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Wildcats Fall to Golden Bears, 7-5

by arizonawildcats.com
May 23, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (34-21) dropped their final game of pool play on a final score of 7-5 to the California Golden Bears (36-18) on Thursday night at Scottsdale Stadium.

Despite the loss, Arizona is still locked in to a semifinal matchup on Friday night, taking on the Stanford Cardinal at 7:00 p.m. MST.

Shortstop Mason White and designated hitter Maddox Mihakalis both swatted home runs and combined to drive in five runs to lead the Arizona offensive effort. For White it was his team leading 19th long ball of the year, while it was the third of the year for Mihalakis.

Left fielder Brandon Rogers contributed a pair of spectacular diving catches while ranging to his right in the late innings, continuing his run of strong defensive play.

Southpaw Eric Orloff (1.0 IP), along with right-handers Trevor Long (2.0 IP) and Casey Hintz (1.0 IP) covered the final four innings out of the Wildcats bullpen and held the Golden Bears scoreless.
Arizona WildBATS

  • DH Maddox Mihalakis: 1-for-2, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
  • SS Mason White: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
  • 2B Garen Caulfield: 2-for-4, R

Bullpen Bullies

  • LHP Eric Orloff: 1.0 IP, 0 R
  • RHP Trevor Long: 2.0 IP, 0 R
  • RHP Casey Hintz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K

Number of the Night

  • Arizona and Stanford are the only two teams in the conference who have played in the semifinal round of every iteration of the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament.

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Next Up
Arizona and Stanford face off in the second of two semifinal games on Friday night at Scottsdale Stadium. First pitch on the Pac-12 Networks is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST.
 

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