It's likely to be the biggest crowd for a postseason game at Hi Corbett Field, and it has the feel of a big game. The Super Regional begins tonight and I'll have full coverage including a game thread as the Wildcats host Ole Miss with a spot in Omaha on the line. I'll be bringing you inning by inning updates from the press box at Hi Corbett Field.
Pregame
- Some bad news to open the weekend for Arizona as relief pitchers Randy Abshier and Gil Luna are not available after being suspended by the school for an off-campus incident that recently took place. Both have been key to the Wildcats success in the bullpen this season. George Arias Jr. and Ian Churchill will take their places on the active roster this series.
1st inning
7th inning
8th inning
9th inning
Pregame
- Some bad news to open the weekend for Arizona as relief pitchers Randy Abshier and Gil Luna are not available after being suspended by the school for an off-campus incident that recently took place. Both have been key to the Wildcats success in the bullpen this season. George Arias Jr. and Ian Churchill will take their places on the active roster this series.
1st inning
Top: Chase Silseth got the start for Arizona today; Jacob Gonzalez gets a leadoff double to right on the first pitch; after a strikeout and a fly out Jay Johnson opts to intentionally walk Ole Miss slugger Tim Elko; Justin Bench doubles in the next at-bat bringing in Gonzalez to give the Rebels the first lead of the game; Center fielder TJ McCants hits a single to center field scoring Elko and Bench to give Ole Miss the early 3-0 lead
SCORE UPDATE: Ole Miss - 3 Arizona - 0
Bottom: Center fielder Donta' Williams hits a long line drive to center field that is called for a double, but after a lengthy review he is awarded a home run giving the Wildcats some of the momentum back; after Jacob Berry flied out, Branden Boissiere singled to the right to reach base; Daniel Susac walked to put two runners on for UA; Kobe Kato grounded into a double play to end the inning.
SCORE UPDATE: Ole Miss - 3 Arizona - 1
2nd inningTop: A groundout starts the inning followed by another strikeout for Silseth as he fans Cael Baker for the second out; Hayden Leatherwood singles to center; Silseth gets out of the inning with a fly out as Gonzalez hits it right to Tanner O’Tremba in left to end a quick half inning
Bottom: Third baseman Tony Bullard opens the bottom half with a leadoff home run on a 1-2 pitch that he smashes to left center 417 feet to cut the Ole Miss lead in half; Ryan Holgate grounds out to first on the first pitch of the next at-bat; Tanner O’Tremba flies out to right field after just two pitches; Ole Miss pitcher Derek Diamond finishes the inning with a groundout to third base by Nik McClaughry
SCORE UPDATE: Ole Miss - 3 Arizona - 2
3rd inning
Top: A fly out opens the inning before Silseth walks Kevin Graham; Silseth gets Elko to strikeout swinging in a big moment for the UA starter; McClaughry gets the force out at 2nd base to get UA out of the inning as Bench hit a ground ball to end the top half
Bottom: Williams and Berry both get quick outs to open the inning before first baseman Branden Boissiere singles down the line in left for his second hit of the game; Susac grounded out to third base to end the inning
4th inning
Top: McCants opens up the inning with a single to center on a 3-2 count; Silseth follows that up with two straight strikeouts on seven pitches; Leatherwood draws a walk prompting a mound visit from Nate Yeskie; Silseth gets Gonzalez to ground to Kobe Kato at second base to end the top half of the inning
Bottom: Kato goes down looking on a fastball inside to open the bottom half; Bullard goes 413 to left this time as he hits his second home run of the evening and his sixth in the last six games; Holgate flies out to left for the second out; O’Tremba singles to right to give the Wildcats another base runner; McClaughry gets a single to right but gets caught trying to go to second and eventually O’Tremba gets tagged out as he gets in a rundown trying to score from 3rd
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 3 Ole Miss - 3
5th inningTop: Ole Miss opens the inning with a leadoff single to center on the second pitch; A walk gives the Rebels two runners on with no outs; Silseth gets Elko to strikeout swinging before Bench goes down on an infield fly; the Wildcats go to the bullpen as Riley Cooper comes in for Silseth with runners on first and second; Riley gets McCants to ground out to Kato to end the inning and threat
Bottom: Williams singles after a 10-pitch at-bat for the Wildcats to open the inning forcing the Rebels to go to the bullpen; On the fourth pitch of his at-bat Jacob Berry hits a long home run 444 feet to break the tie and give the Wildcats their first lead of the night; Boissiere, Susac and Kato all go down early in the count as Ole Miss escapes the inning without any more runs coming across the plate
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 5 Ole Miss - 3
6th inning
Top: Hayden Dunhurst flied out to center after a long at-bat to open the inning for Ole Miss; Baker walks on six pitches; Leatherwood grounds into a double play that is turned beautifully by Boissiere and McClaughry to end the inning and earn a big cheer from the massive crowd at Hi Corbett
Bottom: Bullard nearly pulls off another home run, but instead the ball bounces off the wall and he picks up a triple to lead off the inning for the Wildcats; Holgate adds to the Arizona lead as he grounds out to first allowing Bullard to score; O’Tremba strikes out swinging in the next at-bat; McClaughry grounds out to end the inning
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 6 Ole Miss - 3
7th inning
Top: Gonzalez pops up to Kato at second for the first out; Cooper gets Chatagnier to fly out to Williams in center; Graham grounds out to McClaughry as the top half of the inning quickly comes to an end after just eight pitches
Bottom: Williams grounds out to second base to begin the inning; Berry is hit by a pitch to get a runner on base for the Wildcats; Boissiere flies out to right for the second out; Susac strikes out to end the inning for UA
8th inning
Top: Dawson Netz enters the game in place of Riley Cooper for Arizona; Netz strikes out Elko as the Ole Miss sluggers has now been fanned three times tonight; Bench pops up to Kato for the second out after just two pitches; McCants grounds out to first to end the inning in another quick one for the Wildcats
Bottom: Kato picks up a single as he sends a ball up the middle to get the leadoff runner on base for Arizona; Bullard strikes out; Holgate hits a double to left center moving Kato to third; Tyler Casagrande pinch hits for O’Tremba and he gets on base with an HBP to load the bases; after a line out by McClaughry, Williams clears the bases with a double that he drops down the line in left; Berry flies out to end the inning
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 9 Ole Miss - 3
9th inning
Top: Vince Vannelle comes in to close out the game for Arizona; Dunhurst grounds out to Kato in the first at-bat of the inning; Ben Van Cleve pinch hits and grounds out to Boissiere at first; Leatherwood fouls out to Boissiere to end the game
Final: Arizona - 9 Ole Miss - 3 (Arizona leads series 1-0)
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