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A Hi Corbett-record crowd of 8,067 for an Arizona baseball game as the Wildcats evened the series with the Sun Devils with a 4-2 victory.
What an atmosphere for college baseball. #PackHiC https://t.co/evcBaKcdMz
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) May 15, 2016
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“Arizona has a winning tradition and I believe playing for Coach (Sean) Miller will enhance my ability to play at the next level. That’s why I feel like Arizona is the best place for me.” — Keanu Pinder as told to LivOnBasketball.com.
Pinder is a 6’9″ power forward from Perth, Australia, who can be an athletic post player for the Wildcats with a primary responsibility of defense and rebounds. The Hutchinson (Kan.) Junior College transfer intends to compete for playing time at power forward in 2016-17 against Finland product Lauri Markkanen and returning big men Chance Comanche and Dusan Ristic.
@KeanuPinder28 signs with @UofABasketball FULL STORY HERE https://t.co/YGUFErbtAm @UACoachMiller @EvanDaniels pic.twitter.com/cKp776rHq6
— LivOn Basketball (@LivOnBasketball) May 15, 2016
Arizona Bound! pic.twitter.com/DVs5XnT3nP
— Keanu Pinder (@KeanuPinder28) May 15, 2016
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JC Cloney’s pitching kept the Wildcats in contention for the victory. Cloney worked 7 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on six hits. He struck out five, while not walking a batter. He improved to 5-3 on the season and has just one walk over his last six starts, which spans 35 2/3 innings. He also improved to 4-1 with a 1.35 ERA at Hi Corbett Field this season.
Live look at JC Cloney, who is now 4-1 with a 1.35 ERA at home this season. #HeLikesItHere pic.twitter.com/IfQjEuVtzQ
— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) May 15, 2016
Arizona already has the most attractive home environment in basketball. Baseball apparently has reached that level in the Pac-12.
A new Hi Corbett Field attendance record of 8,067 for Arizona Baseball. #PackedHiC #ThankYouFans pic.twitter.com/QiDm4FOP4L
— Arizona Athletics (@AZATHLETICS) May 15, 2016
Arizona’s series-finale with ASU today is significant for many reasons. It would allow the Wildcats to stay close to first-place Utah in the loss column. It would mean the Wildcats will win the Territorial Cup point for winning the season series against the Sun Devils (they are tied with two wins apiece). And a game closer to winning the conference title could assure the Wildcats a chance to host an NCAA tournament regional because of the attendance figures at Hi Corbett Field.
Ten #Pac12 baseball teams separated by only four games in the loss column w/2 wks left in reg season #parity pic.twitter.com/dW86MwmDnO
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) May 15, 2016
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Solid weekend for Arizona’s softball team and Nancy Bowling against Cal …
Nancy Bowling's weekend.
Graduate: ✅
Hit 2 home runs w/ 7 RBI: ✅
Pitch 4 scoreless innings: ✅#NCAAGrads pic.twitter.com/toK7hUKvaw— Arizona Softball (@UA_Softball) May 15, 2016
Walkoff home run for @katiyana_13 and the Cats win it on senior day!!#RaiseTheA pic.twitter.com/zTC0fo7srb
— Arizona Softball (@UA_Softball) May 14, 2016
Scooby Wright with not one, but two interceptions, during the Browns’ rookie camp.
Highlights today: ILB Scooby Wright INT short pass QB Cody Kessler. OLB Emmanuel Ogbah bats down Kessler pass. Kessler 50-yd TD to Higgins.
— Nate Ulrich (@NateUlrichABJ) May 14, 2016
Scooby Wright just intercepted Stanzi . returned it to the 5yrd line. #Beast
— D.I.P (@Donmccarthyjr) May 14, 2016
Not bad. Hopefully for Scooby it’s just a start to more riches down the road.
Contract for #Browns ILB Scooby Wright III will be worth about $2.401 million, with a $60,700 signing bonus https://t.co/wXXgS9aVPv
— Dawgs By Nature (@DawgsByNature) May 14, 2016
Just call him “Iggy”
Even @andre's parents can’t agree on how to say his last name. #Betchahttps://t.co/l57sG0CQEW
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) May 11, 2016
ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon.
