TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Arizona Wildcats (22-23, 10-14) and Arizona State Sun Devils (33-12, 14-10) will match up in a non-conference midweek contest at Hi Corbett Field on Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m. MST. The game is set to be televised on Pac-12 Network.
The Wildcats enter tonight's matchup fresh off a series sweep of the Oregon Ducks, which culminated with a 28-7 victory on Sunday afternoon. Thanks in large part to a big weekend at the plate, Arizona infielder
Nick Quintana was tabbed as the Pac-12 Player of the Week, the second weekly honor of his career.
After taking a sweep in Phoenix earlier this season, the Cats will look to grab the final game of the year against the Sun Devils tonight.
A complete series preview is below.
| Date |
Time (MST) |
Live Stats |
Wildcats Pitcher |
Sun Devils Pitcher |
| Tuesday, May 7 |
6:00 PM |
Live Stats |
TBA |
TBA |
TV: Pac-12 Network with Daron Sutton (play-by-play) and Andy Lopez (analyst) on the call
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network with
Brian Jeffries on the call - 1290 AM KCUB |
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All-Time Series: Arizona leads, 253-220-1
Last Meeting: Arizona State swept Arizona in a three-game series earlier this year March 29-31 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Leading Off...
- Arizona hosts the Arizona State Sun Devils in a midweek non-conference matchup on Tuesday night at Hi Corbett Field.
- The Wildcats and Sun Devils have played each other 474 times in program history, with Arizona currently holding a 253-220-1 all-time series lead. Most recently, the Sun Devils swept a three-game series from the Wildcats earlier this season March 29-31 in Phoenix, Ariz.
- Freshman catcher/first baseman Austin Wells has scored 55 runs this year, the most logged by an Arizona freshman since infielder Jason Donald scored 58 runs in 64 games in 2004.
- The Cats offense collected 13 doubles in Sunday's 28-7 win over Oregon, setting the program and Pac-12 single-game record. The previous record for both the program and conference was 10 doubles.
- Arizona's offense ranks among the top 10 Divison I teams in the country in scoring (2nd, 9.1 runs/game), on-base percentage (2nd, .426), doubles per game (2nd, 2.64), triples per game (5th, 0.53), slugging percentage (7th, .503), and batting average (9th, .314).
- Wildcats catcher Matthew Dyer, who is day-to-day with a bruised hand, currently sports a 20-game hit streak, the fifth-longest streak posted by an Arizona player since 1998. During the streak, Dyer has hit .461 (41-for-89) with 12 multi-hit games and 12 extra-base hits.
NOW TRENDING: The Wildcats have won three straight games after sweeping the Oregon Ducks last weekend at Hi Corbett...The Sun Devils won their most recent game, but have lost four out of their last six and each of their last two Pac-12 conference series (UCLA, Washington)... The Wildcats and Sun Devils have played each other 474 times in program history, with Arizona currently holding a 253-220-1 all-time series lead. Most recently, the Sun Devils swept a three-game series from the Wildcats earlier this season March 29-31 in Phoenix, Ariz...Under head coach
Jay Johnson, the Wildcats have gone 9-8 against the Sun Devils...Arizona's red-hot offense has not slowed down one bit since last playing Arizona State — the Cats currently lead the Pac-12 in batting average (.314), on-base percentage (.426), runs scored (410), RBI (375), doubles (119), and triples (24)...Arizona has scored 10+ runs in three of their last four games and fell just one run shy in the fourth game.
KNOW YOUR FOE: The Sun Devils enter the series with an overall record of 33-12 and a conference mark of 14-10 and sit in fifth place in the Pac-12...Arizona State is led by fifth-year head coach Tracy Smith, who has steered the Sun Devils to a record of 147-122 (.546) during his time in Tempe...Arizona State enters Tuesday's game ranked in the Top 30 by four out of the five major polls: No. 17, Collegiate Baseball; No. 20, USA Today Coach's Poll; No. 22, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; No. 24, Baseball America; unranked, D1Baseball.com.
