IRVINE, Calif. — The Arizona Wildcats (28-22) pitched, hit, and fielded their way to an impressive 4-3 road win over the UC Irvine Anteaters (32-17) on Monday night at Anteater Ballpark.
Arizona's pitching was dominant, limiting UC Irvine to just three unearned runs on six hits while striking out a half dozen. Starting pitcher
Jackson Kent worked the best outing of his career, going 4.2 innings without factoring into the decision.
Right-handers
George Arias Jr. and Anthony Susac, along with southpaw
Eric Orloff, combined to hold the Anteaters scoreless on just two hits over the remaining 4.1 innings. Susac (1-0) earned his first win of the year, while Orloff notched his first career save.
Shortstop
Mason White swatted his third home run in as many games to lead off the game, putting Arizona up 1-0. After falling behind 3-1 in the fifth the Wildcats responded with an RBI single from third baseman
Tony Bullard and an RBI double from first baseman
Kiko Romero to even things up in the seventh.
Arizona took the lead for good in the eighth; center fielder
Casey Hintz singled with two outs and scored all the way from first on a hit-and-run single executed perfectly by designated hitter
Maddox Mihalakis.
Arizona WildBATS
- 3B Tony Bullard: 3-for-5, R, RBI
- SS Mason White: 2-for-5, 2 R, 3B, HR, RBI
- 1B Kiko Romero: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- CF Casey Hintz: 2-for-4, R
- DH Maddox Mihalakis: 1-for-4, RBI
Bullpen Bullies
- RHP George Arias Jr.: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R
- RHP Anthony Susac: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, Win (1)
- LHP Eric Orloff: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, Save (1)
Number of the Night
- Romero's RBI double in the seventh inning gave him 75 RBI for the season, moving him into a tie for 10th on the Arizona single-season leaderboard
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Next Up
Arizona returns home for their final series of the regular season, a three-game set against USC that begins on Thursday, May 18. The full series will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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