Wildcats Venture North for Tuesday Tilt with Sun Devils
TUCSON, Ariz. — The No. 17 Arizona Wildcats (29-17) and Arizona State Sun Devils (26-23) complete their regular season series with a non-conference game this Tuesday, May 7 in Phoenix.
Tuesday's game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. MST from Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
The Wildcats enter the crucial matchup riding a three-game win streak following their sweep of the Stanford Cardinal last weekend at Hi Corbett Field.
Over the last two-plus seasons, covering the coaching tenures of Arizona's Chip Hale and Arizona State's Willie Bloomquist, the Territorial Cup series has leaned narrowly to the Sun Devils, 7-6.
More information on Tuesday's game can be found below.
| Date | Opponent | Time (MST) | Arizona Pitcher | Opponent Pitcher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 7 | Arizona State | 6:30 PM | LHP Bradon Zastrow (1-2, 4.86) | RHP Wyatt Halvorson (1-3, 7.11) |
Leading Off...
- The No. 17 Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils square off in midweek non-conference action this Tuesday night in Phoenix, wrapping up the regular season series between the two rival programs.
- Tuesday's game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Chris Harris (PxP) on the call. It will also be broadcast on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM and The Varsity app with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
- Arizona and Arizona State have faced off 492 times previously, with games dating back to 1907 and the Wildcats holding a 262-229-1 (.534) lead in the all-time series.
- Arizona State won the conference series played in Tucson earlier this year, taking games one and two on scores of 3-2 and 4-0, respectively. Arizona responded and won the finale, 14-3.
- The first place Wildcats moved up in the national polls following their weekend sweep of Stanford. Arizona is ranked No. 17 by D1Baseball, No. 19 by USA Today and the NCBWA, and No. 23 by Baseball America.
- Starting pitcher Clark Candiotti was selected as the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on Monday after throwing a complete game shutout against Stanford on Saturday.
- The Wildcats pitching staff currently ranks 12th in the nation with a 4.14 ERA. Arizona also leads the country in fewest walks per nine innings (2.53) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.57). The Cats 1.37 WHIP lands just outside the Top 25 in Division I at 26th.