SINCE LAST TIME: Since the last set of game notes, the Wildcats swept a three-game series against the Oregon Ducks...Arizona took three-of-three on final scores of 17-6, 9-8 (11), and 28-7...All three games were comeback victories for Arizona...The 54 runs scored by the Wildcats against the Ducks are the most scored in a Pac-10/12 conference series for Arizona in program history...Their 28 runs in Sunday's finale were the most scored by the team since 2006, while their 26 hits were the most in a Pac-10/12 game since 2006...Six different players started in all three games against the Ducks and posted a batting average above .400:
Cameron Cannon (.571/8x14),
Austin Wells (.545/6x11),
Justin Wylie (.467/7x15),
Donta Williams (.444/4x9),
Nick Quintana (.438/7x16), and
Dayton Dooney (.429/6x14)...Reliever
Vince Vannelle tossed two shutout appearances during the weekend, fanning three batters and allowing just four hits (all singles) over 4.1 innings of work.
WHAT A WEEK!: After a standout stretch at the plate Arizona Wildcats infielder
Nick Quintana has been named Pac-12 Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday...Across four games, Quintana posted a .476 batting average (10-for-21) with nine runs scored, four doubles, one home run, 11 RBI, and more walks (3) than strikeouts (2). Additionally, he registered an on-base percentage of .520 and a .810 slugging percentage as the Wildcats went 3-1 including a weekend sweep of the Oregon Ducks at Hi Corbett Field...Quintana is the first Arizona position player to be tabbed as the Pac-12 Player of the Week since
Cal Stevenson earned the recognition in May 2017.
STREAKONOMICS: Catcher
Matthew Dyer, who is day-to-day with a bruised hand, currently sports a 20-game hit streak, which stands as the longest logged by a Wildcats player this season and the longest since Seth Mejias-Brean (2012) and Jeff Van Houten (2005) notched a 21-game hit streaks...Over the course of Dyer's current streak — which began on March 25 at San Diego State — he has hit .461 (41x89) with 23 runs scored, eight doubles, two triples, two home runs, and eight RBI...The streak has raised his season batting average from .316 to his current team-best mark of .393...During the streak, Dyer has logged multiple hits 12 times, including two four-hit games and five three-hit performances.
Longest UA Hit Streaks - StatCrew Era (1998-current)
| Player |
Streak |
Year |
Player |
Streak |
Year |
| Brian Anderson |
26 gms |
2003 |
C.J. Ziegler |
18 gms |
2008 |
| Jason Donald |
26 gms |
2006 |
Steve Selsky |
18 gms |
2010 |
| Ernie Durazo |
25 gms |
2001 |
Jordan Brown |
18 gms |
2005 |
| Dillon Baird |
22 gms |
2009 |
Ernie Durazo |
17 gms |
2000 |
| Seth Mejias-Brean |
21 gms |
2012 |
Brad Glenn |
17 gms |
2008 |
| Jeff Van Houten |
21 gms |
2005 |
Cody Ramer |
17 gms |
2016 |
| Matthew Dyer |
20 gms |
2019 |
Pat Reilly |
17 gms |
2003 |
WIN CITY: Nick Quintana,
Austin Wells, and
Donta Williams — the three Wildcats players that call Las Vegas their hometown — combined to go 9-for-11 with nine runs scored, three doubles, and 11 RBI in Arizona's 28-7 win over Oregon on Sunday...The trio from the 702 have combined to hit .313 (160x511) with 145 runs scored, 60 extra-base hits, and 130 RBI this season...They have accounted for 31.8% of the team's hit, 35.4% of the program's runs, 31.9% of the club's extra-base hits, and 34.7% of the Cats RBI this season...Wells and Williams have combined to hit nine triples this year, which is more than seven entire Pac-12 teams have hit all season...Between them, the Win City squad has logged 45 multi-hit games and 40 multi-RBI games this year.
