300 in JJ Matijevic, Alfonso Rivas, Jared Oliva, Mitchell Morimoto and Cal Stevenson…All three of Arizona's weekend starters – JC Cloney, Cameron Ming and Cody Deason – all have sub 3.00 ERAs on the season…Ming leads the way with a 7-1 record and a 2.09 ERA…Cloney is 7-1 with a 2.81 ERA and Deason is 5-2 with a 2.93 ERA…Arizona swept Cal last season in Berkeley…Louis Boyd had a strong weekend against the Golden Bears, going 6 for 12 with one double, two RBI and four runs scored…Cloney tossed 7 1/3 innings, without giving up an earned run in a no-decision…Alfonso Rivas earned a win in Sunday's affair…This season, Arizona has three sweeps, taking all three games against Washington, Arizona State and USC…Arizona also has series wins versus Oregon, Washington State and UCLA.
RBI and Round Trippers: Junior first baseman JJ Matijevic hit his 10th home run of the season at College of Charleston. Through 53 games, Matijevic has 10 home runs and 61 RBI. He's just the fourth Arizona player in the last 10 seasons to have 10 or more home runs and 50 or more RBI in the same season. Only one- C.J. Ziegler in 2008 – reached 60 or more RBI, which Matijevic has already reached. Additionally, Matijevic's 61 RBI are the most by an Arizona player through 53 team games in the last 10 years. For his career, Matijevic has 17 home runs and 124 RBI.
Arizona players with 10+ HR and 50+ RBI in a season since 2008
Player Season Home Runs RBI
JJ Matijevic 2017 10 61
Bobby Dalbec 2015 15 53
C.J. Ziegler 2008 20 60
Brad Glenn 2008 14 54
All the Long Balls: The Wildcats enter this weekend's series with California with three players – JJ Matijevic, Alfonso Rivas and Nick Quintana – with six or more home runs in the same season. That marks the first time since 2010 the Cats have done that. In 2010, Steve Selsky, Joey Rickard and Jett Bandy all had six or more. All three players started the season in the Major Leagues. Selsky started with the Boston Red Sox and is now in Triple-A Pawtucket. Rickard (Baltimore Orioles) and Bandy (Milwaukee Brewers) are currently in the big leagues.
Trio of Teammates with six or more home runs in the same season since 2008
Teammates Season Total HRs
JJ Matijevic, Alfonso Rivas, Nick Quintana 2017 24
Steve Selsky, Joey Rickard, Jett Bandy 2010 23
Brad Glenn, Dillon Baird, Steve Selsky 2009 24
C.J. Ziegler, Jon Gaston, Brad Glenn, T.J. Steele 2008 58
Ming the Magnificent: Junior left-hander Cameron Ming shifted into the starting rotation on April 21 and has thrived in that role, after starting the season as Arizona's closer. Thirteen of Ming's first 14 appearances this season came out of the bullpen. His longest outing was a four-inning stint at Washington State on April 9, where he gave up two runs and earned the win. He then tossed 2 1/3 innings in relief on April 14 versus Oregon, before moving into the starting rotation against Utah. In his five starts since joining the rotation, Ming has gone at least six innings in all four starts and put together a quality start each time out. He earned a complete game win against Washington on May 6, notching the team's first complete game of the season. At College of Charleston, Ming didn't factor into the decision, but went six innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out six for the second straight start. He then notched his second straight complete game in conference play Friday at Arizona State, scattering six hits and one run over nine innings to earn the win over the Sun Devils. Ming is the first Arizona pitcher since 2004 to have multiple complete games and multiple saves in the same season.
The Place to Be: Arizona leads all Pac-12 and West Coast schools with an average attendance of 3,268. Overall, Arizona is 16th in the country in average attendance. The next closest Pac-12 team is Oregon State at 3,001. Last season, Arizona led all West Coast schools and Pac-12 teams with an average attendance of 3,043.
