TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (18-13), winners of eight straight, take a break from Pac-12 Conference play this weekend to host the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (26-9) in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

All three games this weekend will be available to view via free live stream, and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM plus The Varsity app with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.

The action this weekend at Hi Corbett Field will be complemented by an exciting slate of promo offerings, including Bark at the Park on Friday and the first ever Diamond Draft Day on Saturday. A complete list of promos and details can be found here, and tickets for the weekend can be purchased here.

Arizona over the last two weeks has ridden strong pitching and timely offense to the tune of an eight-game win streak and back-to-back Pac-12 Conference series sweeps. The Wildcats, in second place in the conference, are on bye this week while the remainder of the circuit is in conference action.

For more, a complete weekend preview is below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Friday, April 12	Louisiana Tech	6:00 PM	LHP Jackson Kent (2-1, 2.79)	RHP Reed Smith (4-2, 5.50)
Saturday, April 13	Louisiana Tech	6:00 PM	RHP Clark Candiotti (3-1, 3.26)	LHP Luke Nichols (3-1, 4.50)
Sunday, April 14	Louisiana Tech	10:00 AM	RHP Cam Walty (5-1, 2.70)	RHP Turner Swistak (4-1, 5.67)

Leading Off...

• The Arizona Wildcats return home to Hi Corbett Field for a three-game series against the visiting Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
• All three games this weekend will be available via free live stream and a radio broadcast on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM / The Varsity app. Both options will feature play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
• The weekend is the first ever meeting between the Wildcats and the Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech is the third of three teams that Arizona has or will play for the first time this season, joining Alabama (L, 6-7) and Indiana (W, 12-1).
• Arizona's pitching staff has posted a 3.94 ERA through the first 31 games of the season, a mark that ranks 15th in the nation as of games played on Tuesday. The Wildcats 3.94 ERA is more than two runs improved from their 2023 ERA of 5.97. 
• Arizona's 2.03 improvement in ERA from 2023 to 2024 is currently tied for the 15th biggest improvement among all Division I programs, and the sixth biggest improvement among Power Five teams.
• Through games played on Tuesday, shortstop Mason White is tied for the Pac-12 lead with 45 RBI this year. His 13 home runs are second on the circuit, and the most hit by an Arizona shortstop since at least 1998.
• As a staff, the Wildcats pitchers lead the nation with a walks allowed per nine innings rate of 2.59. Arizona's pitching corp also ranks third nationally and leads the Pac-12 in strikeout-to-walk ratio with a mark of 3.57. The Wildcats 1.34 WHIP is just outside the top 25, at 27th nationally.

SOME SERIES THEMES: The Arizona Wildcats return home for a break from Pac-12 Conference play, welcoming the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs for their league play bye week at Hi Corbett Field...All three games this weekend will be available to watch via free live stream, as well as broadcast on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM and The Varsity app...Both options will feature play-by-play from Brian Jeffries...This weekend marks the first ever meetings between the Wildcats and the Bulldogs on the baseball diamond...Louisiana Tech is the third of three team that Arizona has or will play for the first time this season, joining Alabama (L, 6-7) and Indiana (W, 12-1)...Arizona has won eight straight games, and nine of their last 10; this is the team's longest win streak since rattling off nine consecutive victories last season between Feb. 26 and March 12...The Wildcats eight-game win streak is tied for the fifth longest active streak in the country, and the second-longest active streak by a Power Five team (Arkansas, W9)...Arizona's pitching staff has posted a 3.94 ERA through the first 31 games of the season, a mark that ranks 15th in the nation as of games played on Tuesday...The Wildcats 3.94 ERA is more than two runs improved from their 2023 ERA of 5.97...Arizona's 2.03 improvement in ERA from 2023 to 2024 is currently tied for the 15th biggest improvement among all Division I programs, and the sixth biggest improvement among Power Five teams...Through games played on Tuesday, shortstop Mason White is tied for the Pac-12 lead with 45 RBI this year...His 13 home runs are second on the circuit, and the most hit by an Arizona shortstop since at least 1998...As a staff, the Wildcats pitchers lead the nation with a walks allowed per nine innings rate of 2.59...Arizona's pitching corp also ranks third nationally and leads the Pac-12 in strikeout-to-walk ratio with a mark of 3.57...The Wildcats 1.34 WHIP is just outside the top 25, at 27th nationally...Louisiana Tech is led by eighth-year head coach Lane Burroughs, who has led the Bulldogs to a record of 258-151 (.631) and two NCAA Tournament appearances during his seven-plus seasons in Ruston.

