June 7, 2011
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The University of Arizona baseball team is set to battle host Texas A&M in the College Station Regional championship game on Tuesday afternoon. First pitch is set for 12:35 p.m. (CDT).
Live coverage of today's game will be available, including a video webcast and live stats. Brian Jeffries will call the play-by-play action beginning at 12:20 p.m. CDT (10:20 p.m. in Tucson) on 1290 AM in Tucson. The audio feed will also be available through www.arizonawildcats.com.
The game was originally scheduled for 6:35 p.m. local time on Monday evening, but thunderstorms forced a two-hour delay before the game was ultimately postponed into Tuesday. Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny and hot conditions, with temperatures near 100 degrees and a 20-percent chance of thunderstorms later in the afternoon.
Arizona (39-20) defeated Texas A&M (44-19), 7-4, on Sunday evening to force the deciding winner-take-all championship match of this double-elimination tournament. After dropping their opening game, the Wildcats have won three consecutive elimination games.
Both clubs have changed their starting pitchers for today's game. The Wildcats will give the ball to sophomore right-hander Kurt Heyer (8-4, 2.41), who suffered the loss in Friday's 4-0 defeat to Seton Hall. The Aggies will go with right-hander Michael Wacha (8-3, 2.24), who earned a victory in Texas A&M's opening game against Wright State.
The winner of today's game will advance to face Florida State, the No. 5 national seed, in the Super Regional round. The Seminoles swept three games in the Tallahassee Regional, and have been selected to host either Arizona or Texas A&M for the Super Regionals. The best-of-three series will begin on Saturday, June 11, in Tallahassee, Fla.