Attendance Leaders in the Pac-12:
1. Arizona: 3,268
2. Oregon State: 3,001
3. Arizona State: 2,542
Pac-12's Best: Arizona enters its weekend series with Arizona State leading the conference in every major offensive category, minus home runs and triples. The Cats lead the league in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles, total bases and walks. The Cats are the only team in the league with a batting average better than .300 at .309. The next closest team is Oregon State at .290. The Cats are also the only team in the league with an on-base percentage better than .400 at .403. The next closest is Oregon State at .381. Arizona has scored 420 runs through 53 games, which is 129 more runs than the next closest in the conference. Arizona also possesses the individual leader in batting average (JJ Matijevic, .400), slugging percentage (JJ Matijevic, .665), on-base percentage (Alfonso Rivas, .496), runs (Cal Stevenson, 57), hits (Matijevic, 86), RBI (Matijevic, 61), doubles (Matijevic, 27) and total bases (Matijevic, 143).
Pac-12 leaders in Batting Average:
1. Arizona .309
2. Oregon State .290
3. California .286
Pac-12 leaders in Slugging Percentage:
1. Arizona .448
2. California .418
3. Arizona State .406
Pac-12 leaders in On-Base Percentage:
1. Arizona .403
2. Oregon State .381
3. Utah .374
Pac-12 leaders in runs scored
1. Arizona 420
2. Utah 291
3. Oregon State 279
Pac-12 leaders in RBI
1. Arizona 366
2. Utah 262
3. Oregon State 257
Pac-12 leaders in doubles
1. Arizona 121
2. Washington State 101
2. Stanford 101
Pac-12 leaders in walks:
1. Arizona 248
2. Oregon State 226
3. Oregon 213
What about nationally?: At 7.9 runs per game, Arizona is 11th in the nation in scoring and third among Power 5 Conference schools. At 420 runs, Arizona is 14th in the country and fourth among Power 5 Conference schools. The Wildcats are 15th in the country in on-base percentage at .403, which is the fourth-highest mark among Power Five teams. Arizona also is 8th in doubles per game at 2.28 and is 12th in doubles overall with 121, which is third among Power Five teams.
Matijevic the Masher: Fifty-three games into his junior campaign, JJ Matijevic has blossomed into one of the top hitters in the country. Matijevic, who earlier this month was ranked as the 63rd best draft prospect in the country by Baseball America, enters the weekend with a .400 batting average, which leads the Pac-12 and is tied for the seventh-best mark nationally. Matijevic already has 27 multi-hit games this season, including five four-hit games and six three-hit games. He also has 13 multi-RBI games. Matijevic has 27 doubles this year, which is tied for the second-best season mark in school history. For his career, Matijevic has 57 doubles, which is the sixth-most all time in school history. With four more, he'll tie Terry Francona, Todd Trafton and Jett Bandy for third all-time. Only once this season has Matijevic gone hitless in back-to-back games and he hasn't gone longer than four games this season without posting a multi-hit game.
