Bullard Breaks Out, Wildcats Fall 11-9

Friday, May 28

Tucson, Ariz.

6:00 PM

University of Arizona

39-15

Dixie State

24-31

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Dixie State	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	2	0	11	10	1
Arizona	1	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	14	2

Photo by: Mike Christy / Arizona Athletics

05/28/2021 | Baseball

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By: Arizona Athletics

TUCSON, Ariz. — A career night from third baseman Tony Bullard was not enough to lift the Arizona Wildcats (39-15) to a victory over the Dixie State Trailblazers (24-31) on Friday night at Hi Corbett Field. The visiting Trailblazers ultimately came away with an 11-9 win to even the series.

Elsewhere around the Pac-12 the California Golden Bears defeated the Oregon Ducks, 10-3, to secure the outright Pac-12 Championship for Arizona. The Wildcats finished their conference slate with a record of 21-9 that nobody will be able to match. This marks the Wildcats first outright Pac-10/12 Championship since 1992 and their 10th conference championship overall.

Bullard posted the best performance of his Arizona career on Friday night, finishing the game going 3-for-4 with two runs scored, one double, a solo home run, a grand slam home run, and a double. His third-inning grand slam was Arizona's first since Justin Wylie smacked one on May 17, 2019 at Penn State. It was also the first multi-home run outing of Bullard's collegiate career.

Designated hitter Jacob Berry also blasted a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, his 15th long ball of the season.

Arizona WildBATS

3B Tony Bullard: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI
1B Branden Boissiere: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
DH Jacob Berry: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI
2B Kobe Kato: 2-for-5, R
C Daniel Susac: 2-for-5, R

Bullpen Bullies

RHP Preston Price: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R

Number of the Day

Dominant right-hander reliever Preston Price recorded three outs on just nine pitches in his first appearance on the mound since April 9 versus California.

Photo of the Day

Tweet of the Day

? First career grand slam
? First career two-HR game

And folks, this one went 470 feet... ???? pic.twitter.com/ysWVX8rHWx
— ?? Pac-12 Champions ?? (@ArizonaBaseball) May 29, 2021

Up Next

The Wildcats and Trailblazers battle in the regular season finale on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. MST. Pregame Senior Day ceremonies for Preston Price and Vince Vannelle will begin at 5:40 p.m. and Arizona will celebrate their outright Pac-12 Championship on the field postgame.