EUGENE, Ore. — The Arizona Wildcats (35-21, 16-14) rally fell short in a 5-3 regular season finale against the Oregon Ducks (35-21, 18-12) on Saturday afternoon at PK Park.
Arizona scored three in the final two innings but could not climb all the way back to even with Oregon.
Daniel Susac picked up an RBI single in the eighth and
Tommy Splaine drove in two runs on a single in the ninth in the late effort.
The Wildcats bullpen posted a strong performance, keeping Arizona within striking distance all afternoon. The 'pen combined to hold the Ducks to just two runs on six hits while striking out five over the final 6.1 innings.
Left-hander
Javyn Pimental got the strong performance rolling with 2.1 scoreless, two-hit innings. It was tied for his longest outing of the year and was his second straight multi-inning scoreless appearance.
Arizona WildBATS
Bullpen Bullies
- LHP Javyn Pimental: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- RHP George Arias Jr.: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- RHP Trevor Long: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
Number of the Night
- Arizona finished their Pac-12 schedule with a winning record of 16-14. This marks their sixth season with a winning percentage above .500 since the conference expanded for 2012 campaign.
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Up Next
The Wildcats and Ducks will match up for a fourth consecutive time in the opening game of the inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament in Scottsdale next week. The No. 4 versus No. 5 matchup will take place on Wednesday, May 25 at 9:00 a.m. MST. More information on the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament, including a complete bracket and ticket information, can be found
HERE.
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