Most Single-Season Doubles in School History
Player Year 2B
1. Dave Stegman 1976 30
2. Todd Trafton 1986 27
JJ Matijevic 2017 27
4. Terry Francona 1980 26
Willie Morales 1993 26
6. Trevor Crowe 2005 25
7. Dave Stegman 1975 24
Jared Oliva 2017 24
9. Marv Thompson 1974 23
Ernie Durazo 2001 23
Kevin Long 1989 23
Nick Hundley 2005 23
C.J. Ziegler 2007 23
Jett Bandy 2010 23
Ryan Aguilar 2016 23
Most Career Doubles in School History
Player Years 2B
1. Dave Stegman 1973-76 72
2. Robbie Moen 1990-93 63
3. Terry Francona 1978-80 61
Todd Trafton 1983-86 61
Jett Bandy 2009-11 61
6. JJ Matijevic 2015-17 57
7. Chip Hale 1984-87 56
8. Ron Hassey 1973-76 53
Gar Millay 1984-86 53
Brad Glenn 2006-09 53
National Leaders in Doubles:
1. Brent Rooker, Mississippi State, 28
2. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 27
3. Two tied at 25
Pac-12 Leaders in Batting Average:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, .400
2. Nick Madrigal, Oregon State, .386
3. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona, .382
Pac-12 Leaders in Hits:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 86
2. Nick Madrigal, Oregon State, 76
3. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 71
3. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona 71
3. Gage Canning, Arizona State 71
3. Kyle Kasser, Oregon, 71
Pac-12 Leaders in Total Bases
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 143
2. Gage Canning, Arizona State, 117
3. Andrew Vaughn, Cal, 114
4. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 113
Pac-12 Leaders in Slugging Percentage:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, .665
2. Dallas Carroll, Utah, .577
3. Sean Bouchard, UCL, .560
Pac-12 Leaders in RBI:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 61
2. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona, 57
3. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 50
He Went to Jared: Now a junior, Jared Oliva has wasted no time taking center stage for the Wildcats as an upperclassman. Oliva, who was named to Perfect Game's Midseason First-Team All-American squad earlier this season, is hitting .327 on the season with 31 extra-base hits. He has 24 doubles on the year after having just four all of last year. He and JJ Matijevic have the most doubles by any pair of teammates in the country. and also have the most doubles ever by a set of Arizona teammates. The junior from Saugus, California also has four home runs and is third on the team and the league in RBI with 48. He's slugging .530 and is getting on base at a .400 clip. He's also been successful in 10 of 12 stolen base attempts. In the series finale against McNeese State, Oliva went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and tied his career high with five RBI. His home run was a three-run shot and his two doubles both came in the seventh inning, allowing Arizona to pull away and earn the sweep. His best game in the Frisco Classic came in the middle game against Oklahoma State. Oliva was 2 for 5 with a pair of runs scored. He was 1 for 3 with an RBI double in the tournament opener against Arkansas. Against Hartford, Oliva had 11 RBI in the series and a career-high six RBI in the series finale. Oliva hit his first career grand slam in the 17-13 win over the Hawks and also had a two-run single. Oliva went 4 for 12 with five runs scored and six RBI in his first conference series of the season at UCLA. In his second conference series of the season, Oliva homered against Oregon State in the series opener. Through 50 games, Oliva has already surpassed or tied career highs in runs, doubles, home runs, RBI and walks.
Pac-12 Leaders in Runs Scored:
1. Cal Stevenson, Arizona, 57
2. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 55
3. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 53
4. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona, 50
Michael Flynn improved to 5-0, pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Cloney. Cal evened the series at a game apiece on Saturday, outlasting Arizona 9-6, after jumping out 5-0.
The Cats will now send RHP Cody Deason to the mound to try to win the series Sunday afternoon on Senior Day.
Date/Time (MST) Location (Ballpark) Starters/Results
Fri., May 26 7 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) Arizona 10, Cal 3
Sat., May 27 7 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) Cal 9, Arizona 6
Sun., May 28 1:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. (Hi Corbett Field) TBA vs. RHP Cody Deason
TV: All three games will be televised by the Pac-12 Network. JB Long (PBP) and Donnie Marbut (Analyst) are on the call
Radio: All three games will be on KCUB 1290-AM and through the TuneIn app.
Live Stats: Live stats will be available through ArizonaWildcats.com
All-time series: Arizona leads 107-75 Last Meeting: UA swept a 3-game series at Cal last year; First meeting: The two teams first met in 1951
Leading Off...
• Junior first baseman JJ Matijevic is tied for seventh in the country with a .400 batting average and second nationally in doubles with 27.
• JJ Matijevic and Jared Oliva have combined for 51 doubles this season, which is the most ever by a set of Arizona teammates.
• Arizona has four players -- JJ Matijevic, Jared Oliva, Cal Stevenson and Alfonso Rivas -- with 50 runs this season. No other player in the Pac-12 has more than 46 runs this season.
