TUCSON, Ariz. — An impressive bullpen performance was not enough to get the Arizona Wildcats (3-3) past the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-2) on Saturday, with the visitors coming away victorious, 5-1.
Arizona's relief corp combined to work 4.2 innings and limited West Virginia to just one unearned run on two hits. Right-handers
Derek Drees, George Arias Jr, and
Tony Pluta, along with southpaw
Eric Orloff, combined to issue five strikeouts while allowing zero walks.
Pluta, a freshman making his collegiate debut, worked the final two frames and allowed just one baserunner.
Starting pitcher Anthony Susac (0-2) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits scattered across 4.1 innings of work; he struck out four.
Arizona WildBATS
Bullpen Bullies
- RHP Derek Drees: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K
- RHP George Arias Jr.: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER
- LHP Eric Orloff: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
- RHP Tony Pluta: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Number of the Day
- With a double on Saturday, Tony Bullard now has five hits on the year, all of which have gone for extra bases.
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Next Up
Arizona and West Virginia wrap up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon with a 1:00 p.m. MST first pitch. Tickets can be purchased at
ArizonaWildcats.com/BSB.
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