Information from the Arizona media-relations department contributed to this report:
Arizona lost to USC 4-1 in the series finale Sunday, but the Wildcats left Great Park at Irvine, Calif., with the series win after beating the Trojans Friday and Saturday nights.
Arizona (7-7, 2-1 Pac-12) will play at Loyola Marymount in a non-conference game on Monday at 6 p.m. before returning to Hi Corbett Field on Friday to start a three-game series with rival Arizona State at 7 p.m.
The Wildcats played USC (4-11, 1-2) in Irvine because Dedeaux Field on the Trojans’ campus is undergoing renovations.
Shortstop Mason White, a Salpointe graduate, plated Arizona’s first and only run of the game in the top of the first inning, sending a two-out home run over the wall in right field for his conference-leading seventh home run of the season.
White, who finished 2 for 3, is on the verge of joining elite company with his early home run production.
In the StatCrew era (1998-current), only three Arizona shortstops have hit more home runs in a single season. Jason Donald (2004) and Brad Hassey (2002) lead the way with nine each.
Hassey, a Salpointe product as well, is the son of former big-leaguer and Arizona standout Ron Hassey.
Starting pitcher Cam Walty (3-1) had a strong outing for Arizona against USC on Sunday but ultimately took the loss. The right-hander worked 6 1/3 innings and limited the Trojans to just four runs while striking out four.
Reliever Casey Hintz locked down the final 1 2/3 nnings, holding USC without a hit and allowing just one baserunner.
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