• Left-handed pitcher Cameron Ming is the first pitcher since 2004 to have multiple saves and multiple complete games in the same season. Koley Kolberg was the last do it.
• JJ Matijevic has 61 RBI through 53 team games; the most by any Arizona player in the last 10 seasons. Alfonso Rivas has 57, which is second-most in that time span.
• Sunday starter Cody Deason has given up just nine earned runs over his last 45 1/3 innings pitched. An ERA of 1.79.
Some Series Themes: Arizona is set to host California for the final home series of the regular season, starting Friday…Arizona is 9-2 in May, having won five games in a row…The Wildcats are 6-1 on the road this month to even their road record on the season to 11-11…In May, Cal Stevenson and JJ Matijevic are leading the way offensively, batting .395…Matijevic has five doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI this month…Stevenson is 15 for 38 with five doubles and one home run with nine RBI…He has an on base percentage of .549 this month…Cal enters the weekend series with a 23-28 overall record and a 13-14 mark in Pac-12 play…The Golden Bears have a promising freshman at the plate in Andrew Vaughn...Vaughn leads the Pac-12 with 12 home runs…He's batting .341 with 48 RBI and six doubles to go with the 12 home runs…Preston Grand Pre, Tyrus Green, Jeffrey Mitchell Jr., and Cameron Eden are all regulars batting better than .300 this season…Arizona has five regulars batting better than .300 in JJ Matijevic, Alfonso Rivas, Jared Oliva, Mitchell Morimoto and Cal Stevenson…All three of Arizona's weekend starters – JC Cloney, Cameron Ming and Cody Deason – all have sub 3.00 ERAs on the season…Ming leads the way with a 7-1 record and a 2.09 ERA…Cloney is 7-1 with a 2.81 ERA and Deason is 5-2 with a 2.93 ERA…Arizona swept Cal last season in Berkeley…Louis Boyd had a strong weekend against the Golden Bears, going 6 for 12 with one double, two RBI and four runs scored…Cloney tossed 7 1/3 innings, without giving up an earned run in a no-decision…Alfonso Rivas earned a win in Sunday's affair…This season, Arizona has three sweeps, taking all three games against Washington, Arizona State and USC…Arizona also has series wins versus Oregon, Washington State and UCLA.
RBI and Round Trippers: Junior first baseman JJ Matijevic hit his 10th home run of the season at College of Charleston. Through 53 games, Matijevic has 10 home runs and 61 RBI. He's just the fourth Arizona player in the last 10 seasons to have 10 or more home runs and 50 or more RBI in the same season. Only one- C.J. Ziegler in 2008 – reached 60 or more RBI, which Matijevic has already reached. Additionally, Matijevic's 61 RBI are the most by an Arizona player through 53 team games in the last 10 years. For his career, Matijevic has 17 home runs and 124 RBI.
Arizona players with 10+ HR and 50+ RBI in a season since 2008
Player Season Home Runs RBI
JJ Matijevic 2017 10 61
Bobby Dalbec 2015 15 53
C.J. Ziegler 2008 20 60
Brad Glenn 2008 14 54
All the Long Balls: The Wildcats enter this weekend's series with California with three players – JJ Matijevic, Alfonso Rivas and Nick Quintana – with six or more home runs in the same season. That marks the first time since 2010 the Cats have done that. In 2010, Steve Selsky, Joey Rickard and Jett Bandy all had six or more. All three players started the season in the Major Leagues. Selsky started with the Boston Red Sox and is now in Triple-A Pawtucket. Rickard (Baltimore Orioles) and Bandy (Milwaukee Brewers) are currently in the big leagues.
