TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (4-3) hit the road for a midweek contest against the Rice Owls (2-4) this Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Reckling Park in Houston. It's the opening contest of a four-game road trip for the Wildcats, who will continue on to play at the Astros Foundation College Classic over the weekend.

Wednesday's game will be broadcast to subscribers on ESPN+ with play-by-play from Randy McIlvoy and analysis from Kyle Rogers.

The Wildcats are riding a four-game win streak that vaulted their record above .500. During that win streak multiple players enjoyed breakout performances, including infielder Mathis Meurant who was rewarded with Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week honors on Monday afternoon.

More information on Wednesday's game can be found below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Wednesday, Feb. 26	Rice	5:30 PM	LHP Jack Berg (0-0, 99.00)	LHP Maddox Keo (0-0, 0.00)

Leading Off...

• The Arizona Wildcats kick off a four-game swing through Houston with a midweek contest against the Rice Owls on Wednesday night.
• Wednesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with play-by-play from Randy McIlvoy and analysis from Kyle Rogers.
• The Wildcats and Owls have faced off 11 times previously, with games dating back to 2011. Arizona holds a narrow 6-5 edge in the all-time series and won the most recent matchup, 16-5, played in Houston in 2019.
• INF Mathis Meurant was named the Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week on Monday morning. He posted a 2.220 OPS with a pair of home runs in a weekend sweep of San Diego.
• Arizona is riding a four-game win streak, during which the offense has hit .389/.484/.667 while the pitching staff has posted an impressive 1.97 ERA with 24 strikeouts to just four walks.
• INF Mason White hit two home runs over opening weekend in Arlington, giving him 31 career home runs and moving him into a tie for 10th in program history. He is one HR shy of moving up the leaderboard into a tie for ninth (Moises Duran, 32 HR, 2001-04).
• Head coach Chip Hale — a standout alumni and Arizona's all-time leader in games played, hits, and total bases — enters his fourth year leading his alma mater. Hale has led the Wildcats to NCAA Tournament berths and 30+ wins in each of his first three seasons in charge in Tucson.
• OF Brendan Summerhill and INF Mason White were both selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 team and have also both been honored on multiple Preseason All-America rosters.