TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of Arizona baseball team will open the final home stretch of the season on Wednesday night at Hi Corbett Field against New Mexico State.
Wednesday night's game is slated for 6 p.m. and tickets are available for purchase and can be secured HERE.
LEADING OFF:
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The Arizona Wildcats and the New Mexico State Aggies are set to meet for the second time this season on Wednesday night at Hi Corbett Field.
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Arizona and New Mexico State have met 73 times previously with the Wildcats leading the series 64-9.
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Arizona defeated NMSU 13-3 in seven innings earlier this season (4/8).
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Beau Sylvester's 15-game hitting streak came to an end on Saturday, however, he went 2-3 on Sunday and his batting average has ascended to .336 which ranks second on the team.
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Cash Brennan combined to go 3-7 with a home run over the final two games of the weekend series against Kansas.
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Tony Lira continues to pace the Arizona offense, as he leads the team in batting average (.348), hits (65), doubles (15), slugging percentage (.519), and on-base percentage (.430).
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Over the past 14 games, senior Mathis Meurant is batting .306 with a home run, three doubles, five RBI, and six runs scored.
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True freshman Caleb Danzeisen leads the team with 33 walks this season, while ranking second in on-base percentage (.411), and he has reached base in 32 of 36 games started this season.
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Arizona's 13 runs in the previous matchup against New Mexico State were the second most that they have scored in a game this season.
SOME GAME THEMES: The Arizona Wildcats and New Mexico State Aggies meet for a midweek matchup, marking the final midweek contest of the 2026 season for the Wildcats…Arizona and New Mexico State have met 73 times throughout history, with the Wildcats owning a 64-9 advantage in the all-time series…Wednesday night's contest is the first of four consecutive home games for Arizona, marking the final home games of the season for the Wildcats…The two squads faced off earlier this season, with Arizona earning a dominant 13-3 win in seven innings…Arizona had nine hits in the previous matchup, and and the 13 runs scored by the Wildcats marked their second-highest run total in a game this season…Jackson Forbes had his best performance of the season in the first contest against the Aggies, going 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored…Arizona is coming off a difficult weekend in which they were swept on the road against Kansas…The Wildcats have a critical Big 12 series at home against Houston this weekend, and Arizona will aim to get back in the win column on Wednesday night and build momentum going into the weekend…Senior Beau Sylvester had a 15-game hitting streak end on Saturday, however, he proceeded to go 2-for-3 on Sunday and over the past 20 games, he is batting .4-3 with five doubles, six RBI, adn 11 runs scored…True freshman Cash Brennan and senior Dom Rodriguez each recorded their first home runs of the season on Sunday at Kansas…Arizona's pitching staff ranks first in the Big 12 in FIP (4.68) and fewest home runs per nine innings (0.83), while ranking second in walk percentage (16.2%).
LIRA LEADING THE WAY: Just as he has done all season long, redshirt-freshman Tony Lira continues to lead the way for Arizona offensively. Lira leads the Wildcats in a multitude of offensive categories, including OPS (.949), batting average (.348), hits (65), doubles (15), on-base percentage (.430), slugging percentage (.519), extra-base hits (21), while ranking second in runs (27). Lira has recorded a hit in 29 of the past 35 games, and he has collected at least one hit in 35 of 46 contests this season. He has put together 22 multi-hit performances, and he is batting an exceptional .441 with runners in scoring position this season (15-34). In addition to his stellar play at the plate, Lira has also been a vital piece defensively for Arizona, starting all 46 games at first base for the Wildcats.
FABULOUS FRESHMEN: Arizona has had five separate freshmen start 21 or more games this season, and they have continued to make a noteworthy impact. Redshirt freshmen Tony Lira and Nate Novitske and true freshmen Caleb Danzeisen have led Arizona offensively all season. Lira has been tremendous, while Novitske ranks third on the team in batting average (.303) and second in hits (56). Danzeisen is second on the squad in on-base percentage (.411), and has reached base in 32 of the 36 games that he has started this season. Redshirt freshman Jackson Forbes has started 26 games and he is fifth on the team in RBI (21). True freshman Cash Brennan is batting (.264) and is coming off a weekend series against Kansas in which he started the final two games and went a combined 3-7 at the plate and hit the first home run of his career.