Trio of Teammates with six or more home runs in the same season since 2008
Teammates Season Total HRs
JJ Matijevic, Alfonso Rivas, Nick Quintana 2017 24
Steve Selsky, Joey Rickard, Jett Bandy 2010 23
Brad Glenn, Dillon Baird, Steve Selsky 2009 24
C.J. Ziegler, Jon Gaston, Brad Glenn, T.J. Steele 2008 58
Ming the Magnificent: Junior left-hander Cameron Ming shifted into the starting rotation on April 21 and has thrived in that role, after starting the season as Arizona's closer. Thirteen of Ming's first 14 appearances this season came out of the bullpen. His longest outing was a four-inning stint at Washington State on April 9, where he gave up two runs and earned the win. He then tossed 2 1/3 innings in relief on April 14 versus Oregon, before moving into the starting rotation against Utah. In his five starts since joining the rotation, Ming has gone at least six innings in all four starts and put together a quality start each time out. He earned a complete game win against Washington on May 6, notching the team's first complete game of the season. At College of Charleston, Ming didn't factor into the decision, but went six innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out six for the second straight start. He then notched his second straight complete game in conference play Friday at Arizona State, scattering six hits and one run over nine innings to earn the win over the Sun Devils. Ming is the first Arizona pitcher since 2004 to have multiple complete games and multiple saves in the same season.
The Place to Be: Arizona leads all Pac-12 and West Coast schools with an average attendance of 3,268. Overall, Arizona is 16th in the country in average attendance. The next closest Pac-12 team is Oregon State at 3,001. Last season, Arizona led all West Coast schools and Pac-12 teams with an average attendance of 3,043.
Attendance Leaders in the Pac-12:
1. Arizona: 3,268
2. Oregon State: 3,001
3. Arizona State: 2,542
Pac-12's Best: Arizona enters its weekend series with Arizona State leading the conference in every major offensive category, minus home runs and triples. The Cats lead the league in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles, total bases and walks. The Cats are the only team in the league with a batting average better than .300 at .309. The next closest team is Oregon State at .290. The Cats are also the only team in the league with an on-base percentage better than .400 at .403. The next closest is Oregon State at .381. Arizona has scored 420 runs through 53 games, which is 129 more runs than the next closest in the conference. Arizona also possesses the individual leader in batting average (JJ Matijevic, .400), slugging percentage (JJ Matijevic, .665), on-base percentage (Alfonso Rivas, .496), runs (Cal Stevenson, 57), hits (Matijevic, 86), RBI (Matijevic, 61), doubles (Matijevic, 27) and total bases (Matijevic, 143).
Pac-12 leaders in Batting Average:
1. Arizona .309
2. Oregon State .290
3. California .286
Pac-12 leaders in Slugging Percentage:
1. Arizona .448
2. California .418
3. Arizona State .406
Pac-12 leaders in On-Base Percentage:
1. Arizona .403
2. Oregon State .381
3. Utah .374
Pac-12 leaders in runs scored
1. Arizona 420
2. Utah 291
3. Oregon State 279
Pac-12 leaders in RBI
1. Arizona 366
2. Utah 262
3. Oregon State 257
Pac-12 leaders in doubles
1. Arizona 121
2. Washington State 101
2. Stanford 101
Pac-12 leaders in walks:
1. Arizona 248
2. Oregon State 226
3. Oregon 213
What about nationally?: At 7.9 runs per game, Arizona is 11th in the nation in scoring and third among Power 5 Conference schools. At 420 runs, Arizona is 14th in the country and fourth among Power 5 Conference schools. The Wildcats are 15th in the country in on-base percentage at .403, which is the fourth-highest mark among Power Five teams. Arizona also is 8th in doubles per game at 2.28 and is 12th in doubles overall with 121, which is third among Power Five teams.
Matijevic the Masher: Fifty-three games into his junior campaign, JJ Matijevic has blossomed into one of the top hitters in the country. Matijevic, who earlier this month was ranked as the 63rd best draft prospect in the country by Baseball America, enters the weekend with a .400 batting average, which leads the Pac-12 and is tied for the seventh-best mark nationally. Matijevic already has 27 multi-hit games this season, including five four-hit games and six three-hit games. He also has 13 multi-RBI games. Matijevic has 27 doubles this year, which is tied for the second-best season mark in school history. For his career, Matijevic has 57 doubles, which is the sixth-most all time in school history. With four more, he'll tie Terry Francona, Todd Trafton and Jett Bandy for third all-time. Only once this season has Matijevic gone hitless in back-to-back games and he hasn't gone longer than four games this season without posting a multi-hit game.
