EUGENE, Ore. — This week marks the final stretch of the regular season for the Arizona Wildcats (35-18, 16-11) as they travel to Eugene, Oregon for a three-game set against the Oregon Ducks (32-21, 15-12) this Thursday-Saturday.

All three games this weekend will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Rich Burk on the call and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM with Brian Jeffries on the call.

The Wildcats and Ducks have both secured their spot in the inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament next week and are now fighting for seeding. Arizona can secure as high as the No. 2 seed under certain scenarios.

For more, a complete weekend preview is below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Thursday, May 19	Oregon	6:05 PM	RHP TJ Nichols (5-3, 4.84)	RHP Christian Ciuffetelli (1-3, 2.22)
Friday, May 20	Oregon	4:05 PM	LHP Garrett Irvin (5-3, 2.65)	RHP Isaac Ayon (3-3, 5.74)
Saturday, May 21	Oregon	12:05 PM	TBA	RHP Jace Stoffal (0-2, 7.00)

Leading Off...

• The Arizona Wildcats wrap up their 2022 regular season schedule with a three-game road series against the Oregon Ducks. All three games will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks with play-by-play from Rich Burk and broadcast on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
• Arizona leads the all-time series against Oregon, 28-15-1, with games dating back to 1954. In their most recent meeting, the Wildcats took 2-of-3 games from the Ducks in a series played in Tucson in March 2021.
• The Wildcats currently lead the Pac-12 and rank tied for seventh nationally with 49 double plays turned on defense. Their average of 0.92 DP/G is the sixth-best mark by an Arizona team 1996-present.
• Outfielder Mac Bingham was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for May 16 after hitting .429 (6x14) with two runs, two doubles, one home run, and five RBI in the Wildcats series victory over No. 2 Oregon State last weekend.
• Outfielder Chase Davis' 15 home runs this year are currently third most in the Pac-12, just two behind the conference leader. His 27 extra-base hits are third on the team and t-8th in the Pac-12.
• Catcher Daniel Susac (84) and outfielder Tanner O'Tremba (78) rank first and second in the Pac-12 in hits while also ranking among the Top 25 Division I players in the nation. Susac (2nd, .368) and O'Tremba (4th, .364) both remain in the running for the Pac-12 batting title.
• Arizona shortstop Nik McClaughry leads the Pac-12 in defensive assists with 164.

SOME SERIES THEMES: The Arizona Wildcats and Oregon Ducks wrap up their 2022 regular season schedules with a three-game series in Eugene this weekend...All three games will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with play-by-play from Rich Burk and broadcast on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries...Both programs have secured their spots in the inaugural eight-team Pac-12 Baseball Tournament, taking place next weekend in Scottsdale...As the seeding currently stands, the two teams would meet for a fourth straight game in the opening round of the tournament...The Wildcats lead the all-time series against the Ducks, 28-15-1, with games dating back to 1954...Arizona won the most recent matchup against Oregon, taking 2-of-3 games in Tucson in March 2021...The Cats also took 2-of-3 games in the last series played in Eugene in 2018...Arizona's series-opening win over Nevada three weeks ago secured the 30th win of head coach Chip Hale's tenure; having done so in just 43 games, he became the third-fastest coach in program history to reach the 30-win mark...This weekend features a battle between two of the top offenses in the Pac-12, with both schools ranking among the top five teams in the conference in runs scored, hits, batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage...Oregon is led by third-year head coach Mark Wasikowski, who has steered the Ducks to a record of 79-44 (35-22 Pac-12) during his current tenure in Eugene...Wasikowski also went 1-1 as the Ducks acting head coach in 2015...He served as an assistant coach at Arizona from 2002-2011 under head coach Andy Lopez.

STREAKONOMICS: Outfielder Tanner O'Tremba has reached base safely in 29 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team and the longest on-base streak of his career. Over the course of his 29-game streak, O'Tremba has posted a .331 batting average (39-for-118) and a .432 on-base percentage. In the last 29 games he has logged 10 multi-hit performances and reached base multiple times on 18 occasions. Arizona's longest on-base streak this year belongs to outfielder Mac Bingham, who earned his way on base in 33 straight games from March 8–May 3. Infielder Tony Bullard (17 games) also sports and extended on-base streak. Infielder Garen Caulfield currently rides the team's longest hit streak at seven games. In his last seven games Caulfield has hit .375 (9-for-24) and raised his season batting average from .268 to .282.

