TUCSON, Ariz. — Nine extra-base hits helped the Arizona Wildcats (17-13) rout the visiting New Mexico State Aggies (6-22) on Tuesday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Kiko Romero,
Chase Davis,
Brendan Summerhill, and
Maddox Mihalakis all hit home runs in the midweek tilt. Summerhill, who swatted an inside-the-park homer, and Mihalakis both picked up their first career collegiate home runs.
Starting pitcher
Cam Walty (1-0) picked up his first win of the year in his debut start with the Wildcats. The right-hander fanned seven over five innings of one-hit shutout ball.
Left-hander
Eric Orloff and a trio of righties in
Trevor Long,
Dawson Netz, and
Chris Barraza worked the final three innings for Arizona and held New Mexico State off the scoreboard while surrendering just one hit.
Arizona WildBATS
- 1B Kiko Romero: 2-for-5, R, 3B, HR, 5 RBI
- 2B Mason White: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
- RF Brendan Summerhill: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- LF Chase Davis: 2-for-3, 3 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- PH Maddox Mihalakis: 1-for-1, R, HR, RBI
- DH Garen Caulfield: 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI
- SS Nik McClaughry: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
Bullpen Bullies
- LHP Eric Orloff: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
- RHP Trevor Long: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R
- RHP Dawson Netz: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- RHP Chris Barraza: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Number of the Night
- With Romero's 10th long ball of the season, the Wildcats now boast four consecutive complete seasons with two players hitting double digit home runs (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).
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Next Up
The Wildcats hit the road for a three-game Pac-12 series at Washington State starting on Friday, April 14.Â
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