Tuesday, April 23
Tucson, AZ
6:00 PM
University of Arizona
vs
Grand Canyon
Photo by: Paul Dye for Arizona Athletics
Cats, Lopes Square Off at Hi Corbett on Tuesday
04/23/2019 | Baseball
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Arizona Wildcats (18-19) will square off against the visiting Grand Canyon Antelopes (20-18) for a midweek matchup at Hi Corbett Field on Tuesday night with a first pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m. MST.
Arizona and Grand Canyon played once earlier this season, with the Cats taking a wild 14-13 victory thanks to a late-innings comeback on April 9 in Phoenix. Nick Quintana (4x5), Dayton Dooney (3x5), Cameron Cannon (2x4), and Ryan Holgate (2x3) all collected multiple hits in that game. It was Cannon's go-ahead RBI double in the top of the ninth that capped the comeback and sealed a victory for the Wildcats.
A complete game preview for Tuesday's matchup is below.
Live Stream: Available through ArizonaWildcats.com
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network with Brian Jeffries on the call - 1290 AM KCUB | TuneIn
All-Time Series: Arizona leads 64-22
Last Meeting: Arizona beat Grand Canyon, 14-13, on April 9, 2019 in Phoenix, Ariz.
KNOW YOUR FOE: Grand Canyon enters the weekend with an overall record of 20-18 and a Western Athletic Conference record of 8-7...They currently sit in fourth place in the WAC...The Antelopes are led by head coach Andy Stankiewicz, who has steered the team to a record of 236-181-1 in his seven plus years in Phoenix...Grand Canyon made the move up to Division I beginning with the 2014 season, and has since posted a record of 152-125-1...The Antelopes are led on offense by the trio of Cuba Bess (.342), Kona Quiggle (.336), and Quin Cotton (.327), all of whom are hitting well above the .300 mark on the year...Grand Canyon's pitching staff is led by starting pitcher Kade Mechals, who has an 8-1 record and a 2.47 ERA (17ERx62.0IP) in 10 starts, and reliever Coen Wynne, who has logged a 1.69 ERA (5ERx26.2IP) through 19 relief appearances.
SINCE LAST TIME: Since the last set of game notes, the Wildcats dropped three games on the road to No. 2 ranked Oregon State in Corvallis...The series finale on Saturday night was televised on ESPNU, making it the only Pac-12 game aired on the ESPN family of networks during the regular season...Matthew Dyer went 5-for-13 (.385) over the weekend and extended his hitting streak to 14 games, the best mark on the team this season, passing injured teammate Matt Fraizer, who had an active 13-game hit streak before being sidelined...Freshman Tony Bullard also had a strong series against the Beavers, going 3-for-7 (.429) while hitting the first home run of his collegiate career in Thursday night's series opener...Junior southpaw Randy Labaut had a strong showing in Thursday's game, getting the start and turning in 6.0 innings of work while allowing just three runs on six hits while striking out six.
BACK FOR MORE: Tuesday night will be the second and final meeting between Arizona and Grand Canyon this season...Previously, the Wildcats used a late rally to defeat the Antelopes, 14-13, on April 9...Cameron Cannon won the game for Arizona with a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the ninth inning...His game winner was set up by a five-run eighth inning from the Cats offense...Nick Quintana (4x5), Dayton Dooney (3x5), Cameron Cannon (2x4), and Ryan Holgate (2x3) all collected multiple hits, while Donta Williams (3), Quintana (2), and Dooney (2) all collected multiple RBI.
STREAKONOMICS: Catcher Matthew Dyer currently sports a 14-game hit streak, which stands as the longest logged by a Wildcats player this season and the longest since Mitchell Morimoto notched a 15-game hit streak in 2017...The longest hit streak of the Jay Johnson era (since 2016) was registered by Cody Ramer, who hit safely in 17 straight games during the 2016 season — Ramer is now the Wildcats Director of Player Development - Position Players...Over the course of Dyer's current streak — which began on March 25 at San Diego State — he has hit .500 (30x60) with 16 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, and six RBI...The streak has raised his season batting average from .316 to his current team-best mark of .396...During the streak, Dyer has logged multiple hits eight times, including two four-hit games and four three-hit performances.
CATSYS 2019: Wildcats catcher Austin Wells won the CATSYS award for Freshman Male Athlete of the Year on Monday night...Wells currently ranks third on the team with a .343 batting average, a mark that ranks 16th among all Division I freshmen and third among freshmen playing in Power Five conferences...He ranks among the top players in the Pac-12 in runs scored (4th, 43), doubles (T-6th, 11), hits (T-8th, 49), and total bases (11th, 75)...Teammate Cameron Cannon was nominated in the category of Junior Male Athlete of the Year.
Arizona and Grand Canyon played once earlier this season, with the Cats taking a wild 14-13 victory thanks to a late-innings comeback on April 9 in Phoenix. Nick Quintana (4x5), Dayton Dooney (3x5), Cameron Cannon (2x4), and Ryan Holgate (2x3) all collected multiple hits in that game. It was Cannon's go-ahead RBI double in the top of the ninth that capped the comeback and sealed a victory for the Wildcats.
