SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (32-23) and Stanford Cardinal (38-15) square off in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals on Friday night with first pitch scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST from Scottsdale Stadium.
With a win on Friday, the Wildcats would secure their spot in the tournament finals set for Saturday, May 27.
All tournament games through the semifinals will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Additionally, all Arizona contests will be broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
Arizona earned their way into the semifinals with a decisive 12-3 victory over in-state rival Arizona State on Tuesday and a thrilling 13-12 walk-off victory over Oregon State on Wednesday.
For more, a complete game preview is below.
| Date |
Opponent |
Time (MST) |
Arizona Pitcher |
Opponent Pitcher |
| Friday, May 27 |
#3 Stanford |
7:00 PM |
LHP Bradon Zastrow (5-5, 5.30) |
LHP Quinn Mathews (7-3, 3.20) |
Leading Off...
- The Wildcats have advanced to the semfinals at the 2023 Pac-12 Baseball Tournament where they will face the No. 3 Stanford Cardinal on Friday night. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Roxy Bernstein (PxP) and Wes Clements (Analyst) on the call.
- All games at the Pac-12 Tournament will also be broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
- Arizona and Stanford have played 203 times in program history, with the Cardinal holding a 121-82 lead in the all-time series.
- Stanford took the regular season series between the two clubs, earning wins in games one and two before the Wildcats won a 21-20 thriller in the series finale.
- Outfielder Chase Davis hit his 20th home run of the season on Wednesday against Oregon State, giving him 38 career home runs. He is currently third on the Arizona career HR leaderboard and five shy of second place. His 20 homers this year are tied for third-most in a single season in program history.
- Infielder Kiko Romero currently leads the Pac-12 with 84 RBI. His mark is tied as the second-best single-season mark in program history and is two RBI shy of the single-season record of 86 (Shelley Duncan, 2001).
- Arizona's lineup has combined to produce 89 home runs this year, the second most in a season in program history. The Wildcats are 26 HR away from first place (115, 1993). The Wildcats have five players with 10+ home runs for the first time since that record setting 1993 club.