RUNNIN' DOWN A DREAM: Freshman catcher/first baseman
Austin Wells has scored 55 runs this year, the second-most in the Pac-12 this year and the most logged by an Arizona freshman since infielder Jason Donald scored 58 runs in 64 games in 2004...Since 1976, Wells' 55 runs scored are fourth most by an Arizona Freshman (1st: INF Brad Boyer, 71, 2003).
GO WITH THE FLOW: With his two-run home run on April 26 at No. 3 Stanford, Wildcats infielder
Nick Quintana became the first Arizona player in over a decade to swat 10+ home runs in back-to-back seasons...Quintana hit 14 homers for the Cats as a sophomore in 2018...The last players to accomplish this feat were C.J. Ziegler and Brad Glenn, who both pulled it off in the 2007 and 2008 seasons...Ziegler hit 13 HR in 2007 and 20 HR in 2008, while Glenn hit 10 HR in 2007 and 14 HR in 2008...Quintana's three-run home run on Saturday against Oregon gave him 31 career home runs with the Wildcats, pushing him into a tie for eighth most in program history...Quintana has hit 19-of-31 career HR at home at Hi Corbett Field, while 22-of-31 HR have come off right-handed pitchers.
Arizona Individual Career HR Leaders
|
Player |
HR |
Years |
|
Player |
HR |
Years |
| 1. |
Shelley Duncan |
55 |
1999-2001 |
7. |
Moises Duran |
32 |
2001-2004 |
| 2. |
Brad Glenn |
43 |
2006-2009 |
8. |
Todd Trafton |
31 |
1983-1986 |
| 3. |
Kenny Corley |
36 |
1995-1998 |
|
Bill Rhinehart |
31 |
2004-2007 |
| 4. |
David Shermet |
34 |
1985-1988 |
|
Nick Quintana |
30 |
2017-2019 |
| 5. |
Les Pearsey |
33 |
1975-1978 |
11. |
Robert Woodside |
30 |
1975-1978 |
|
C.J. Ziegler |
33 |
2007-2008 |
|
Jeff Van Houten |
30 |
2002-2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
Jordan Brown |
30 |
2003-2005 |
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Infielder
Cameron Cannon has smacked 24 doubles through 45 games of the season...As of games played May 5, Cannon's 24 two-baggers are the most among all NCAA Division I baseball players...Cannon has registered multiple doubles in a game five times this year, and has swatted at least one double in 17-of-45 games...He has surpassed his output in doubles from last year, as Cannon smacked a team-best 21 doubles in 56 games in 2018...The Arizona single-season record for doubles is 30, set by Dave Stegman in 1976 and tied by
JJ Matijevic in 2017...Cannon is currently on pace for 30 doubles through the remainder of the regular season...He is four doubles shy of breaking into the Top 10 of Arizona's career doubles leaderboard.
Arizona Single-Season Doubles Leaders
| Rank |
Player |
Doubles |
Year |
| 1. |
Dave Stegman |
30 |
1976 |
|
JJ Matijevic |
30 |
2017 |
| 3. |
Todd Trafton |
27 |
1986 |
| 4. |
Terry Francona |
26 |
1980 |
|
Willie Morales |
26 |
1993 |
| 6. |
Trevor Crowe |
25 |
2005 |
| 7. |
Cameron Cannon |
24 |
2019 |
FACE THE NATION: The Arizona offense has steadily produced at a high level this season and ranks among the top 20 Division I offenses in the nation in multiple categories including: doubles (1st, 119), scoring (2nd, 9.1 runs/game), on-base percentage (2nd, .426), doubles per game (2nd, 2.64), triples (4th, 24), triples per game (5th, 0.53), walks (6th, 287), slugging percentage (7th, .503), batting average (9th, .314), and hits (T-18th, 503).