Complete Effort Gets Wildcats Past Anteaters, 4-3

Monday, May 15

Irvine, Calif.

6:00 PM

University of Arizona

28-22

UC Irvine

32-17

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Arizona	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	11	1
UC Irvine	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	6	1

Photo by: Catherine Regan / Arizona Athletics

05/15/2023 | Baseball

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By: Arizona Athletics

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

Photo of the Night

Social Media Coverage

Give it up for the 'chers tonight! ??

Allowed ???????? earned runs, struck out 6, and held the Anteaters to just 6 hits ?? #BearDown pic.twitter.com/YVzu8LXU5T
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YES HINTZY!! @caseyhintz04 is running on the pitch and scores from first on a ????????????! Cats retake the lead! ??????? #BearDown

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Make it a two-hit day for @caseyhintz04 in his first career start! ?? #BearDown

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With that RBI double, Kiko Romero has 75 on the year and breaks into the Arizona single-season Top 10! ?? #BearDown pic.twitter.com/30ruZyZHee
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) May 16, 2023

Tie ballgame! @KikoRomero_2 finds a gap and Bullard scores all the way from first! ??????? #BearDown

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Cats within one! Mason White smokes a triple off the wall in center and @tonybullard13 drives him in! ?? #BearDown

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Tonko gets 'em chasing to strand a runner in scoring position in the 6th! ?? #BearDown

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Fantastic effort from Jackson Kent tonight! Career-high 4.2 innings of work from the lefty ?? #BearDown

His line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 K ?? pic.twitter.com/ClOrcy8gfA
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) May 16, 2023

3? up, 3? down for the Anteaters in the 4th thanks in part to some stellar defense from @tonybullard13 ?? #BearDown

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7? hits and counting on the Cali swing for the freshman ?? #BearDown

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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.