TUCSON, Ariz. — A back-and-forth battle between the Arizona Wildcats (33-18, 14-11) and Oregon State Beavers (40-9, 19-6) went the way of the visitors on a final score of 12-9 on Friday night.
The Wildcats and Beavers were even at five through seven innings before a seven-run OSU rally broke up the tie. Arizona rallied for four runs over the final two frames but could not make up the deficit.
Starting pitcher
TJ Nichols did not factor into the decision after working five innings and striking out four.Â
Noah Turley and
Tanner O'Tremba both hit tape-measure leadoff home runs in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
Arizona WildBATS
- RF Tanner O'Tremba: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- LF Chase Davis: 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- CF Mac Bingham: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
- SS Nik McClaughry: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, BB
Bullpen Bullies
Number of the Night
- O'Tremba, McClaughry, and Susac - the top three batters in the Wildcats lineup on Friday - combined to score seven of Arizona's nine runs.
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Up Next
The Wildcats look to even the series against the Beavers on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. MST. Senior Night ceremonies will precede the game.
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