STANFORD, Calif. — The Arizona Wildcats (26-22, 9-17) fell behind early and could not close the gap in a 9-2 loss to the No. 4 Stanford Cardinal (34-13, 20-6) on Saturday afternoon at Sunken Diamond.

Catcher Cameron LaLiberte and second baseman/shortstop Mason White both hit solo home runs in the fifth and eighth innings, respectively, to account for the Wildcats two runs.

Starting pitcher Bradon Zastrow contibuted five solid innings to the Arizona effort, limiting the high-powered Stanford offense to four runs while striking out one. The left-hander took the loss and moved to 4-5 on the year.

Right-hander George Arias Jr. worked the final 1.1 innings out of the Wildcats bullpen and held the Cardinal scoreless on one hit.

Arizona WildBATS

• C Cameron LaLiberte: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI
• 2B/SS Mason White: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI

Bullpen Bullies

• RHP George Arias Jr.: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R

Number of the Day

• Catcher Cameron LaLiberte hit the first home run of his collegiate career.

Social Media Coverage

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Next Up

The Wildcats and Cardinal wrap up their series on Sunday with a first pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m. MST. The game will again be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.