PHOENIX — The Arizona Wildcats (13-7, 3-4) dropped a 6-5 decision in their series opener at the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-8, 3-1) on Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Starting pitcher
TJ Nichols (3-2) pitched well but suffered the loss after giving up five earned runs in six innings of work. He struck out seven and didn't issue a single walk on 82 total pitches.
The Wildcats bullpen, represented by left-hander
Jackson Kent and right-hander
Dawson Netz, impressed in relief of Nichols. The duo combined to hold the Sun Devils scoreless on just two hits while fanning three over the final two innings.
Second baseman
Garen Caulfield and first baseman
Kiko Romero both swatted solo home runs on Friday, with the latter's coming with two outs in the top of the ninth to make it a one-run ballgame.
Arizona WildBATS
- 2B Garen Caulfield: 3-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- 1B Kiko Romero: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- C Cameron LaLiberte: 1-for-4, R, BB
Bullpen Bullies
Number of the Night
- Friday marked the first three-hit game of Garen Caulfield's collegiate career. The second baseman reached base all four times he came to the plate in the series opener.
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Next Up
Arizona looks to even the series against Arizona State on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. MST. The game will again be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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