EUGENE, Ore. — The Arizona Wildcats (9-12, 3-5) suffered a walk-off loss at the hands of the Oregon Ducks (15-6, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon at PK Park.
The Wildcats managed to tie the game at 2-2 in the seventh with an RBI double from
Brendan Summerhill and kept the game even with a tremendous defensive play at the plate in the eighth before allowing the winning run to cross in the bottom of the ninth.
Shortstop
Mason White crushed his eighth home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning for the Wildcats other run.
Starting pitcher
Clark Candiotti contributed yet another strong performance from a Wildcat starter, going 5.1 innings and holding the Ducks to just two runs on three hits. The right-hander struck out three and was not on the hook for the loss.
The relief trio of
Eric Orloff (0.2 IP),
Kyler Heyne (1.0 IP), and
Tony Pluta (1.0 IP) kept the Wildcats within striking distance out of the bullpen. They combined to hold Oregon scoreless while striking out three and surrendering just two hits.
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Number of the Day
- Arizona's pitching staff has now allowed five or fewer runs in each of the last six games, their longest stretch since stringing together seven such games in May 2021.
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Arizona looks to salvage the series in the finale on Sunday afternoon at PK Park. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. MST.
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