It is game day. Arizona has one last game at Hi Corbett this season and a win today will mean another trip to Omaha for the College World Series. The Wildcats will look to bounce back from Saturday night's 12-3 loss to Ole Miss. Follow along for updates and join the conversation as the Wildcats look to close the series with a victory.
Lineups
Pregame
- Arizona is going with freshman Dawson Netz on the mound in a bit of a surprise. He's only made one start this season for the Wildcats. He has pitched well this year, but it certainly is an interesting move for Jay Johnson to make in such a key moment. The thinking last night was that Chandler Murphy would be getting the ball, but instead the Wildcats will hand it to Netz.
1st inning
Lineups
Pregame
- Arizona is going with freshman Dawson Netz on the mound in a bit of a surprise. He's only made one start this season for the Wildcats. He has pitched well this year, but it certainly is an interesting move for Jay Johnson to make in such a key moment. The thinking last night was that Chandler Murphy would be getting the ball, but instead the Wildcats will hand it to Netz.
1st inning
Top: Netz opens up the game by getting Jacob Gonzalez to fly out after his big performance Saturday; Peyton Chatagnier flies out to Donta’ Williams after a long at-bat; Kevin Graham flies out on two pitches as the Wildcats make quick work of Ole Miss to open the game
Bottom: Williams grounds out to second in Arizona’s first at-bat of the game; Berry grounds out back to the pitcher for two quick outs; Branden Boissiere stays hot this weekend with a double off the wall in left field; Tony Bullard is hitting cleanup tonight and he drops a single into left field to bring in Boissiere giving UA its first early lead of the series; Kato grounds out to second for the final out
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 1 Ole Miss - 0
2nd inningTop: Tim Elko hits a long fly ball that goes foul before striking out looking to open the inning; Justin Bench grounds out to Nik McClaughry at short for the 2nd out; TJ McCants strikes out swinging to end the inning with Netz rolling for UA
Bottom: Ryan Holgate hits a leadoff single to right; Daniel Susac goes down on strikes swinging after fouling a couple pitches off; Tyler Casagrande grounds into a double play to end the inning
3rd inning
Top: Hayden Dunhurst singles to the right side for the first hit off Netz and the Wildcats opt to go to the bullpen after the hit; TJ Nichols enters the game for Netz; Hayden Leatherwood doubles on a big line drive to center; Cael Baker flies out to center bringing in Dunhurst to tie the game; Nichols gets Gonzalez to line out to right field for the second out; Nichols with a BIG pitch gets Chatagnier to go down looking
Bottom: McClaughry flies out for the first out; Williams singles past the second baseman to give UA a base runner; Williams moves to 2nd on a wild pitch; Jacob Berry sends one out deep to right field with a 434-foot home run that breaks the tie; Boissiere grounds out to 1st base; Bullard goes down on strikes to end the inning
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 3 Ole Miss - 1
4th inning
Top: Graham grounds out to 2nd for the first out; Elko strikes out swinging as Nichols comes right after him; Bench grounds out to McClaughry as the Ole Miss offense remains quiet
Bottom: Kato leads off the inning with a single; Holgate hits a long home run to right 439 feet to extend the lead; Susac singles up the middle to keep the momentum going; Casagrande strikes out for the first out; McClaughry walks to put another runner on base; Williams doubles to left on a long fly ball that brings in Susac; Boissiere doubles to left to clear the bases and bring in all three runs forcing a pitching change; Bullard grounds out to first; Kato doubles down the line in right to bring Boissiere around giving UA a huge 9-run lead; Holgate grounds out to end the big inning for the Wildcats
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 10 Ole Miss - 1
5th inning
Top: McCants singles up the middle to lead off the inning; Dunhurst flies out to center; Leatherwood flies out to right after a long at-bat; Baker strikes out and then is thrown at at first after the ball slips away from Susac
Bottom: Susac goes down swinging; Casagrande with a brilliant hit down the line in right that ends up going for a triple that is confirmed after a review; McClaughry grounds out to short for the 2nd out of the inning; Williams walks to give UA two runners on base; Berry doubles to left on a ground-rule double that brings in Casagrande; Boissiere singles to left to bring in Berry and Williams; Bullard strikes out to bring another big inning to an end
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 13 Ole Miss - 1
6th inning
Top: Gonzalez walks to open the inning for Ole Miss; Chatagnier strikes out swinging for the first out; Graham is hit by a pitch to give the Rebels two runners; Elko strikes out looking after Nate Yeskie makes a trip to the mound to talk with Nichols; Bench goes down swinging to end the inning
Bottom: Kato goes down looking as Ole Miss brings in a new pitcher; Holgate singles to the right side; Susac follows that up with a double to give UA runners on second and third; Blake Paugh comes in to pinch hit for Casagrande, Paugh strikes out swinging; McClaughry pops up to end the inning
7th inning
Top: McCants hits a long fly ball to center but Hi Corbett keeps the ball in the park; Dunhurst flies out left on the first pitch of the next at-bat; Leatherwood fouls out to 3rd base to end the top half of the inning
Bottom: Williams draws a leadoff walk after a long battle; Berry flies out to center; Boissiere reaches on a fielder’s choice; Bullard goes down looking; Kato hits a hard-hit ball to right center that brings in Williams and Boissiere adding to the UA lead; Holgate is hit by a pitch in the next at-bat; Susac grounds out to short to end the inning
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 15 Ole Miss - 1
8th inning
Top: Baker strikes out looking to open the inning; Gonzalez hits a moonshot to right field to give Ole Miss its first run since the 3rd inning; Nichols exits the game after 5 1/3 innings with Preston Price now in the game for UA; Price gets Chatagnier to fly out to center; Graham goes down swinging on 3 pitches to close out the top half of the inning
Bottom: Paugh leads off the inning with a base hit for the Wildcats; McClaughry grounds out to third for the first out; Williams comes up with an infield single; Berry tacks on another RBI on a sac fly to left that brings in Paugh; Boissiere singels to left field for his 4th hit of the game; Bullard goes down looking to end the inning
SCORE UPDATE: Arizona - 16 Ole Miss - 2
9th inning
Top: Elko doubles to right field before Ole Miss pinch hits for him; Plumlee advances on a wild pitch; Calvin Harris walks; Garrett Wood pinch hits and flies out to right to bring in Plumlee; Arizona goes to Vince Vannelle to close it out; another walk for Ole Miss before Vannelle gets two batters to ground out to finish the game
FINAL SCORE: Arizona - 16 Ole Miss - 3
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