University of Arizona
14-13, 3-10
Washington
19-8, 6-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Wildcats Drop Opener to Huskies
04/06/2023 | Baseball
Arizona pitching tallied nine strikeouts; three from starting pitcher Anthony Susac, five from southpaw Jackson Kent who was the first arm out of the Wildcats bullpen, and one from right-hander Dawson Netz who worked 0.2 scoreless.
Center fielder Mac Bingham swung an electric bat for the Cats, finishing the game 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored, a triple, a home run, and four RBI. His three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth evened the game at 6-6. Bingham now has seven home runs on the year, a career high mark.
Arizona WildBATS
- CF Mac Bingham: 3-for-5, 2 R, 3B, HR, 4 RBI
- SS Nik McClaughry: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
- RF Emilio Corona: 1-for-2, 2 R, 3B, BB
- LF Chase Davis: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- 3B Tony Bullard: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
Bullpen Bullies
- LHP Jackson Kent: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 K
- RHP Dawson Netz: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Number of the Night
- Mac Bingham collected his 10th multi-hit game and 10th multi-RBI performance of the season on Thursday night.
Photo of the Night
Social Media Coverage
??? That's our shortstop!! Incredible effort from @NikMcclaughry ????? #BearDown
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 7, 2023
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Cats take the lead!! Nikky Stixx dumps a single into shallow right and a pair of Washington errors brings in a second run! ??????? #BearDown
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 7, 2023
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Absolute ???????? fore the tie! #BearDown
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 7, 2023
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.@gcaulfield_3 oh my! What a play to end the inning! ????? #BearDown
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 7, 2023
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Back ?? Back triples from @emiliocorona0 and @mbingham7_ get the Cats on the board in the 3rd! #BearDown
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) April 7, 2023
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Next Up
Arizona and Washington return for game two on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. MST. Tickets are available for purchase and can be secured by visiting ArizonaWildcats.com/BSB or by calling 520-621-CATS.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shinn, Gianluca (1-0)
L: Long, Trevor (2-3)
Batting:
HR: Simpson, Will 1 ; Morales, Coby 1 ; Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Snyder, Michael 1
RBI: Simpson, Will 2 ; Morales, Coby 3 ; Guerrero, AJ 1 ; Ybarra, Jeter 2 ; Snyder, Michael 4 ; Miller, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clayton, Cam 1 ; Simpson, Will 1 ; Tincher, Johnny 2 ; Morales, Coby 3 ; Guerrero, AJ 2 ; Ybarra, Jeter 1 ; Barney, McKay 1 ; Snyder, Michael 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 1
Batting:
3B: Bingham, Mac 1 ; Corona, Emilio 1
HR: Bingham, Mac 1
RBI: Bingham, Mac 4 ; McClaughry, Nik 2 ; Davis, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bingham, Mac 2 ; Splaine, Tommy 2 ; Bullard, Tony 2 ; Corona, Emilio 2
SB: Romero, Kiko 1 ; LaLiberte, Cameron 1
