TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (3-8) are set to host Grand Canyon (5-7) at Hi Corbett Field Tuesday night with first pitch slated for 6:00 p.m. MST. Arizona enters the contest off of back-to-back victories, as they defeated Vanderbilt and UC Irvine this past weekend as part of the Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic.

Tuesday night's game will be Arizona's Bark at the Park Night, as fans are encouraged to bring their dogs with them to the the park. 

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LEADING OFF

• The Arizona Wildcats host Grand Canyon for a midweek matchup on Tuesday night at Hi Corbett Field. 

• Tuesday night's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ featuring play-by-play from Brody Dryden.  

• Arizona and Grand Canyon have faced off 103 times throughout history with the Wildcats holding a 71-32 advantage in the all-time series. 

• Arizona lost the most recent meeting between the two programs, as GCU earned a 5-2 victory in Phoenix last year (5/6/25). The Wildcats won the last contest in Tucson against the Lopes, a 14-4 run-rule victory (4/15/25). 

• Arizona is coming off an impressive weekend in which they went 2-1 at the Live Like Lou Las Vegas CBC. The Wildcats lost to Oregon, before earning a 5-1 win over Vanderbilt and a 7-1 victory against UC Irvine. 

• Nate Novitske was named the MVP of the Tournament after going 9-14 at the plate. Novitske currently leads Arizona in batting average (.419) and on-base percentage (.455). 

• Caleb Danzeisen was named to the All-Tournament Team after going 3-11 at the plate with a triple, while also drawing three walks and being hit by a pitch to reach base seven times. 

• Carson McEntire and Roman Meyers each blasted their second home runs of the season over the weekend, bringing Arizona's season total to five. 

• Head Starting pitchers Smith Bailey and Luc Fladda were sensational over the weekend. Bailey threw 6.0 innings against Vanderbilt allowing just one run, while Fladda tossed seven scoreless innings against UC Irvine. 

NOVITSKE NAMED MVP

Redshirt Freshman Nate Novitske had an outstanding weekend at the Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic, earning Tournament MVP honors at the conclusion of the event. Novitske went 9-15 at the plate throughout the weekend, recording three hits in all three of Arizona's games. After Novitske's sensational weekend, he now ranks first on the team in batting average (.419), on-base percentage (.455), OPS (.971), tied for first in hits (13), and second in slugging percentage (.516), and RBI (5). Novitske has recorded at least one hit in seven of the eight games that he has played in this season, and he will aim to stay hot at the plate on Tuesday night. 

BULLPEN MAKING AN IMPACT

Despite losing 2025 NCBWA Stopper of the Year, Tony Pluta, to injury before the start of the season, Arizona has had a multitude of pitchers step up and make a significant impact out of the bullpen. Senior relief pitcher Patrick Morris has been outstanding for the Wildcats this season. Morris, a transfer from Western Kentucky, has allowed just one run across 9.1 innings of work, while limiting opposing hitters to an average of .229. Matthew Martinez has also been highly impressive for Arizona this season. Martinez made his debut in the season opener against Stanford, pitching three innings and allowing just one hit and zero runs, while striking out seven batters. He followed that performance up with another stellar outing on Tuesday night against Omaha. The senior pitched 2.2 innings and did not allow a single hit, while striking out three batters. In total this season, Martinez has appeared in four games, throwing 7.0 innings and posting an ERA of 2.57, while recording 12 strikeouts and limiting opposing hitters to a .126 average. Fellow senior Patrick Morris has also been tremendous out of the bullpen for Arizona. Sophomore Mason Russell has made three appearances this season, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing just two hits and one run, while recording six strikeouts. Junior Maclain Roberts has made two appearances recently and has been tremendous. He made his Arizona debut on February 20 against UConn and pitched 1.2 innings while striking out all five batters that he faced. Roberts entered the game in relief against Oregon this past Friday and tossed 2.2 scoreless innings, limiting Oregon to just one hit over that stretch and striking out five batters. 

FRESHMEN SHOWING OUT

Arizona has had four different freshmen start at least six games apiece the season, and they have continued to make a notable impact. Redshirt freshman Tony Lira has started all 11 games for the Wildcats and has been effective both offensively and defensively to start the season. True freshman Caleb Danzeisen has started eight of the past nine games for Arizona, and he was just named to Live Like Lou Las Vegas CBC All-Tournament team for his stellar play this past weekend. Danzeisen is batting .292 with an on-base percentage of .452, both of which rank second on the team. Fellow true freshman Cash Brennan, the younger brother of current UCLA starting right-fielder Payton Brennan, started six of the past seven games for the Wildcats and has been impressive in the field and at the plate. Nate Novitske has been exceptional, particularly over the weekend where he collected nine hits in 14 at-bats in Las Vegas.