Arizona Mounts Comeback, Tops NDSU 7-6 in Extras

Saturday, March 4

Tucson, Ariz.

1:00 PM

University of Arizona

7-3

North Dakota State

1-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
North Dakota State	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	1
Arizona	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	7	12	0

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03/04/2023 | Baseball

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By: Arizona Athletics

TUCSON, Ariz. — A seventh-inning rally and a twelfth-inning walkoff from Garen Caulfield secured a series win for the Arizona Wildcats (7-3) over the visiting North Dakota State Bison (1-10) on Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats rallied from four runs down in the bottom of the seventh; Chase Davis drew a bases-loaded walk and Kiko Romero brought in a run on a sacrifice fly before Cameron LaLiberte knotted things up with a two-run double down the line in left.

Both bullpens continued to duel into extra innings until Arizona broke through in the 12th. Romero opened the frame with a leadoff double, LaLiberte moved him to third on an infield bunt single, and Caulfield lifted the game-winning sacrifice fly to right to send the Wildcats home victorious.

The Wildcats bullpen was stellar down the stretch, holding the Bison scoreless on just six hits across the final 5.1 innings. Right-hander Derek Drees earned his first win at Arizona after tossing a scoreless top of the 12th.

Starting pitcher Anthony Susac did not factor into the decision after going 4.2 innings and allowing two runs on five hits; he struck out five.

Arizona WildBATS

C Cameron LaLiberte: 4-for-6, R, 2B, 2 RBI
1B Kiko Romero: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
LF Chase Davis: 2-for-5, R, RBI, BB
RF Emilio Corona: 2-for-5, 3B, RBI
SS Nik McClaughry: 1-for-4, R, BB, HBP

Bullpen Bullies

RHP Chris Barraza: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
RHP Trevor Long: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 K
RHP Derek Drees: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, Win (1-0)

Number of the Day

Arizona has notched 10+ hits in four straight games, all victories. They are now hitting .297 on the year with a .476 slugging percentage.

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Social Media Coverage

Twelfth-inning walkoff ??@ArizonaBaseball clinches the series vs. North Dakota State!#BearDown pic.twitter.com/qkOqCc1O04
— Arizona Athletics (@AZATHLETICS) March 5, 2023

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) March 5, 2023

Another phenomenal defensive play by @tonybullard13 and the Cats keeps us knotted up at 6! ?? #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) March 4, 2023

What a play to maintain the tie! ?? #BearDown @tonybullard13 to @Cam_La32 for the play at the plate ?? pic.twitter.com/cwpZ8D0gPZ
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) March 4, 2023

Tie ballgame! Two-run double from @Cam_La32 caps a 4?-run rally in the 7th! #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) March 4, 2023

Nothing cheap about this one ????

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) March 4, 2023

Cats are on the board! RBI triple from @emiliocorona0 plates a run ??????? #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) March 4, 2023

Next Up

Arizona goes for the sweep of North Dakota State on Sunday morning; first pitch is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. MST. Tickets can be purchased at ArizonaWildcats.com/BSB.