University of Arizona
33-26
Santa Clara
36-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Wildcats Drop Elimination Game to Santa Clara, 9-3
06/03/2023 | Baseball
The Wildcats finished the season with 33 wins, giving them 30+ victories and NCAA Tournament berths twice in two tries under head coach Chip Hale.
Freshman Mason White, a mainstay in the Wildcats lineup this season, produced one of a pair of two-hit games on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The other came from right fielder Emilio Corona, who also swatted a home run to increase his season total to 11.
Starting pitcher Aiden May worked 4.2 strong innings for the Cats, limiting the Broncos to two earned runs while striking out seven.
In total, the Wildcats pitching staff notched 12 strikeouts of Santa Clara batters on Saturday night. Right-handed relievers Dawson Netz and Derek Drees worked scoreless outings, with the latter racking up a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.
Arizona WildBATS
- 2B Mason White: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- RF Emilio Corona: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI
Bullpen Bullies
- RHP Dawson Netz: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- RHP Derek Drees: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K
Numbers of the Night
- Chip Hale is only the third coach in program history to guide the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first two seasons.
- Arizona finished the season with 98 home runs, the second most in a single season in program history.
Photo of the Night
Social Media Coverage
Not how we wanted this to end, but proud of the fight it took to get this far. Thank you for all of your support this season. We can't wait to see you all again at Hi Corbett Field in 2024 ??? #BearDown pic.twitter.com/3wHT1CvHMI
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) June 4, 2023
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— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) June 4, 2023
1?1? on the year for Emo! #BearDown
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: PILCHARD,Cade (4-1)
L: May, Aiden (5-3)
S: FEIKES,Jared (1)
Batting:
2B: FERROGGIARO,Thomas 1
HR: O'HARA,Michael 1 ; MANZO,Efrain 1 ; LANCE,Eamonn 1
RBI: BRIGMAN,Dawson 1 ; O'HARA,Michael 2 ; MANZO,Efrain 1 ; LANCE,Eamonn 1 ; WILLIAMS,Malcolm 1 ; STECK,Ben 1
SH: BERRING,JonJon 1
SF: STECK,Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BERRING,JonJon 1 ; BRIGMAN,Dawson 2 ; O'HARA,Michael 1 ; MANZO,Efrain 1 ; LANCE,Eamonn 1 ; WILLIAMS,Malcolm 2 ; FERROGGIARO,Thomas 1
SB: BRIGMAN,Dawson 1 ; MANZO,Efrain 1 ; LANCE,Eamonn 1 ; WILLIAMS,Malcolm 3 ; FERROGGIARO,Thomas 1
HBP: O'HARA,Michael 1 ; MANZO,Efrain 1
Batting:
2B: Corona, Emilio 1
HR: Corona, Emilio 1 ; White, Mason 1
RBI: Corona, Emilio 1 ; White, Mason 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Corona, Emilio 2 ; White, Mason 1
HBP: Romero, Kiko 1 ; Bullard, Tony 1
