PULLMAN, Wash. – A clutch home run from Justin Wylie and a late barrage of runs gave the Arizona Wildcats (31-24, 14-14) a 10-4 come-from-behind victory over the Washington State Cougars (11-41-1, 3-25-1) on Friday night at Bailey-Brayton Field. The Cats have now won nine games in a row, and 12 of their last 13 dating back to May 3.
 
It was Wylie's three-run home run in the top of the sixth inning that provided the Wildcats with the winning runs, and ultimately he led the Cats offensively with four RBI on a 2-for-4 performance. Shortstop Cameron Cannon also checked in with a home run and finished the night going 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI, raising his season batting average to a team-best mark of .401.
 
Cannon opened the scoring for Arizona with his two-run homer in the top of the third inning. The Cats had surrendered a run in the prior half inning and found themselves trailing for the first time in the series. The dinger wrapped around the foul pole in left field and gave Cannon 40 extra-base hits on the year.
 
Arizona were down again entering the sixth inning following a three-run rally from the Cougs in the prior frame. A pair of walks had runners on base for the Cats, but a groundout to first base gave Washington State the second out of the inning and threatened to kill Arizona's rally. That's when Wylie took over, lacing a line-drive home run over the wall in right center field to plate three runs and put the Cats out in front, 5-4.
 
The Wildcats offense went to work in the top of the ninth, scoring five insurance runs to expand their one-run lead to a comfortable six-run cushion. Dayton Dooney (1x3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB), Wylie, Branden Boissiere (2x5, RBI), and Tony Bullard (1x4, 2B, RBI, BB) all collected RBI base hits in the final frame.
 
Wildcats starter Andrew Nardi, making his final appearance of the regular season, turned in 4.2 innings of work for Arizona. The left-hander allowed four runs on four hits while striking out four on 75 pitches but did not factor into the decision.
 
Vince Vannelle reliever Nardi and threw 2.0 scoreless frames to earn the win, his second of the year. Vannelle allowed just three hits and struck out three.
 
Avery Weems (1.0 IP), Quinn Flanagan (0.1 IP), and George Arias Jr. (1.0 IP) combined to keep the Cougs off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game. The group combined to allow just one hit while striking out three.
 
The Cats and Cougs will wrap up the regular season on Saturday afternoon at Bailey-Brayton Field. First pitch for the finale is set for 12:00 p.m. MST on the Pac-12 Networks.