PLAYING ONLY THE HITS: Catcher Daniel Susac and outfielder Tanner O'Tremba have both been among the most consistent hitters in America this season. Susac's 84 hits lead the conference and rank sixth among all Division I players, while O'Tremba's 78 base knocks are second in the Pac-12 and tied for 22nd in the country. Last weekend against Oregon State, Susac surpassed his career-best mark of 81 hits, set during his historical freshman campaign in 2021. Both Susac (29) and O'Tremba (22) collect hits in bunches, having combined for 51 multi-hit performances this year. Susac has more multi-hit games (29) than he does zero- or one-hit performances (24).

DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Wildcats defense has excelled at twin killings this season, having turned a conference-best 49 doubles plays in 53 games. In addition to leading the Pac-12 (next: Oregon, 47), Arizona's 49 doubles plays are currently tied for the seventh most among all 293 Division I programs. The Cats have averaged 0.92 double plays per game, the sixth-best mark for any Arizona team since 1996 (first: 2009, 1.07). Shortstop Nik McClaughry has played a large part in the Wildcats double-play prowess and currently leads the Pac-12 with 164 defensive assists this season. McClaughry played a part in 34-of-49 double plays turned by the Arizona defense this year, the third-best individual mark in the Pac-12 and just ahead of teammate and second baseman Garen Caulfield (32).

END OF AN ERA: From March 18, 2018 – April 30, 2022 the Wildcats scored at least one run in 2016 consecutive games, the second-longest known scoring streak in program history. The streak was snapped on a 2-0 shutout loss to Nevada on April 30; it was Arizona's first shutout loss at home since being blanked by California 4-0 on April 25, 2015. At the time the streak was snapped it was the longest active streak in the Power Five conferences. Over the course of their 216-game scoring streak the Wildcats were held to fewer than three runs just 35 times, while scoring five or more runs 127 times.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: With a healthy roster and everyone playing in their natural positions, the Arizona defense has improved as of late. The Wildcats have strung together two extended errorless streaks in recent weeks, the first a five-game coming April 12–18 and the second a currently active eight-game streak active since May 1. Arizona's current eight-game error-free streak is the longest recorded by the program as far as game-by-game error records exist (since 1998). Outfielder Tanner O'Tremba has been a steady defensive hand for the Wildcats, starting 49 games in the outfield and posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on 95 chances. Freshman Tommy Splaine, who has started 36 games between first base (29 games) and catcher (7 games), has logged a sparkling .993 fielding percentage on 306 chances. Daniel Susac, Arizona's everyday starting catcher, leads the team with 382 defensive chances this year and has posted a .987 fielding percentage.

EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: Through 53 games, the Arizona offense has combined to swat 186 extra-base hits, the third-best mark in the Pac-12. The Wildcats are currently averaging 3.5 extra-base hits per game, with outfielder Tanner O'Tremba (30), catcher Daniel Susac (29), and outfielder Chase Davis (27) leading the way. Arizona has taken advantage of the large dimensions at Hi Corbett Field since moving there in 2012 — in the decade-plus since the move off campus the Wildcats hold the Pac-12 lead with 1,847 extra-base hits (second: Stanford, 1,700). During that stretch Arizona has paced the conference in doubles six times and triples five times.

BINGHAM NAMED PAC-12 POTW: Arizona outfielder Mac Bingham was selected as the Pac-12 Player of the Week for May 16, the conference announced on Monday. Bingham helped lead the Wildcats to a series victory over No. 2 Oregon State en route to earning the first Pac-12 weekly honor of his career. This marks Arizona's fourth weekly conference award of the season. Across three games against the second-ranked Beavers, Bingham posted a .429 (6-for-14) batting average with two runs scored, two doubles, one home run, and five RBI. His three-run home run on Sunday afternoon was a major piece of the Wildcats comeback victory that sealed the series win. Bingham logged multiple hits in all three games and drove in runs in the series opener (2 RBI) and finale (3 RBI). He led or tied for the team lead in hits, extra-base hits, RBI, and total bases while ranking second on the squad in batting average and slugging percentage. Defensively, the Wildcats center fielder made all three starts and did not commit an error on nine total chances.

O'TREMBA EARNS ACADEMIC HONORS: Arizona outfielder Tanner O'Tremba earned a selection to the CoSIDA Academic All-District baseball team last Thursday morning. O'Tremba was one of five outfielders named to the District 8 First Team and is Arizona's first Academic All-District honoree since pitcher Brad Mills in 2007. The Academic All-District teams, as selected by CoSIDA membership, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. O'Tremba, along with all other First Team honorees, will automatically advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. O'Tremba, who graduated from the University of Arizona this morning with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, proudly sported an incredible 4.0 grade point average and was a member of the 2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.