SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (33-23) punched their ticket to the Pac-12 Tournament Championship Game with a 14-4 run-rule victory over the No. 3 Stanford Cardinal (38-16) on Friday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
Left fielder
Chase Davis' fifth inning grand slam was the highlight of a 14-run, 11-hit offensive onslaught that the Wildcats unleashed on the Cardinal. An eight-run top of the second inning sparked by a solo home run from second baseman
Mason White chased Quinn Mathews, the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, from the game.
Davis finished the game going 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, one home run, six RBI, and one walk to lead the offense. Catcher
Tommy Splaine also checked in with a multi-RBI performance, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and three RBI.
Starting pitcher
Bradon Zastrow spun a complete game for the Cats, going the distance in the seven-inning affair and striking out five while issuing zero walks. The left-handers brilliant effort earned him the win to improve to 6-5 on the year.
The Wildcats will meet the Oregon Ducks on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. MST in a game televised on ESPN2 with the Pac-12's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Arizona WildBATS
- LF Chase Davis: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 6 RBI, BB
- C Tommy Splaine: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
- SS Nik McClaughry: 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
- 3B Tony Bullard: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB
- 2B Mason White: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- CF Mac Bingham: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Bullpen Bullies
Numbers of the Night
- Arizona advances to their first ever Pac-12 Tournament Championship Game.
- Davis' fifth inning grand slam gave him 21 home runs on the year, putting him alone in third place on the single-season leaderboard.
- Zastrow's complete game effort limited the Cardinal to fewer than six runs for the first time in their last 18 games.
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Next Up
Arizona and Oregon will face off in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship Game on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. MST. The tournament finale will be televised on ESPN2. Tickets for the tournament can be purchased
HERE.
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