PULLMAN, Wash. — A dominant day at the plate from freshman catcher
Daniel Susac drove the Arizona Wildcats (22-11, 8-6) to a 13-8 game two victory over the Washington State Cougars (17-13, 5-9) on Saturday afternoon.
Susac finished the afternoon going 3-for-5 with four runs scored, one double, two home runs, and a career-high seven RBI. It was the third multi-HR performance of his young career.
The Arizona offense combined for an efficient 13 runs on 15 hits and three walks. Susac,
Donta Williams,
Branden Boissiere,
Ryan Holgate, and
Kobe Kato all picked up multiple hits for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats took their first lead of the day with a three-run fourth, tacked on three more in the sixth, and broke the game open on a five-run top of the ninth.
Starting pitcher
Garrett Irvin (3-1) earned his third win of the year after working 6.0 innings and allowing five runs on six hits. He struck out four and issued two walks on a season-high 114 pitches.
Right-hander
Quinn Flanagan finished the game, going 3.0 innings and surrendering three unearned runs on two hits to earn his third save of the year.
Arizona WildBATS
- C Daniel Susac: 3-for-5, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI
- CF Donta Williams: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- RF Ryan Holgate: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
- 2B Kobe Kato: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- 1B Branden Boissiere: 2-for-5, R, RBI
Bullpen Bullies
Number of the Night
- Daniel Susac drove in a career-high seven RBI on the night, making him the first Wildcat to accomplish the feat since JJ Matijevic notched seven RBI on April 28, 2015 versus Arizona State.
Tweet of the Night
Up Next
Arizona looks to secure their fourth straight Pac-12 series win on Sunday afternoon. First pitch for game three, originally scheduled for noon, has been moved to 1:05 p.m. MST.
