Information from Arizona’s media-relations department contributed to this report:
Arizona extended its winning streak to eight games and secured a Frisco (Texas) College Baseball Classic championship with a 15-8 victory over Dallas Baptist on Saturday.
The back-and-forth game provided a difficult test for the Wildcats, who rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning after allowing two runs in the top half as Dallas Baptist (7-3) built a 7-4 lead.
Arizona (9-2) scored three more in the eighth to pull away.
The Wildcats have scored 10 or more runs in four straight games, and in five of their last six games. They are averaging 12 runs and 13.9 hits in their eight-game winning streak.
They had 13 hits against Dallas Baptist.
After Arizona took an 12-7 lead in the sixth, right-handed reliever Quinn Flanagan tossed three dominant innings to earn his second save. Flanagan allowed just one hit and struck out eight on 56 pitches, at one point striking out seven in a row.
15-8 Cats! pic.twitter.com/DTwIs8BwlI
— Jay Johnson (@UACoachJ) March 7, 2021
Starter Garrett Irvin was limited to three innings and allowed just one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts. He did not factor into the decision.
Vance Vannelle (2-0) got Arizona out of Dallas Baptist’s sixth-inning rally and was the pitcher of record.
Arizona’s standout hitters:
SS Jacob Blas: 3-for-4, 3 R, 3B, 2 RBIs, BB
DH Ryan Holgate: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBIs, BB
1B Branden Boissiere: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBIs
3B Jacob Berry: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
LF Mac Bingham: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
C Daniel Susac: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
RF Blake Paugh: 1-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs, BB
Click here to access Saturday’s box score.
Arizona goes for a sweep Sunday of the Frisco College Baseball Classic when it plays Missouri at 11:00 a.m. with a broadcast available (for a fee) on FloBaseball.
Recommended for you