STREAKONOMICS: No Arizona players enter the weekend with hitting streaks of five games or longer. Outfielder Brendan Summerhill has posted the longest hit streak of the season thus far, a 12-game streak that was snapped on April 7 at California.Summerhill also holds the longest on-base streak on the team, an active streak that is now at 25 consecutive games. Over that 25-game stretch, Summerhill has posted a .400 on-base percentage; he has drawn 16 walks and collected 32 hits during the streak. Adonys Guzman (8 games), Garen Caulfield (6 games), Richie Morales (6 games), and Tommy Splaine (5 games) all sport extended on-base streaks of their own enter this weekend's series.

HOME SWEET HOME: Since Arizona Baseball moved to Hi Corbett Field for the 2012 season, the Wildcats have enjoyed a tremendous home field advantage. Over those 12+ seasons, Arizona has posted a home record of 281-118, winning games at a .704 clip. Their home winning percentage over that stretch is the second best mark in the conference, while their 275 home victories are tops in the conference.

SHORTSTOP SLUGGERS: Sophomore infielder Mason White, the Wildcats everyday shortstop this season, currently leads the team and ranks second in the Pac-12 with 13 home runs through the first 31 games of the season. Dating back through the 1998 season (StatCrew era), no Arizona shortstop has hit more home runs in a single season. He is just five home runs shy of breaking into the Wildcats all-time single-season leaderboard. If the season ended today, his 9.54 HR/AB ratio would be the second-best mark in program history.

PITCH PERFECT: Arizona's pitching staff has excelled this season at limiting walks and striking opponents out. The Wildcats have issued the fewest walks (79) in the Pac-12 this season and are the only team with under 100 walks issued, while their 282 strikeouts and 9.25 K/9 rank fifth and fourth on the circuit, respectively. On a national stage, Arizona's impressive 2.59 BB/9 rate is the best in Division I, while their 3.57 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks third.

THAT'LL DO: The Wildcats pitching staff, under the direction of first-year pitching coach Kevin Vance and director of player development John DeRouin, have lowered their team ERA more than two full runs from their 2023 performance. Arizona's 2.03 drop in team ERA from 2023 to 2024 is tied for the 15th best improvement across all Division I programs, and the fifth best improvement among Power Five programs.

NOTHING BUT NETZ: Fifth-year senior Dawson Netz has established himself as one of the most experienced pitchers in Arizona Baseball history. Going into this weekend, Netz has logged 83 appearances in his collegiate career — 14 starts and 69 relief — the fifth most games pitched in Wildcat history. His 83 pitching appearances are tied for the 16th most among all active Division I pitchers. Netz recently moved past Ben White (1993-96) on the all-time leaderboard, the father of Dawson's current teammate, Mason White. He is currently on pace to finish the regular season with 89 career pitching appearances in an Arizona uniform, which would rank third all-time.

CHASING MILESTONES: With a win over UCLA on March 29, Arizona Baseball picked up the 3,000th victory in program history. The Wildcats joined the ranks of just nine other programs that boast 3,000 program wins. As it currently stands, Arizona is the 10th all-time winningest program in the history of college baseball. Four of the winningest programs in college baseball history are current members of the Pac-12 Conference.

EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: Arizona has consistently taken advantage of the large dimensions at Hi Corbett Field since moving there in 2012 — in the decade-plus since the move off campus, the Wildcats hold the Pac-12 lead with 2,262 extra-base hits (second: Stanford, 2,154). During that stretch Arizona has paced the conference in doubles seven times and triples seven times.