TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (2-1) secured a season-opening ranked series win over the No. 23 Northeastern Huskies (1-2) with a 9-3 victory in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon at sunny Hi Corbett Field.
Arizona's offense erupted early, posting a five-run second inning that would prove to be enough to win the game.
Easton Breyfogle opened the scoring with a double that scored
Adonys Guzman after a Northeastern error.
Brendan Summerhill and
Mason White both drove in multiple runs in the second as well.
The Wildcats scored three more in the fourth and a final run in the fifth to polish off their scoring. Right fielder
Emilio Corona hit his second home run of the weekend in the fourth inning, a two-run blast that easily cleared the wall in left-center field.
Starting pitcher Anthony Susac worked four scoreless innings with four strikeouts but did not factor into the decision. Right-hander
Cam Walty (1-0) followed Susac and posted three innings of relief to earn his first win of the year.
Arizona WildBATS
- LF Brendan Summerhill: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB
- C Adonys Guzman: 2-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- 1B Tommy Splaine: 2-for-5, R, 3B, RBI
- RF Emilio Corona: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- SS Mason White: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
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- This weekend marks the third time in three seasons under head coach Chip Hale that the Wildcats have beaten a ranked opponent
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Next Up
Arizona wraps up their season-opening homestand with a midweek matchup against Utah Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Hi Corbett Field. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m. MST and tickets are available for purchase
here.
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