Box Score
TUCSON, Ariz.Freshman Trevor Mote collected four hits, including a grand
slam, leading Arizona to a 12-8 victory over UC Santa Barbara in Tucson
Friday night.
The Cats stopped a three-game losing streak and improved to 14-11 with the
win. The Gauchos fell to 8-9.
The Cats lost a 6-1 lead in the top of the sixth before taking the lead for
good with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Mote then put the contest
out of reach in the seventh with his fourth hit, the Cats' first grand slam
of the season. Mote, who drove in six runs, had collected just five RBI all
season coming into the game.
Senior center fielder Troy Gingrich scored four runs for the Cats, while
junior shortstop Keoni DeRenne drove in three. The Cats stole a season-high
six bases.
Sophomore center fielder Andy Campanella led the Gauchos at the plate with
two hits, including his second home run of the season.
Senior lefty Tony Milo (2-3) earned the victory, retiring 10 of the 13
batters he faced, including seven in a row at one point. Freshman southpaw
Jim Bullard (1-1) took the loss for UCSB.
The two teams will meet again Saturday at noon.
UC Santa Barbara 000 105 002 - 8 11 2
Arizona 130 202 40x - 12 15 1
Ogle, Bullard (5), Dyball (6), Wirth (6), Cain (6) and Warrecker; Crawford,
Milo (6) and Meyer. W-Milo (2-3). L-Bullard (1-1). Hrs-UCSB: Von Schell
(2), Campanella (2); UA: Mote (2).