A complete game preview for Tuesday's matchup is below.
| Date | Time (MST) | Live Stats | Wildcats Pitcher | Antelopes Pitcher |
| Tuesday, April 23 | 6:00 PM | Live Stats | TBA | TBA |
Live Stream: Available through ArizonaWildcats.com
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network with Brian Jeffries on the call - 1290 AM KCUB | TuneIn
All-Time Series: Arizona leads 64-22
Last Meeting: Arizona beat Grand Canyon, 14-13, on April 9, 2019 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Leading Off...
- After back-to-back weeks of Pac-12 conference play, the Wildcats take a brief break to host a midweek contest against the Grand Canyon Antelopes.
- Arizona and Grand Canyon have faced each other 86 times in program history, with the Wildcats holding a commanding 64-22 all-time series lead over the Antelopes. Most recently, the Wildcats beat Grand Canyon, 14-13, on April 9 in Phoenix.
- Wildcats catcher Matthew Dyer currently sports a 14-game hit streak, the longest on the team this season and the longest posted by an Arizona player since Mitchell Morimoto posted a 15-game hit streak in 2017.
- Arizona ranks second in the Pac-12 and 19th nationally with 84 doubles this season (1st: Mississippi State, 100). Infielder Cameron Cannon leads the team and the Pac-12, and ranks tied for fourth nationally, with 19 doubles on the year.
- The Wildcats offense has produced at an elite rate all season — currently they rank 6th in the country in scoring (8.6 runs/game) and 12th in the country in runs scored (320). Their 127 runs scored in conference play are more than five Division I teams have scored all season.
- Arizona has logged 75 consecutive games scoring at least one run, giving the Cats the longest active scoring streak in the Pac-12. The Wildcats were last shut out March 17, 2018 at Washington.
KNOW YOUR FOE: Grand Canyon enters the weekend with an overall record of 20-18 and a Western Athletic Conference record of 8-7...They currently sit in fourth place in the WAC...The Antelopes are led by head coach Andy Stankiewicz, who has steered the team to a record of 236-181-1 in his seven plus years in Phoenix...Grand Canyon made the move up to Division I beginning with the 2014 season, and has since posted a record of 152-125-1...The Antelopes are led on offense by the trio of Cuba Bess (.342), Kona Quiggle (.336), and Quin Cotton (.327), all of whom are hitting well above the .300 mark on the year...Grand Canyon's pitching staff is led by starting pitcher Kade Mechals, who has an 8-1 record and a 2.47 ERA (17ERx62.0IP) in 10 starts, and reliever Coen Wynne, who has logged a 1.69 ERA (5ERx26.2IP) through 19 relief appearances.
SINCE LAST TIME: Since the last set of game notes, the Wildcats dropped three games on the road to No. 2 ranked Oregon State in Corvallis...The series finale on Saturday night was televised on ESPNU, making it the only Pac-12 game aired on the ESPN family of networks during the regular season...Matthew Dyer went 5-for-13 (.385) over the weekend and extended his hitting streak to 14 games, the best mark on the team this season, passing injured teammate Matt Fraizer, who had an active 13-game hit streak before being sidelined...Freshman Tony Bullard also had a strong series against the Beavers, going 3-for-7 (.429) while hitting the first home run of his collegiate career in Thursday night's series opener...Junior southpaw Randy Labaut had a strong showing in Thursday's game, getting the start and turning in 6.0 innings of work while allowing just three runs on six hits while striking out six.
BACK FOR MORE: Tuesday night will be the second and final meeting between Arizona and Grand Canyon this season...Previously, the Wildcats used a late rally to defeat the Antelopes, 14-13, on April 9...Cameron Cannon won the game for Arizona with a go-ahead RBI double in the top of the ninth inning...His game winner was set up by a five-run eighth inning from the Cats offense...Nick Quintana (4x5), Dayton Dooney (3x5), Cameron Cannon (2x4), and Ryan Holgate (2x3) all collected multiple hits, while Donta Williams (3), Quintana (2), and Dooney (2) all collected multiple RBI.
STREAKONOMICS: Catcher Matthew Dyer currently sports a 14-game hit streak, which stands as the longest logged by a Wildcats player this season and the longest since Mitchell Morimoto notched a 15-game hit streak in 2017...The longest hit streak of the Jay Johnson era (since 2016) was registered by Cody Ramer, who hit safely in 17 straight games during the 2016 season — Ramer is now the Wildcats Director of Player Development - Position Players...Over the course of Dyer's current streak — which began on March 25 at San Diego State — he has hit .500 (30x60) with 16 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, and six RBI...The streak has raised his season batting average from .316 to his current team-best mark of .396...During the streak, Dyer has logged multiple hits eight times, including two four-hit games and four three-hit performances.
CATSYS 2019: Wildcats catcher Austin Wells won the CATSYS award for Freshman Male Athlete of the Year on Monday night...Wells currently ranks third on the team with a .343 batting average, a mark that ranks 16th among all Division I freshmen and third among freshmen playing in Power Five conferences...He ranks among the top players in the Pac-12 in runs scored (4th, 43), doubles (T-6th, 11), hits (T-8th, 49), and total bases (11th, 75)...Teammate Cameron Cannon was nominated in the category of Junior Male Athlete of the Year.
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