Summerhill, Wildcats Walk Off Bruins in Game One

Thursday, March 28

Tucson, Ariz.

7:00 PM

University of Arizona

11-13, 5-5

UCLA

10-13, 4-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UCLA	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	1
Arizona	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	10	3

Photo by: Marison Bilagody / Arizona Athletics

03/28/2024 | Baseball

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By: Arizona Athletics

TUCSON, Ariz. — A walk-off two-run home run from Brendan Summerhill gifted the Arizona Wildcats (11-13, 5-5) a 5-3 series-opening victory over the visiting UCLA Bruins (10-13, 4-6) on Thursday night at Hi Corbett Field.

Arizona rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, courtesy of a solo home run from second baseman Garen Caulfield that cleared the left-center field wall. The Wildcats rally started with a two-run bottom of the fourth that included a sacrifice fly from Emilio Corona and an RBI single off the bat of Tommy Splaine.

Leadoff hitter and third baseman Richie Morales kicked off the 10th inning rally with a single up the middle, his second hit of the night. Three batters later, with Morales still at first and two outs, Summerhill turned on a pitch and sent it 416 feet onto the roof of the Terry Francona Hitting Center for the win.

Wildcats starting pitcher Jackson Kent was once again in command on the mound, working 5.2 innings and limiting the Bruins to three runs (two earned) on six hits. The left-hander struck out seven and did not factor into the decision.

Arizona's bullpen was lights out, keeping UCLA off the scoreboard over the final 4.1 innings while the Wildcat hitters worked their magic. Right-hander Casey Hintz (1-1) earned his first win of the year after working the final two innings.

Arizona WildBATS

CF Brendan Summerhill: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
2B Garen Caulfield: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI
3B Richie Morales: 2-for-5, R
C Adonys Guzman: 2-for-4

Bullpen Bullies

RHP Tony Pluta: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R
RHP Dawson Netz: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
LHP Eric Orloff: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
RHP Casey Hintz: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 K, Win (1-1)

Numbers of the Night

Summerhill has now homered in three straight games. Over that stretch he has picked up 11 RBI.
Arizona's win marked their first series-opening victory over UCLA since 2018, a series the Wildcats went on to sweep at home.

Photo of the Night

Social Media Coverage

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We've got a dude ?? Kent setting us up well in yet another series opener

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OH MY TOMMY SPLAINE!! ??@splaine_tommy robs extra bases and saves at least one run! ??

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And @splaine_tommy follows with an RBI single through the right side! Cats are back within 1 ??

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