SEATTLE, Wash. — The Wildcats duo of
Daniel Susac and
TJ Nichols powered Arizona (19-7, 7-3) to a 8-3 series-opening victory over the Washington Huskies (14-11, 5-5) on Friday night.
Susac led the Wildcats offense, crushing two home runs and finishing the night 4-for-5 with six RBI; it was the seventh multi-HR game of the sophomore's career. Defensively at catcher he also threw out a runner attempting to steal second.
Left fielder
Chase Davis also homered against the Huskies, an opposite field blast for his team-leading ninth dinger of the season.
Starting pitcher
TJ Nichols cruised for the majority of the game and ultimately gave the Wildcats seven innings of three-hit work. Nichols allowed three runs and struck out five to earn the win and improve to 4-1 on the year.
Right-hander
Quinn Flanagan relieved Nichols and slammed the door on the Huskies, holding the hosts hitless while striking out two over the final two frames.
Arizona WildBATS
- C Daniel Susac: 4-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- CF Mac Bingham: 1-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- LF Chase Davis: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- DH Noah Turley: 2-for-5, R
Bullpen Bullies
Number of the Night
- With the Friday night victory, Arizona secured their first win at Husky Ballpark since 2016.
Tweets of the Night
Up Next
The Wildcats will play for their first series win in Seattle since 2012 on Saturday afternoon. First pitch for game two is slated for 2:05 p.m. MST from Husky Ballpark.
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