Wildcats Fall 6-3 to Cougars in Series Opener

Friday, April 14

Pullman, Wash.

7:00 PM

University of Arizona

17-14, 5-11

Washington State

20-12, 6-9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Arizona	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1
Washington State	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	X	6	8	0

Photo by: Washington State Athletics

04/14/2023 | Baseball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

By: Arizona Athletics

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Arizona Wildcats (17-14, 5-11) dropped a back-and-forth game to the Washington State Cougars (20-12, 6-9) on a final score of 6-3 on Friday night at Bailey-Brayton Field.

Center fielder Mac Bingham, hitting leadoff for the Wildcats, led the offense with a trio of hits, a run scored, and a double. Shortstop Nik McClaughry (2-for-5) and third baseman Tony Bullard (2-for-4) also collected multiple hits.

Starting pitcher Jackson Kent, a lefty making his first collegiate start, turned in a solid performance for the Cats and did not factor into the decision. He worked 4.1 innings and limited the Cougars to three runs on five hits while striking out a pair.

Arizona WildBATS

CF Mac Bingham: 3-for-5, R, 2B
SS Nik McClaughry: 2-for-5, RBI
DH Emilio Corona: 1-fof-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
RF Tyler Casagrande: 1-for-4, RBI

Bullpen Bullies

LHP Eric Orloff: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
RHP Casey Hintz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K

Number of the Night

Outfielder Chase Davis extended his on-base streak to 30 games, 44 games dating back to the end of the 2022 season.

Photo of the Night

Social Media Coverage

Turns out he covers large chunks of Washington, too ?? #BearDown https://t.co/EyvMJQdqlx pic.twitter.com/NNaPoa6S16
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 15, 2023

Cats back in front! Great piece of hitting by @tcasa13 ?? #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 15, 2023

Emooooo! Gapper. Tie ballgame ?? #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 15, 2023

.@jaxonkent22 faces the minimum in the 1st thanks to this crafty pickoff move ?? #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 15, 2023

Cats are on the board! @NikMcclaughry smokes one up the middle to capitalize on that miraculous @mbingham7_ steal ?? #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 15, 2023

Sign him up, @ArizonaSwimDive! What a move by @mbingham7_ to avoid the tag ????? #BearDown

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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 15, 2023

Next Up

Arizona and Washington State return to the diamond for game two on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. MST. The game will against be televsied on Pac-12 Washington and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM.