TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Arizona Wildcats (1-1) dropped an extra-innings contest to the Ball State Cardinals (1-1) on Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field.

Outfielder Mac Bingham and designated hitter Ryan Holgate drove in six of the Wildcats seven runs - Bingham's three RBI marked a new career high.

The Wildcats combined to post 10 hits and draw 11 walks on the night.

Chandler Murphy turned in a quality start for the Wildcats in his 2021 debut. The right-hander worked 6.0 innings and allowed only two earned runs on six hits while striking out six. He issued no walks and exited the game with the lead.

Arizona WildBATS

• DH Ryan Holgate: 2-for-6, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
• LF Mac Bingham: 2-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
• RF Blake Paugh: 2-for-4, 2B
• 2B Kobe Kato: 1-for-3, 1 R, 4 BB
• 1B Branden Boissiere: 0-for-3, 1 R, RBI, 2 BB

Bullpen Bullies

• RHP Vince Vannelle: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
• LHP Ian Churchill: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 K

Number of the Night

• Freshman catcher Daniel Susac picked up his first career hit on Saturday night, a single to left field in the bottom of the second inning.

Photo of the Night

Tweet of the Night

?? On repeat: Ryan Holgate sends a baseball to the moon pic.twitter.com/9pUAMZBYh9

— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) February 21, 2021

Up Next

Arizona and Ball State face off in game three of their four-game series tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 21 with a first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m. MST.