Most Single-Season Doubles in School History
Player Year 2B
1. Dave Stegman 1976 30
2. Todd Trafton 1986 27
JJ Matijevic 2017 27
4. Terry Francona 1980 26
Willie Morales 1993 26
6. Trevor Crowe 2005 25
7. Dave Stegman 1975 24
Jared Oliva 2017 24
9. Marv Thompson 1974 23
Ernie Durazo 2001 23
Kevin Long 1989 23
Nick Hundley 2005 23
C.J. Ziegler 2007 23
Jett Bandy 2010 23
Ryan Aguilar 2016 23
Most Career Doubles in School History
Player Years 2B
1. Dave Stegman 1973-76 72
2. Robbie Moen 1990-93 63
3. Terry Francona 1978-80 61
Todd Trafton 1983-86 61
Jett Bandy 2009-11 61
6. JJ Matijevic 2015-17 57
7. Chip Hale 1984-87 56
8. Ron Hassey 1973-76 53
Gar Millay 1984-86 53
Brad Glenn 2006-09 53
National Leaders in Doubles:
1. Brent Rooker, Mississippi State, 28
2. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 27
3. Two tied at 25
Pac-12 Leaders in Batting Average:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, .400
2. Nick Madrigal, Oregon State, .386
3. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona, .382
Pac-12 Leaders in Hits:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 86
2. Nick Madrigal, Oregon State, 76
3. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 71
3. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona 71
3. Gage Canning, Arizona State 71
3. Kyle Kasser, Oregon, 71
Pac-12 Leaders in Total Bases
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 143
2. Gage Canning, Arizona State, 117
3. Andrew Vaughn, Cal, 114
4. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 113
Pac-12 Leaders in Slugging Percentage:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, .665
2. Dallas Carroll, Utah, .577
3. Sean Bouchard, UCL, .560
Pac-12 Leaders in RBI:
1. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 61
2. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona, 57
3. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 50
He Went to Jared: Now a junior, Jared Oliva has wasted no time taking center stage for the Wildcats as an upperclassman. Oliva, who was named to Perfect Game's Midseason First-Team All-American squad earlier this season, is hitting .327 on the season with 31 extra-base hits. He has 24 doubles on the year after having just four all of last year. He and JJ Matijevic have the most doubles by any pair of teammates in the country. and also have the most doubles ever by a set of Arizona teammates. The junior from Saugus, California also has four home runs and is third on the team and the league in RBI with 48. He's slugging .530 and is getting on base at a .400 clip. He's also been successful in 10 of 12 stolen base attempts. In the series finale against McNeese State, Oliva went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and tied his career high with five RBI. His home run was a three-run shot and his two doubles both came in the seventh inning, allowing Arizona to pull away and earn the sweep. His best game in the Frisco Classic came in the middle game against Oklahoma State. Oliva was 2 for 5 with a pair of runs scored. He was 1 for 3 with an RBI double in the tournament opener against Arkansas. Against Hartford, Oliva had 11 RBI in the series and a career-high six RBI in the series finale. Oliva hit his first career grand slam in the 17-13 win over the Hawks and also had a two-run single. Oliva went 4 for 12 with five runs scored and six RBI in his first conference series of the season at UCLA. In his second conference series of the season, Oliva homered against Oregon State in the series opener. Through 50 games, Oliva has already surpassed or tied career highs in runs, doubles, home runs, RBI and walks.
Pac-12 Leaders in Runs Scored:
1. Cal Stevenson, Arizona, 57
2. Jared Oliva, Arizona, 55
3. JJ Matijevic, Arizona, 53
4. Alfonso Rivas, Arizona, 50
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