TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (10-5) make the short jaunt north to face the Arizona State Sun Devils (13-4) in a midweek non-conference contest on Tuesday, March 10 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. MST on the Pac-12 Networks.

The Wildcats recently beat the Houston Cougars two games to one in a three-game weekend series. The Wildcats have now won nine consecutive series dating back to the 2019 season.

Arizona sophomore catcher Austin Wells, one of the key bats in the Cats lineup, was recently named to the 2020 Buster Posey Award watch list ahead of the team's midweek test in Phoenix.

This will be the 476th all-time meeting between the Wildcats and Sun Devils.

A complete game preview is below.
 

Date	Time	Arizona Pitcher	Arizona State Pitcher
Tuesday, March 10	6:30 PM	TBA	TBA

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Leading Off...

• The Wildcats trek up I-10 for a midweek non-conference contest against Arizona State on Tuesday night. Arizona leads the all-time series between the two rivals, 253-221-1. In their last meeting, Arizona State won a midweek contest, 10-7, on May 7, 2019 in Tucson.
• Sophomore catcher Austin Wells was named to the 2020 Buster Posey Award watch list on Monday. The award is given annually to the nation's top Division I catcher. He is currently hitting .375 with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
• Arizona has scored at least one run in 109 straight games — it has not suffered a shutout loss since falling 1-0 at Washington on March 17, 2018. The Wildcats 109-game scoring streak is the longest active streak in the Pac-12.
• The Wildcats offense has combined to draw 97 walks this season, the best mark in the Pac-12 and the seventh-highest total in the country. Arizona hitters have logged over 1.6 miles worth of walks in 2020.
• Through 15 games, the Wildcats pitching staff has posted a 10.80 K/9 rate, the second-best mark in the Pac-12, and a significant increase from their 2019 mark of 7.52. They have struck out 10+ batters in 11 games this season, a feat they accomplished just 14 times in 2019.
• Sophomore outfielder Ryan Holgate and junior outfielder Donta Williams both sport lengthy on-base streaks dating back to last season. Williams has reached base safely in 24 straight games, while Holgate's streak currently sits at 21 games.

SOME GAME THEMES: The Wildcats recently secured a series win over the visiting Houston Cougars last weekend in Tucson...Arizona took the Sunday rubber match, 10-6, to lock down their ninth-straight series win dating back to the 2019 season...Tuesday's contest will be just the second true road game of the year for Arizona, their first being an 8-6 victory over the Texas Longhorns in Austin last week...The Wildcats offense has remained potent this season, scoring 10+ runs on six occasions and scoring five+ 10 times...The Wildcats rank among the top three teams in the Pac-12 Conference in on-base percentage (1st, .417), doubles (T-1st, 30), walks (T-1st, 97), batting average (2nd, .288), slugging percentage (2nd, .437), runs scored (2nd, 113), RBI (2nd, 106), home runs (2nd, 12), total bases (2nd, 217), hits (T-3rd, 143), and triples (T-3rd, 4)...Dating back to 1907, the Wildcats and Sun Devils have played 475 times, with Arizona holding a 253-221-1 all-time series edge...Most recently, Arizona State beat Arizona, 10-7, in a midweek contest in Tucson on May 7, 2019...Under head coach Jay Johnson, the Wildcats have gone 3-3 against the Sun Devils in midweek non-conference contests...Arizona last win in Tempe came in a midweek game on March 13, 2018, a 6-2 victory for the Wildcats — four current Wildcats played in that game: OF Tate Soderstrom, OF Blake Paugh, RHP Preston Price, and LHP Gil Luna.

STREAKONOMICS: Sophomore Branden Boissiere currently sports the longest hitting streak on the team at eight games. Over that five-game stretch, Boissiere has hit .400 (14-for-35) with eight runs scored, one double, one home run, 11 RBI, a .514 slugging percentage, and a .436 on-base percentage. After a slow start to the year, junior catcher Matthew Dyer has put together a six-game hit streak, during which he has hit .320 (8-for-25) with seven runs scored, one double, three home runs, and 13 RBI. Junior outfielder Donta Williams and fellow outfielder Ryan Holgate both sport extended on-base streaks dating back to the 2019 season. Williams has safely reached base in all 15 games this year, and in 24 consecutive games. Holgate, who has also reached in all 15 of Arizona's games this season, has reached base in 21 straight games.